On its own or with allies the Congress has a strong presence in states that account for a total of 253 LS seats, or 20 short of the magic figure of 272 required to form a government at the Centre. So what is Mamata Banerjee talking about, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
'The fact that you get to spend the rest of your time by your mother's side, I know, gives you the only happiness you wanted in the world.'
The Special National Investigation Agency court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,10,000 on Subahani Haja Moideen, a Keralite, who was arrested by the NIA in 2016 following a crackdown in Tamil Nadu with the help of central security agencies and other state police.
J R D Tata and Air India... Mrigank Warrier explores one of India's eternal love stories.
From Neeraj Chopra to Harbhajan Singh to Saina Mirza, India's top sportsperson mourned the passing away of one of the country's biggest sporting icons.
Astad Deboo on the sweat and toil behind the beauty and elegance of his dance.
A naturally shy character who rarely gave interviews or spoke Spanish in public, Bale never ingratiated himself to Madrid supporters
Presenting pics from CSA's event The Eternal Bond.
Each Round of 16 game was entertaining. Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks the games to remember.
JL50 is an ambitious thriller that progresses smoothly until it starts answering all the questions it has raised, notes Sukanya Verma.
'From a bright young kid who came to Balaji to a star who made the Nation swoon.' 'You had come a long way and had many more miles to go.'
Rediff readers tell us what their favourite cuisine is.
Avoid high risk transactions even if they seem more profitable.
Like ants declining to question the rules of the anthill, they feel innately justified in their approach, notes Shyam G Menon.
A combination of demonetisation, a poorly and hurriedly implemented GST, and more recently the "botched up" lockdown of the economy to control the spread of Covid has brought the economy to its knees.
It's Raksha Bandhan and Bollywood is celebrating!
It will never be possible to recreate an exact account of this epic battle to remember and honour other brave jawans, but one thing that the nation will always do is to bow down their heads in respect and reverence at the war memorial at Chushul called 'The Rezang La War Memorial -- Ahir Dham'.
The other half of Aishwarya's family, who you don't usually see.
Ashwin ended with nine wickets in the ongoing first Test, including 6 for 61
All you have to do is answer a simple question!
Tendulkar's 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa is the highest runs scored by an individual in a single edition but there were two matches where the maestro pushed his body beyond its limit.
'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.'
The Cong president called it a 'victory of narrow minded and bigoted forces' over India's pluralism.
The US has the distinction of destroying a flawed but functioning State thrice since 1979. Pakistan has been their constant accomplice, explains Shekhar Gupta.
The high table might have yielded relief at personal levels, but its political implications look forbidding at this point in time, observes Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the distinguished commentator on Kashmir affairs.
'If we politicians cross the line, the common man teaches us a lesson'
"People in his birth place, Mangalore, and also those in Bengaluru have been requesting to bury part of his remains in the two cities."
The funeral incorporated hymns and readings chosen by the late royal himself and focussed on the "unwavering loyalty" of the longest-serving consort in British history to his wife, the monarch, and service to Britain and the Commonwealth.
Bunty Aur Babli turns 15 while Amar Akbar Anthony turns 43.
Even the heavens shed tears at the Eternal Charmer's passing.
The mass gathering was organised to celebrate the Lag B'Omer holiday at Mount Meron.
Ataturk and Nehru, two liberal secular modernisers, are in peril of being disowned by their successors, says Sunanda K-Datta Ray.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
The veteran banker has been instrumental in building the bank from scratch and turning it into the largest private sector lender of the country.
England cricketers -- both men and women -- will undergo anti-racism training courses this year after a survey revealed that more than one-third of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) players have faced the prejudice in the game.
The Argentina captain turns 31 in a few days and may be playing his last World Cup. He would need to win it to rival fellow great Diego Maradona for the eternal love of his compatriots.
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