'When maximum voter participation occurs, they do not vote to re-elect the incumbent government. They vote to change it.''How can anyone credibly suggest that crores of young voters -- particularly......
'Our politics is transparent -- it's about ensuring farmers don't die by suicide, about ensuring agriculture remains viable, about ensuring food security for the nation.''If that's politics, then......
Aiming to bolster combat readiness within its ranks, the Army has decided to recast its physical fitness norms with new prospective guidelines for its personnel -- from Agniveers to topmost......
'The Bhashini Mission has delivered a working technology at large scale, which is as good as or better than the one with MNC tech giants.' Photograph: Kind courtesy bhashini.gov.in One of the......
The Karur tragedy has exposed the huge gaps in Vijay's understanding of realpolitik, elections and political administration, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam Founder......
UPI crossed 20 billion monthly transactions for the first time in August 2025, with a transaction value of Rs 24.85 trillion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Higher adoption of India's......
Domestic markets saw the addition of nearly 3 million new dematerialised (demat) accounts in July, marking the highest monthly increase since December 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff......
We propose an expert group be set up to form a national strategy on digital fraud.This group would bring together skills in financial regulation, security economics, cyber defence, and public......
After overtaking foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in market ownership, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have further solidified their dominance. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff DII......
A ban on US-based high-frequency trader (HFT) Jane Street did little to dent activity in the derivatives segment, with July volumes rising 10 per cent month-on-month to an eight-month high.......
While Amitabh Bachchan's chemistry with his heroines -- from Jaya Bhaduri to Rekha to Hema Malini -- brought sizzle to his films, many of his biggest blockbusters have been powered by his......
Sejal Shah’s flatly-narrated timeline would probably serve better as a documentary, observes Sukanya Verma. Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s gift to embody individuals committed to their ideology......
'The satisfaction of making content only comes when it reaches theatres as you are directly connecting to the masses.' IMAGE: Khushi Kapoor and Ibrahim Ali Khan in Nadaaniyan. Direct to......
The Kardashians serve as a blueprint for The Tribe's own journey, observes Shristi Sahoo. IMAGE: Meet The Tribe. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alanna Panday/Instagram Making it big in today's social......
IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir in deep chat with Shubman Gill. Photograph: BCCI Vice-Captain Shubman Gill faces growing scrutiny after modest returns in the ongoing T20I series against Australia,......
IMAGE: Australia captain Mitch Marsh and India captain Shubhman Gill on Saturday, the eve of their opening ODI in Perth, on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI/X Even amid the emotional theme of Virat......
'It was a tough field, and I was nervous going in.''But once I stepped onto the court, I focused only on giving my best.' IMAGE: Anika Dubey, 15, has been rising in the Indian squash ranks with......
IMAGE: Brad Haddin with Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting ahead of their away match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Photograph: Punjab Kings/Instagram Punjab Kings (PBKS) assistant coach......
'We are seeing most of the batters are going for big shots and they want to look good on the field.' IMAGE: KKR's Rinku Singh is stumped by Punjab wicketkeeper Prabhsimran Singh off the bowling of......