Memes the weapon of choice as election wars go digital

From attacking political opponents to raising awareness among the electorate, colourful memes, including many drawing humorous elements from popular Bollywood films, have flooded social media as......

'Unbelievable after six years my mother got bail'

'I was laughing and crying at the same time. Right now, just extremely happy that she will be out and amongst us soon.' IMAGE: During happier times, Koel Sen, left, with her mother Professor Shoma......

Centre Plans To Raise Rs 7.5 Trillion...

...to fund the revenue gap.Of the gross market borrowing of Rs 14.13 trillion estimated for FY25, Rs 7.5 trillion, or 53 per cent, is planned to be borrowed in the first half. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Electoral Bonds: The Quid Pro Quo Factor

Which entrepreneur would willingly part with her or his hard-earned money for grasping, self-serving politicians? asks Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The State Bank of India......

'NPA recoveries has helped to reduce credit cost'

'For the first time ever it has come below 1 per cent, at 0.97 per cent.' Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Canara Bank will not sacrifice margins for growth and it will be conscious about the......

Bloodbath on the bourses: Sensex tanks 1,628 pts

Benchmark Sensex nosedived 1,628 points or 2.23 per cent on Wednesday, marking its biggest single-day slide in more than one-and-a-half years following an intense sell-off in banking, metal and oil......

Exports dip 2.6% in Sep; trade deficit narrows to $19.37 bn

Exports contracted by 2.6 per cent to $34.47 billion in September even as the country's merchandise trade deficit narrows to $19.37 billion during the month under review, according to the......

A first in 10 yrs: Currency flow drops in H1 due to Rs 2k note withdrawal

The currency in circulation (CIC) declined in the first half of this financial year and this is the first time this has happened in H1 in at least 10 years. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff......

10 Must Watch Ram Gopal Varma Movies on OTT

Ram Gopal Varma's last few films were so cringingly bad that a new generation of film-goers might not even remember that he was once admired as a maverick, who marched to the music of his own drum,......

When Sequels Did Better Than First Part

The first half of the year is through and the biggest grosser so far is KGF: Chapter 2 which is now next only to Baahubali: The Conclusion when it comes to box office collections. Time and again......

The Legend Called Shashi Kapoor

'Shashiji was a terrific co-star' IMAGE: Shashi Kapoor in Jab Jab Phool Khile. Shashi Kapoor's five favourite leading ladies speak on his 84th birth anniversary to Subhash K Jha: Shabana Azmi:......

Why Manoj Kumar doesn't make movies anymore

'Sadly, I don't have the comfort of working with Manoj Kumar the actor anymore.''He is capable of telling home truths in the most understated manner.''So I've to select from the stars today.'......

PHOTOS: India in command after Jadeja, Rahul fifties

IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel piled on the misery for England with sone lusty......

PHOTOS: India off to winning start at U-19 World Cup

IMAGES from the Under-19 World Cup match played between India and Bangladesh on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India players celebrate a Bangladesh wicket as they win by 84 runs. Photograph:......

Ranji: Mulani's 10-wicket haul powers Mumbai to consecutive bonus-point win

IMAGE: Shams Mulani pocketed his sixth ten-wicket haul in first class cricket. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani grabbed a match haul of 10 wickets as Mumbai defeated Andhra......

World Cup PIX: India remain unbeaten with 160-run win over Netherlands

Images from the ICC World Cup match between India and the Netherlands, at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India ended the league stage with nine straight......

Jadeja Races To Top MVP Race

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 37 World Cup 2023 games. IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja celebrates taking five wickets in the game against South......