Govt defends CJI's exclusion from EC selection panel in SC

The Centre on Wednesday defended in the Supreme Court the appointment of two new election commissioners under a 2023 law that excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection committee,......

HP Congress chief opts out of LS polls, says party workers upset

In a jolt to the ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh, state party chief and Mandi MP Pratibha Singh on Wednesday announced that she has decided not to contest the Lok Sabha elections as the ground......

Adhir wants names of candidates short-listed for EC

Ahead of the meeting of the prime minister-chaired high powered panel for selection of Election Commissioners, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to the Law Ministry seeking details......

EC Arun Goel resigns days ahead of Lok Sabha poll announcement

Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned on Saturday, days before the expected announcement of the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. IMAGE: Arun Goel had joined the Election......

RBI directs pvt banks to have at least two wholetime directors

In a move to strengthen governance in private sector banks and wholly-owned subsidiaries of foreign banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday directed them to have at least two wholetime......

PSU Disinvestment: Modi Missing The Bus

'Inter-ministerial coordination, information on the proposed PSUs, and due diligence are taking longer than expected to conclude the process.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   In......

Procedural delays likely in IDBI Bank stake sale; bids expected in Q3

The strategic sale of government and state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India stakes in IDBI Bank might encounter procedural delays, potentially pushing the timeline for expected......

PLI scheme incentive outgo could be less than Rs 40,000 crore by FY25

The total incentive outgo under the ambitious production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme is estimated to be less than Rs. 40,000 crore by the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), when it completes the fourth......

'Ranbir said, 'Yaar, what a shot you just gave!''

'Ranbir helped me a lot with emotions and dialogues. As an actor, he makes us very secure.' 'He guides us with his experiences. He makes the work really, really easy and wonderful for his......

India's Entry 2018 Misses Oscar Shortlist

The Malayalam film 2018: Everyone is a Hero, India's official entry in the International Feature Film category at the 2024 Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Jude Anthany......

'I have very deep connections with India'

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......

'The only way not to get rejected is...'

'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.''I auditioned my a** off.' IMAGE: Charlie Chopra marks Wamiqa's third collaboration with Director Vishal......

Yashasvi Jaiswal nominated for ICC Men's Player of the Month award!

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal has been nominated for the first time for ICC’s Player of the Month award. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Prolific India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, the leading......

Joseph becomes first West Indian to win ICC Men's Player of the Month award!

IMAGE: Following his stellar show in the Australia series, Shamar Joseph bagged the player of the month award. Photograph: Windies Cricket/X Latest pace sensation Shamar Joseph on Tuesday became......

U19 World Cup: Saharan, Pandey, Musheer in race for Player of the Tournament

IMAGE: All rounder Musheer Khan is amongst the Indian players nominated. Photograph: ICC 2023 India captain Uday Saharan, bowler Saumy Pandey and all-rounder Musheer Khan have been named in the......

Bopanna and Chinappa shortlisted for Padma Shri

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna has been selected for the fourth highest civilian honour. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Tennis star Rohan Bopanna, who is set to be crowned world number......

Kohli is ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year again!

Australian captain Pat Cummins named ICC Cricketer of the Year IMAGE: Virat Kohli finished the year with 1,377 runs. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli was on......