Aligarh Muslims say this election crucial for community

Campaigning in Aligarh is subdued with major parties focusing on their core support bases. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the 'Bharat......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Ghulam Nabi Azad to contest Lok Sabha polls from...

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Anantnag -Rajouri constituency, his party Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) said.......

Chirag's LJP seals pact with BJP in Bihar, may get 5 seats

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan said on Wednesday that his party has finalised a seat-sharing formula with the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Lok Sabha polls and all his......

Very tough times lie ahead for next govt

'The new government will have to contend with slowing economic growth, weak private investment, anaemic exports and vulnerable external imbalances, a stressed financial system, mounting fiscal......

'He comes out with so many novel ideas'

'The trading community will be a priority for Modi when he forms the next government.'Subhayan Chakraborty and Nivedita Mookerji report. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Five years ago, then......

Is RSS union trying to split India's trade unions?

BMS allies with breakaway faction of Congress-affiliated INTUC.This marks a new chapter in India's trade union movement, reports Somesh Jha. IMAGE: A Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh rally. Photograph:......

Smart meters soon for those living in Gurgaon, Kanpur, Lucknow

While consumers will be paying a higher upfront cost for smart metering, the share in the efficiency gains could more than offset this higher spend A van circles a residential or commercial......