No HC bail to 3 Indian Mujahideen operatives in Delhi serial blasts case

Delhi high court on Monday refused to grant bail to three suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives facing trial for their alleged involvement in the September 2008 Delhi serial blasts that claimed 26......

Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls

Women constituted only eight percent of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that......

2024 LS polls to be costliest ever at Rs 1.35 lakh cr

'The estimated expenditure is expected to be more than double the Rs 60,000 crore spent in 2019' IMAGE: A newly married couple show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes during phase......

4 Times When Modi's Hindu-Muslim Rhetoric Backfired

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......

Net direct tax collection surpasses RE in FY24; corp tax receipts a miss

Direct tax collection, net of refunds, moderately exceeded the revised estimates (RE) for the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) on the back of personal income tax revenues, but corporation tax receipts......

Sensex tanks 455 points dragged by bank stocks

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty faced heavy volatility on Thursday and ended lower, taking their losing streak to the fourth straight session, dragged by bank stocks and foreign fund......

Credit growth, quality assets likely to spur bank profits in Q4 FY24

With high credit growth and healthy asset quality, listed commercial banks are expected to report steady growth in earnings during the fourth quarter ended March 2024 (Q4 FY24). Illustration:......

Higher cash flows and moderate valuations to support Coal India stock

Coal India (CIL) produced 89 million tonnes (MT) in March-24, up 6 per cent year on year (Y-o-Y) and offtake was 69 MT, up 7 per cent Y-o-Y. FY24 production was 774 MT, up 10 per cent Y-o-Y.......

10 Biggest Bollywood Openings Of 2023

Ranbir Kapoor's latest film Animal is making waves at the box office. It is the second film to score the highest ever three-day opening at the Bollywood box office this year. Yes, it has defeated......

Tiger 3 Goes Past Tiger Zinda Hai, War

There have been five films so far in the Yash Raj Films spy universe and Ek Tha Tiger has been its founder member. Then came Tiger Zinda Hai, War and Pathaan before Tiger 3 arrived in theatres......

MVP Race: Tough Task To Beat Sunil Narine

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 46. IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders star Sunil Narine on the attack during the IPL 2024 game......

India's T20 WC squad announcement on Tuesday

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI The national selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar will meet BCCI secretary Jay Shah in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to finalise the 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World......

Who Is Rasikh Salam Dar?

IPL 2024 is turning out to be a nightmare for the bowlers.With flat pitches on offer combined with the Impact Rule, 200-plus totals are becoming a common sight this year.The Delhi Capitals-Mumbai......

It's perform or perish time for RCB against KKR

With five consecutive defeats, bottom-placed RCB have the daunting task of winning their remaining seven games to keep their play-off prospects alive. IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bangalore will need......

IPL 2024: Gill touches a new milestone

IMAGE: GT captain Shubman Gill scored a match-winning 72 off 44 deliveries in his team's win over Rajasthan Royals. Photograph: BCCI Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill reached a personal......