Chhattisgarh, Mizoram kick off 5-state poll battle

Voting has begun for the first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh and single phase polling in Mizoram. IMAGE: Voters stand in a queue at polling station Chhattisgarh's Sarona in......

Chhattisgarh: Cong reposes faith in old timers

The Congress has pinned its hopes on many of the old-timers and also included some new faces in its first list of candidates announced for the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly polls, with Chief......

BJP's 2nd list for Chhattisgarh has 13 losing candidates from 2018

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has pinned its hopes on the old guard to ensure victory in next month's assembly elections in Chhattisgarh as it gave tickets to 11 sitting MLAs and......

Wishes pour in as PM Modi turns 73

Greetings poured in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 73rd birthday on Sunday with leaders across party lines, prominent personalities and common people wishing him good health and a long......

The Banking Accidents Have Started

The failure of SVB was due to idiosyncratic reasons, but shows how higher rates can expose fault lines in unforeseen places, observes Neelkanth Mishra. IMAGE: An employee removes tape from the......

2022: How Will The Markets Behave?

Will 2022 be a year of contrasting narratives -- one filled with caution and the other with continued optimism? Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The equity markets had a dream 2021.......

India Must Build 10 Million Houses A Year

The purchase or construction of houses by large numbers of people can add meaningfully to India's economic growth, points out Neelkanth Mishra. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India needs......

Economy likely to grow 9% next fiscal: Credit Suisse

Swiss brokerage Credit Suisse expects the economy to continue to show positive surprises and record up to 9 per cent growth in the next fiscal. For the current financial year too, the brokerage......

Pujara, Dhawan in Mumbai 'A' squad for warm-up tie

Middle order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara of Saurashtra and in-form Delhi opener Shikhar Dhawan were included in the Mumbai 'A' squad to play against England team in the visitors' second warm-up game......

MCA takes disciplinary action against Nayar, Dhawal

Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar and medium pacer Dhawal Kulkarni have been reprimanded by the Mumbai Cricket Association and dropped for a pre-season tournament in Nagpur later this month on......

Abhishek Nayar to lead Mumbai in Mysore tourney

All-rounder Abhishek Nayar will lead a 15-member Mumbai squad in the Shafi Darashah Tournament to be played from July 27 to August 14 at Mysore, Mumbai Cricket Association announced in Mumbai on......

Tendulkar, Zaheer named in Mumbai Ranji probables list

Senior cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan were on Thursday included among the probables for the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad for the 2012-2013 domestic season. Tendulkar did not play a single......

Gambhir, Amarnath hog limelight at BCCI awards

Hero of the 1983 World Cup, Mohinder Amarnath and in-form opener Gautam Gambhir hogged the limelight at the annual awards function of the Cricket Board held in Mumbai on Sunday. Amarnath who......