Fate of 8 Union ministers in balance as 102 seats go to polls

The 2024 Lok Sabha polls kicks off on Friday with voting for 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise as......

BJP releases manifesto for LS polls: No NRC in 'Modi ki guarantee'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for electing a strong and stable government in an uncertain world beset by geopolitical tensions as the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday released its......

Bilateral engagement can restore peace at India-China border: Modi

Asserting that stable and peaceful relations between India and China are important for the entire region and the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed hope that through positive and......

SC stays MP civic body order, allows Christian prayer meeting

Terming as "unjustified", the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the decision of the Indore administration to cancel its permission for a prayer meeting of the Christian community scheduled there on......

What PhonePe did differently from Paytm

'We went from zero to about 10 million users in three months. Paytm came out with the wallet play and we came out with the UPI play.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Broking industry adds 4mn A/Cs for 3rd month

For the third month running, investors opened over four million new demat accounts in February, showing growing household confidence in stock markets and their increased risk appetite.......

Majority of Byju's shareholders vote for removing CEO, family members

Majority of Byju's shareholders on Friday voted unanimously for removing founder CEO Byju Raveendran and his family from the board over alleged "mismanagement and failures" at what was once India's......

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines

The unemployment rate for women was last this low around Diwali in 2022. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The unemployment rate has dropped for women from 14.9 per cent in December 2023 to......

Will Kangana Make A Good Politician?

Entertainers can be good politicians if they treat the citizens as the audience, and treat their job like a live show, and work hard to make sure the audience likes them, asserts Sandeep Goyal.......

'I was auditioning even before India's Next Superstar'

'Just the other day I went to a coffee shop and there were three people asked me, "Are you Dr Dia?"' Photograph: Kind courtesy Natasha Bharadwaj/Instagram Natasha Bharadwaj, who realised her dream......

'Women boxers will return with 3-4 gold medals from Asian Games'

'The experience and dedication of our boxers make me confident in their abilities to excel at the Asian Games.' IMAGE: Coach Amanpreet Kaur. Photograph and video: Kind Courtesy Amanpreet......