EC bars Maha govt from releasing early payment under 'Ladki Bahin'

The State Election Commission on Monday barred the Maharashtra government from releasing the January instalment of the 'Ladki Bahin' scheme in advance, citing the enforcement of the model code of......

Ladki Bahin dole amid civic polls sparks row in Maha; Oppn protests

Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan has claimed that financial aid for December and January under the Ladki Bahin Yojana would be disbursed before Makar Sankranti, even as the Opposition alleged......

Is Renaming Govt Schemes A Solution?

This has been our history of good governance: Things that were difficult to do and required planning and implementation were first taken up and then abandoned, notes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Trinamool......

Court orders charges against Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa case

A Delhi court on Tuesday ordered the framing of charges for criminal conspiracy and corruption against Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram and six others in connection with the Chinese visa scam case,......

1.51 Trillion: What FPIs Sold This Year, Highest Ever!

Domestic mutual funds have infused the highest ever -- Rs 4.84 trillion -- this year amid strong inflows via SIPs. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Dalal Street is poised to close calendar......

Bharti Leads CY25 Market-Cap Surge

All three Bharti group companies outperformed in CY25 but the biggest gain came from Bharti Airtel, the flagship. IMAGE: Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises. Photograph:......

Amazon to invest $35 billion in India by 2030 across businesses

E-commerce giant Amazon plans to make a mega-investment of $35 billion, over Rs 3.14 lakh crore, in India by 2030 across its businesses with a focus on AI-driven digitization, export growth and job......

'Need anti-dumping duties on Chinese excavators, cranes'

The Indian government should urgently consider imposing safeguard or anti-dumping duties on imports of two construction equipment segments — crawler excavators and tower cranes — as Chinese......

The Maha Kumbh Mela Goes To Toronto!

'On our first day at the Kumbh Mela, there was a fire and shook our confidence.''There must have been a few crore people there.''How do we place the camera in between them?' IMAGE: A scene from......

At 59, Shah Rukh Wins 1st National Award

Hindi cinema dominated the 71st National Film Awards on Friday with superstar Shah Rukh Khan winning his career's first best actor award for Jawan alongside Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail, which was......

How Much Was Sunny Paid For Jaat?

Sunny Deol hosted a special screening for his new film Jaat, and invited his costars -- including Viineet Kumar Siingh and Randeep Hooda -- for a dekko. Interestingly, do you know how much Sunny......

Vijay Hazare: Shivang's five-for helps MP sail into quarters

IMAGE: Skipper Narayan Jagadeesan smashed a brilliant 126-ball 139 as Tamil Nadu ended Kerala's hopes of reaching the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, in Ahmedabad, on Thursday.......

Vijay Hazare: Rinku & Co fire in unison as UP thrash Hyderabad

IMAGE: Rinku Singh hit a 48-ball 67 to guide Uttar Pradesh to an 84-run win over Hyderabad in their opening match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, in Rajkot, on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI Uttar......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Iyer run out, Abhishek falls cheap

IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer looked scratchy during his brief stay. Photograph: Venkatesh Iyer/Instagram Madhya Pradesh sealed a 47-run victory over Kerala in their Group A Vijay Hazare Trophy clash on......

IPL 2026 Auction: 350 Players, 77 Vacancies

IMAGE: Quinton de Kock made a late entry into the auction pool with a base price of Rs 1 crore. Photograph: BCCI   The countdown to the Tata IPL 2026 Player Auction has begun, and the stage is......

SMAT: Siraj stars as Hyderabad down Mumbai

IMAGE: Andhra's Nitish Kumar Reddy picked a hat-trick against Madhya Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match on Friday. Photograph: Gujarat Titans//X The presence of a slew of India stars......