'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

'Nearly 13,000 individuals have been charged for sedition since 2010.' 'If the Supreme Court stay ever gets vacated, arrests will follow immediately.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last......

'Ajit Pawar will not accept anything less than CM post'

All the current political upheavals in Maharashtra are with the 2024 elections in mind and there is a degree of white-knuckle tension in all parties, reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Nationalist......

Badal used the carrot and stick to play with Punjab militancy

Panthic politics came easily to Parkash Singh Badal, but he was quick to abandon it when it became a problem, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi touches Akali Dal leader......

'Bommai will struggle to lead BJP to victory in Karnataka'

'Some of his ministers have performed abysmally, and Bommai has faced an unwanted campaign of religious polarisation imposed by national BJP leaders.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

'Aim to make FAME scheme more transparent'

'The aim is also to probe how the ministry and testing agencies made negligence in examining these OEMs, so that such negligence is avoided in the future.' Photograph: Aditi Shah/Reuters After......

Why electric two-wheelers missed the ambitious 1 million sales target

Several manufacturers are under the scanner for alleged violations of the local sourcing rules under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles scheme; also consumer sentiment has......

Ola unveils 5 electric motorcycles, launch planned next year

Ola Electric on Thursday teased five new electric motorcycles that the SoftBank-backed company is working on, announcing the range after selling electric scooters. Photograph: Aditi Shah/Reuters......

Nearly 100% of 2-wheeler market will shift to EVs in 3 yrs: Bhavish Agarwal

Ola Electric will roll out its complete offering of electric scooters and motorcycles in each segment of the market — premium, mass premium, and economical — in the next 12 months in a......

Date Night For Aditi-Siddharth

The who's who of Bollywood made sure to attend Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.  Alia, Ananya, Sonakshi Watch Heeramandi Aditi Rao Hydari, who......

Alia, Ananya, Sonakshi Watch Heeramandi

Everyone in Bollywood seemed to have the same entry in their busy dairy schedules on April 24: Attend the grand screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic Web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.......

Bollywood's Most Mesmerising Tawaif? VOTE!

Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold. Under those resplendent adas and thumkas though, often......

Who's That Girl With Ranveer?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Shankaraditi Shankar/Instagram Besides Tamil superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, the wedding festivities of S Shankar's elder daughter Aishwarya and Tarun......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 29

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action in the mixed doubles semifinals on Friday. Photograph: SAI Media/X Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

Asian Games 2023 Schedule

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou officially opens on Saturday, September 23. While some events like football, rowing and volleyball have already begun, the other big-ticket sports start over the......