Fate of 8 Union ministers in balance as 102 seats go to polls

The 2024 Lok Sabha polls kicks off on Friday with voting for 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise as......

LS polls: Can BJP emerge as an alternative to DMK, AIADMK in TN?

The Bharatiya Janata Party's ambition to emerge as a force challenging Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu and determination to retain its strongholds across the country will be put to a stern test on......

MVA allies seal poll pact in Maharashtra as Cong 'steps back'

The opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra on Tuesday announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb......

South will help reach Modi's goal of 370 LS seats: Gadkari

Avowing abiding confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of 370 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari says the additional seats to its current strength of 288 will come from......

Bhagwat's message to Modi

'By holding forth on Swadeshi economics, Bhagwat is showing his intent to fight back,' says Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Sarsanghchalak, as the Rashtriya......

It's time India moved beyond bijli, sadak, pani

Climate change, air quality, nutrition, even connectivity are joining the political agenda, and it will force a shift in policies, notes Shekhar Gupta.   Nothing can change so dramatically......

Gadkari's grand plan: Rs 3 lakh cr of road projects in 6 months

'Our target is to contribute two per cent of gross domestic product through the roads and ports sector.' 'We are converting 12 major ports into smart cities. This is not part of the 100 smart......

If I were the Finance Minister...

In a developing county like India, the role of the Finance Minister is a crucial one, specially when the country is going through it's worst period in recent times. M R Venkatesh, has a few valid......

Justice For Shami!

Neeraj Kumar, the former Delhi super cop, headed the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit after he retired from government.A Cop In Cricket (Juggernaut) is a must-read account of Kumar's tenure at the......

Rajkot T20I: Shaken India aim to level series; B'desh eye another upset

IMAGE: India have not had the kind of success in T20s as they have enjoyed in the other two formats of late. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Their frailties in the shortest format under the scanner,......

PIX: Depleted Bangladesh touch down in India

'It is tough to play without him as he is the No. 1 player.' IMAGE: Bangladesh's players on their arrival in New Delhi, on Wednesday. Photographs: PTI Controversies chased them like shadows......

2015 Rewind: Kohli leads new dawn of Indian cricket

- Virat Kohli emerged triumphant in Sri Lanka in his first full-fledged series as the Indian Test captain before he led India to an emphatic 3-0 series win at home against World No. 1 South Africa,......

AAP govt steps in to save Delhi Test, meet BCCI chief

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party are going all out to ensure that the fourth and final Test match between India and South Africa is not shifted out of the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. Despite initiating......