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Numbers Don't Add Up For BJP In Tamil Nadu

Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral......

Pak Army Chief's Swift Reshuffle

Apart from partly meeting the resentment which may have built among 80th PMA officers, the appointments would seem to be based on sound professional considerations, notes Rana Banerji, who headed......

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions......

Did Pak Army Chief Sack This General?

Was Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal Safdar removed because he criticised army chief, General Asim Munir, asks Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at R&AW, India's external intelligence......

Rising prices, lack of jobs key issues, shows voter survey

62 per cent of respondents across various demographics, including villages, towns, and cities, perceived a greater difficulty in securing employment compared to the previous five years, shows......

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......

Bajaj Auto to pump Rs 3,000 crore into finance subsidiary

Bajaj Auto, India’s leading two-wheeler (2W) and three-wheeler (3W) maker, is scaling up its wholly owned finance subsidiary, Bajaj Auto Credit Ltd (BACL), with an investment of more than Rs......

Air India sacks over 180 non-flying staff

Air India has laid off more than 180 non-flying staff in recent weeks, sources said while the airline maintained that the affected people were not able to utilise the voluntary retirement schemes......

RBI bars IIFL Finance from disbursing gold loans

The Reserve Bank on Monday barred IIFL Finance Ltd from disbursing gold loans, with immediate effect following multiple supervisory concerns, including serious deviations in assaying and certifying......

Telecom industry wants govt to junk USOF, slash duties

Telecom services providers have urged the Ministry of Finance to suspend the universal service obligation (USOF) till the existing corpus is exhausted. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

Maidaan Review: Snooze Soccer

Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......

Yodha Review: Sturdy Sidharth Malhotra To The Rescue

It’s on the lead character's charm and rugged shoulders that Yodha shamelessly rests, giving Arun perfectly good reason to gloat, ‘Is picture ka hero main......

'I have been rejected many times because of my colour'

'I have trained Ravish Kumar, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan...''But if I approach somebody for work, I never get it.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikas Kumar/Instagram Vikas Kumar's......

When Juhi's Worst Nightmare Came True

'I was completely shattered, it was my first encounter with death.' An excerpt from Roshmila Bhattacharya's new book, Spooked! Bollywood's Encounters With The Paranormal. IMAGE: Juhi Chawla with......

Have You Watched These OTT Films Yet?

There may not have been anything as remarkable as 2022's Darlings or Qala on OTT in 2023, but the advantage of the medium is the variety of genres that can be found, and there are always surprises.......

Depression, undereating caused early retirement, reveals Lanning

IMAGE: Meg Lanning took a six-month mental health break after winning the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham to work in a coffee shop. Photographs: BCCI In a stunning disclosure,......

Patience and empathy drive new and improved Ishan Kishan

IMAGE: Ishan Kishan hit a 34-ball 69 in Mumbai Indians' successful chase against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. He is currently the leading run-getter for MI with 161 runs from five......

Prannoy, Sen to lead India's defence in Thomas Cup

Sindhu pulls out of Uber Cup IMAGE: The Indian team with their gold medals on winning the Thomas Cup. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/Twitter Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and the two top women's......

LSG hoping for good start from fit-again Rahul

IMAGE: Lucknow Super Giants captain K L Rahul needs to produce something special this IPL season what with the additional burden of strengthening his chances of making the T20 World Cup squad.......

Domestic umpiring standards under scanner after CK Nayudu Trophy howler

IMAGE: The CK Nayudu Trophy final was marred by umpiring blunder. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X The dubious dismissal of Karnataka opener Prakhar Chaturvedi in the recent Col. CK Nayudu Trophy U23......

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