613 candidates are in the fray on 54 seats, including those falling in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary segment Varanasi.
The PM appealed to politicians, members of the film fraternity, sportspersons, businessmen, spiritual leaders and members of the media to encourage increased voter participation and urged them to inspire more people to come out and vote during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
From hitting the 1,000-mark on July 25, 1990 to reaching the 60,000-mark for the first time on Friday, it has been a historic and memorable journey for the benchmark index Sensex. It has taken a little over 31 years for the Sensex to traverse from 1,000 level to the famed 60,000 level now. Over the years, the frontline index has climbed several record levels. The index had reached the 10,000-mark for the first time on February 6, 2006.
Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com tells you what the Oppo Reno 2, Oppo Reno 2Z and Oppo Reno 2F have to offer.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.
Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, will be held on Monday to decide the phase of 613 candidates.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of getting his telephones tapped and listening to the conversation every evening.
Besides Kohli, who led India to a historic Test series triumph in Sri Lanka recently, the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra were also named among the probables.
Begum Jaan team enjoys the festival of Holi.
A glossy presentation of a confounding narrative, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Overseas bourses may take similar action and stop providing data on foreign indices and commodities traded in India, Ashish Chauhan, chief executive officer, BSE said.
Ashish Kumar Chauhan, who was appointed BSE's full-time chief executive officer and managing director early this month, has his job cut out - to steer the country's oldest stock exchange through challenging times and get it listed.
The student front of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has blotted its CV by allegedly instigating and engaging in violence on marquee campuses like JNU and Hyderabad Central University
Instruments such as Reits, InvITs, unsponsored GDR, GIFT find few takers.
The curtain came down on rumbustious electioneering over the last two months when assembly polls were also held in four other states - Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur.
The exchange moved through many ups and downs through the years.
Our stock exchanges no longer belong to one state or one community.
Ashish Reddy picked up four wickets for Hyderabad before Sheldon Jackson's half-century rescued Saurashtra on Day 1 of their Group A Ranji Trophy match.
Baroda batsmen, led by skipper Ambati Rayudu, showed a lot of application as they posted a commendable 525 for seven against hosts Delhi at stumps on the second day of their third round Ranji Trophy Group B encounter in New Delhi.
Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw, who had played his first game in first class cricket after serving a eight-month ban for doping, smashed a quick 66 off 62 balls against Baroda. A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
Nikhat from Telengana was handed the fourth spot in the 51 kg category which already has the six-time World Champion MC Mary Kom, RSPB's Jyoti Gulia and Haryana's Ritu Grewal as other contenders.
'Undekhi sends chills down your spine,' notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court, to supervise the Uttar Pradesh SIT's probe on day-to-day basis into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed on October 3.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
BSE has brought in the new technology from Deutsche Bourse.
A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The return from the ETF investment will be more than the 8.75 per cent the EPFO offers to subscribers now.
Indian boxers continue to show their prowess on the international stage. This time it was youngsters Aditya Maan and Ashish who made the country proud at the AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Kiev, Ukraine.
Unidentified gunmen shot and seriously injured a member of the upper-caste Thakur community.
A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
'Ajay Devgn is perfect to slip into Idris Elba's shoes.' 'Taapsee can play any role under the sun.'
A summary of Wednesday's action in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
A round-up of the Ranji matches played on Friday
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday
A round-up of final day of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
This was Mumbai's second successive win after they had beaten Delhi in the lung-opener.
Delhi team management's lack of communication with the establishment again came into the fore on Sunday when Feroze Shah Kotla curator Venkat Sundaram accused skipper Gautam Gambhir of "interfering into his job" ahead of their Ranji Trophy final group league encounter against Karnataka on Monday.
Putting Indian markets on fire, the foreign investors have pumped in over Rs 1-lakh crore of so-called 'hot money' into stocks during 2014 -- taking their cumulative net investments here beyond Rs 10 lakh crore.
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