Modi's 'redistribution' charge against Cong gets Pitroda's booster

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday seized on Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on inheritance tax to step up the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's blistering attack on the issue of 'wealth......

'Insurance companies will make a killing'

'I can feel the master's pain, because he must be sitting there and cursing and saying, 'Why was I born?'' IMAGE: Part of a span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is suspended on the......

Why Election 2024 Is So Subdued...

'It's dull because this time the election is spread over such a long period.' IMAGE: A vendor sells flags and umbrellas printed with the symbols of different policital parties at a market in......

The Independent overshadowing NDA vs INDIA contest

A surefooted National Democratic Alliance challenged by a determined Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) may be the big story of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, but in a Bihar......

Has Paytm Woken Up Too Late?

Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank?For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay. IMAGE: A cobbler uses Paytm as a mode......

Houthi attacks on Russian oil tankers complicate things for Indian refiners

The unexpected missile attack on a second India-bound ship carrying Russian crude, just three weeks after the first, has complicated matters for domestic refiners. Image: Houthi military......

IRFC, NBCC, SJVN, BHEL: PSU stocks are on fire; analysts see more headroom

Stocks of public sector undertakings (PSUs) have been on fire in the past year as investors cheered an improvement in key operating metrics and embraced counters of these state-owned enterprises,......

CLSA downgrades select realty stocks. Here's why

CLSA has downgraded select real estate stocks and expects most counters from this sector to consolidate in the months ahead after the sharp run seen in them in the last few months. Illustration:......

Players voice opinion against Impact Player rule

IMAGE: Axar Patel, who sees himself as an all-rounder admitted that because of the Impact Player rule, his batting position has been affected. Photograph: BCCI Axar Patel believes that his......

How Bayer Leverkusen won maiden Bundesliga crown unbeaten

IMAGE: Bayer Leverkusen won their first trophy in 31 years with five matches left in the season, snapping Bayern Munich's 11-year stranglehold on the Bundesliga. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach......

Lalit Modi slams IPL team owners over lost opportunity

IMAGE: 'BCCI deserves credit for expanding the tournament and taking the tournament to cities that were earlier untapped.' Photograph: IPL/X The former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner,......

Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik urge PM Modi to oust sports 'oppressors'

IMAGE: Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat. Photograph: Atul Yadav/PTI from the Rediff Archives Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "do something" to oust "oppressors" like Brij Bhushan Sharan......

Ranji Final: Thakur backs Rahane, Iyer, but pulls up other batters

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur delivered with both bat and ball to lead Mumbai’s fightback on the opening day of the Ranji final. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer might......