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Jolt to MVA as Cong leader quits campaigning over no Muslim LS candidate

Maharashtra Congress working president Naseem Khan on Friday expressed disappointment over the party for the Opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi not fielding any Muslim candidate for the Lok Sabha......

4 Times When Modi's Hindu-Muslim Rhetoric Backfired

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com does a deep dive into four elections when Narendra Modi resorted to anti-Muslim fervour and points out that Hindu-Muslim politics does not necessarily mean victory......

Why Cong is campaigning against own candidate in this Raj LS seat

A peculiar poll battle is on the cards in the tribal-dominated Banswara-Dungarpur Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan where the Congress is appealing to the people not to vote for its candidate.......

Son takes out Rs 65 lakh supari to kill parents, brother

The Gadag police have cracked the mystery behind four murders that took place on April 19, with the arrest of eight people, including kingpin Vinayak Bakale, who allegedly gave a contract Rs 65......

Why Election 2024 Is So Subdued...

'It's dull because this time the election is spread over such a long period.' IMAGE: A vendor sells flags and umbrellas printed with the symbols of different policital parties at a market in......

Motivational speaker dupes several; SC seeks response

The Supreme Court has sought responses of the Centre, CBI, the Enforcement Directorate and others including 13 states on a plea alleging fraudulent activities by motivational speaker Vivek Bindra......

Amid liquidity crunch, shorter-tenure govt bonds lag 'longer' peers

Short-term government bonds fell behind longer-dated securities in demand this month so far due to a liquidity crunch in the banking system and expectations of a delay in a rate cut, said market......

Jefferies stays bullish on PSU stocks: SBI, Coal India, NTPC lead the way

Notwithstanding the recent sharp decline in the stocks of public sector companies, analysts at Jefferies remain bullish on this segment. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com State Bank of......

Rupee best-performing Asian currency so far in January

After an extremely stable 2023, the Indian rupee started 2024 on a promising note and has turned out to be the best-performing Asian currency so far in January, appreciating 0.1 per cent despite 2......

How much PF, gratuity did Jet Airways pay to its ex-employees?

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Jalan-Kalrock consortium, the new owners of cash-strapped Jet Airways, how much have they paid towards dues on account of provident fund and gratuity to the......

Ranveer-Kriti's Day Out In Varanasi

Ranveer Singh, Kriti Sanon and Manish Malhotra visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to offer prayers over the weekend. Dressed in traditional attire, they visited the Dashashwamedh ghat......

Bollywood's Most Successful Horror Movies

Ajay Devgn's Shaitaan is a superhit. Joginder Tuteja looks at how successful the horror genre has been at the box office in recent times. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2Box office collections: Rs 186......

The Very Best Films Of Alia Bhatt

"Mark my words. Alia is the most special talent to hit our cinema in years. She will take the country by storm," Karan Johar had prophesied before the release of her debut film, Student Of The......

Ajay Devgn Takes Son Yug For A Movie

Film folk trooped in to watch Ajay Devgn's latest film, Shaitaan, at a special screening in Mumbai. After launching the trailer of his much-delayed film, Maidaan, Ajay Devgn attended the......

Shaitaan Review: Wicked Without Warning

Shaitaan's wickedness may be its calling card but relies on age-old formulas to do the trick, observes Sukanya Verma. A despot seeking complete control by hypnotising blind followers into......

Ram Baboo breaches Paris Games qualification mark

IMAGE: Ram Baboo is the seventh Indian male walker to breach the qualification mark. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters India's Ram Baboo on Saturday achieved the Paris Olympics men's 20km race......

Paris Olympics dream: More than one javelin medal

Anju Bobby George says Parul Chaudhary among ones to watch out for Photograph: Kind courtesy IIS/X Athletics Federation of India vice-president Anju Bobby George on Wednesday said Asian Games......

Fake certificates awarded to grapplers at Pune Nationals: Sakshi

The suspended WFI, despite being warned of legal action by the Sports Ministry for organising the 'nationals', went ahead with the tournament in Pune from January 29-31. IMAGE: Sakshi Malik and......

Virat Kohli's brother rubbishes 'fake news' about mother's health

IMAGE: Virat Kohli missed the first two Tests due to 'personal reasons'. Photograph: Virat Kohli/X Star India batter Virat Kohli's brother Vikas Kohli on Wednesday opened up on the fake news about......

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