Voting underway in 21 states in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha polls

Voting was underway on Friday in 102 Lok Sabha seats spread across 21 states and Union territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise, with Prime Minister......

Voters Prefer Strong Leaders Like Modi

...Even if it means less democracy, so that their everyday problems get solved? argues R Jagannathan. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi addresses an election meeting in support......

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions......

3 of 5 top rank holders are IPS trainees, 1,016 qualify for civil services

Aditya Srivastava, a trainee Indian Police Service officer, has topped the civil services examination 2023, results of which were announced on Tuesday by the Union Public Service Commission.......

'Bonded labour': Air India pilot unions extend support to Vistara

Describing their situation akin to “bonded labour”, two Air India pilot unions extended their support to Vistara pilots on Thursday, who have raised grievances regarding the duty roster......

Flight schedule to normalise in 2-3 days: Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan

High pilot utilisation, combined with a portion of pilots taking sick leave at the end of March has resulted in the cancellations during the last couple of days, chief executive officer (CEO) of......

NSE halves lot size for Nifty 50 derivatives contracts

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday said it has halved the lot size for trading derivatives contracts for the Nifty 50 index to 25 and also reduced the lot sizes of the Nifty Financial......

'Some Cooling-Off In Small Caps'

'More than investors, fund houses, and advisors have raised caution and limited flows on small-and mid-caps.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Markets have seen a volatile few weeks as......

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Web series that you will be watching this year! Do Read: Watch Vijay......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

IPL matches in Dharamsala to be played on newly-laid 'hybrid pitch'

IMAGE: Dharamsala will host two IPL matches this season. Photograph: BCCI The picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium has become the first BCCI-accredited venue to install......

You'd want a player like Stokes in a big game.. but: Hussain

IMAGE: Ben Stokes opted out of the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes experienced all-rounder Ben Stokes made the......

Rohit gushes about India's mischievous young guns

I was lost in the debut of all these boys: Rohit Sharma IMAGE: Rohit Sharma enjoyed a post-match outing with emerging stars Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Shubman Gill, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.......

Meet RCB's record-breaking Ellyse Perry

IMAGE: The Aussie all-rounder put on a sizzling show with bat and ball to power RCB into the knockouts. Photographs: Ellyse Perry/Instagram Ellyse Perry put up a sizzling display with both bat and......

Did Big Three ignore ICC's study to save Test cricket?

Cricket Australia CEO Hockley, when asked about the report, denied suggestions that the powerful nations were turning a blind eye to Test cricket, saying he had met Snedden during the New......