After the Delhi mistake and the Lok Sabha setback, the Aam Aadmi Party looks to reinvent itself. Manavi Kapur and Somesh Jha deconstruct its game plan
The loss of three seats in the by-elections in Uttarakhand is a matter of concern for the BJP. In Bihar, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav and the Congress have stitched together a grand alliance to take on the NDA in 10 by-elections to be held there. Assembly elections are round the corner in 4-5 states. A bad performance there will evaporate the euphoria of the win in the Lok Sabha election, says Dharmendra Kumar Singh.
Lionel Messi scored his maiden goal for Paris St Germain in Tuesday's 2-0 Champions League victory against Manchester City.
Unless each attack drone can be neutralised, India will be literally deploying elephants to stamp out ants -- and the ants may still survive! points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
In spite of seasonal weakness which may drag Q4 revenue growth in FY14, the sector is upbeat about future.
It can be recalled that the market saw a massive 15.9 per cent sell-off in May 2004 after the surprise defeat of the NDA and a 15 per cent sensex rally after the emphatic re-election of the United Progressive Alliance in May 2009.
'Investors should be careful in getting carried away; although a reversal of IPO frenzy this time is taking longer than in the past.'
As investors brace for the announcement of election results, the Volatility Index is surging. Here's how to negotiate the turbulence.
Increasing US shale gas production should stabilise oil prices, in contrast to the spike of the past.
The markets snapped their three-day losing streak due to buying in index heavyweights and a rebound in IT stocks.
A month from now, once election results are out, prices could move with dizzying rapidity.
Don't rush to buy or sell aggressively. At best, exit stocks and mutual funds performing badly if there are profits.
While Bitcoin is giving sleepless nights to the regulators, it is only going to get bigger in India where the interest for the currency is on a rise.
The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 249 points higher at 20,957 levels and the 50-share Nifty was up 80 points at 6,241.
Exit polls conducted in the assembly elections indicated that BJP could win 3 out of 5 states which are set to declare poll results on December 8.
New Delhi has consigned to itself the role of the underdog, says Ajai Shukla
Even as we celebrate the legacy of Sachin Tendulkar, we should also appreciate the longevity and brilliance of Viswanathan Anand.
Palash Sen may not be India's biggest rockstar. He is however the frontman of Euphoria, a band that is popular in the college festival circuit. At his last concert held at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai on December 21, Sen managed to tick off a section of people who took offence to some of the things he said. In the days that followed his alleged remarks, Sen has found himself at the receiving end of a lot of ire, the beginning of which was first expressed in a blog by research student Arpita Phukan Biswas. With no official recording of the concert, the waters have been muddied by voices from both sides. Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande Bhot reports
CAT expert and IIM-Kharagpur alumnus Ravi Handa tells you how to ace the MBA entrance test.
Over the last few months, the Indian economy has been on nothing short of a roller-coaster ride.
For the Japanese living in India it was like a dream come true when they took a walk in Delhi's Lodhi Gardens along with the Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Rediff.com's Vipin Vijayan captures the euphoria
Former India all-rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla tells Bikash Mohapatra there will not be any pressure on the batting legend in his farewell Tests as he handled it so well in all these years.
Raghuram Rajan says he's not beholden to the Finance Ministry nor does he go around with the fear of being fired.
Over 25 per cent of the net flows have been directed toward the large-cap category as investors preferred to put money in the top 100 stocks by market capitalisation because the segment has been the most resilient over the past year.
In the outsourcing context, providers have traditionally looked at building and deploying solutions that alleviate the client's business challenges without disturbing the status quo drastically.
'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'
Even as the euphoria over India's bronze medal win in the junior women's hockey World Cup is yet to die down, former senior men's team chief coach Michael Nobbs has claimed that seven of the players were anaemic.
Priority will be to maintain a balance between sector's growth and consumer welfare.
Andy Murray's triumph at Wimbledon, says Bikash Mohapatra, is an indication that the 26-year-old has got over the mental barrier that haunted him ever since he was anointed the next 'British' hope.
A sense of euphoria gripped Pakistan soon after the Greenshirts upstaged a strong Indian side in the Champions Trophy final at the Oval on Sunday.
International multi-brand retail chains have all pushed their India plans to 2013.
Govt to review decision after demand assessment.
In their first Test match in a summer dominated by the one-day World Cup, England could not even muster three figures against a nation playing its third Test match ever.
Equity MF schemes recorded worst inflows in three and a half years at Rs 1,311 crore for November. Investors across the board have taken money off the table as markets have scaled new highs. Industry experts said SIPs had stayed intact, which is a healthy sign for the MF industry.
On the iconic musician's 19th death anniversary, Sukanya Verma shares her 30 favourite RD compositions.
The New Year could bring some cheer among bankers, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to start the rate easing cycle as early as January, during the third quarter review of monetary policy.
What is the actress thinking? We take three guesses.
Pranab Mukherjee is likely to be advised on crucial issues by Omita Paul once he moves into Rashtrapati Bhawan, writes Santosh Tiwari.
The results have shown that the voters of Gujarat have rejected the state Congress as an alternative and a workable option for Modi.
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