The October 28 decision of the President rejecting the plea is based on an opinion rendered by the Election Commission, the poll panel said.
P Chidambaram and Rajeev Shukla of the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party's Sumitra Valmiki and Kavita Patidar, former Congress leader Kapil Sibal, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Misa Bharti and Jayant Chaudhary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal were among the 41 winners declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha.
If the Opposition has any chance at the prime minister's job, it can happen only if they all stop dropping names and work at the grassroots-level, state-wise, suggests N Sathiya Moorthy.
Abhishek Sharma, lead singer of the Delhi-based indie-rock band, AaGROH, and film-maker Swati Vishnoi got together virtually to create a video inspired by the lockdown.
Adityanath has earned a new sobriquet "bulldozer baba" due to raging of properties of criminals and mafias built through illegal means.
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag, Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik and hockey stalwart Sardar Singh were on Friday included in a 12-member committee constituted by the sports ministry to select this year's National Sports Awards winners. Just like last year, the ministry opted for a single selection committee to pick the awardees among both athletes and coaches and it will be headed by Retired Supreme Court Justice, Mukundakam Sharma.
For MP, Saransh Jain, Kumar Kartikeya and Anubhav Agarwal also took two wickets apiece. MP got seven points from the win. The outright-winning team gets six points while a victory of an innings or 10-wickets fetches seven points.
Monday, November 8, 2021, Lal Kishenchand Advani -- the politician who took the Bharatiya Janata Party from its parliamentary nadir in 1984, when it won just two Lok Sabha seats, to establishing the edifice for its present dominance in Indian politics -- will turn 94.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
Rajneesh Gupta lists all the important numbers from Day 5 of the 4th Test at the Oval.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
You'll come out laughing till your sides hurt, promises Sukanya Verma.
Young Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha recorded the first upset of the India Open when she stunned fifth seed Evgeniya Kosetskaya while top seed P V Sindhu sailed into the women's singles second round of the tournament, in Delhi, on Tuesday.
Despite Gaikward's brilliance, Maharashtra could not qualify for the knockout stages of the competition.
The team of 21 Rashtriya Rifles had entered the house of a civilian to prevent a hostage situation when they came under attack from the terrorists who had already reached there. While the four army personnel and the police Sub Inspector lost their lives in the encounter, the civilians trapped in the house were safely evacuated.
'It needs effort and commitment; romance is like air, easily felt and accessible,' model Zander Lama tells Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will look to continue their winning streak in IPL 2021.
The Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI N V Ramana has learnt to have recommended eight names of judges, including acting chief justice of Calcutta High Court Justice Rajesh Bindal, for their elevation as chief justices of different high courts.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big November hits in the past decade.
'How can you blame poor Kabir Khan for the Tubelight fiasco?' 'We know that his Job Description expects him to work below full capacity, to sell his soul, and we know his SOP-sheet has the title: Design the next Salman Khan Project.' Sreehari Nair sees through Kabir Khan's cunning.
Please remember that the responsibility of the pet is ultimately going to come on you. Think carefully if you are ready to give time to the pet for the next 10-12 years.
'Nobody will be saved if you don't stop this ideological and political-strategic bulldozer.'
Chennai Super Kings will be determined to erase their IPL 2020 nightmare when they failed to make it to the IPL play-offs for the first time.
A summary of Thursday's matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy limited-overs' tournament.
The Caring with Style fashion show was organised to raise funds for children suffering from blood cancer.
... And sometimes, that's enough, says Sreehari Nair.
Shikha Talsania and Priyank Sharma turned showstoppers for Juna Rose and Only and Sons in Mumbai.
Independent candidates have emerged as big winners in Jammu and Kashmir's maiden District Development Council polls, with 49 of them having been declared elected so far from 280 seats, putting them ahead of parties like the Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party.
Rajat Sharma beat Madan Lal by 517 votes to become the new president of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association.
Mumbai-based Dream11, which is run by Sporta Technologies Private Limited, reported a profit of Rs 181 crore (Rs 1.81 billion) in FY2020, making it one of the few Indian consumer-tech unicorns to have turned profitable.
'Basic Covid protocols were not followed, which is why so many teachers lost their lives.'
The weekend drew a deluge of celebrities to the Lakme Fashion Week. Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera and Hitesh Harisinghani caught all the action.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera made an 11-day road voyage across some of South Asia's most deserted, challenging, terrain, always under the gaze of the sacred, dazzling Himalaya.
Feeling the heat and tension of the crisis? Fikar not!
It is not a good sign that the brave men were killed in one go on India's own land, an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamana said, adding that this happened when a strong and quite patriotic government is in power at the Centre.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new shows on our plate.
'Ravan had palaces in caves and that tunnels were the highways of that time and ran between prominent cities.'
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Sunday, condoled the passing away of India Under-19 cricket team fitness trainer Rajesh Sawant who was found dead in a private hotel in Mumbai.
