The Exit polls for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections were way off the mark this time with the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc whose rout they had predicted......
A defeat in Assam would be bad news for the Congress which is in power in Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur, reports Kavita Chowdhury. If exit polls are anything to go by then the biggest loser......
The headlines are devoted to the winners on the morrow of elections. But it may be just as instructive to cast an eye on the losers.So who -- in my opinion anyway -- registered the greatest......
The 7th CPC places the Indian Police Service (and, almost in passing, the Indian Forest Service) on a level with the Indian Administrative Service, leaving the military out in the cold, observes......
Nitish Kumar knows he has lost his credibility with his opportunistic hopping.He is now a much weaker ally of the BJP than he was before and more dispensable.He can no longer harbour a national......
'In the long run, India's strong growth story and reforms to make assets globally attractive will determine the rupee's resilience.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The rupee touching the 90......
'It's better to stay away from large IT stocks until there is clarity on tariffs.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Indian IT stocks saw their sharpest decline in nearly six months after the US......
'I expect IT stocks to trade lower for some time. They are unlikely to make money for investors.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......
Benchmark Sensex rose by 323 points while Nifty closed higher for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday following buying in IT, select financial and capital goods shares amid renewed optimism over......
Stock markets rose sharply on Monday, with Sensex closing higher by 676 points and Nifty climbing 1 per cent on heavy buying in auto and consumer durables stocks, buoyed by plans for big bang......
There is a theory that the real winners on reality television aren't the people who win the grand prize, but the ones who come very near before finally losing out. This week, as we saw a Kaun......
'Salman's bad phase is going on for the last five-six years.' IMAGE: Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna in Sikandar. There is no respite for the Hindi film industry as Salman Khan's biggie Sikandar......
It is said money doesn't buy happiness, and the show proves it -- there is romance, heartbreak, affairs and murder.A place that should be heavenly quickly turns into a hell of misery, observes......
Andaz Apna Apna is practically the most quoted film since Sholay, observes Sukanya Verma, as she celebrates 30 years of this cult classic movie. IMAGE: Shakti Kapoor, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan in......
'I've been a villain, I've been a champ, I've been a superhero, I've been a zero, I've been a rejected fan, and I've been a very, very resilient lover.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan at the Locarno Film......
Asked what she would do with her biggest ever pay-day, Sierra said she had her eye on a necklace she had previously thought was too expensive. IMAGE: Argentina's Solana Sierra was selected in......
'All attempts are made to ensure that (men) are able to continue in their profession and get back to work' 'We see that from our sports ... that there’s less concern about female......
Aryna Sabalenka, the sole survivor among the top six women's seeds, ended British interest in the women's singles, edging past inspired home favourite Emma Raducanu. IMAGE: Belarus's Aryna......
IMAGES from Day 1 of 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday. Alcaraz survives Fognini scare to begin Wimbledon defence IMAGE: Spain's......
Images from Day 3 of the 2025 French Open in Paris on Tuesday. IMAGE: USA's Coco Gauff celebrates after winning her French Open first round match against Australia's Olivia Gadecki in Paris on......