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No seat deal yet, UP bypolls to test unity of INDIA bloc

Bypolls to 10 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will be a litmus test for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)'s unity after the group's success in the recent Lok Sabha polls......

Can History Repeat Itself?

Electoral setbacks and thwarted ambition can have an unpredictable effect on leaders, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at the Gorakhnath......

Can INDIA bloc replicate LS victory in UP assembly bypolls?

With the INDIA bloc making significant gains against the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha polls, the by-elections in 10 assembly seats that have fallen vacant are likely to......

Displaying washing machine, Cong taunts BJP over clean chit to Praful Patel

Displaying a washing machine on its press conference dais, the Congress on Saturday taunted the Bharatiya Janata Party over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filing a closure report in a......

The Politics Of The Bharat Ratna

Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were purported to be electorally worth for the ruling party of their time, argues N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

The growing tussle between the govt and CAG

Over the past decade, rapid structural changes in the economy have radically altered what was once a low-profile department. With the private sector playing an expanding role in public service......

'Our partnership with BharatPe is firm and good'

'Banking is a business of trust.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ashneer Grover, co-founder and managing director of fintech BharatPe, valued at least $3 billion, has taken voluntary......

Coal Crisis: 'Next few months will be a wake-up call'

'They will be able to ride over this immediate crisis and carry on, but they need to take corrective steps and these will have to be long term measures which must include working closely with state......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

How Different Raakhee, Kriti Look At Same Age!

Kangana Ranaut portrays Indira Gandhi's political journey in events leading up to the Emergency in an upcoming biopic of the same name. A 30-something relying on make-up and prosthetics to look......

15 Times Bollywood Mixed Songs, Sightseeing

Come summer and everybody hops on the vacation bandwagon in hopes of travel and sightseeing. But in Bollywood's everlasting fantasy, the feeling goes all year round. Whether it's the demand of a......

Alia to Zeenat: Bollywood's A to Z Of Head Turners

Bollywood has a history of making heads turn -- theirs and everybody else's -- in shiny hair accessory. Sukanya Verma picks some exquisite head jewellery to explain what we mean. Deepika......

Kareena Performs, Ranbir-Alia Kiss

The 69th Filmfare Awards, held in Gandhinagar, on Sunday, January 28, 2024, saw cute moments on stage and on the red carpet. Photograph: Kind courtesy Neetu Kapoor/Instagram Ranbir Kapoor and Alia......

Ad-hoc panel names 13-member wrestling team: Why will India go unrepresented in five categories?

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia, one of the prominent faces of the wrestlers’ protest, is also set to miss the event. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters India will go unrepresented in five......

Rohit must be getting support from BCCI: Harbhajan

Rohit Sharma needs all the support from the Indian cricket establishment as people are going "overboard" with their criticism of his captaincy, feels spin great Harbhajan Singh. In recent weeks,......

Justice For Shami!

Neeraj Kumar, the former Delhi super cop, headed the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit after he retired from government.A Cop In Cricket (Juggernaut) is a must-read account of Kumar's tenure at the......

'I won't say it was unfair, I will say it was totally unfair'

'Why was he was given only a one-year contract?''Nobody has ever asked that question and obviously nobody has answered that question.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli with then India head coach Anil Kumble......

'We paid the cricketers better salaries'

'All of us tend to believe that they are so well paid, why should we bother about their payments.''But who all are well paid? Only a handful, maybe 3-4 of them, who go in for endorsements and......

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