What was EC doing for 9 months, asks SC; stays HC order on Pune LS by-poll

Observing that it will lay down the guidelines on conducting by-elections, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay high court order asking the Election Commission to immediately hold the......

After Rahul, now BSP MP loses Lok Sabha membership

Bahujan Samaj Party's Afzal Ansari was disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha on Monday after being convicted and sentenced to four years imprisonment in a kidnapping-and-murder case by a court in......

State bypolls: Cong wins 3, BJP and ally 2; TMC loses

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Thursday retained the Erode East bypoll segment in the western Tamil Nadu town with an emphatic win against the K......

BJP loses Kasba seat in Maharashtra to Congress

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday failed to retain Kasba Peth assembly seat, its stronghold in Maharashtra's Pune district, as Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar defeated the saffron......

Govt plans to contest SC order on this endangered bird

SC order would cost the project developers an additional Rs 1.5 trillion for underground transmission. IMAGE: There were 1,000 great Indian bustards in 1966. Their population shrank to 200 in 2014......

Is Zia Mody planning to retire?

'I'm an unbalanced human,' the founding partner of AZB, India's top law firm, tells Pavan Lall.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "So, who have you signed on recently?" I ask of Zia Mody,......

'I won't kill anyone to get what I want'

'Nobody told me upfront that you are a Marathi girl so we will not cast you.''I questioned myself: 'Am I not good enough?' 'Am I not good-looking to be in this industry?'' Photograph: Kind......

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

There is so much political drama going on in our country that even the most imaginative scriptwriter would not be able to match reality. Still, the shenanigans of our political leaders find their......

The Web Series Everyone Is Watching

Priyanka Chopra seemed delighted at the grand premiere of her international Web series Citadel on April 4, 2023. She was accompanied by co-star Richard Madden and some of her Bollywood friends and......

Taapsee's Weekend Mantra

Raveena's on a holiday... Emraan's in Srinagar... Mouni’s airport look... Photograph: Kind courtesy Taapsee Pannu/Instagram ‘Smile and Shine,’ says Taapsee Pannu because the......

Caught in the act! 10 cricketers banned for doping

The world has been witness to many sports stars who have been caught and subsquently punished for using drugs. Among them, most recently, is Prithvi Shaw, who has been handed a back-dated......