'Shinde desperately needed a voter base among the Marathas'

'When the chief minister saw how Manoj Jarange Patil had successfully held the state government hostage to his whims, Eknath Shinde knew he had a very clear chance of enamouring himself to these......

Manipur: Not A Time To Burn Bridges

The present happenings in Manipur are the wages of continued neglect, and not so benign at that, of a vital region and its people. Had we lavished on the North East even a fraction of the care and......

'If Manipur's unity is affected, India's unity gets affected'

'If Manipur is divided on ethnic lines, similar demands will come in other states also.' IMAGE: The Indian Army and the Assam Rifles along with the police and central armed police personnel have......

Modi@9: Congress asks 9 questions, BJP calls them 'bundle of lies'

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing nine years in office, the Congress on Friday demanded his apology for what it said was 'betrayal' of the people and asked him nine questions on issues......

Sensex can hit 77,000, Nifty 23,500 as bull-run to continue in FY25

Analysts remain bullish on the road ahead for the equity markets, but warn against volatility on account of domestic and global cues. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The upcoming Lok......

Fall 2024 May Not Be A Repeat Of 2018

'We expect the bull-market phase to still persist, but now led by large-caps which offer better valuation and benefit from FII inflows.''We expect continued pressure on midcaps, but any sharp......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

The Reserve Bank of India's interest rate decision, macroeconomic data and global trends will drive investors' sentiment this week, with markets hoping to continue the positive momentum after......

Sensex, Nifty surge nearly 1% amid global rally

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 1 per cent on Thursday in tandem with a rally in global markets after the US Fed projected three rate cuts this year. Photograph: PTI Photo......

Jaane Jaan Review: Mesmerising Kareena Steals The Show

Few actors share Kareena's fearlessness for closeups in their 40s.A still force in a high-strung thriller, her marvellously opaque portrayal of a woman hiding skeletons in her closet turns a crafty......

Can Shreyas Iyer overcome his short ball woes?

IMAGE: Short balls which has been Shreyas Iyer’s problem across formats from the time he made his debut. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters Just before the start of the second Test in......