Will Thiruvanathapuram Elect Tharoor A 4th Time?

24 hours before campaigning ends in Thiruvanathapuram, Archana Masih/Rediff.com discovers Shashi Tharoor and his BJP rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar are busy getting their message across to voters.......

Can This Techie Win Thiruvanathapuram?

Whether Rajeev Chandrasekhar wins or not, Thiruvananthapuram will likely never see such an interesting contest again. IMAGE: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, campaigns......

'BJP will have no effect. Not even an iota'

'The people of Tamil Nadu, in particular Chennai, know about the double standards of the BJP. Nothing will work for them here.' IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian......

Corrupt are behind bars, not getting bail even from SC: Modi in Meerut rally

Lashing out at the Opposition INDIA bloc, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the attacks on him will not stop the fight against corruption and action will be taken against those involved......

Time To Be Cautious In Bull Market

A piece of slightly negative news can cause a serious setback, warns Debashis Basu. Photograph: Kind courtesy Geralt/Pixabay   Isn't it puzzling that although economic and financial forecasts......

'Banks are actively working on several IPOs'

'The deal pipeline across products is robust for 2024.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India witnessed robust activity in the equity capital market in 2023, and this momentum is......

Gold loan financiers get a thumbs up from stock market investors

The stock market has reacted positively to the July-September quarter (Q2) results of the gold-focused NBFCs, Muthoot Finance, and Manappuram Finance with both stocks recommended and gaining......

Valuation hurdle, competition may cap upside for Dixon Technologies

The stock of Dixon Technologies (India), the country’s largest listed electronic manufacturing services (EMS) player, was up 6 per cent in 10 trading sessions, boosting the gains over the......

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   PriscillaWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: English Sofia Coppola's......

Article 370 Review: Get Your Patriotic Fix

Article 370 is not as crude as some of the openly propagandist films made in recent times.It could at least open up a discussion on what is to be done to heal the wounds of the people of Kashmir,......

Salman, Spies, Soup, Superheroes on OTT

Sukanya Verma lists her this week's OTT recommendations.   Tiger 3Where to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi Salman Khan resumes his spy duties as Tiger in the third film of the......

The Moment Aishwarya Burst Into Our Lives

'We did take after take, confusing and stressing her out, until she just threw up her hands and said she couldn't do it.''She was close to tears.' A fascinating excerpt from Adman Madman:......

MI captain Pandya has big boots to fill

IMAGE: 'I think it will be challenging... the whole dynamics of leaving Mumbai and then coming back to Mumbai.' Photograph: Mumbai Indians/X Former South African pacer Dale Steyn reckons a major......

We're going to bowl India out tomorrow, says Bashir

'It was quite emotional as well, actually -- I lost my two grand dads about a year and a half ago and they used to just sit and watch Test cricket all the time. Their wish was to see me out on the......

U-19 Final: India's young turks aim for World Cup glory

  IMAGE: India captain Uday Saharan's batting style resembles the 1980s and 90s' top-order accumulators. Photograph: ICC/X Few careers will get wings to soar while some will fade into oblivion......

2nd Test, PIX: Gill century leaves England chasing record target

Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Shubman Gill celebrates his third Test century. Photograph: BCCI India's questionable......

No animosity with Harmanpreet: Alyssa Healy

IMAGE: Alyssa Healy said of her equation with Harmanpreet: 'I would probably just summarise it to competitive cricket is going out there, doing our job for the side.' Photograph: BCCI/X Australia......