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INDIA candidates face each other in several Bihar seats

Filing of nomination papers ended on Monday for the second and final phase of Bihar assembly polls, with the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) appearing fractured,......

Kunbi Tag For Marathas Triggers Quota Chaos In Maharashtra

The BJP-led government's decision to grant Kunbi status to individuals from the Maratha community has opened a Pandora's box. IMAGE: Manoj Jarange Patil listens to Maharashtra cabinet......

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar. IMAGE: Arundhati Roy signs her new book......

Under New Bill Modi, Mantris Face Risk Of Arrest Too

BJP strategists are missing something somewhere, and they have not acknowledged it, to be able to repair it in good time, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in......

'Books Ban May Be Preparation For Something Else'

'I hope we can move towards peace, stability, and national unity.''I believe most Kashmiris want that too.' IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel search a bookshop in Srinagar to see if any of......

CAFE-3 Sparks Major Fight Over Big Vs Small Cars

In absolute terms, both types of cars must cut emissions by about 28-29 g/km. But in percentage terms, the lighter 900-kg car must reduce emissions by 27 per cent, while the 1,500-kg car needs a 22......

Why Banks Are Speaking Local Languages

State-owned banks are prioritising local language skills in their hiring to improve customer service and reduce language barriers. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff State-owned banks are......

'Highways Infrastructure Trust's AUM to be around Rs 25,000'

'On a long-term basis, we expect to have a 4-5 per cent traffic growth rate in general for the India level.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Highway Infrastructure Trust Highways Infrastructure Trust's......

Trent may replace Bajaj Finserv in Sensex rejig in December

Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd’s impressive stock market debut has brought cheer to the 100-year-old Bajaj Group, but the conglomerate faces the prospect of Bajaj Finserv being removed from......

Top 5 pvt equity players invested $9 bn in H1CY24

The funding environment in India for startups is improving this year if one were to go by Bain & Company estimates. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Five private equity (PE) investors that......

'Shah Rukh Doesn't Work For Money'

'For him what's important is relationships, his role, and, of course, the script.'Rediff celebrates Shah Rukh Khan's 60th birthday on November 2 with a special series that introduces us to the man......

'My Father Bimal Roy's Time Has Come'

'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.''They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He......

'One Actor Can Only Do So Much Work'

'I had not even realised I had done almost 100 films.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pankaj Tripathi/Instagram Pankaj Tripathi revealed that wooing his wife Mridula was far more difficult than wooing......

Sharmila Tagore, Simi Garewal At Cannes

IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore and Simi Garewal at Cannes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Saba Pataudi/Instagram Adding grace to the Cannes film festival, movie legends Sharmila Tagore and Simi Garewal on......

Why Aamir Got Married At 21

'Reena stayed in the next building. We fell in love but had to meet secretly because her parents didn't approve of me.''I would always be afraid that her parents would get her married off to......

Pooja Rani to move to 70-kg category to revive career

IMAGE: Two-time Asian champion boxer Pooja Rani took a one-year break after competing at the 2022 IBA World Championships in Turkey. Photograph: Frank Franklin Ii/Reuters After largely staying out......

IPL 2024: Most Valuable Performances

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable performances of IPL 2024 IMAGE: Sunil Narine is the first cricketer to thrice win the Most Valuable Player award in the Indian......

If they want to play...: Ashish Nehra on Virat and Rohit's T20I future

IMAGE: Opening up about the future of Indian cricket, Ashish Nehra believes age is no criteria and all that matters is whether players are scoring runs. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters......

Pakistan team relish Kolkata biryani, kebabs ahead of B'desh match

IMAGE: Pakistan have had a disastrous tournament thus far with just 2 wins from 6 matches and they have to win big against Bangladesh on Tuesday to keep themselves in contention for a semis spot.......

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global......