Sorry Mr Modi, Katchatheevu Isn't An Election Issue In Tamil Nadu

Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the......

The Times They Are A-Changin'

... And what explains the directions of change? asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a time when I was in my late teens and preparing to embark on a train from......

Protests erupt in Tamil Nadu over death sentence to 5 fishermen

Protests rocked different parts of Tamil Nadu for the second day on Friday against the capital punishment awarded by a Sri Lankan court to five Indian fishermen for alleged drug trafficking. A......

For Adani, magic happened after 2014: In LS Rahul links group's rise to Modi

A belligerent Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday led a blistering opposition attack in Lok Sabha over the Hindenburg report, claiming that the meteoric rise in Gautam Adani's fortunes happened after the......

ICICI Bank launches operations in Sri Lanka

The ICICI Bank, India's largest consumer lender, on Thursday launched commercial operations in Sri Lanka, with an eye on the growing bilateral trade and inward remittances market.The bank opened......

No foreign bank in rural areas

Foreign banks operating in India have no branches in rural areas, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. However, private sector banks were operating in rural areas through 1109 offices, Finance......

Indian firms, banks cautious as Sri Lanka battles financial crisis

India is Sri Lanka’s third-largest export destination and it has invested heavily in the infrastructure and social sector projects in that country. IMAGE: The national flag of Sri......

SAP to hire 1000 more in India

SAP, the leading business software solutions provider, is planning to up its investments in India. The company has decided to open another centre in the country apart from the Global Support Centre......

SLC pays Lankan cricketers' outstanding wages

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has settled in full the outstanding wages of the international cricketers after almost a year. On Friday, the SLC said that it has cleared all outstanding dues of the......

Sri Lanka says secures funds to pay players

A Sri Lankan bank has agreed to release 600 million Sri Lanka rupees ($5.07 million) to the country's cash-strapped cricket board to pay its salary-starved players, according to the sports......

Sri Lanka reeling under $23 mln debt after WC

Despite Sri Lanka's success on field at the recently concluded cricket World Cup, the Emerald Island's cricket Board has faced losses to the tune of $23million. Sri Lanka Cricket on Monday said it......