'There's Pro-Incumbency Wave In Odisha'

'The BJP is not as mighty a political force in Odisha as it is made out to be.'   Arup Patnaik, the former Mumbai police commissioner, will take on the Bharatiya Janata Party's Dr Sambit......

Blood Suckers Turn Healers In Kashmir

Kashmiris receive traditional leech therapy from a practitioner during the celebrations of Nowroz in Srinagar. Nowruz, the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar, has a different......

Cong manifesto to counter Modi's guarantee with '5 nyay', '25 guarantees'

The Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls would focus on "paanch NYAY" and "pachees guarantee", and the party on Tuesday resolved to take its promises to the people with a "ghar ghar......

Lok Sabha polls: World's largest peacetime movement of men and machine

Holding of Lok Sabha elections is a mammoth exercise that entails the biggest peacetime movement of men and material in the world through waterways, air and land across India to ensure no voter is......

SIP inflows peak at Rs 20K crore as MFs conquer 6.4 million accounts

The mutual fund (MF) gross inflows through the systematic investment plan (SIP) route topped the Rs 20,000 crore mark for the first time in a calendar month as investors opened a record 6.4 million......

Are Markets Expecting Lower BJP Tally?

Market chatter suggests that the BJP could win fewer than 300 Lok Sabha seats. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi leaves after casting his vote at the Nishan Higher Secondary School in......

Will Nifty-IT Outperform Post Elections?

The Nifty IT index, data shows, has outperformed the markets in each of the last four election years post the result. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Usually, general elections cast a......

'Govt won't privatise GIC Re at this stage'

'Because it is the only public sector company in this sector, currently.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Chairman and Managing Director of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re)......

Laapataa Ladies Review: Cheerful Ode To Sisterhood

Laapataa Ladies is gentle yet firm in calling out the hypocrisies colouring everyday mindsets and prejudices without acquiring the high-handedness of a crusader, observes Sukanya Verma. What are......

Ranji Trophy likely to be played in two halves in 2024-25 season

IMAGE: Mumbai players celebrate their 42nd Ranji Trophy title after beating Vidarbha in the 2023-2024 final. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X The BCCI is likely to split the prestigious Ranji Trophy......

Chess training may look cheap but it's expensive: Pragg calls for larger support

Photograph: FIDE Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on Friday called for a robust financial backing for chess, debunking the common concept that players require minimal monetary support to......

Will Impact Player rule be done away with?

  IMAGE: Umpire signals Impact Player substitution. Photograph: BCCI BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said that the Impact Player rule, which has divided opinions in the ongoing IPL, can be revisited......

I've paid emotional price for switching from Congress to BJP: Vijender Singh

IMAGE: Vijender Singh made a political switch, moving to BJP from Congress. Photograph: ANI Boxer-cum-politician Vijender Singh has said he has no qualms about admitting that he has paid an......

Unstoppable Duplantis breaks World record for 8th time!

IMAGE: Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24 metres effort in the first Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China. Photographs: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Armand Duplantis put......