Kumbh stampede to rock Parliament's Budget session

Parliament's Budget session is likely to get off to a stormy start on Friday with Opposition parties demanding a discussion on the alleged mismanagement of the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj......

Beed sarpanch murder: Dhananjay Munde offers to resign

Amid opposition call for his resignation over the Beed sarpanch murder case, Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde on Wednesday said he is ready to quit if asked by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis......

Maha Kumbh: Cleric fears mass conversions of Muslims

Ahead of the Maha Kumbh, a senior cleric has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressing fears that mass conversions of Muslims will take place during the event, while other......

Maharashtra re-introduces Bill to curb 'urban Naxals'

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday re-introduced the Special Public Security Bill in the state assembly, and said the proposed law is not aimed at suppressing genuine......

Why FSSAI called up qcom companies

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has sought a meeting with quick-commerce (qcom) platforms like Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto on Tuesday to discuss issues regarding......

Byju's CEO speaks to shareholders, firm to set up board advisory committee

Byju Raveendran, CEO and founder of the eponymous edtech giant, has told shareholders that the company will set up a board advisory committee (BAC). Photograph: Kind courtesy, Byju's This was......

Sebi Can't Recover Rs 76,293 Cr Dues!

Out of 3,871 recovery certificates issued by the regulator in various cases, 807 have been certified as difficult to recover. IMAGE: Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairperson Madhabi Puri......

''Growth Expected To Be 1% Below Last Year'

'A possible post-election growth momentum may be lost.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ashima Goyal, external member, Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), who voted......

New Bill May Throttle OTT

'Subjecting each such creative content to scrutiny will impose burdens on the OTT platforms and impact user experience.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The government's proposed......

Double play run-outs: BBL eyes radical rule changes

IMAGE: Cricket Australia (CA) is considering several significant rule changes to make the Big Bash League more engaging for spectators and appealing to top international players. Photograph: Big......

Jay Shah joins elite board shaping cricket's future

The ICC chairperson Jay Shah has been inducted into a newly instituted World Cricket Connects Advisory Board, an independent group that will discuss the many challenges and opportunities in the......

'India Will Bounce Back In Brisbane'

'Going into Brisbane, India need a tight strategy for Travis Head and they need to get Akash Deep in and maybe Ravindra Jadeja for Ashwin.' IMAGE: Akash Deep has impressed in the Tests he has......

Ex-India wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra named national selector

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ajay Ratra/Instagram The Board of Control for Cricket in India appointed former India wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra as a selector of the men's cricket team on Tuesday. He......

Was Rizwan forced to accept PCB's diktat?

Rizwan was initially reluctant but later accepted Pak white-ball captaincy: Source IMAGE: The source said that Mohammad Rizwan had been assured by the PCB that he would be consulted in finalising......