When Votes Come With a Price Tag, Is It Still Democracy?

The Maharashtra municipal elections showed a troubling shift, where votes were traded for cash, convictions no longer mattered, and ideology became an afterthought, observes Ramesh Menon.......

Relief for Delhiites as air improves, GRAP-3 curbs lifted

The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas on Friday revoked curbs imposed under GRAP 3 following improvement in air quality, officials said. IMAGE: A drone view from the......

'Air pollution not a one-day issue': Delhi minister slams AAP

Delhi cabinet minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the previous Aam Aadmi Party government, alleging that it failed to carry out even basic civic works over the past......

Ahead of polls TN offers free meals for sanitation workers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched free nutritious meals scheme for sanitation workers in Chennai, aimed at improving their working conditions and health. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

Garbage is all about recycling

  In large cities, there are two to three tiers of waste buyers, all very well organised and specialised in specific wastes, notes Sunita Narain Last fortnight, I discussed the need to......

Cash-strapped Railways to sell garbage at stations to boost revenue!

Garbage will be collected from 12 stations, including Amritsar, Ambala, Haridwar, Jammu, Katra, Dehradun, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai Central and Dadar Eager to......

Laptop bags, home decor from garbage

Ever thought of garbage being turned into fine products used in and outside the household? This is what exactly a 22-year-old product designer-cum-entrepreneur is doing --- turning garbage into......

Bengaluru's burning problem: Its garbage

The city's experience offers a lesson to all major urban centres in the country, which will come to grief if they do not follow the right policies, writes Subir Roy Bengaluru, nation's......

Meet The Rs 2,000-3,000 Crore Actor

'None of us are Rs 2,000 or 3,000 crore guys. She's the one who has beat us.' IMAGE: Dhanush, Rashmika Mandanna and Nagarjuna. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff "Generally, we get songs where......

Why A Minecraft Movie Is SO Popular

Even if you don't play the game, you'll have a good time, promises 9-year-old Minecraft gamer Avan Verma. I LOVE Minecraft. I am addicted to Minecraft. I found it through an ad that popped up......

'This Is Beyond Ridiculous'

'This is your hypercritical, microscopic judgment of a human face.''And now you're confidently tossing around "scientific explanations, claiming I'm paralysed on one side?''Are you kidding me?'......

Review: Taaza Khabar 2 Lacks Substance

The same bunch of people, doing the same things does not make for a satisfying sequel; the added subplots are hastily tacked on, and make no difference to the flow of the series, points out Deepa......

'Class act by the Barmy Army'

IMAGE: England's Barmy Army has earned praise for litter-picking. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Reuters England's Ashes hopes already look destined for the scrap heap but at least their......

Trump show from start to finish at World Cup 2026 draw

Donald Trump took a moment to congratulate himself. The United States, he said, was 'not doing too well' before he took office, but now 'we're the hottest country anywhere in the world'. IMAGE: US......

JLN stadium reduced to a litter-filled mess after Diljit's concert

IMAGE: Athlete Beant Singh expressed his disappointment on social media, sharing images and a video of the stadium's track and field area littered with garbage. Photograph and video:......

ICC ranking is absolute garbage, says Vaughan

IMAGE: Michael Vaughan also picked India as the only team that can trouble Australia at home. Photograph: BCCI Former England captain Michael Vaughan has slammed the International Cricket......

T20 WC parade: BMC collects kilos of footwear, bottles

IMAGE: Fans with the Tricolour on Marine Drive ahead of the victory parade. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com As a sea humanity turned up at the Mumbai's iconic Marine Drive promenade to......