Delhi to strictly enforce mask fines in view of Covid spike

With COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate rising in Delhi, the district officials have started forming teams to strictly enforce the mask mandate and issue a fine of Rs 500 to violators,......

'You want bodies dumped on roads?' HC raps K'taka govt for non-compliance

Taking a serious note of the state government's alleged failure to provide land for burial grounds, the Karnataka high court caustically asked if bodies have to be dumped on roads. IMAGE: A group......

Mask mandate can be removed for now, say experts

Setting at rest fears over Covid restrictions being relaxed, several experts say the two-year stringent mask mandate has led to fatigue and can be removed from public spaces for now just as many......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

PSU banks urged to review their gold loan portfolio

The finance ministry has directed all state-owned banks to review their gold loan portfolio as instances of non-compliance with  regulatory norms have been noticed by the government.......

'Money lending has become prudent and conservative'

'We need to be far more careful given the fact that while this is group lending, it's essentially unsecured.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have become......

Share of NRIs, overseas investors in mutual fund assets declining

The share of non-resident Indians (NRIs) and overseas investors in Indian mutual funds has been declining over time, despite adding half-a-trillion rupees to holdings over the last five years.......

Govt to get moving on IDBI Bank sale after LIC IPO

The department of investment and public asset management is racing against time to launch the LIC IPO, which could become the largest-ever listing on the Indian bourses. This would lead to some......