Today, a friendship forged by common ideals behind prison walls has become a transactional understanding, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greets Rashtriya Janata Dal......
'If the Opposition does make a dent, it could encourage the efforts of regional parties to come together for the larger battle in 2024 and mark the beginning of a new anti-BJP politics.' IMAGE:......
Whether he succeeds in becoming chief minister again or not, Akhilesh is finally out of the shadow cast by his family, but without losing a sense of balance, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Samajwadi......
With several political stalwarts of Uttar Pradesh no longer on the scene, it will be keenly watched how their children lead at the hustings this time without their formidable presence. IMAGE:......
Malik believes he can solve the problems of farmers and is sending signals to the government to give him a chance, reports Aditi Phadnis IMAGE: Satya Pal Malik, then Jammu and Kashmir governor,......
It would be a difficult task for the Indian economy to reach the $5-trillion mark a year before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projection of 2026-27. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
The Union government could target a fiscal deficit of 5.8-6 per cent of nominal GDP for 2023-24, and it should continue its capital expenditure push and look to simplify the personal income tax......
After the government sought Parliament's nod for a second batch of supplementary demand for grants that will cause a hit of Rs 2.99 trillion to the exchequer, doubts suddenly arose about the......
The Budget announcements have been made. The finance minister changed the tax slabs giving more money in the hands of the people. However, he also hiked duty on petroleum leading to a fuel price......
India unexpectedly raised gasoline and diesel prices by as much as 10 per cent on Wednesday, its first increase this year, passing some of oil rally into an economy just beginning to......
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Wednesday. Sonam Kapoor arrives in Mumbai. Her parents Sunita and Anil Kapoor and sister Rhea, who haven't met her in......
Mandira Bedi was inconsolable at her husband Raj Kaushal's funeral, which was held at the Shivaji Park crematorium in north central Mumbai on Wednesday morning. Kaushal, who had directed movies......
If only The Girl on the Train was as invested in its potential as it is in Parineeti Chopra's kajalin the film, sighs Sukanya Verma. Although I cracked its suspense 100 pages too soon, I enjoyed......
You must watch The Sky is Pink just for Priyanka Chopra, applauds Sukanya Verma. The hardest thing is to walk back into an empty room once inhabited by life. Pain is not to be discriminated......
'My life hasn't changed much, in terms of how I travel and work since I got married.''Nick and I are both work-oriented and have a lot of drive and ambition.''But two countries are a part of it, so......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy President of India/X India's best-performing athletes were on Tuesday conferred with the national sports awards by President Droupadi Murmu in a regal ceremony where......
Sports Ministry confirms Satwik, Chirag for Khel Ratna, Shami and 25 others for Arjuna award Photograph: Kind Courtesy Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy/Instagram The Sports Ministry on Wednesday put its......
IMAGE: Shami was the leading wicket-taker in the World Cup, with 24 wickets to his name in seven outings. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Pacer Mohammed Shami, one of the architects of India's......
IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain will be in action in the boxing 75kg semifinal contest on Tuesday. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Archery/X Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday, October 2. Aquatics - Diving London Singh – M 1m Springboard – Final......