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Jolt to MVA as Cong leader quits campaigning over zero Muslim candidate

Maharashtra Congress working president Naseem Khan on Friday expressed disappointment over the party or the Opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi not fielding any Muslim candidate for the Lok Sabha......

Over 63% voter turnout recorded in phase 2; Tripura highest with 79.46%

Over 63 percent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid a few complaints of electronic voting machine glitches and bogus voting in......

Arms, ammunition found in CBI raid in Bengal's Sandeshkhali

The Central Bureau of Investigation seized arms and ammunition, including foreign-made firearms, during searches at multiple locations in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali on Friday in connection with the......

Monsoon Will Be 'Above-Normal' This Year

It is in more than a decade that the IMD has predicted 'above-normal' rains in the country. IMAGE: Medical staff wade through a waterlogged road in Nagpur, September 23, 2023. Photograph: Kind......

Save Constitution that BJP-RSS want to destroy: Rahul to voters

A day before the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged people to support his party and asserted this is an election to save democracy and the......

Lok Sabha election outcome can trigger stock market correction: Bernstein

While the markets have factored in a number close to 350 for the BJP and almost 400 for the NDA, 50 seats fewer could trigger a market correction IMAGE: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates an......

Some states saw higher inflation than national average, shows data

Many individual states experienced higher inflation than the all-India figures during the financial year 2023-24 (FY24). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Retail inflation figures in......

How Berger Paints plans to protect its market share

'We will expand distribution rapidly in places where we are currently unrepresented. Second is the waterproofing segment - the consciousness level is rising and consumption increases are likely to......

Adani adds another feather to his cap

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Tuesday announced the acquisition of a 95 per cent stake in Gopalpur Ports in Odisha from Shapoorji Pallonji Group and Orissa Stevedores Ltd at......

Auto component makers to gain from new 4-wheeler electric vehicle policy

The new four-wheeler (4W) electric vehicle (EV) policy may spur the entry of global majors. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The manufacturing policy cuts Customs duty to 15 per cent, given a......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

The Busiest Firang Actor In India

'There have been and will continue to be, so many captivating stories in colonial India.' 'Obviously, most of the white people were British, so if I am going to take on a role in a film set in one......

Former wrestler Narsingh Yadav elected chairman

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process that......

Life outside cricket affects you, didn't start off well for me: Parag

IMAGE: Riyan Parag is enjoying a strong run in the ongoing IPL season. Photograph: BCCI Facing relentless trolling isn't easy, especially when you have barely crossed teens but Riyan Parag's......

Gujarat Titans' Ranthambore Visit

IMAGE: On the tiger trail! Photograph: Gujarat Titans/X The Gujarat Titans' off-days are always special. After their stunning edge-of-the-seat win over hosts Rajasthan Royals, the Titans......

IPL 2024: KKR-RR, GT-DC matches rescheduled

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajasthan Royals/X Kolkata Knight Riders' home IPL game against Rajasthan Royals was on Tuesday advanced by a day to April 16, while Gujarat Titans-Delhi Capitals......

KKR's home match on Apr 17 set to be rescheduled

IMAGE: KKR's home match against RR might be rescheduled. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders' home IPL match against Rajasthan Royals on April 17 is set to be rescheduled after the local police......

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