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Batters face tricky Test as Proteas face plucky Bangladesh

Batters face tricky Test as Proteas face plucky Bangladesh

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

The Proteas are not expected to tinker with their four-pronged pace attack comprising Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Ottneil Baartmen that has served them well in the tournament so far with Keshav Maharaj taking on the spin duties.

Action And Drama On OTT This Week

Action And Drama On OTT This Week

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

There are a whole lot of cop-themed movies on OTT this week.

Will Japan Instability Derail India Ties?

Will Japan Instability Derail India Ties?

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

There is nothing to be worried about as bilateral ties are robust with solid foundations. Both are on the same page on the economic and defence/security ties bilaterally and globally and that shall continue irrespective of change in political dispensation in either country, points out Dr Rajaram Panda.

'There will be no excuses...': Wood on England's World Cup preparations

'There will be no excuses...': Wood on England's World Cup preparations

Rediff.com30 May 2024

After rain-marred ICC T20 World Cup preparation, England pacer Mark Wood insisted that the Three Lions will make 'no excuses' and said few players are gaming to get more runouts at the Oval to boost their confidence.

States have power to sub-classify SC/ST groups for quota: Top court

States have power to sub-classify SC/ST groups for quota: Top court

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

A seven-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, by a majority of 6:1, set aside the apex court's five-judge bench verdict of 2014 in the EV Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh case which had held that no sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SCs) can be allowed as they are a homogeneous class in themselves.

What to expect from Sitharaman's 6th Budget

What to expect from Sitharaman's 6th Budget

Rediff.com14 Jan 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to step up efforts to boost consumption and rural economy while keeping inflation under check when she presents her sixth straight Budget on February 1. Experts said one way to boost consumption is to put more money in the hands of people, and one of the possible ways of doing it is by reducing the tax burden through tinkering with tax slabs or increasing the standard deduction. Another proposal is related to increasing the funds under the rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA and higher payout for farmers.

Time To Bring Back Kul-Cha

Time To Bring Back Kul-Cha

Rediff.com15 Jun 2024

Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup match against Canada?

RBI may not tinker with rates in August policy: SBI report

RBI may not tinker with rates in August policy: SBI report

Rediff.com16 Jun 2021

With retail inflation witnessing significant uptick in May, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to maintain status quo in its August monetary policy review, according to a report. According to the SBI's research report- Ecowrap, inflation may remain elevated in the coming months due to several global and domestic factors. "We expect a status-quo in August. We believe RBI would still try to find a marriage of convenience of regulatory and developmental measures and monetary policy in August policy," the research report said on Wednesday.

I dedicate my man of the match award to Dayal: Faf du Plessis

I dedicate my man of the match award to Dayal: Faf du Plessis

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Pacer Yash Dayal kept his cool in a tense final over to seal a 27-run win against Chennai Super Kings and send RCB through to the play-offs.

'Markets Could Crash 40-50% If...'

'Markets Could Crash 40-50% If...'

Rediff.com10 May 2024

'If the NDA comes to power with 320-330 plus seats, then we could see some correction. We could possibly see a level of 19,500 to 20,000.' 'If the NDA comes to power with a majority of 400-plus, we could see the markets going to about 23,500-24,000 levels.' 'And from there we could see some correction because markets are expensive at this point of time and a correction is overdue.'

Row over Rahman's rendition of Nazrul song in Pippa

Row over Rahman's rendition of Nazrul song in Pippa

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

A controversy has erupted over A R Rahman's rendition of a popular patriotic song of legendary Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in a new Bollywood film, with the litterateur's family and singers expressing outrage over the 'distortion' in rhythm and tunes.

SC rejects Congress leader Pawan Khera's plea, to face trial for Modi quip

SC rejects Congress leader Pawan Khera's plea, to face trial for Modi quip

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

In fresh trouble for Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed his petition challenging the Allahabad high court order refusing to quash criminal proceedings against him for making objectionable remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paving the way for his trial.

Efforts to weaken India's progress must be stopped: Justice Datta on EVM row

Efforts to weaken India's progress must be stopped: Justice Datta on EVM row

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

Writing his views in a separate verdict while concurring with the opinion of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who was heading the bench, Justice Datta said the question of reverting to "paper ballot system", on facts and in the circumstances, does not and cannot arise.

Don't bring down system like this, says SC in hearing on EVMs

Don't bring down system like this, says SC in hearing on EVMs

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deprecated criticism of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and calls for reverting to ballot papers, saying the electoral process in India is a "humongous task" and attempts should not be made to "bring down the system".

'Can't control polls': SC to EVM critics as it reserves order

'Can't control polls': SC to EVM critics as it reserves order

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it cannot 'control the elections' or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), as it reserved its judgment on a clutch of petitions claiming the polling devices can be tinkered with to manipulate the results.

Why India must not tinker with B'desh border deal

Why India must not tinker with B'desh border deal

Rediff.com6 May 2015

By revising the India-Bangladesh land boundary agreement, the NDA is going for short-term gains and losing the long-term perspective, says Gautam Sen.

Pakistan ready to make history in Australia

Pakistan ready to make history in Australia

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

Babar remains the linchpin of Pakistan's batting, says captain Shan Masood

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

Pronouncing the judgement, Justice Khanna said the court has rejected all the petitions, including those seeking resorting back to ballot papers in elections.

