Another former spokesperson quits Congress, joins BJP

Former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday, marking the defection of yet another visible opposition face to the ruling party in the election season.......

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously.Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes,......

133 dead in Russia terror attack; 4 gunmen among 11 arrested

At least 133 people were killed after a group of armed men in combat fatigues stormed into a concert hall in Moscow and unleashed gunfire and detonated explosives among the crowd on Friday (local......

Time to speak up: What women want from elections

Ahead of the upcoming elections, political parties have started announcing incentives to benefit women, but what do women truly seek for genuine gender parity, asks Nivedita Mookerji.......

The 58-year-old woman overseeing India's $4.7 trillion equities market

Madhabi Puri Buch, the first female chairperson of Sebi, doesn't plan to rest on her laurels in her third and final year in office and has set out an ambitious goal, such as moving......

Tax devolution to states seen at 32%, but lags 15th FC advice

The Union government is projected to share about 32 per cent of central taxes with states during the financial year 2024-25 against the 15th Finance Commission’s recommendation of 41 per......

Gandhigiri To Recover Bad Loans

Every defaulter is not a wilful defaulter who has the capability of paying back and is yet not servicing the bank loan, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Flavours of ICC Cricket World Cup final on apps: Food and flowers

As the Men in Blue took on Australia in an intriguing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, the orders on quick delivery platforms reflected the pulsating mood of the......

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Lost In Politics

With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

'Life is all about ups and downs'

'When one is low, all you can do is buckle up and get up and prepare for the next challenge.'  IMAGE: Anuja Sathe returns in the third season of Maharani. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anuja......

All India Rank Review: Tender Must Watch

All India Rank achieves a fine balance of authenticity and sensitivity in the fine portrayals of its young actors and old, points out Sukanya Verma. I first saw Varun Grover's All India Rank at......

'He actually knows my name!' RCB ace Shreyanka after meeting idol Virat Kohli

IMAGE: Shreyanka Patil’s fan girl moment! Photograph: Shreyanka Patil/X She was the cynosure of all eyes on Sunday having played a massive role in RCB's WPL triumph but Tuesday night gave......

Israeli player leaves Turkey after detention over Gaza protest

IMAGE: Antalyaspor's Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel shows his bandage which has ‘100 days, 7.10’ written on it, referring to the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, after scoring a goal......

Why Were Sanju, Riyan, Abhishek IGNORED?

Sanju Samson has never enjoyed the backing of the team management while Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma were ignored despite good showing with the bat in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the national T20......

Teammates a divided lot in reaction as Babar stands down as Pakistan captain

IMAGE: Following Pakistan’s forgettable World Cup, Babar Azam quit Pakistan’s captaincy. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Babar Azam's decision to step down from Pakistan......

49th Ton: What Sachin Told Virat...

Photograph: ICC/X   On his 35th birthday, Virat Kohli scored his 49th ODI century, equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most centuries in ODI cricket. Kohli's 49th ODI century marked......