Third Phase: How Many Women Candidates?

IMAGE: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Revanth Reddy at an election meeting in support of Atram Suguna, the party candidate for the Adilabad seat, for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections,......

Cong spokesperson Radhika Khera quits citing 'injustice'

All India Congress Committee spokesperson Radhika Khera on Sunday resigned from the party claiming that criticism over her visit to Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya led to the denial of justice to her in......

Phase II: Touch And Go Seats

IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader Narendra Modi D holds a roadshow with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in support of the BJP candidate in Bhopal, April 24, 2024. Photograph:......

Rahul, Hema in fray as 88 seats go to polls in Phase 2

Voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Friday for 88 seats in 13 states with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a second-straight term from Wayanad in Kerala. IMAGE:......

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines

The unemployment rate for women was last this low around Diwali in 2022. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The unemployment rate has dropped for women from 14.9 per cent in December 2023 to......

'Stop Pitching Urdu Against Hindi'

'Urdu is the language of Hindustan.' IMAGE: Gulzar launches a series of paintings, Ghalib & Gulzar, by Shahid Rassam in 2015. Photograph: Sahil Salvi Even at 89, the awards aren't stopping any......

'I have danced with Sushmita Sen!'

'She got really close, and I was like, oh Miss Universe and me dancing!' IMAGE: Vikas Kumar in Aarya Antim Vaar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikas Kumar/Instagram Vikas Kumar has already made such a......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Wedding.con Review: Eye-Opener!

Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams, notes Deepa Gahlot. If there is a lucrative field left unregulated, con men will inevitably worm their way in.......

Moving up a division is worth the weight for Lovlina Borgohain

Photograph: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain will step onto the scales a bit heavier at the Paris Olympics but feeling like a weight has been lifted from her shoulders. The......

I've paid emotional price for switching from Congress to BJP: Vijender Singh

IMAGE: Vijender Singh made a political switch, moving to BJP from Congress. Photograph: ANI Boxer-cum-politician Vijender Singh has said he has no qualms about admitting that he has paid an......

Vinesh, Reetika, Anshu secure Paris Olympics quotas

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat secured her third straight Olympic quota, having featured in Rio Games (2016) and in Tokyo (2020) earlier. Photograph: Vinesh Phogat/Instagram Making a strong comeback to......

Mary Kom quits as Paris Olympics chief-de-mission

  IMAGE: A bronze-medallist from the 2012 London Olympics, Mary Kom was to be the logistical in-charge of the country's contingent at the July 26-August 11 Paris Games. Photograph: AIBA......

Can Nikhat finally step out of Mary Kom's shadow?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikhat Zareen/Instagram Former Indian men's boxing coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez has backed world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) to bag a medal at this year's Paris......