Election 2024: Decoding The Swing Factor

There are states that could swing either way and change the results of the 2024 general election. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi at an election meeting in Agartala, April 17,......

Will Thiruvanathapuram Elect Tharoor A 4th Time?

24 hours before campaigning ends in Thiruvanathapuram, Archana Masih/Rediff.com discovers Shashi Tharoor and his BJP rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar are busy getting their message across to voters.......

Anxiety Behind Modi's Banswara Speech?

In the coming days, unless Modi tones down the communal spiel, it will be clear that anxiety continues to drive his mind and clouds his judgment, observes Modi biographer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.......

The Independent overshadowing NDA vs INDIA contest

A surefooted National Democratic Alliance challenged by a determined Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) may be the big story of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, but in a Bihar......

Is It Time To Smile, Nirmalaji?

Now that the economy is growing at a higher-than-expected rate, it is time to accelerate the pace of fiscal consolidation, and the Budget could be a good starting point, argues Rajesh Kumar.......

Divorce And The Business World

'Being financially independent is crucial.''This spares women a lot of grief if the marriage, especially in large business families, breaks down.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vandana......

Divorce And The Business World

'Being financially independent is crucial.''This spares women a lot of grief if the marriage, especially in large business families, breaks down.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vandana......

The Modi Premium

Economic growth, which we are taking for granted, slows for a completely different set of local or global factors and the Modi premium vanishes, observes Debashis Basu. Illustrations: Uttam......

Neeraj Chopra Sets His Eyes On Paris Gold

In 2022, he raced past Usain Bolt, 'the world's fastest man', to become the world's most written-about athlete. The attention has followed a stream of medals: Asian Games gold twice, an Olympic......

Surya Kirans Ready For World Cup Final

The Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran aerobatic team rehearses for an air show ahead of the World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi stadium. The Surya Kiran team held a......

When Modi Met Sheetal Devi

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with armless archer Sheetal Devi, who made history at the Asian Para Games, here and below. Photograph: Press Information Bureau   IMAGE: Modi blesses......

Wrestlers take a stand: Demand reform, safety

'We want our daughters to become heroes, not victims, and the government has to change the entire culture' IMAGE: Simran Ahlawat, a wrestler, practices with another male wrestler at an akhara in......