What Our Leaders Were Up To

Glimpse what our politicians were doing at the beginning of 2025.   IMAGE: Elections are due in a few weeks so here's Delhi Chief Minister Atishi inaugurating a 6 lane flyover at Punjabi Bagh......

Kerala nurse faces execution in Yemen despite blood money payment

Family members and human rights activists in Kerala are clinging to hope for a last-minute pardon for Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse whose death sentence was confirmed by Yemeni President Rashad......

Protestors vandalise Allu Arjun's residence, throw tomatoes

A group of persons, claiming to be members of Osmania University Joint Action Committee, on Sunday vandalised flower pots and other things at the residence of top Telugu actor Allu Arjun in......

Dr Singh, Devoted Husband And Father

Nitin Desai, who has known Dr Singh from 1971, extends his 'deepest condolences to his wife Gurcharan Kaur and to his three talented daughters Upinder, the historian; Daman, the writer; and Amrit,......

NPCI Lists Digital Scam Warning Signs

UPI-related frauds have accounted for a cumulative loss of Rs 2,145 crore across 2.7 million reported incidents. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   With incidents of online frauds,......

Key decisions taken at the 55th GST Council meet

The goods and services tax council on Saturday decided to levy an 18 per cent GST on margin value on sale of used electric vehicles by businesses and agreed to keep jet fuel (ATF) out of the......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......

Financial sector outlook appears bright, but needs to brace for vulnerabilities: Survey

The outlook for India's financial sector appears bright, but it needs to brace for likely vulnerabilities, said Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in Parliament on Monday. Illustration: Uttam......

FIH to revive India-Pakistan hockey series?

Given a choice, we will resume Indo-Pak bilateral hockey rivalry tomorrow: FIH chief Tayyab Ikram Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/X International Hockey Federation (FIH) president......