2019 was the BJP's breakout year, when it stretched the boundaries of what was thought possible and ended up with 303 seats on its own steam.Now it is forced to play defence, on a pitch queered by......
If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The materials used on caparisoned......
'Merchandise plays a key role in creating buzz about a specific party.' IMAGE: Students participate in a voter awareness campaign at the Government Home Science College in Jabalpur, April 3, 2024.......
Amit Shah wants to increase the party's nationwide vote share by at least 10 per cent from the 37.7 per cent it secured five years ago and ensure above 50 per cent vote share in the states where it......
Rajasthan is reeling under a huge financial burden with the state's debt having gone beyond Rs 5.59 lakh crores.Rajasthan has increased expenditure on education by 203.4 percent, by 105.4 percent......
Mutual fund bets in their own schemes are nearing the Rs 1 trillion mark. The total value of sponsor and associate investments across all categories of schemes touched Rs 95,058 crore in February,......
As many as 5,532 complaints were received by the regulator in January, an 80 per cent increase over the number of complaints filed in the previous month. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters......
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) February 8 for the first time ever crossed the Rs 7 trillion market capitalisation, as the stock price of state-owned insurer hit a new high of Rs......
The combined net profit of TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Technologies was down 1.5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in the December quarter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Nifty IT index......
The Indian pharmaceutical market (IPM) grew 6.8 per cent to touch a turnover of ~1.93 trillion in calendar year 2023, despite volumes going down marginally by 0.9 per cent. Photograph: Amit......
After weeks of no show at the box office, there's finally some respite. Two films arrived at theatres -- Bollywood's Srikanth and Hollywood's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes -- and have managed......
Its callous perspective and comical treatment of a sensitive matter makes a complete hash of things, asserts Sukanya Verma. A group of heavily pregnant women holding big matkss next to their bare......
'I will never look down upon television. But do I want to do it again? I don't think so.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikita Dutta In an industry where talent shines brightly but perseverance shines......
'As tempers flared, worried for his safety, I requested Duggu to sit in his car by the gate.''He did.''Later, I asked him how he could have remained so calm in the circumstances.''He told me......
There may not have been anything as remarkable as 2022's Darlings or Qala on OTT in 2023, but the advantage of the medium is the variety of genres that can be found, and there are always surprises.......
Riding on three wicket hauls from Varun Chakravarthy and Harshit Rana, Kolkata Knight Riders jumped to the top of the IPL 2024 standings with an emphatic victory against Lucknow Super Giants.The......
IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal should open the batting with Rohit Sharma. Photograph: ICC Virat Kohli starting the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma will create openings for power-hitting finishers like......
IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been in superb hitting form in IPL 2024, scoring at a strike rate of 255.88. Photograph: BCCI Having relinquished his captaincy duties at Chennai Super......
IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Triple World champion......
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 31. IMAGE: Sunil Narine celebrates his century against the Rajasthan Royals at the Eden......