Modi among first 195 BJP Lok Sabha candidates; See full list

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi for a third time as the Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, naming 34 Union ministers,......

Reconsider denial of Agnipath records, CIC tells defence ministry

The Central Information Commission has directed the defence ministry to revisit its refusal to disclose records related to the Agnipath military recruitment scheme under the Right to Information......

With Samariya India gets CIC after a month, but 6 openings remain

Former IAS officer Heeralal Samariya was on Monday sworn in as the chief information commissioner by President Droupadi Murmu. IMAGE: Newly sworn-in Central Information Commissioner Heeralal......

2 IAS officers suspended after Punjab U-turn on panchayat dissolution

Hours after taking a 'U-turn' by informing the high court that it is withdrawing its notification dissolving all gram panchayats in the state, the Punjab government suspended two senior Indian......

Office space yields are falling.... and property owners are celebrating!

The lower yield is better for property landlords as it indicates an appreciation in the capital value of the property. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com.   In February 2017, ICICI......

Date Night For Aditi Rao Hydari-Siddharth

It was raining stars at the wedding reception of Aamir Khan's only daughter Ira and Nupur Shikhare, as the proud father invited *everyone* from the film industry. We saw the fam jam and the......

Kaala Review: Muddled Mess

The harum-scarum-ness of Kaala is astounding, exclaims Deepa Gahlot. There have been at least two recent Web shows that made money trails interesting: Scam 1992 and Scam 2003. Bejoy Nambiar picks......

Pooja's Red Hot Weekend

A screening of Disney+ Hotstar's new series Kaala was held over the weekend, and film folk trooped in to watch it. Directed by Bejoy Nambiar, the crime thriller features an ensemble cast of Hitten......

'We've built over 60 sets for Heera Mandi'

'At a time when there's a lot of conversation happening around how AI has made art directors and production designers jobless, we will simply say that if your work speaks for you, you will never be......

Will lack of facilities push cricket out of 2026 Asiad?

Venue woes present but organisers keen on cricket in next Asian Games in Japan IMAGE: India's men's and women's teams, both bagged gold medals in cricket at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.......

Cricket's bid for Asian Games 2026 gains momentum

IMAGE: Cricket featured in the Hangzhou Games in China last year but wasn't part of the 2018 Games in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia. Photograph: ICC/X The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)......

Asian Games: Colourful closing ceremony brings curtains down in Hangzhou

IMAGE: Curtains dropped on another successful edition of the multi-nation extravaganza. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the......

India says China issued invalid visas to three Indian athletes

Now OCA takes up issue with Chinese authorities. IMAGE: Three Arunachal Pradesh athletes, competing as wushu fighters, were denied accreditation for the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Photograph:......

Asian Games: Indian FIFAe star Charanjot dominates seeding event

Photograph: Kind courtesy Charanjot Singh/Twitter India's Charanjot Singh secured the top-seeding in South Asia at next month's Asian Games in Hangzhou after producing overwhelming performances......