Himachal BJP leaders miffed over ticket to Cong rebels

The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership in Himachal Pradesh is making efforts to mollify party leaders who are disgruntled over distribution of tickets to six Congress rebels for the assembly......

'Shoma Sen should have been released in October 2018'

'Shoma didn't have the luxury of time. She was already suffering from so many ailments.' IMAGE: Professor Shoma Sen. Professor Shoma Sen, among the first to be arrested in the Elgar Parishad case,......

JNU students disrupt shooting of web series on Emergency on campus

The shooting of a web series on the Emergency period in India in the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi was disrupted by the varsity's students' union on Saturday, even as the administration......

JNU student sexually harassed by four on campus

A Jawaharlal Nehru University student alleged that she was sexually harassed on campus by four people, including two former students, prompting the university administration to order an inquiry, an......

Some green shoots, but rural a stressor for FMCG companies

Companies manufacturing fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) continue to see rural stress sustain and it continues to trail urban demand. Photograph: Pawan Kumar/Reuters At the Confederation of......

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......

From Lambretta to Aamby Valley Project: Rise and fall of Subrata Roy

The story of Sahara India Pariwar founder Subrata Roy, who died in Mumbai on Nov­ember 14 aged 75, is the stuff of movies - of a spectacular rise and an equally spectacular fall. Photograph:......

Tax Collections May Exceed Budget Estimates

Taking both direct and indirect taxes, the gross collection is expected to grow 10.45 per cent to Rs 33.61 trillion in 2023-2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   With the present......

'I don't like people messing with me'

'Television actors are people who play with fire.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Smriti Kalra Television actor Smriti Kalra, known for playing the female lead in the Star Plus show 12/24 Karol Bagh,......

Pankaj Tripathi Wants To Invite You To...

'Why not make plays more popular, so that people from all corners of society come and watch?' IMAGE: Pankaj Tripathi is the Rang Doot or Festival Ambassador of this year's Bharat Rang Mahotsav.......

'My struggle was because I'm a woman'

'You are constantly trying to get things made. You keep meeting people, knocking on their door. And time goes by.' IMAGE: Ruchi Narain with her daughter. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ruchi......

'Raveena's Quite A Brave Person'

'In our Indian content, you always see the mother is presented a bit differently.''But in this show, the mother is the one who's most glamorous and she is the bombshell of the show.' IMAGE: Ruchi......

The struggles of Team India's 'Super Fan' Ram Babu

IMAGE: It’s not easy being a die-hard fan of the Indian cricket team - the struggle is real, but die-hard fan Ram Babu would have it no other way! Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters......

Asian Games: 'Selection uncertainty affecting gymnasts psychologically'

IMAGE: With their selection hanging in the balance, GFI president Sudhir Mital said its impacting the gymnasts psychologically. Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton/Reuters Gymnastic Federation of India......

Dhoni Is At The Oval!

IMAGE: A view of the M S Dhoni tattoo on the arm of a spectator at The Oval. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images India is struggling on the pitch, but that didn't deter Indian fans from......

Former India opener, noted curator Sudhir Naik dies

IMAGE: Sudhir Naik was an immensely respected figure in the Mumbai cricket circles and a Ranji Trophy-winning captain when he led the team to blue riband glory in the 1970-71 season. Later, he was......