Poll Schemes Threaten Maharashtra's Finances

Schemes like the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana strain Maharashtra's fiscal resources amid rising unemployment and prices of food items. IMAGE: Shiv Sena Kopri Pachapakkhadi assembly......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

80 more flights get bomb threats, Rs 600 crore lost

Nearly 80 domestic and international flights received bomb threats in less than 24 hours that later turned out to be hoaxes, keeping thousands of passengers and security agencies on tenterhooks.......

Modi 3.0: Focus Shifts To Governance

'It would be reasonable to assume that Modi 3.0 would be more focused on projects and schemes which do not require any legislative change or which have the support of its coalition partners,'......

Noel Tata To Debut At Tata Sons Board Meeting Today

Indications are that the Tata Sons stand on listing of the company may come up for a discussion even if it's not part of the agenda. IMAGE: Noel Tata the day after his half brother Ratan Tata......

SBI eyes Rs 10K cr via infra bond

State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest lender, is looking to raise Rs 10,000 crore through 15-year infrastructure bonds as early as next week, said multiple sources aware of the......

States' borrowings at 60% of Dec target

States are on track of fiscal consolidation with their total borrowings reaching Rs 5 trillion till October, which is 60 per cent of the projected borrowings of Rs 8.38 trillion till December 2024,......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

How crowd-funding helped Nadeem win Pak first Olympic gold

IMAGE: Paris Olympics champion and Pakistan Arshad Nadeem poses beside the screen displaying his new Olympic record after the javelin throw final on Thursday. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Paris......