Vaishnodevi pilgrimage resumes after brief weather break

Registration for the pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi resumed on Thursday morning after authorities decided to give a go-ahead for the yatra that was briefly suspended due to......

Nitish Kumar Has The Opportunity Of A Lifetime To Change Bihar

If he cannot do it this term by using his bureaucracy and experts from different fields, it will be a tragedy, asserts Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at an election meeting......

Drums vs dread: Patna splits on verdict day

As the Bihar assembly results swept in on Friday, Patna's Veerchand Patel Marg, the city's political artery, split into two starkly different worlds. IMAGE: BJP supporters burst crackers to......

'We Will Remove Modi From Delhi, BJP From Bihar'

'Without our support Nitish Kumar wouldn't have become chief minister.' 'After the government was formed we became ministers, but our agenda remained the same: Amit Shah had promised reservation......

GST 2.0 Needs Deeper Reforms

Since items in the 12% category account for only about 5% of total GST, the additional boost to consumption may not be significant, points out M Govinda Rao. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff  ......

'Patience On The Markets Will Be Rewarded'

'If nominal growth improves and earnings pick up, Indian stock markets could see a rally next year.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Indian equity markets have been stuck in a range for the......

King: A New SRK Experience

From the swag displayed in the King teaser, there is no dimming of the klieg light of his superstardom... yet, notes Deepa Gahlot. At a time when the world needs love, Shah Rukh Khan has decided......

10 Reasons Why This Is 2025's Most Unfairly Treated Film

As someone who could not predict a single beat in advance, who was exhilarated by its audacity to throw random elements together and take chances all over the place, Sreehari Nair thinks Odum......

'Life is worth fighting for every step, every minute, every second'

'I'm totally focussed on finding the right energies around me. A lot of the treatment is psychosomatic; as my mother keeps reiterating, if you think positive, positive things will happen to you.'......

'I'm Not An Actress Who Believes In Controversies'

'If you don't have a discussion, there is no meaning to any film.''I hope Haq will come in that category that you like a lot.' IMAGE: Yami Gautam in Haq. Yami Gautam Dhar, known for her strong......

Morkel blames 'bad night's sleep' for Gill injury

'Gill is a very fit guy, he looks after himself very well, so it's just unfortunate this morning that he woke up with a stiff neck and that carried him into the day, which was crucial for us.'......

'My Condition Was Very Bad'

'The doctors told me had I delayed by even a few hours, the consequences could have been catastrophic.' IMAGE: Tilak Varma described how overexerting his body in pursuit of a spot in the Indian......

LaLiga: Mbappe magic ends Real Madrid's winless woes

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their first goal with Vinicius Junior. Photograph: Pankra Nieto/Reuters An inspired Kylian Mbappe scored two fabulous goals to guide Real......

Women's WC: 'Week-long break allowed us to regroup'

'We have lost two matches, but our morale is very good because we played two good matches at the start of the tournament.'  IMAGE: According to all-rounder Deepti Sharma, the morale in Indian......

Syed Mushtaq Ali: Tripura shock Delhi; Padikkal ton powers Karnataka to win

IMAGE: Tripura's players celebrate winning their match against Delhi in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Delhi's domestic season went from bad to worse as minnows Tripura......