Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral......
To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say, suggests Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda......
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been receiving invitations for functions scheduled much after the Lok Sabha polls, which showed the 'entire......
If the BJP gets only 200 seats and wants to remain in power, Modi will have to make way -- either for a proxy of his choice, or for an internal rival, predicts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. IMAGE:......
If Modi wants to leave a real legacy, breaking India's strategic triangulation would be the real gift, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish......
'The trajectory of headline indices will be determined by the number of seats the BJP would win.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Mid-and small-cap indices surged over 40 per cent in 2023.......
'...which is possible through flexicap and multicap funds.''The latter has a better balance between large, mid and smallcap stocks.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The largecap space has......
The all-powerful Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Tuesday decided to impose a 28 per cent tax on the turnover of online gaming companies, horse racing and casinos. Photograph: Ashish......
Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt. IMAGE: Tram at Esplanade depot in Kolkata. All photographs: Hitesh......
The electric Chetak has already sold close to 25,000 units in India, and the European version will be based on the same platform. IMAGE: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and NITI Aayog CEO......
'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......
Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......
'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.' IMAGE: Shantanu Moitra makes music with singer Papon. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shantanu Moitra/Instagram From......
IMAGE: People from the violence-hit areas of Manipur at a relief camp set up by the Assam government in Assam's Cachar district. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives Akshay Kumar and......
'Now, I laugh at every adversity.' IMAGE: Reena Roy in Nagin. Having done over a hundred movies in the 1970s and 1980s, Reena Roy was among the most popular actors of her time. But she gave it all......
IMAGE: Gujarat Titans will be counting on David Miller to fire when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI A depleted Gujarat Titans bowling......
We need to make sensible choices that are in the long-term interest of Indian cricket -- and the game itself, suggests Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Rinku Singh bats during the fourth T20I against......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/X Lance Klusener on his haunches at Edgbaston and a completely shattered AB de Villiers in Auckland are some of the most poignant pictures of South Africa's World Cup......
IMAGE: On the face of it, South Africa do have a team capable of success, as they showed in a recent 3-2 home series win over Australia in which they rallied from 2-0 down. Photograph: Kind......
IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his Wimbledon fourth round match against Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Monday. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Top seed Carlos Alcaraz roared into......