1905: The Partition Before Partition

The partition of Bengal in 1905 split more than a province, it touched people's hearts and awakened India's fight for freedom. IMAGE: A vendor is seen tying a rakhi on a boy in Calcutta on October......

DMK's bitter-sweet victory!

The DMK has performed well in the general election and will get more seats than its rival, the AIADMK, in the by-elections. But this victory won't help them, reports A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com.......

Sardar Patel, The Man Who United India

The rising tide of Indian nationalism meant that the people of princely states now were keen to become a part of a united and integrated India rather than remain subjects of a princely state. The......

TDP-YSR Congress battle over Tirupati laddus turns bitter

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's claim that animal fat was used in Tirupati laddus during the previous government triggered a massive political row on Thursday with the YSRCP......

A 'bitter pill' for India's sugar industry

Industry staring at a record surplus by next year The Indian sugar industry, second largest in the world, is creating a not-so-sweet trap for itself. Early this year, millers were keen to export......

Sweet deal for Cadbury India's shareholders

The chocolate may turn a tad bitter for Cadbury India. In a clear victory for the chocolate maker's minority shareholders, Ernst & Young (E&Y)--the Bombay High Court-appointed valuer--has......

Chocolate brands in a bitter fight

With Diwali just less than a week away, Gujarat is witnessing a boom in chocolate sales and a stiff competition among the leading brands.Cadbury India Ltd and Gujarat-based Amul are in the......

The many faces of RBI guv Rajan on his last 'big day'

Raghuram Rajan's last monetary policy announcement held no surprise, with the Repo rate retained at 6.5 per cent. There is plenty of liquidity in the banking system, thus not necessitating an......

Bakaiti Review: Family Business

Unlike the TVF shows that manage to mine humour and nostalgia for family bonds that are seen to be fraying in real life, the ordinariness of Bakaiti becomes its stumbling block, observes Deepa......

'When Your Tapasya Is Successful, You Feel Very Good'

It was a beautiful Monday for many film folk, as they were conferred with Padma Awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Droupadi Murmu. The awards are among India's highest civilian......

Guess Who Is Rakul's Favourite?

Priyanka gets ready for bhai ki shaadi... Parineeti busy shooting... Urmila turns 51... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakul Singh/Instagram 'Main apni favorite hoon,' says Rakul Singh.  ......

Mrunal's Special Prayer For #GudiPadwa

Stars celebrate Gudi Padwa, Ugadi and Chaitra Navratri on Sunday, and share pretty pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mrunal Thakur/Instagram Mrunal Thakur wishes fans on Gudi......

Colombia, Costa Rica seek to join the 'Bitter Sweet club'

Colombia and Costa Rica will be trying to break into - and quickly escape from - an exclusive group of World Cup semi-finalists which could be known as the Bitter Sweet club. There are only eight......

Bitter-sweet decision, Bhupathi may have tough time: Amritraj

India's outgoing Davis Cup captain Anand Amritraj termed as bitter-sweet, the All India Tennis Association's (AITA) decision to hand him a farewell tie in February and predicted some tough time......

Bitter-sweet day for New Zealand, says Wagner

New Zealand bowler Neil Wagner on Saturday said that the hosts will not be hitting the panic button just yet as they are confident of taking remaining Indian wickets needed for victory in the first......

Das praises bowlers as Bangladesh snap SL's streak

IMAGE: Bangladesh's Mahedi Hasan with his teammates celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis during the Asia Cup 2025 match against Bangladesh, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in......

Canada GP: Hamilton equals Schumi with bitter-sweet win

'It's been ultimately a really great race between two different teams and it ends with a bit of a ... negative. It does kind of feel like a deflated win' IMAGE: Race winner Mercedes' British......