Electoral Bonds: The Quid Pro Quo Factor

Which entrepreneur would willingly part with her or his hard-earned money for grasping, self-serving politicians? asks Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The State Bank of India......

How Many Sensex Companies Bought Electoral Bonds?

Collectively, these companies spent Rs 628 crore (Rs 6.28 billion) on political contributions in the past five years, according to their annual reports. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been......

EC to announce Lok Sabha poll dates today

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. Image only for representation. Photograph: ANI Photo In a post on X, the poll panel said a press......

EC reveals electoral bond donors, but not who gave which party

From the who's who of the corporate world to low-profile businesses -- the Election Commission on Thursday put out the entire list of entities that have purchased electoral bonds for making......

HCL Tech Q4 net profit flat at Rs 3,986 cr

India's third largest IT company HCL Technologies on Friday reported a flat year-on-year growth in net profit in the March quarter at Rs 3,986 crore. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives......

IndiGo, Air India plan to buy 170 wide-body planes

In little over a year, Air India and IndiGo have announced plans to purchase up to 170 wide-body planes as they bet on ambitious expansion and efforts also continue to make India a global aviation......

'Aionos will bridge silos within aviation, hospitality using AI'

Industries such as aviation and hospitality have many silos within them and Aionos, the joint venture between Interglobe Enterprises (IGE) and Assago Group, is an attempt to bridge them and boost......

HUL Q4 profit dips 1.53% to Rs 2,561 cr

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever on Wednesday reported a 1.53 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,561 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 due to factors such as deflation......

Box Office: Main Atal Hoon Takes A Good Start

Main Atal Hoon has taken a surprisingly better start than expected at the box office. One would have imagined the film to open in the Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh (Rs 2.5 million to Rs 5 million)......

Meet India's middle-order dynamo for T20 World Cup

IMAGE: Shivam Dube has established himself as one of the most destructive middle-order batters in the IPL. Photograph: BCCI Former India coach Ravi Shastri expects big-hitting Shivam Dube to......

IPL 2024 MVP: Sunil Narine Races Away

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Match 54. IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders star Sunil Narine on the attack during the IPL 2024 game......

Who is Lando Norris?

IMAGE: McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates winning the Miami Grand Prix on the podium with the trophy. Photograph: Marco Bello/Reuters It is doubtful there has been a more popular winner of a......

MVP Race: Tough Task To Beat Sunil Narine

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 46. IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders star Sunil Narine on the attack during the IPL 2024 game......

How Samson, Chahal, Dube Made The Cut

Unlike the IPL, the wickets in the United States and the West Indies could be slow and could assist spinners.That could be why India went in for experience in their batting ahead of strike rates,......