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'This Election Commission Has To Go!'

'The current Election Commission functions more like a government department than an autonomous body.' IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, flanked by Election Commissioners Sukhbir......

Israel's war on Gaza is genocide: UN Commission

A United Nations commission of inquiry has found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. IMAGE: A woman holds a poster during a protest against Israel's actions in Gaza,......

Bangladesh to hold general elections on February 12

Bangladesh will hold the general elections on February 12, its first since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in a violent student-led protest in August 2024. IMAGE: A......

Fadnavis slams decision to postpone local body polls

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday sharply criticised the State Election Commission's (SEC) decision to postpone some of the upcoming local body elections, terming the move......

EC dismisses Trinamool charge of SIR-related deaths

A Trinamool Congress delegation on Friday alleged before the Election Commission top brass that around 40 SIR-related deaths had occurred in West Bengal so far, a charge junked by the poll......

Centre races to rescue failing power discoms

After four failed reform drives, a new plan aims to rescue India's debt-laden power discoms through privatisation, accountability and long-term financial fixes. Kindly note the image has been......

Budget 2026: Nirmalaji's Challenges, Opportunities

The best course for the government at this time would be to tighten the seat belt a little more, without compromising on its investments in creating better infrastructure and giving a push to......

SC seeks replies from Centre, CBI, ED, Anil Ambani on PIL

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, CBI, ED, Anil Ambani and the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe......

India rejects IMF view that US tariffs will stay indefinitely, hit growth

IMF’s Article 4 consultation report on India The Indian government has expressed its disagreement with the IMF staff’s ‘baseline’ assumption that the 50 per cent US tariffs on its goods......

Persistent CEO Sandeep Kalra Tops India Inc Salary Charts

BSE 200 companies together paid 5,819.75 crore as remuneration to their CEOs and directors in FY25, up from 5,352.8 crore a year earlier. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Sandeep Kalra, CEO of......

The Om Puri You Never Knew

'One is not allowed to smoke on the sets of a Hollywood film even during a break.''When I asked an assistant to suggest some place where I could light a cigarette, he recommended the bad boys'......

UCI disbands Armstrong independent commission

Cycling's world governing body has disbanding the Independent Commission which investigated the Lance Armstrong doping scandal in favour of a “truth and reconciliation process”, the UCI......

Remarks against Naroditsky land Kramnik in soup!

Naroditsky had faced unsubstantiated allegations of cheating from Kramnik months before his shocking demise at 29 in North Carolina, USA. IMAGE: Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik alluded in a......

'Biggest reform in sports since independence': LS passes Sports Bill

'This bill will ensure accountability, ensure justice, best governance in sports federations.' IMAGE: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the Sports Bill is a key reform aimed at building a......