You need to be brave enough, which I thought we weren't: Rohit

You need to be brave enough, which I thought we weren't: Rohit

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

India skipper Rohit Sharma lamented his top batmen's failure in the opening Test of the five-match series against England in Hyderabad on Sunday, saying they lacked the fight and character showed by the team's lower-order batters after being set a "gettable" 231-run target.

What Rohit Sharma's pitch analysis reveals

What Rohit Sharma's pitch analysis reveals

Rediff.com18 Nov 2023

Rohit Sharma feels track will be slowish one

Ashwin vs Bairstow: Clash of centurions in Dharamsala

Ashwin vs Bairstow: Clash of centurions in Dharamsala

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

India will be looking for another favorable result to extend their lead in the World Test Championships standings.

Kohli can break Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries: Shastri

Kohli can break Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries: Shastri

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes Virat Kohli is well on his way to break another big landmark -- Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international hundreds.

No Major Cash Outflows In Winter Session

No Major Cash Outflows In Winter Session

Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

The government has exhausted only 39 per cent of its fiscal deficit target in the first half of FY24.

'India is not strictly a federal democracy'

'India is not strictly a federal democracy'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

'What happened to Andhra Pradesh? It is the perfect example of the transientness of Federal Units.' 'Federalism is a transient thing in this country.'

Work is still continuing on simultaneous polls: Law Commission chief

Work is still continuing on simultaneous polls: Law Commission chief

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

According to the procedure, all reports of the law panel are submitted to the Union law ministry, which then forwards those to the ministries concerned.

Jadeja, Rahul injured, Kohli unavailable: India's desperate search for solutions

Jadeja, Rahul injured, Kohli unavailable: India's desperate search for solutions

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid have enough options to choose from with selectors adding three players to the squad -- Sarfaraz Khan, Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar.

FIH abandons new penalty corner rule trial

FIH abandons new penalty corner rule trial

Rediff.com12 Aug 2023

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday said it has decided to "abandon" the trial of the new penalty corner rule as it doesn't want to tinker much with the existing set piece regulation, a glamour aspect of the sport.

J-K, Arunachal narrative to Rs 115 cr funding: What police say on NewsClick

J-K, Arunachal narrative to Rs 115 cr funding: What police say on NewsClick

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

It was also learnt that Gautam Navlakha, a shareholder in NewsClick, remained involved in anti-Indian and unlawful activities such as actively supporting banned Naxal organisations and having anti-national nexus with Gulam Nabi Fai, an agent of Pakistan's ISI, it stated.

Paralympian Avani aims for an encore at Paris Games

Paralympian Avani aims for an encore at Paris Games

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

'I take one day at a time. I just want to give my best and stay in the present. I do not like to sit on the past glory or think far ahead. For this year, major competitions are done so the focus is on Paris Paralympics and winning more medals for the country.'

POCSO Act: Law panel against altering age for sexual consent

POCSO Act: Law panel against altering age for sexual consent

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

The commission, in its report submitted to the law ministry, said the amendments are necessary as such cases do not merit to be dealt with the same severity as the cases that were ideally imagined to fall under the POCSO Act.

World Cup: Bowling a worry for Pakistan ahead of India match

World Cup: Bowling a worry for Pakistan ahead of India match

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

Pakistan have won their first two World Cup matches but the lack of depth in the bowling is a concern

Rinku vs Rajat: Who will get the coveted ODI cap?

Rinku vs Rajat: Who will get the coveted ODI cap?

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

Patidar or Rinku set for debut; India look to seal series

No changes in India's playing XI vs Bangladesh!

No changes in India's playing XI vs Bangladesh!

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

Mhambrey said the team has taken tough decision to bench players of the caliber of Shami, Suryakumar and Ravichandran Ashwin

Will India Rest Bumrah Against The Netherlands?

Will India Rest Bumrah Against The Netherlands?

Rediff.com12 Nov 2023

Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the World Cup match against the Netherlands?

Modiji, Why Fix Laws That Ain't Broken?

Modiji, Why Fix Laws That Ain't Broken?

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

The judiciary, the police, the lawyers and the public will have to know the new laws. It will also endanger settled jurisprudence on the old laws and open up all sorts of minor and major problems that currently do not exist. Whose then was asking for the change? Not the judges or police or lawyers or citizens, points out Aakar Patel.

With Test cricket in mind, fancy shots don't interest Kohli

With Test cricket in mind, fancy shots don't interest Kohli

Rediff.com19 May 2023

'We've got Test cricket after the IPL, so I've got to stay true to my technique and find ways to win games for my team, something that I take a lot of pride in.'

Meet Iris, India's first AI teacher

Meet Iris, India's first AI teacher

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

'To tell you the truth, we did not expect Iris to make such waves, to get so much attention.'

'I was a train and you put me on the track'

'I was a train and you put me on the track'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

Emotions welled up inside Saurashish Lahiri when Akash Deep, the latest Bengal speed merchant to enter Indian dressing room, rang him up.

MI to continue positive approach in powerplay overs

MI to continue positive approach in powerplay overs

Rediff.com8 May 2023

With MI placed at the sixth spot, all eyes will be on Rohit when the home side take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

Capital gains tax structure is too complicated, needs a relook: Govt

Capital gains tax structure is too complicated, needs a relook: Govt

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

The government is open to 'some tinkering' in the varied rates and holding period for computation of capital gains tax on shares, debt and immovable property, in a bid to make it simple, revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Wednesday. Under the Income Tax Act, gains from sale of capital assets, both movable and immovable, are subject to 'capital gains tax'. The Act, however, excludes movable personal assets such as cars, apparels, furniture from this tax.