These are the first-time ministers in Modi Sarkar 2.0

As many as 20 ministers of the 58 who took oath on Friday will assume the ministerial role for the first time. IMAGE: BJP president Amit Shah is the most notable inclusion in the second Modi......

Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

In the second phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 18, 97 seats, spread across 13 states and one Union Territory, will go to the polls.Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com tells us more. IMAGE: A CRPF......

No-trust vote against Modi govt defeated 325-126

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government sailed through its first floor test in Lok Sabha by defeating the no-confidence motion moved by Telugu Desam Party on......

Sonia's dinner diplomacy with opposition parties

Leaders of 20 opposition parties  got together on Tuesday at a dinner hosted by United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi to explore the possibility of forging a broader unity among......

Land bill: Rajya Sabha names 10 members to Joint Committee

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday named 10 members, including Digvijaya Singh of Congress and Trinamool Congress's Derek O'Brien, to the Joint Committee that will look into the controversial Land......

Mammootty bounces back with Pathemaari

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. Mammootty, who has been the target of critics for his weird choice of roles off late, can heave a sigh of relief. His latest venture,......

PIX: Shilpa Shukla, Anurag Kashyap at Ladakh Film Festival

This is the ongoing festival's third edition. Anurag Kashyap's Ugly, his first directorial venture since the widely acclaimed Gangs of Wasseypur that came out in 2012, was screened on day two of......

First Look: Shafi's 101 Weddings

Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya and Biju Menon play leading roles in director Shafi's 101 Weddings. The screenplay and dialogues are by Kalavoor Ravikumar. The music director is Deepak Dev.The story is......

Review: Venicile Vyapari is an oridinary fare

Paresh C Palich feelsVenicile Vyapari is pretty run-of-the-millWhat happens when a film is inspired by the title? You have to weave a story around it and make it convincing as well as entertaining.......