What's Nirmalaji Queueing For?

Nearly 160 million voters queued up for voting in the second phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections on Friday, April 26, 2024.   IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman waits in......

Modi's 'redistribution' charge against Cong gets Pitroda's booster

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday seized on Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on inheritance tax to step up the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's blistering attack on the issue of 'wealth......

Will Thiruvanathapuram Elect Tharoor A 4th Time?

24 hours before campaigning ends in Thiruvanathapuram, Archana Masih/Rediff.com discovers Shashi Tharoor and his BJP rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar are busy getting their message across to voters.......

BJP banks on 'Modi magic' to tide over Rajput ire

Facing protests from a section of the Rajput community over Union Minister Parshottam Rupala's remarks, the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh -- a Rajput-dominated seat -- is hoping......

Work Begins On The Full Budget

Thrust on infrastructure and capital expenditure is expected to continue in the Union Budget for FY25. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Ahead of the general elections, bureaucrats have......

Base effect to hit life insurers' March biz

New business premium (NBP) growth of life insurers in March is expected to be weak owing to the high base effect in the year-ago period due to revision in taxation norms for high-value policies,......

40-year-old fintech gurus need 60-year-olds to handhold them

The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal......

Shaktikanta Das: RBI Governor Who Walks The Talk

'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media during a press conference......

Doping: Quartermiler Nirmala Sheoran gets 8-year ban

IMAGE: Image for representation. Photograph: SAI Media/X India's quartermiler Nirmala Sheoran has been handed an eight-year ban by National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) Disciplinary Panel after she......

Vinesh Phogat strikes gold! Triumphs after 16-month hiatus

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Vinesh Phogat/Instagram Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat marked her spectacular comeback by securing a gold medal in the 55 kg category at the Senior National Wrestling......

Sitharaman applauds rising sports stars in budget

Photograph: Amlan Paliwal/ANI Photo Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proudly highlighted India's remarkable achievements in sports during the presentation of the interim budget in......