Can Modi Beat Rajiv Gandhi's 404 MPs Record?

Modi wants the BJP to gets an additional 10% of the vote share from what it won in 2019.Plans are afoot to get new faces to replace MPs with poor chances of winning. Sources say more than 100 MPs......

'China will have to untie the knot if the relationship has to improve'

'In the short term the relationship will get worse.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajnath Singh/X Gautam Bambawale is one of only three Indian diplomats who have served as the Republic's ambassadors......

'No naaraazgi between Lalu, Nitish'

'We will be happy if Nitishji becomes convenor of INDIA.' IMAGE: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav celebrates his birthday in the presence of his father Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu......

How I Want To Make Our Planet Liveable

Nothing is more promising than countries putting aside hubris and ideological differences to invest in our shared future, observes Durga Sreenivasan, a delegate at COP28. IMAGE: The United Nations......

India's pharma industry likely to take 5-6% price hikes this year

Notwithstanding the fact that the country’s pharmaceutical (pharma) pricing regulator has allowed a 12 per cent price increase for medicines listed under the National List of Essential......

Meta launches Twitter's rival app, Threads

Instagram, owned by the tech giant Meta, on Wednesday, unveiled its new app called 'Threads' a new app designed to directly compete with Elon Musk's Twitter. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters......

MSMEs caught between a rock and a hard place

Politicians and Twitter warriors around the globe have a new buzzword among them: Net zero. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Everyone appears to be keen to state their commitment to net zero,......

Walmart-owned PhonePe calls off deal to acquire fintech startup ZestMoney

Lapses in due diligence, valuation disagreements, funding winter, tough regulatory environment, fintech slowdown being cited as reasons. Peerzada Abrar reports. Photograph: PhonePe via Twitter......

Decoding Atlee's Recipe For Blockbuster Cinema

Atlee gives temporary relief from reality, by blinding us into a make-believe world where the perfect family hero and messiah makes the world a safer and equal place for all, explains Divya Nair.......

Shoaib takes pot shots at Indian team as mind games begin

'Why do I have this feeling... why India could not pick their XI in last two years. It's a very strange thing to me that your squad is not settled. Who is your No. 4, where will Virat (Kohli) play......

Asia Cup PIX: Lanka survive scare to eke out narrow win over Afghans

Images from the Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Asia Cup Match in Lahore on Tuesday, September 5. SCORECARD IMAGE: Sri Lanka clinched a 2-run win over Afghanistan to......

Jay Shah on why Asia Cup was not played in the UAE...

IMAGE: Following rain playing spoilsport during the ongoing Asia Cup matches, Jay Shah defended scheduling the matches in Sri Lanka. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Asian Cricket Council (ACC)......

PIX: Bangladesh crush Afghanistan to keep Asia Cup hopes alive

IMAGES from the Asia Cup match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan played in Lahore on Sunday SCORECARD IMAGE: Bangladesh bowlers struck at regular intervals to bowl out Afghanistan for 245 in......

Remodelled action, longer run-up likely to end Bumrah's injury woes

'Boom (Bumrah) was earlier like a fighter jet. Even shorter run-up after a few rapid walking strides meant that entire pace that he generated came from the thrust provided by his shoulder and back.......