'Can we force somebody to contest and fight an election when they don't want to contest an election?' IMAGE: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Narendra D Modi with the BJP's Sagar candidate Lata......
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com does a deep dive into four elections when Narendra Modi resorted to anti-Muslim fervour and points out that Hindu-Muslim politics does not necessarily mean victory......
'Can you imagine that Surat's voters won't have any say now in exercising their fundamental right to choose a candidate of their own choice? This is what the BJP has reduced India's democracy to.'......
'This might prove to be a temporary gain for the BJP, but at a huge cost to the people of Gujarat and democracy in India.' IMAGE: Mukesh Dalal, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, collects his......
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday expelled rebel leader KS Eshwarappa for six years for violating party discipline and contesting Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate. IMAGE: KS......
For the startup ecosystem in India, the scorecard so far has been a mixed bag, observes Akhil Gupta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Startups are being projected as the 'backbone of future......
The exclusive club that dominates the global semiconductor fab scenario is about to get a new member. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Taiwan, South Korea, and China control nearly 70 per cent......
If and when a new management takes over, it will discover that there is no worthwhile business to run, says Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Byju's is set to go down......
Tax devolution shares, which threaten to create a north-south divide among states, may have more to do with per capita income, and not so much with population. IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister......
IMAGE: Mouni Roy in Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2. Fourteen years after Love Sex Aur Dhokha, Dibakar Banerjee returns with its sequel. The director of films like Khosla Ka Ghosla and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!......
Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......
'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.' IMAGE: Geetika Tyagi in Yes Papa. Sexual abuse of children by family members is rarely......
With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with......
Article 370 is not as crude as some of the openly propagandist films made in recent times.It could at least open up a discussion on what is to be done to heal the wounds of the people of Kashmir,......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan, who is nursing a shoulder injury, was ruled out of their Friday's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders and the team is hoping......
IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler and Avesh Khan celebrate after winning the game against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.Rajasthan pulled......
Xavi furious at referee as Barcelona knocked out by PSG IMAGE: Paris St Germain's Marquinhos is shown a yellow card by referee Istvan Kovacs during the Champions League Quarter Final Second......
IMAGE: LSG fell to their second consecutive loss. Photograph: BCCI Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer on Sunday said their batting has let the team down in the last two IPL matches.......