The political heat in West Bengal has been giving the rising mercury levels serious competition since the high court order. IMAGE: Upper Primary (2016) job aspirants protest in Kolkata on......
In a novel initiative aimed at increasing voter turnout in Haryana, the state election commission will send an invitation letter to every family in the state urging them to exercise their franchise......
Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral......
'What should surprise BJP supporters is Modi's call for 'stability' at the manifesto launch, a theme that he and his team members had not touched ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019.'......
Development economist Jean Dreze said the Indian democracy is currently navigating a crisis that is not only limited to the 'recent wave of authoritarianism' but also suppression of opposition......
Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash transfer, the Modi government has built on the basic architecture created by the Singh government. Policy makers in......
Indian economy, dubbed the fastest growing major economy in the world, is faced with the single most important pressure point of job creation, says former RBI Governor Raghuram G Ranjan as he makes......
This, Byju, was the time to apply the business lens, treat your company as a business, run your company as a business.Instead, you splurged, observes Suveen Sinha. IMAGE: Byju Raveendran, founder......
Students and principals at the primary and senior schools that Oscar winner Cillian Murphy attended in Cork, Ireland, tell Rediff.com what the triumph means to them. All Photographs and Videos:......
No recent Tamil family has captured the downside of aging with such levity as Suresh Mari's J Baby, about an elderly lady, whose sudden disappearance forces her children and dear ones to take note......
'I had the opportunity to portray a wildlife crime fighter on screen, which allowed me to express my concern for society, wildlife, and the environment.''I strongly believe that humans share this......
'Urdu is the language of Hindustan.' IMAGE: Gulzar launches a series of paintings, Ghalib & Gulzar, by Shahid Rassam in 2015. Photograph: Sahil Salvi Even at 89, the awards aren't stopping any......
Bollywood stars turned out to wish Isha Ambani's twins Aadiya and Krishna on their first birthday. Katrina Kaif. Ananya Panday. Kiara Advani, who went to primary school with Isha.......
From digging into savings and crowd-funding to fuel his dream, to sacrificing academics, it all pays off says Candidates Chess champion D Gukesh's mom Padma Kumari. IMAGE: A young D......
From digging into savings and crowd-funding to fuel his dream, to sacrificing academics, it all pays off says Candidates Chess champion D Gukesh's mom Padma Kumari. IMAGE: A young D......
IMAGE: Sunny Singh Gill will enter the history books when he steps onto the field for the EPL fixture between Crystal Palace and Luton. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Sunny Singh Gill was standing......
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams but I was not picked.' IMAGE: Tanush Kotian has emerged as one of Mumbai's key players in recent seasons across formats ever......
Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......