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Former CEC Navin Chawla dies at 79

Former chief election commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla passed away on Saturday, ex-CEC SY Quraishi said. He was 79. IMAGE: Navin Chawla was the chief election commissioner from April 2009 to July......

No seat deal yet, Cong issues first list in Bihar

The Congress on Thursday released its first list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, fielding its state unit chief Rajesh Ram from Kutumba seat and Congress Legislature......

Wankhede promotion row: HC fines Centre for concealing facts

The Delhi high court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 20,000 on the central government for concealing certain facts in its plea seeking review of an order relating to the promotion of IRS officer and......

Portion of bridge collapses in Bihar's Jamui

A portion of an old and defunct bridge over the Ulai river in Bihar's Jamui district caved in, officials said on Saturday. IMAGE: A portion of a defunct bridge over the Ulai river in Bihar's Jamui......

2020 Delhi riots: Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam denied bail

The Delhi high court on Tuesday denied bail to activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven others facing prosecution in a UAPA case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020......

SC dismisses Byju Raveendran's plea against NCLAT order

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea of Byju Raveendran, the promoter of Think and Learn Private Limited that operates ed-Tech firm Byju, challenging an NCLAT order which has mandated that......

Why Mid, Smallcap Stocks Are Crashing In 2025

The last time these two indexes recorded a negative performance on a calendar year basis was in CY19. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh for Rediff.com It has been a disastrous start for the mid-and......

Market litmus may turn red for chemicals sector

The chemicals sector’s recovery could be delayed until FY25 if the current trends of weak demand and flat pricing continue. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters Following a subdued September......

Navin Kumar to be Prasar Bharati CEO

Doordarshan director-general Navin Kumar is tipped to take over as CEO of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1975-batch Bihar cadre officer, he takes over from K S Sarma, who demitted office......

Predictions of normal monsoon boost prospects for domestic agrochem firms

With a normal monsoon predicted in India this year by private weather forecasting agency Skymet and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), prospects for domestic agrochemical or agri-input......

Know Who Amitabh's Friends Are?

'I don't have many friends. The ones that I have, I'm very proud of and happy with.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Dostana. Amitabh Bachchan's Dostana turns 45 this year, and sends the actor down......

Who Says Lata Couldn't Be Sensuous?

Lata Mangeshkar was famously prim and propah to the point of being particular about the songs she sang. Double meaning or vulgar lyrics were a hard no, but the legendary singer didn't hold out......

10 Male Bonding Movies On OTT

IMAGE: Shashank Arora, Anuj Singh Duhan, Adarsh Gourav and Vineet Kumar Singh in Superboys Of Malegaon. Reema Kagti's new release Superboys Of Malegaon has a heartwarming track about a group of......

Women's Friendships: 10 Movies To Watch

While men continue to celebrate friendship in style, even in films made by a female director, for instance, Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara by Zoya Akhtar or Happy New Year by Farah Khan and the recent......

'Neena Gupta And I Would Fight A Lot'

'I need to work to find some joy in this life.' IMAGE: Kanwaljit Singh with wife Anooradha Patel. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anooradha Patel/Instagram Kanwaljit Singh loved the fact that everyone......

Nepal Make History With Shock Win Over West Indies

Nepal beat two-time T20I World champions to register their first-ever win against a Full Member IMAGE: Skipper Rohit Paudel top-scored with 38 runs as Nepal beat the West Indies by 19 runs in the......

Syed Modi: Rohan-Ashwini pair enters second round of mixed doubles

IMAGE: Ashwini Ponnappa and Rohan Kapoor marched into the second round. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters The seasoned Ashwini Ponnappa and her partner Rohan Kapoor entered the second round......