Jolt to Kejriwal as minister quits govt, party over Dalit representation

In a jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand on Wednesday resigned from the cabinet and the party, alleging that it is embroiled in corruption. IMAGE: Delhi social welfare......

Amritsar No Cakewalk For Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Barring 2004 and 2009 when Navjot Singh Sidhu won the Amritsar seat as a BJP MP and 1998 when Daya Singh Sodhi from BJP was elected as the MP, it has essentially a Congress bastion. IMAGE:......

'We've had no democratic government in J&K since 2018'

'If democracy does not exist, if there are no political spaces, there is no media, there is no civil society, what do we rejoice?' IMAGE: People carry a hoarding outside the Bakshi stadium in......

It's Raining Bharat Ratnas!

In the 76 years since India gained independence, 53 recipients of the Bharat Ratna have been there. That's less than one every year, which is a healthy ratio given there is the sanctity of this gem......

States worry as Centre plans to trim schemes in Budget

'It is just an excuse to say that the Centre has run out of money.''Pruning these schemes would mean hard time for the people of India.'Dilasha Seth reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Return of the Bharatiya 'Baniya' Party

'The BJP has shown signs lately of returning to its trader mindset.''Several strong emotions get meshed in this: Nationalism, protectionism, mercantilism, and arrogance,' points out Shekhar......

How Economy Stalled Under Manmohan & Modi

The Indian economy was on an impressive growth path through the first decade of this century till it was brought to an abrupt halt by the policy inertia during UPA2 and the Modi government's......

How I tackled Bloody Monday

Soon after the BJP lost the 2004 election, the stockmarkets went into unprecedented free fall.Then SEBI Chairman G N Bajpai reveals how his firm handling of the situation restored confidence and......

'If you haven't acted with superstars, your market value doesn't go up'

'I can't wait for the day when the market value of an actress is not judged by the heroes or the superstars she's acted with.' IMAGE: Regina Cassandra plays Mrinalini Sarabhai, the legendary......

India's equestrian team misses gold by a whisker

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ITPF Winning the country's first ever bronze medal at the Tent Pegging World Cup in South Africa was a historic feat for the Indian riders, but instead of rejoicing the......

Weightlifting: Mirabai, Jeremy, Achinta to skip Asian C'ship

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu and seven other top Indian weightlifters will be in USA for 23-24 days for an off season strength program. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Olympic silver medallist......

Olympics: Special strength-building machine for javelin throwers

IMAGE: India's Olympic-bound javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Neeraj Chopra/Instagram Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has installed a special strength-building German......

Hockey players discharged from hospital after recovering from COVID-19

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India Six Indian men's hockey team players, including skipper Manpreet Singh, were on Monday, discharged from a Bengaluru hospital after recovering from COVID-19.......

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopian Hurisa creates course record

IMAGE: International athletes run on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge during the Mumbai Marathon 2020, in Mumbai on Sunday. Photograph: Kunal Patil/PTI Derara Hurisa wasn't the favourite for Tata......