The Congress' chief whip Jairam Ramesh, said, 'Today, too, the INDIA parties demanded the prime minister's presence in the Rajya Sabha to make a statement on Manipur, to be followed by a discussion.'
India may get its first unicorn this year as Zepto, which promises 10-minute deliveries, is in talks to get fresh funding that would take the start-up's valuation past $1 billion. The quick-delivery firm is looking to raise $150 million in a series E round, which will take its valuation to $1.3 billion. The round will be led by StepStone Group, a limited partner (LP) of Zepto's existing investor, Nexus Venture Partners, said media reports.
From the Sensex pack, Mahindra & Mahindra emerged as the biggest gainer, climbing nearly 5 per cent. Power Grid, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, NTPC, Axis Bank, Nestle, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Asian Paints and Wipro were among the other major gainers. Maruti, HCL Technologies, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, Infosys and Tata Steel were among the laggards.
Equity benchmark indices ended flat on Wednesday with Sensex sliding 33 points and Nifty gaining 9 points after an unabated record-breaking rally in the last few trading sessions. Weak global market trends and fall in HDFC twins also spoiled markets party. The 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 33.01 points or 0.05 per cent to settle at 65,446.04.
This paneer in a thick, silky, yoghurt-based gravy is food blogger Sangita Agrawal's favourite dish.
While Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica, France entered the quarters with a win over Morocco.
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the tournament as Japan beat Norway 3-1 in a clash of former champions on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup.
In one of these clips or voice notes, he is heard stating that his company could not come out of the financial crisis it was facing because of the procedure adopted by the financial services firm.
The Indian men's hockey team's FIH Pro League title hopes went up in smoke after suffering a hard-fought 1-2 defeat against the Netherlands
The Indian men's hockey team produced a lion hearted performance before going down 1-4 to leaders the Netherlands in the penalty shoot-out
Its success script: Investing more in local content ecosystem; growing its partnership footprint.
American Sloane Stephens battled back to defeat defending champion Caroline Garcia at the Cincinnati Open.
In an interview, Biden reiterated a previous pledge to defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion.
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly is well aware of the weight of expectations on the Men in Blue for the ODI World Cup at home.
Ahead of World Yoga Day, rediffGURUS Radhika Iyer, Namita Piparaiya, Roopashree Sharma and Sabrina Merchant answer your yoga-related queries.
Nandhakumar ends East Bengal's 1658-day wait to beat Mohun Bagan
Images from the English Premier League matches played over the weekend.
Dominic Thiem defeated qualifier Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
The 19-year-old Panghal put up a dominant show in the 53kg category, winning all her bouts without much fuss.
Haryana's 3000m steeplechaser Priti Lamba was on Monday added to the Indian athletics team for the Hangzhou Asian Games
Tourism is badly affected. Entire apple orchards have been washed away. 2 million people are threatened with loss of livelihood.
Parul Chaudhary became only the second Indian female athlete to qualify for the final of a track event at the World Athletics Championships.
Photos pf tennis action across the USA on Sunday.
Ever since my childhood I have been fascinated with Kolkata and its trams.
Swiatek no fan of 'Iga's Bakery' memes after serving up another double bagel
Holger Rune powered past Argentine qualifier Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4 6-1 6-3 on Saturday to reach the French Open fourth round.
Captain Wendie Renard's header seven minutes from time earned France a dramatic 2-1 win over Brazil.
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed unhappiness over alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar repeatedly filling pleas, saying "affordability" is no reason to file multiple petitions.
'I told my commander that they were not militants, but full-fledged soldiers with machine guns.'
'We know these are mind games Ajit dada is playing, but he (Sharad Pawar) doesn't get swayed by such gestures.'
Brazil exited the World Cup on Wednesday hoping a new generational talent will emerge as Marta's sixth and final Women's World Cup ended with a 0-0 draw against Jamaica
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha did not see a debate on the Manipur violence, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah spoke on it during their addresses on the no-confidence motion.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the second Test between India and West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, on Sunday.
Both Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya lauded Shubman Gill and hoped the star batter would carry his form when he dons India colours.
The Indians were undone by a horrendous stopwatch faux pas by technical officials in the shoot-out against Australia
It was heartbreak for India's women's hockey team as it lost 0-3 in the shoot-out to four-time champions Australia after both the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, on Friday.
Among the Sensex firms, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, Larsen & Toubro, Asian Paints and Tata Steel were the major laggards. Sun Pharma, Titan, ITC, IndusInd Bank, Tech Mahindra and Power Grid were among the winners.
Among the Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, Larsen & Toubro, ITC, Sun Pharma, NTPC and Titan were the major gainers. Nestle, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel were the laggards.