Parliamentary panel bats for simultaneous LS, state polls

Batting for holding of simultaneous elections in the country, a parliamentary committee on Tuesday said this will reduce the burden on the exchequer, expenditure of political parties and also......

Prez approves Jeevan Raksha Padak awards for 40 people

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferring of Jeevan Raksha Padak awards for meritorious acts of saving lives to 40 people, including a Kerala man who will be honoured with the Sarvottam......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

Rajasthan Crisis: Explained: Anti-Defection Law

A major drawback of the Anti-Defection Law is the lack of precise definition of defection itself, points out Rup Narayan Das.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   In a democratic......

Black money: SC irked with Centre for not implementing orders

The Centre on Tuesday faced the ire of the Supreme Court for failing to implement its three-year-old directions, including setting up of a SIT to probe all cases of black money and disclosing......

Black money: SC appoints special probe team

The Supreme Court on Monday appointed a high-level special investigation team headed by former apex court judge B P Jeevan Reddy to monitor the investigation and the steps being taken to bring back......

3 ex-SC judges to decide Balco stake arbitration

V N Khare and S P Bharucha, both once Chief Justices of India, have been appointed to the arbitration panel to resolve the issue of sale of the government's residual 49 per cent stake in Bharat......

Aitraaz for MTN in India; from '04 till now

The word 'aitraaz' seems to have stuck with South African telecom major MTN in India -- from its first mention four years ago in a Bollywood blockbuster in 2004 to the two instances this year......

When Bollywood made EVIL So Much FUN!

Every story needs a hero and a villain. But sometimes one antagonist is just not enough. Take Director Sujeeth's hugely hyped Saaho for instance. Releasing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, the Prabhas......

'Dalam is an intelligent film'

Actress Piaa Bajpai’s Telugu filmography comprises Ninnu Kalisaka and Back Bench Student. She has done many more Tamil films -- her Tamil film Ko (Rangam in Telugu) brought her......

Sports Shorts: Meet India's new 400m champ

Vismaya beats Hima Das in 400m at Indian GP IMAGE: VK Vismaya crosses finish line. Photograph: PTI V K Vismaya stunned her fancied opponents, M R Poovamma and Hima Das, to win the gold medal in......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

IPL 8 Auction: No takers for these players!

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene The Players' Auction for the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League saw cash being splurged. - IPL 8 Auction: The players, their price - IPL......

Paes, Sania to lead Indian challenge at Asian Games

The Indian selectors reposed faith in Leander Paes as the 40-year-old veteran was on Saturday included in the Asian Games squad along with established stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna.The......

IPL: Hyderabad crush Delhi to rise to third

Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers fired in unison as they posted a comprehensive six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in the Pepsi Indian Premier League in Hyderabad on Saturday, brightening their......