Fate of 8 Union ministers in balance as 102 seats go to polls

The 2024 Lok Sabha polls kicks off on Friday with voting for 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise as......

'I didn't want to spend the rest of my life as Om Birla's slave'

'The people of Kota will show Om Birla his place.' IMAGE: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, right, at the Central Hall of Parliament. Photograph: ANI Photo   Two-time ex-Bharatiya Janata Party MLA......

Opposition puts up united front at INDIA's Delhi show of strength

Top leaders of the INDIA bloc on Sunday exhorted the people to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party to save democracy and the Constitution and alleged that the Opposition has been deprived of a level......

1 Nation 1 Poll: What's Modi's Thinking?

Deriving from Narendra Modi's continuing charisma, the proposed scheme, if and when implemented, can cut both ways. That is to say, if Modi can win, he can lose. Or, someone else in his place,......

India's Big Guns Firing On Capex Front

'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is private capex picking up? In the Interim Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala......

Sitharaman's pre-election budget shuns populism, boosts infra spend

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 11.11 lakh crore spending on infrastructure and vowed to continue reforms as she resisted resorting to populist measures in Modi......

'Diageo India focuses on value rather than volume'

'Our approach has been to work with consumers and help them drink better, not more.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Diageo India Diageo, the UK-based alcoholic beverage company, that acquired......

Job creation single most important pressure point: Rajan

Indian economy, dubbed the fastest growing major economy in the world, is faced with the single most important pressure point of job creation, says former RBI Governor Raghuram G Ranjan as he makes......

Manjummel Boys Is Better Than Titanic!

Manjummel Boys is a largely conventional, commercial, movie. But given the rather curvy observations that do stay intact in the film, Rohit Sathish is tempted to think what an even braver, more......

'We all need a little piece of utopia in our life'

'This was a film, a story that had never been told before.' IMAGE: Koji Yakusho in Perfect Days. For the last four-and-a-half decades German film-maker Wim Wenders has been making compassionate......

Watched These Brilliant Malayalam Films?

Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages. 2023 was a year of rare hits for the Malayalam film industry. In a country where masala entertainers like Jawan and violent......

IPL PIX: Salt show earns KKR one-run win over RCB

Images from the IPL 2024 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: KKR opener Phil Salt hits a six during the......

'300-run mark will be crossed in the IPL very soon'

IMAGE: Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma hits out during the IPL 2024 match against Delhi Capitals on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik said the......

Europa League PIX: Liverpool eliminated; Villa in semis

Summary of the Europa League quarter-final matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz look dejected after the match against Atalanta at Stadio Atleti Azzurri,......

DC Vs LSG: Who Played Best Knock? Vote!

The Delhi Capitals, dubbed 'pocket dynamites', lived up to their moniker with a thrilling victory in Lucknow on Friday, April 12, 2024. Openers Prithvi Shaw and IPL debutant Jake Fraser-McGurk set......

EPL PIX: Newcastle, Spurs grab late wins; Chelsea held

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring their second goal against Luton Town. Photograph: Dylan......