'These laws are equipped to suppress democracy'

'...by directing these draconian provisions against political and ideological opponents of the ruling group, minorities, and those who dare to dissent through and selective prosecution and......

Decades of warnings preceded Sikkim disaster

Several occasions in the last two decades have seen government agencies and research studies warning about potential glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in Sikkim, which can cause massive damage......

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......

This is how Kerala brought Nipah under control in no time

Kerala is the only state, other than West Bengal (2001 and 2007), in India to have reported Nipah virus cases. The previous outbreaks in the state were in May 2018, June 2019 and September 2021.......

Why Do Banks Hide Losses?

Believe it or not, the regulator is stretching its arm to identify stressed borrowers and gauge the 'distance to default' as a measure of a particular bank's fragility, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

Jhunjhunwala: The RARE big bull and unabashed wealth creator

Stock market investments are always said to involve risks and people who made big fortunes often made headlines as scamsters, leading to Dalal Street always being looked at with suspicion, but......

Realtors hope for sunny 2022 with better sales

India's real estate industry staged a rebound from 2020's downturn, with housing sales seen rising by over 50 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The performance, though short of......

'Insurance paid Rs 25,000-30,000 cr in Covid claims'

'Last year (FY21), we had about 1 million intimated claims for Covid.''This year (FY22), in six months, we got about 1.6 million claims.' IMAGE: Children who lost their parents to COVID-19 engagE......

'The tragic thing about Sushant's passing is...'

'You are not going to find success all the time and you will feel insecure when your film fails at the box office, but that's a part of the game.''You just deal with it and move on.''Maybe the......

COVID scare: England at risk from Euro 2020 euphoria

Although British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delayed the full reopening of England's economy until July 19, a week after the final, people can still gather in bars and pubs.Jubilant fans were......

Japan's PM laments taking heat for hosting Olympics despite COVID-19

IMAGE: Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has staked his political reputation on going ahead with the Olympics which he has said will bring joy to the world and be safely conducted within a......