Gujarat poll: Cong complains of booth capturing, bogus voting

The opposition Congress on Thursday submitted six different complaints, one of them related to "booth capturing" in Surendranagar district, to election authorities after the first phase of voting......

'Blaming the pilot is the cheapest thing to do'

Serving pilots question the Kozhikode plane crash report findings.  IMAGE: Mangled remains of an Air India Express flight, en route from Dubai, after it skidded off the runway while landing......

Mumbai society vaccine scam: 2 held as residents suspect 'fake' shots

A day after the residents of a housing society in Mumbai’s suburban area of Kandivli claimed to be cheated in an alleged vaccination scam, two people were detained in the matter, informed......

BJP keeps Thackeray on tenterhooks

'Can we slip through the cracks in the alliance and use the situation to our advantage?'Radhika Ramaseshan reports.   On a constant lookout for controversies and issues to frustrate......

Nirma to tap into own funds, debt to buy Glenmark Life Sciences

Detergent to chemicals major Nirma Ltd is planning to tap into its own funds and raise debt to fund its Rs 5,652 crore acquisition of Glenmark Life Sciences. The firm has roped in BCG and KPMG to......

'Concept of MRP is not present in GST'

Appearing on Rediff Chat, G Srikanth, partner in GSV Associates, Chartered Accountants, Chennai, and member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, answered readers' queries on the......

How Nirma tries to reclaim the golden days of 1980s

As it loses market share in washing powder, it hopes to catch up with the big cement manufacturers in India with the Lafarge deal Six years since its de-listing from the stock exchanges, Karsanbhai......

Karsanbhai Patel: The man who nurtured brand Nirma like a daughter

With $1.4-bn Lafarge deal,  Karsanbhai Patel's risk-taking abilities are on display once again. The fact that Karsanbhai Patel, founder and chairman of Nirma, began his entrepreneurial journey......

Which Is India's Largest TV Channel?

DD Freedish is the 'largest TV platform in India', going to 58 million homes, featuring 70-odd private channels.DD Freedish reaches about 278 million people, and is easily among the top five TV......

Faadu: A Love Story Review: Half-Baked Show

Faadu: A Love Story looks like one of those old movies with a socialist bent that glorified honest poverty and looked down upon ambition and enterprise, notes Deepa Gahlot. That slang word in the......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

5 memorable Ram bhajans from Hindi films

IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Neel Kamal. Bollywood has a history of great bhajans for Lord Ram, Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva. Great melodies like O Duniya Ke Rakhwale (Mohammed Rafi, Baiju Bawra) and......

Prannoy's stunning exit ends India's Chiina Open campaign

IMAGE: India's HS Prannoy was felled in the opening round. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters World Championship bronze medallist HS Prannoy made a shock opening-round exit from the China Open......

Indonesia Masters: Sen, Saina in second round; Srikanth exits

IMAGE: Seventh-seeded Lakshya Sen will take on Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images H......

India Open: Axelsen tames Srikanth in opener

IMAGE: Viktor Axelsen will face China's Shi Yu Qi in the second round. Photograph: BAI Media A fighting Kidambi Srikanth couldn't sustain the pressure as he went down in straight games to Olympic......

Can India upset mighty Indonesia in Thomas Cup final?

India vs Indonesia, Thomas Cup final, on Sunday, May 15, 2022, from 11.30am IST onwards. IMAGE: The Indian men's team has shown its mettle by bringing down mighty Malaysia and Denmark to make its......

Korea Open: Sindhu, Srikanth sail into quarters; Sen out

IMAGE: PV Sindhu will next face familiar foe in Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan. Photograph: BWF/Twitter Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarterfinals......