Controlling Covid my first priority: Himanta

New Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday said controlling the 'alarming' COVID-19 situation in the state is his first priority and his aim will be to make the state one of the......

Mamata asks 'Marxist friends' not to vote for Left-Cong

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee campaigning in tribal Paschim Medinipur district on Thursday for the coming state election asked 'Marxist friends' not to vote for either......

Battle for Nandigram: Mamata hits back at BJP over 'outsider' jibe

Those who have 'sold their souls to outsiders from Gujarat' are insulting the Nandigram movement by playing the communal card, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on......

May start own business: Nitish's dig at Tejashwi over jobs promise

Ridiculing Tejashwi Yadav's promise of providing 10 lakh jobs if elected to power, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Monday the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader has no knowledge or......

REDIFF ARCHIVES: 'The most boring person is one who plays safe'

Mumbai-origin Gulam Kaderbhoy Noon, who migrated to Britain with little funds and went on to found several Indian food companies that made him known as Britain’s first ‘Curry......

Shameful that listed firms can't find women directors: Sebi

Coming hard on listed firms avoiding appointment of at least one woman director, Sebi on Friday said it is "very shameful" that 8,000-9,000 companies are not finding even one woman competent enough......

All Jan Dhan bank accounts be linked to Aadhaar: PM

All Jan Dhan bank accounts should be linked to Aadhaar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday while asking bankers to speed up this process and redouble efforts on financial literacy. He......

I-T dept to resolve taxpayers' grievances every Wednesday

The Income Tax department will hold public meetings every Wednesday to resolve taxpayers grievances and tax issues as part of the 'Good Governance' initiative mooted by Prime Minister Narendra......

'At the end of the day, I am Aaradhya's mom'

'I don't prepare (for a character), I become it. I don't have to think about a character too much, I become it. I give a lot of attention to detailing. Once I become the character, I go and......

'Ghulam Ali following my decision, I never sang in Pakistan'

Anoop Jalota support Ghulam Ali's decision to stay away from India As far as ghazal singer Anoop Jalota is concerned, Pakistan's ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali's decision to......

Bollywood hails Aam Aadmi Party's landslide win in Delhi

Bollywood celebrities congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its historic victory in the Delhi assembly elections and hoped that they would measure up to the expectations of the......

'We got DDLJ on Asha Bhosle's recommendation'

'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge was the highest point of our life,' Lalit Pandit tells Subhash K Jha. Jatin-Lalit’s music in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge plays an......

Here's why Konta will cherish every moment against Serena

‘She's one of the players still playing who I looked up to as a young girl wanting to be a professional tennis player," says Konta IMAGE: Johanna Konta eyes childhood dream......

'You can't really look at the forecast and take decisions'

IMAGE: India's Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in a discussion during the second Test against West Indies at Kingston. Photograph: WICB Media. Indian coach Anil Kumble praised rookie Rolston......

It is not going to be easy to score runs for the batsmen: Rahane

IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkiya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja during the preparatory camp ahead of West Indies tour. Photograph: PTI. Indian vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane feels that......

I don't think it is the right time to take a call on Rio Games: Sania

IMAGE: India's Sania Mirza makes a point. Photograph: Getty Images Sania Mirza has said it is too early to take a call on who she would partner in mixed doubles at the Rio Olympic......

Will be transparent in all our dealings and focus on execution: Modi

IMAGE: Preity Zinta, co-owner of Kings XI Punjab, with Lalit Modi. Photograph: Getty Images With decks cleared for him to continue as president of Rajasthan Cricket Association......