Bihar poll dates soon? Gyanesh Kumar-led team visits Patna

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar arrived in the Bihar capital late on Friday for reviewing, over the next couple of days, preparations for the high-octane assembly polls, which are......

Upper castes bag 22 JD-U tickets, Muslims get 4

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United made public the names of candidates for all 101 seats it will be contesting in the assembly polls, with more than half of them from the......

Intense lobbying on as both JD-U and BJP want speaker's post

Intense lobbying is still on among NDA partners to finalise the allocation of cabinet berths and a consensus over the post of assembly speaker ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bihar......

Why BJP Plans To Drop 2 Dozen Bihar MLAs

Winnability to be paramount in selection of candidates, followed by clean public image and proven loyalty to the BJP. IMAGE: Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Giriraj Singh, Uttar Pradesh Deputy......

2024's 10 Best Web Series

The year was rich in content as far as Web series were concerned. The general bent was towards thrillers, and many of them were slick and entertaining. Shows that ran into their next seasons, like......

Sunny Or Akshay? Who Will You Watch?

Sunny Deol's angry old man, Tabu's spying skills or Akshay Kumar's divine intervention: Which one will you watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations.   Gadar......

Does the National Games hold relevance?

Except for shooting, a major Olympic sport, most of the top stars in other disciplines will give the National Games a miss. IMAGE: 50m Rifle 3 Positions shooter and Paris Olympics bronze medallist......

Protests, doping and internal strife: The dark side of India's Olympic journey

From bitter fights to dope shame, Indian Olympic team's tryst with controversies IMAGE: Narsingh Yadav had surprised many by winning India the Olympic quota in the 74kg free-style category. Kaka......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......

India threatens to boycott London Olympics over Dow Chemical deal

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan urged the government to boycott next year's London Olympics because of the event's sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical company, according to local......

IOA hails Randhir's re-election as OCA secy-gen

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has hailed Randhir Singh's re-election as the secretary-general of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and described the development as a testimony of India's......