LS polls: Can BJP emerge as an alternative to DMK, AIADMK in TN?

The Bharatiya Janata Party's ambition to emerge as a force challenging Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu and determination to retain its strongholds across the country will be put to a stern test on......

Bijnor's Special Place In Mayawati's Heart

The BSP leader won the Bijnor Lok Sabha seat in 1989, her first electoral triumph.   Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh will vote in the first phase on April 19. The history of the Bijnor Lok Sabha......

'Great hatred for word M': Owaisi on BJP's manifesto

Alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party has hatred towards minorities, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the saffron party even refused to mention the word......

Postal Ballots Rise In Lok Sabha Polls

The proportion of postal votes polled in the general elections has gradually risen since 2009. IMAGE: An elderly woman voter shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote through a postal......

Ola Electric sees momentum continuing after record March

Led by Ola Electric, which registered an industry record of 53,186 vehicles in March, electric two-wheeler (e2W) penetration hit a record at 8.91 per cent — the highest ever for a month......

View Consumption Survey Numbers With Caution

Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......

SEBI Sees Sharp Rise In Complaints, Here's Why

As many as 5,532 complaints were received by the regulator in January, an 80 per cent increase over the number of complaints filed in the previous month. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters......

Tax devolution not about richer vs poorer states

Tax devolution shares, which threaten to create a north-south divide among states, may have more to do with per capita income, and not so much with population. IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister......

LSG's Shivam Mavi ruled out of IPL due to injury

Photograph: Kind courtesy LSG/X Lucknow Super Giants' pacer Shivam Mavi has been ruled out of this season's Indian Premier League after he failed to recover from his rib injury. The 25-year-old,......

Wrestling restarts, elections get fair, wrestlers get a voice

WFI ensures Sports Code is followed in state unit polls, set to resume National Camp from March 27 IMAGE: The WFI will resume national camp from March 27, after after almost 16 months with Sonepat......

Domestic umpiring standards under scanner after CK Nayudu Trophy howler

IMAGE: The CK Nayudu Trophy final was marred by umpiring blunder. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X The dubious dismissal of Karnataka opener Prakhar Chaturvedi in the recent Col. CK Nayudu Trophy U23......