Will NOTA See A Further Decline In 2024?

NOTA dropped from 1.08% in 2014 to 1.06% in 2019. IMAGE: Women constables dressed in traditional attire perform Nukkad Natak outside the Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, April 12, 2024 to spread voting......

BJP banks on 'Modi magic' to tide over Rajput ire

Facing protests from a section of the Rajput community over Union Minister Parshottam Rupala's remarks, the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh -- a Rajput-dominated seat -- is hoping......

Postal Ballots Rise In Lok Sabha Polls

The proportion of postal votes polled in the general elections has gradually risen since 2009. IMAGE: An elderly woman voter shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote through a postal......

3 of 5 top rank holders are IPS trainees, 1,016 qualify for civil services

Aditya Srivastava, a trainee Indian Police Service officer, has topped the civil services examination 2023, results of which were announced on Tuesday by the Union Public Service Commission.......

Avenue Supermarts regains Rs 3-trillion m-cap; stock zooms 23% in 1 month

Shares of Avenue Supermarts, which owns and operates the DMart stores, hit a two-year high of Rs 4,710.15 as they surged nearly 6 per cent on the BSE in Thursday’s (April 4) intraday trade......

Gold, Silver May Sparkle This Financial Year

Since the last nine years, gold investors have made money each year, while gains in silver have been consistent only in the last five years. IMAGE: A woman staffer shows gold ornaments ahead of......

'Take A Staggered Approach To Investing In Smallcaps'

'Exposure to small and midcap stocks exceeded desired levels in many portfolios, prompting rebalancing.' Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Even as valuations in the small and midcap space......

The RBI Way Of Firefighting

Why is the RBI harsh on Paytm Payments Bank?Why did it give Rana Kapoor of Yes Bank Ltd such a long rope?Often, it's a long investigation process, but the RBI doesn't discuss this openly since that......

Boxing: Bernard is out; Call on Dmitry's future will be taken: BFI after Olympic Qualifier debacle

IMAGE: Following India's poor show in the Olympic Qualifiers the coaching staff is set for an overhaul. Photograph: BFI/X India's dismal performance in the recent Olympic Qualifiers for boxing has......

Paralympic icon Jhajharia gets BJP ticket for Lok Sabha polls

IMAGE: India's greatest para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia will be contesting on a BJP ticket from his hometown of Churu in Rajasthan. Photograph: Devendra Jhajharia/Instagram Devendra Jhajharia was......

WFI to seek suspension revocation through dialogue, puts legal challenge on hold

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday decided that it will seek a dialogue with the Sports Ministry for revocation of its suspension, saying it does not want a clash with the......

WFI to challenge its suspension next week

A defiant Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will challenge its suspension by the Sports Ministry in court next week and has also called for an Executive Committee meeting in New Delhi on January......