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SC backs EC's Bihar voter list drive, flags concerns over timing

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to consider Aadhaar, Voter ID and ration cards as valid documents during its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls......

Delhi schools receive bomb threat for fourth time in 5 days

Several schools in Delhi on Friday received bomb threats, triggering panic among the students and their parents. Image used for representational purposes only.Photograph: ANI Photo Delhi Police......

'DNA Tests Take Time'

'The testing will take time and they have to wait for a few days.' "DNA test is around Rs 25,000 per test," Dr Rajesh Chandrakant Dere tells Rediff's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. PREVIOUS: 'You Cannot......

'For The First Time Voters Will Have To Prove Their Indian Citizenship'

'40 percent of voters in Bihar will be excluded.' Photograph: ANI Photo The Election Commission of India has launched a comprehensive voter verification exercise across Bihar as the state......

It's Time to Update Army Regiment Names

The Indian Army still uses old British-era names and recruits soldiers based on caste or region, which hurts national unity, argues Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd). Illustrations: Dominic......

Govt, UPI To Set Up Real-Time Payment Tripwire

Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm may deliberately delay transactions, issue fraud alerts, and require an extra layer of user confirmation before processing any transactions that are likely to be......

Need to shift from fortnightly to real-time credit reporting: RBI DG

There is a need for real-time or near real-time credit reporting, instead of the current fortnightly system, to improve underwriting precision, enable timely reflection of borrower actions such as......

Mutual Fund Cash Exposure Declines For The First Time In Six Months

The top 20 fund houses held 6.8 per cent of their portfolios in cash as of May 31, down from a record high of 7.2 per cent in April 2025. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Equity mutual fund (MF)......

India enters top 100 in this prestigious list for first time

India has for the first time secured a place among the top 100 out of 167 countries ranked for their progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a report published......

Tesla Arrives in Mumbai: Is Model Y Worth the Hype?

The Model Y's blend of minimalist design, advanced technology, and practical features certainly makes a strong case. But the true test will lie in its performance on Indian roads and the timely......

Time Aamir Stopped Acting!

Audiences will hope that Rajinikanth's Coolie, Lokesh Kanagaraj's action film and Rajkumar Hirani's Dadasaheb Phalke biopic are not marred by Aamir Khan's disconcerting, repetitive......

Jurassic World Rebirth Review: Time Pass

As a nothing-better-to-do weekend watch, Jurassic World Rebirth is fine. But the franchise is losing steam, observes Deepa Gahlot. A paleontologist rues the decreasing interest in dinosaurs; the......

Is It Time To Retire The Great Indian Kapil Show?

IMAGE: Kapil Sharma with Salman Khan. The word 'comedy' is missing from the title of the Netflix show, The Great Indian Kapil Show. One wonders why. After all, Kapil is synonymous with......

Priyanka's New York Time Out

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra gives everyone glimpses from her May diaries, and it's all about... Scroll down to see. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka......

10 Times Sonam Kapoor Looked Wow

Ever since Sonam Kapoor made her Bollywood debut in 2007, she's achieved a fair amount of success and worked with the cream of film-makers. But it's her dazzling fashion and gorgeously put-together......

Lord's Test: 'Neither team can complain about time-wasting'

'It's as good a piece of time-wasting I've ever seen,' said former England captain Michael Vaughan. SCORECARD IMAGE: England opener Zak Crawley and India's captain Shubman Gill exchange words at......

Italy qualify for T20 World Cup for first time

IMAGE: Italy, led by former Australian opener Joe Burns, won the European qualifiers to make the T20 World Cup. Photograph: ICC/X Italy may have fumbled their way out of the last two soccer......

I feel very alone out there at times; I struggle mentally: Zverev

IMAGE: Alexander Zverev said he is struggling to cope with the sport's hectic schedule and often feels 'alone'. Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters Alexander Zverev cut a forlorn figure after he......

Two-Time Wimbledon Champion Set To Call It Quits

IMAGE: Petra Kvitova won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and reached the Australian Open final in 2019. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced on......

'Take your time': Shastri's words of wisdom for Gill

IMAGE: Shubman Gill had made his Test debut in 2020 when Ravi Shastri was the Head Coach. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ravi Shastri/X Shubman Gill is set to lead India in red-ball cricket for the......