None of its candidates won. Most of them lost badly. IMAGE: Sayar Ahmed Reshi, the Jamaat-backed Independent candidate from Kulgam. Photograph: Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com The......
Deriving from Narendra Modi's continuing charisma, the proposed scheme, if and when implemented, can cut both ways. That is to say, if Modi can win, he can lose. Or, someone else in his place,......
By castigating the reforms themselves because of the remediable and reversible defaults here and there in carrying them out, Yashwant Sinha is throwing out the baby along with the bath water, says......
There is, between Rao's tenure as PM and the current Modi regime, a powerful resonance of how transition can be managed.Rao's tenure saw many scams -- one where he was supposedly approached by......
Ukrainian forces recently took back control of Kherson as well as swaths of its surrounding regions after Russia pulled its forces back to the other side of the Dnipro river. Kherson was the only......
Once declared a dud stock, Suzlon has generated stellar returns for investors thus far this calendar year. Photograph: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, Suzlon’s share......
Treasury gains helped ICICI Bank post a nearly 10 per cent increase in the consolidated net profit for the April-June quarter at Rs 11,696 crore on Saturday. Photograph: Francis......
Next time if you want to sell your dud stocks in the market, beware.You might end up in paying a huge amount out of your pocket, if your broker sells only a small part of your order.The removal of......
On November 12, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to ring in uniformity in asset classification and income recognition across all lending institutions. Illustration: Dominic......
These together account for 40 per cent of bad loans of around Rs 4 trillion. With the RBI's deadline ending on Wednesday to resolve the 28 large stressed accounts that the regulator had identified......
The comedy is unfunny, the emotional bits are dubious and the music forgettable in Heer Express, observes Deepa Gahlot. The titular Heer (played by newcomer Divita Juneja) is one of those annoying......
'Before Gadar 2, I was a nobody.''Once Gadar 2 happened, my director was like, you're meant for the movies, girl.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Simratt Kaur Randhawa/Instagram Vivek Agnihotri's The......
IMAGE: Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty at the Hunter 2 launch. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty met their "biggest fan", who came to cheer them at the......
IMAGE: Kapil Sharma with Salman Khan. The word 'comedy' is missing from the title of the Netflix show, The Great Indian Kapil Show. One wonders why. After all, Kapil is synonymous with......
'Even today, people recognise me wherever I go. They come up and say 'Aap Maine Pyar Kiya mein thi, na?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pervien Dastur Irani Where did the curly-haired vamp with the......
In typically understated celebration, Root smiled and shrugged at cheering teammates before getting on with the job. IMAGE: Joe Root scored his first Test century in Australia, an unbeaten 135......
IMAGE: Bengaluru FC have held on to their top spot in the standings with 10 points in four matches. Photograph: Indian Super League Bengaluru FC held Mumbai City FC to a goalless draw to continue......
IMAGE: Will SRH's openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head rediscover their form against Gujarat Titans? Photograph: BCCI Sunrisers Hyderabad will certainly look to introspect on their......
‘I do work on my batting in the nets. We wait for these moments, these opportunities, to contribute with the bat.’ IMAGE: Shardul Thakur top-scored for India with a counter-attacking......
IMAGE: India will look to wrap up the five-match series with a win in Ranchi. Photograph: BCCI/X India will secure a series victory with a win against England in the third Test beginning in Ranchi......