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Sonia cuts lone figure in Parliament with senior Cong leaders stuck in Srinagar

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi sat alone in her designated front row bench in Parliament's Central Hall during the president's address on Tuesday as senior leaders of her party remained stuck in......

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

'Nari shakti', festivals, spirituality themes of this year's states' tableaux

"Nari shakti" and women empowerment dominated the theme of tableaux of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Tripura at the Republic Day parade here on Thursday. IMAGE: Kerala presents......

Full text: President's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day 2023

Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of the Republic Day 2023. Dear fellow citizens, Namaskar! On the eve of the 74th Republic Day, I extend my......

The Lady Who Will Lead IAF Contingent

Helicopter pilot Squadron Leader Sindhu Reddy will lead the IAF's 144-member all male marching contingent at Thursday's Republic Day Parade. IMAGE: Squadron Leader Sindhu Reddy during parade......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

Women Leaders: A Way To IPO Success?

Indian society may be more advanced than we think it is, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As soon as I saw the title of the research paper 'How do markets......

Mother Dairy hikes milk prices by Rs 2/litre

Mother Dairy hiked milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in the Delhi-NCR market effective Tuesday, citing an increase in its procurement rate of raw milk from producers. This is the fifth increase in......

Sensex hits record high; closes at 62,273

Equity benchmark BSE Sensex closed at an all-time high of 62,272.68 on Thursday, tracking a firm trend in global markets after the US Fed minutes indicated a slower pace of rate increase that......

Yet Another Blockbuster Night For Kartik

The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards saw the who's who of Bollywood on the red carpet. The ladies looked gorgeous but the men made some smart clicks too. Kartik......

Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh Review: Idea Gone Astray

A movie that seeks to explore 'alternate history' can't be so superficial, sighs Utkarsh Mishra. Over a decade ago, with my limited reading on the subject, I often tried to explore the idea of......

'Vajpayee saw Seeta Aur Geeta 25 times'

'When I met Atalji for the first time, he wouldn't look at me. He seemed very embarrassed.' IMAGE: Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini in Andaz. One of Indian cinema's most influential film-makers......

'When you bring Oscar to India, please let me touch it'

On January 24, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the Oscar nominees for 2023, it would be a surprise if RRR doesn't make the cut, declares Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Not......

How I Finally Played Gandhi In A Film

'Top actors like Ben Kingsley, who played Gandhiji, had already raised the bar.''I hoped that Rajkumar Santoshi would be satisfied with my acting.' IMAGE: Chinmay Mandlekar as Nathuram Godse and......

Women's U-19 World Cup: Meet the winners

They can't be anonymous anymore. But, even in a cricket- obsessed India, very few would have heard of them before their campaign in the U-19 World Cup culminated in the country's maiden ICC triumph......

Deepika back in training just 20 days after having baby!

IMAGE: With just one year to go before Paris 2024, Deepika is well aware that it's "now-or-never". Photograph: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Exactly a month ago, Deepika Kumari, the......

When Pelemania Gripped India

The enormous structured global advertising machinery that surrounds every football game on the planet today?Pele was perhaps single-handedly responsible for all of it.By just being brilliant,......

Sand Sculpture Wishes Pant Recovery

IMAGE: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture of Rishabh Pant. Photograph: Sudarsan Pattnaik/Twitter Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of Rishabh Pant at the......

Rishabh Pant's brain, spinal cord scan results 'normal'

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant receives treatment after his car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway, on Friday. Photograph: PTI India's star cricketer Rishabh Pant suffered multiple......

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