Who is VHP to decide?: Union Minister on 'Hindu only' garba diktat

Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday criticised the Vishva Hindu Parishad's (VHP) advisory that only Hindus should be given entry to 'garba' events during Navratri, saying such calls were......

VHP wants Hindu-only garba events, asks to check Aadhaar

The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Saturday said only Hindus must be given entry to 'garba' events marking Navratri and advised organisers to check the Aadhaar card of entrants for identification. IMAGE:......

India slams UN report linking Pahalgam attack to Myanmar refugees

India has strongly rejected “baseless observations” made by a United Nations expert on Myanmar that refugees from the Southeast Asian nation were “under severe pressure” following the......

Read Nehru-Patel letters: Kharge to Modi on Kashmir remarks

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday over his claim that Jawaharlal Nehru was not in favour of Kashmir's accession to India and challenged him to......

Smallcaps Face Their Toughest Samvat Yet

'Defence, capital goods, engineering, capital market-related stocks, autos, and cement sectors are my bullish bets for Samvat 2082.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has......

'Next Samvat Could See Equities Align With Economic Growth'

'The outlook for the next Samvat is more constructive, as many of the earlier drags are gradually becoming supports.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff It's been a testing first half of......

Succession Vacuum Fuels Family Feuds In India Inc

Unresolved succession plans and informal ownership structures are fuelling bitter family fights across India's corporate boardrooms. IMAGE: Karisma Kapoor with Sunjay Kapoor. Photograph: Rediff......

India's net direct tax receipts down 1.3%, corporate taxes slip 3.7%

India’s net direct tax collections contracted 1.3 per cent to about Rs 5.63 trillion as of July 10, with corporate taxes dropping 3.7 per cent and non-corporate taxes recording a fractional 0.04......

'We are not pointing a finger at any community'

'I don't know what people will say, but as a liberal Muslim I can say that I had no problems with the viewpoint of the film. Because we are not maligning any community, if we were, I wouldn't have......

'Bharat Is Blessed To Have Bhupen Hazarika'

'That a song can carry the weight of a people's dreams and move hearts across the world.'On Bhupen Hazarika's 99th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays rich tribute to the legendary......

Sarfaraz: 'Selectors Will Always Have A Plan'

'Sometimes it might look wrong in the fans' eyes, but please don't twist things or create narratives that aren't even close to the truth.' IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan last played for India in the home......

What's Sachin Telling Raj Thackeray?

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar with Raj Thackeray at the inauguration of the newly renovated Shivaji Park Gymkhana in Mumbai on Monday, September 22, 2025. All Photographs: ANI Photo Sachin Tendulkar was......

IPL star offers prayers at Mahakal Temple

IMAGE: Indian cricketer Nitish Rana offers prayers at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, on Tuesday. Photograph: BCCI Indian cricketer Nitish Rana offered prayers at the Shri Mahakaleshwar......

Asia Cup: Gill, Jaiswal unlikely; Iyer in contention

Gill's most recent T20 outing came in IPL 2025, where he scored 650 runs at a strike rate of almost 156, with six fifties in 15 matches, finishing as the fourth-highest run-getter. IMAGE: if the......

HC Orders Trial In Dhoni's 100 Cr Defamation Case

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni had filed the defamation suit in 2014 against Zee Media Corporation, Sudhir Chaudhary-Editor & Business Head of Zee News, IPS Officer G Sampath Kumar, and News Nation......