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Remarks on soldiers: Rahul Gandhi may appear in UP court on Tuesday

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is supposed to appear in the MP-MLA special magistrate court on Tuesday in the case of making defamatory statements against Indian soldiers during......

Rahul Gandhi granted bail in defamation case

A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his......

UP court summons Rahul over remarks on Army

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by a court in Lucknow over his alleged defamatory remarks against the army in December 2022 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. IMAGE: Congress leader......

BJP MLA falls on rail tracks while flagging off Vande Bharat train

Bharatiya Janata Party's Etawah MLA Sarita Bhadauriya fell onto the railway tracks while vying to wave the green flag for the Agra-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express on Monday. IMAGE: MLA Sarita......

Hindu outfit removes Sai Baba statues from Varanasi temples

Statues of Sai Baba were removed from multiple temples in Varanasi on Tuesday following a campaign launched by a group called 'Sanatan Rakshak Dal'. IMAGE: Maharashtra deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit......

'Indian economic growth still lopsided'

The pattern of economic growth in India is lop-sided, leaving a vast section of the society vulnerable, says an economist from Jawaharlal Nehru University. "This kind of pattern of growth......

High commodity prices hit India Inc's profits, margins

The inflation scare is the strongest among manufacturers of consumer goods such as automobiles, consumer durables, and FMCG. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com After the hit of the pandemic,......

New risks that threaten short-term debt schemes

Nearly three-fourths of the debt money, as of April 30, 2019, was invested in securities with duration of less than three years. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Mutual funds are facing a......

Can corporate tax cuts boost growth?

'Tax cuts will have only marginal effects in the short run and significant positive effects in the medium term,' says Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the Government of......

How effective will be PM's high-powered team in Paris meet?

India has suffered previously, especially from having small teams at the talks India’s team of negotiators for the United Nations Climate Change conference in Paris comprises officials drawn......

Movies COMING UP In 2025

Just a handful of movies became successes in 2024. But 2025 brings us hope for many more. In this multi-part series, Joginder Tuteja brings us the theatrical releases of 2025. FatehRelease......

Kadak Singh Review: Requiem For The Moaner

To steer clear of sanctimonious newspaper stories all your life, and then be saddled with movies like Kadak Singh -- now there's a rotten bit of luck worth moaning about, sighs Sreehari Nair.......

PIX: Himesh, Alka Yagnik at Mirchi Music Awards jury meet

The seventh Mirchi Music Awards jury meet was held at JW Marriott, Juhu, a western suburb of Mumbai. Quite a few singers and musicians turned up for the event: Himesh Reshammiya, looking......

PIX: Rakhi Sawant, Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt get together!

The seventh Royal Stag Mirchi Music awards were held at the Yash Raj studio in Andheri, a western suburb of Mumbai, on Thursday, February 26. Quite a few film personalities made sure to attend.......

Why Cheat India flops, Uri is a hit!

The hits and misses of the week. Vicky Kaushal's first solo release Uri: The Surgical Strike has become a hit in its second week. Emraan Hashmi wasn't as lucky, and his new release Why Cheat India......

Ranji Trophy: Lad, Patil rally Mumbai against champions Karnataka

Nikhil Patil (left) and Siddesh Lad during the course of their unfinished partnership of 175 for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy match against defending champions Karnataka at the Wankhede stadium.......

Ranji Trophy: Abhimanyu puts Bengal in command against TN

Youngster Abhimanyu Easwaran showed the way with a majestic 150 against Tamil Nadu to take bottom-placed Bengal in sight of their first outright win this season in the Ranji Trophy group A fixture......

Ranji round-up: Saha's unbeaten ton lifts Bengal from trouble

A round-up of the opening day's actions of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country. Not less than 48 hours after returning from the grueling tour to......

Ranji round-up: Uthappa blasts century, Yuvraj fails with the bat

Hubli: Robin Uthappa's 16th first-class century helped Karnataka take a big first-innings lead of 263 to take the home side to a strong position on second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match......

Ranji round-up: Mumbai avoid follow-on embarrassment vs Railways

Tail-ender Javed Khan, batting with a finger injury, saved Mumbai from following-on while chasing Railways' first innings score of 242 in the rain-truncated Ranji Trophy match, in Delhi, on......