'High time we bring back paper ballots'

'How come the BJP won even in the Muslim belt? I am 100% sure that the BJP would not win in the Muslim belt.' IMAGE: EVMs being distributed on the eve of the Rajasthan assembly elections.......

Congress wins 12 seats with margin of over 50,000 votes

Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar was among 12 party candidates who defeated their closest rivals by a margin of over 50,000 votes in the state assembly results declared on Saturday. IMAGE:......

How I Solved The Bomb Blasts Case

'We first collected samples from all the bomb blast sites.''We had to find what was common among them.' All illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Dr Rukmani Krishnamurthy, 74, is India's......

Rahul May Find Reprieve In Law

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi can get reprieve from being disqualified as a member of Parliament under The Representation of People's Act until his appeal comes before a higher court in Gujarat.......

Mr Modi, it's time to pay back middle class on fuel prices

It is time he stood up and assured the middle class that they can count on him as one of their own, says Dr Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: A Bharat Petroleum fuel station in New Delhi. Photograph: Prabhat......

GDP collapse: 'Policy paralysis in this government'

'It is not simply demonetisation or GST, it is this government's failure to manage the financial sector crisis.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Many, many, people are looking at......

The men behind Sitharaman's 2nd Budget

From IAS officers to economists, Arup Roychoudhury lists the seven men who will give shape to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 2020 Budget. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo Finance......

ISB professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian is India's new chief economic advisor

A PhD from Chicago-Booth and a top-ranking IIT-IIM alumnus, Krishnamurthy Subramanian is one of the world’s leading experts in banking, corporate governance and economic policy The......

'Your love for your motherland is timeless...Evergreen'

'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase its greatness to the world?' IMAGE: Mahima Chaudry sings I Love My India in Pardes. As India enters its 75th year of Independence on......

Supertstar Rajinikanth awarded Padma Vibhushan

The latest updates from the film industry. The Thalaiva of Indian cinema Rajinikanth will be honoured with the second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, for his contribution to the......

'A woman of her times and yet someone belonging to Gandhiji's era'

'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar.'......

'We're celebrating Modi becoming prime minister'

'Americans understand India as an emerging superpower, they do not understand that we'd already arrived.' Indian-American actor Akshay Kapoor, on what to expect at New York's Madison Square Garden......

Kiwi With Bengaluru Link Lights Up Modi Stadium

Four years ago he watched the World Cup final in a Bengaluru pub. On Thursday, Rachin Ravindra scored a 100 in the World Cup 2023 opening game. IMAGE: Rachin Ravindra enjoyed a memorable World Cup......

Indian eves suffer six-wicket defeat to Windies in opening T20I

The Indian women's cricket team slumped to a six-wicket defeat at the hands of West Indies in the opening Twenty20 international of the three-match series at the Dr. Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA......

BCCI committees for 2011-12

Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday. Working Committee for......

'Weather would be a worry'

The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2006 received a tremendous boost when celebrities from various walks of life got together at the Hotel Hilton Towers in Mumbai on Tuesday to promote Asia's......