Biz tycoons LN Mittal, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw among electoral bond buyers

Corporate donations worth thousands of crores to political parties through now-scrapped electoral bonds may have hit the headlines, but there were also 132 such bonds of just Rs 1,000 each bought......

UP cabinet minister Kamal Rani succumbs to COVID-19

Uttar Pradesh Minister Kamal Rani Varun, the only woman cabinet minister in the state, died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Lucknow on Sunday. She was 62.   IMAGE: Health workers carry mortal......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Maha registers over 60% voter turnout, Haryana 65%

IMAGE: Voters show their inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station for the Haryana assembly elections, in Faridabad, on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo Maharashtra assembly......

The riddle behind Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal's $2-bn deal

A deal, where a founder has brought back stake from early investors before an initial public offering, is unheard of in India or pretty much anywhere else, analysts pointed out. After the initial......

Ritesh Agarwal on OYO's global ambitions and more

'As a new-age hospitality firm, we are offering great living spaces throughout our 112+ Oyo Hotels in more than 60 cities and 21 states. 'With our newest hotel in Las Vegas, we are excited to cater......

Why IPO-bound OYO seeks to rename parent firm

OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal has invited name suggestions for its parent firm Oravel Stays, in a strategic move as the global travel tech platform prepares to launch its IPO and looks to have more......

Indian startups raise $1.65 bn in February

Indian startups raised a total of $1.65 billion (about Rs 14,418 crore) in funding at a median valuation of $83.2 million in February 2025, according to data from Traxcn. Illustration: Dominic......