'Police wants to defame Hindutva activists'

'Many BJP MLAs and ministers tell us the police does not listen to them.' IMAGE: The scene of the 2006 blast in Malegaon. On the night of August 9, the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad arrested......

Meet the Javadekars

'My wife has done everything... She has had to give up a lot,' HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar tells Sahil Makkar.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The story of the rise of Union Minister for......

Javadekar and the art of doing what's practical and possible

Javadekar, along with Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan, is among the few ministers who have party as well as ministerial responsibilities.He is one of the managers for the upcoming Karnataka......

Another day, more hidden currency is flushed out in crores

Crores of new currency notes continue to tumble out of lockers and hidden locations as authorities conduct raids and searches across the country. Maharashtra In a major haul, police seized Rs 10.1......

Banks make beeline for fundraise via infrastructure bonds

Public-sector banks, including Canara Bank and Bank of India, are tapping the infrastructure bond market. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Canara Bank on Tuesday raised Rs 10,000 crore at a......

Deposits grew slower than loans

Most lenders that have reported their April-June business update posted slower growth in deposits sequentially as compared to the loan growth in the April-June quarter of 2024-25 (FY25).......

MPS: FinMin may extend August deadline for PSBs, insurers

The finance ministry is in favour of extending the August deadline for public sector banks (PSBs) as well as insurance companies to increase their minimum public shareholding (MPS) to the mandated......

Vedanta demerger gets nod from majority of creditors, including SBI: Official

Mining conglomerate Vedanta Limited has received approvals from the majority of its creditors for a proposed demerger of businesses, marking an important step in the company's plan to split into......

Ex-India cricketer Naman Ojha's father held in fund embezzlement case

IMAGE: Former India cricketer Naman Ojha's father V K Ojha was arrested in connection with a case of alleged embezzlement of about Rs 1.25 crore when he was posted as manager of the Bank of......

Pune's MCA stadium 'taken over' by banks over non-payment of loan

MCA blamed its financial troubles on non-receipt of payments from the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the last 10 months. IMAGE: The Maharashtra Cricket Association's international......