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Lynching Sees No End

Between 2014 and 2023, India recorded 189 lynching cases. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Last month, a cloth vendor was lynched in Bihar allegedly over his religious identity. Between 2014 and......

Amid CM change buzz, Siddaramaiah equals Urs' record

Siddaramaiah, who on Tuesday equalled Devaraj Urs' record as the longest-serving chief minister of Karnataka, while expressing confidence about him completing the full five-year term, maintained......

Goa nightclub built illegally on salt pan, no licence: Probe report

The Goa nightclub, where a deadly fire killed 25 people in early December, was built illegally on a salt pan and allowed to operate without a valid trade licence, pointing to serious lapses and......

Amid leadership tussle, Sidda becomes longest-serving Karnataka CM

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday etched his name into the history books, surpassing the record held by late Devaraj Urs, to become the longest serving CM of Karnataka. IMAGE: Karnataka......

NIA takes over probe of twin blasts in Manipur

The investigation into the twin blasts in Manipur's Bishnupur district was handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), officials said on Tuesday. IMAGE: Security personnel stand guard......

9 Countries With The Most Oil

Where are the most oil reserves in the world? Who owns them? Find out! The US Energy Information Administration released, December 2023, a list of the countries with the largest proven crude oil......

MF Investor Growth Hit Slow Lane In 2025

'The volatility in the stock markets since September 2024 has hurt the pace of accretion of new investors.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The pace of new investor additions by mutual......

States Have Thrown A Spanner In RBI's Easy-Money Machine

State debt is rising because revenues are disappointingly weak.Ten states have debt ratios exceeding 30 per cent.In 2023-2024, states were borrowing simply to meet day-to-day expenses, points out......

Indian pharma companies see sharp drop in adverse USFDA findings in 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) recorded a significant decline in serious regulatory findings at Indian drug manufacturing facilities between January and December 2025. Image used for......

Industrial output growth at 2-year high of 6.7% in Nov

India's industrial production grew at a two-year high of 6.7 per cent in November this year, driven by strong performances in mining and manufacturing, according to official data released on......

Guess Who These Bollywood BFFs Are?

Can you guess who these bestie actors are, holidaying on the beaches of Goa? Photograph: Kind courtesy Mouni Roy/Instagram That's Disha Patani and Mouni Roy! Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Mohanlal Pairs Up With THIS Actor For The First Time

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mohanlal/Instagram Chiranjeevi and Director Bobby Kolli, who had collaborated earlier for 2023's Waltair Veerayya, are all set to reunite again. Sources reveal that......

40 Things We Love About Deepika!

Happy birthday, Deepika! Deepika Padukone turns 40 on January 5, and Namrata Thakker lists the 40 things we love about her. Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepika Padukone/Instagram 1. We fell in love......

2025 May Be Movie Biz's Best Year

The industry is anticipating 2025 to deliver around Rs 13,500 crore in overall box-office collections, which would cement it as India's strongest box-office year after 2023. IMAGE: Ranveer Singh......

Ranveer Singh's Top 10 Films

Ranveer Singh has risen to superstar status with Dhurandhar's blockbuster success. Before that, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, with a four-film collaboration, had a big role in Ranveer's remarkable career.......

After weight switch, Nitu Ghanghas eyes Olympic medal

IMAGE: Nitu Ghanghas is a 2023 World Champion and a 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Photograph: BFI An unexpected loss at the Nationals last year proved to be the jolt Nitu Ghanghas......

Injury-riddled Asiad winner Jinson Johnson hangs up his spikes

IMAGE: The highlight of India's middle distance runner Jinson Johnson's career is the gold medal win in the men's 1500m event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

Djokovic pulls out of Australian Open warm-up in Adelaide

'Unfortunately I'm not quite physically ready to compete in the Adelaide International next week.' IMAGE: Novak Djokovic will be bidding for an 11th Australian Open crown and record 25th Grand......

Ashes rivalry? Head wants a beer with England mates

IMAGE: Australia batter Travis Head said he looked forward to the prospect of post-series drinks at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and that both teams had played the game ‘in the right way’.......

Gold favourite Toor leads Indian challenge in Tianjin

IMAGE: Tajinderpal Toor to spearhead India at Asian Indoor meet. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives from the Rediff archives Two-time Asian Games gold medallist......