We will amend women's bill after coming to power in 2024: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said his party would amend the women's reservation bill if it comes to power at the Centre in 2024. IMAGE: Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha......

It was Rajiv ji's dream: Sonia backs women's bill in Lok Sabha

Extending her party's support to the women's reservation bill, Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday demanded that the quota be implemented immediately and provision be made......

Why The Royals Gathered in Dilli

Some of India's best-known royals gathered in New Delhi to watch the final of the Sir Pratap Singh Polo Cup, which is named after Sir Pratap Singh, the man credited with the foundation of modern......

India's first woman permanent representative to UN assumes charge

Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, who assumed charge as India's first woman Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, says she looks forward to a 'productive tenure' that weaves New......

Banks have 21 holidays out of 31 days in October!

Bank customers better brace for a whopping 21 bank holidays in October. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: PTI Photo.   As per......

Biggest bank frauds in the past 11 years

Of the total 53,334 cases of frauds reported during 2008-09 and 2018-19 fiscal years, involving a whopping Rs 2.05 lakh crore, ICICI Bank's 6,811 cases were the highest. Illustration: Dominic......

Nifty holds 8,500 amid choppy trades; Broader markets outshine

  Markets recouped intra-day losses to end marginally higher on reports that the Goods and Services Tax constitutional amendment bill has been listed for discussion in the Rajya Sabha next......

5,275 wilful defaulters (+ Mallya) owe banks Rs 56,621 crore

India’s five leading wilful defaulters are Winsome Diamonds & Jewellery Ltd and associate Forever Precious Jewellery & Diamonds, Zoom Developers, Kingfisher Airlines, Beta Naphthol and Raza......

PIX: Pictures from a star-studded wedding

Telugu actor-politician Jayasudha invited her friends and colleagues to the wedding reception of her elder son Nihar Kapoor at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad. Nihar tied the knot with Amrit Kaur, a......

PIX: Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu at Nag Ashwin-Priyanka's wedding reception

The Telugu film industry made sure to attend the lavish wedding reception of director Nag Ashwin with producer Priyanka Dutt at the N Convention Centre in Hyderabad. Nag Ashwin's parents --......

Political big-wigs, tinsel town grace Telugu actor Manoj Manchu's wedding

Telugu superstar Mohan Babu's actor son Manoj Manchu got married to Pranathi Reddy in a lavish celebration on May 20 at the Hitex Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad. Interestingly, the date also......

D Ramanaidu: From rice grower to number one filmmaker

Veteran Telugu film producer Dr Daggubbati Ramanaidu passed away into the ages on February 18. In an interview he had granted Rediff.com in September 2010, he tells us how he started making......

World Youth Chess: Srinath stuns Negi

Top seed Parimarjan Negi of India suffered a shock defeat at the hands of compatriot N Srinath in the third round of the Under-12 boys' section at the World Youth Chess Championships in Belfort,......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:satya Message:Dear John, Thank You for doing a terrific job with the Indian Team. I hope you continue the good work and see the team achieve even greater laurels. You are without doubt the......

Five-gold haul for India

India capped their superlative performance in the Asian Youth chess championships at Kozhikode on Friday by winning five of the six gold medals at stake, their clean sweep being prevented by the......

India on course for clean sweep

With three Indians assuring themselves of gold medals in their respective age-groups, and a number of others in the lead atthe end of the sixth and penultimate round on Thursday,India look set for......