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From 53 in first polls, number of parties at over 2500

Fifty-three political parties had contested the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951. The number of political parties today stands at over 2,500. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......

Modi taking forward Shivaji Maharaj's work: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for rebuilding the temples destroyed during the rule of Mughals and other foreign invaders, and said the restoration work......

Full Text: President's address to nation on the eve of Republic Day

Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of the Republic Day 2022. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind addressing to the Nation on the eve of Republic Day......

How RSS chief dictates govt policy

Since 2014, many of Mohan Bhagwat's Vijayadashami speeches have acted as cues for government policy.Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat......

Delhi HC to hear Bollywood producers' plea to restrain TV channels on Monday

The Delhi high court will hear on Monday a plea by leading Bollywood producers seeking to restrain Republic TV and Times Now from making or publishing allegedly “irresponsible, derogatory and......

Why Scotch Whisky Makers Are Worried

India is the UK's second-largest market by volumes for Scotch, importing the equivalent of 136 million bottles, worth £146.2 million, in 2021. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

How govt can save the ravishing hills of Kumaon

Uttarakhand's Kumaon hills are setting new standards in dirt and poor solid waste management, says Anjuli Bhargava. A few weeks ago, Madhya Pradesh’s Indore won the award for the cleanest......

Guess who imports the maximum amount of Scotch wiskey?

The growth of exports to India stood out, with value up 28 per cent to 43 million pounds India has emerged as one of the world's fastest growing import markets for Scotch whisky, a trade body......

An independent Scotland might lower the spirit of Scotch whisky lovers

The museum room is seen at the Diageo Cardhu distillery in Scotland. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters Scotch lovers have a reason to worry. There are fears that the pricing and availability of......

Waste pickers in Pune teach municipality cleanliness lesson

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins, notes Soma BasuFor two years, a waste pickers’ cooperative in Pune had been trying to......

'The attack on Bhansali is an attack on freedom'

'When it comes to interpretation of history, you can disagree with him, but at least allow the film to release.''By asking for a ban, you are creating an atmosphere where nobody will attempt films......

Review: Swa Le has no impact

We are always charmed by the stories that depict the struggles of the working class or the efforts of the underdog to find his place in the sun. Actor Dileep has created a niche for himself in the......

Dileep-Gopika jodi returns

Dileep and Gopika played the lead pair earlier in films like Chanthupottu and Don. Soon after Gopika left the film industry and Kerala to join her husband after marriage in Ireland. She left......

'No heroine is versatile in India today'

Telugu film director Mohankrishna Indraganti was in his element during a Rediff Chat on Wednesday. The filmmaker, who struck gold with his first film Grahanam, and later on with Maya......

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