New day, new poll promise for Delhiites from Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) will be provided funds to hire private guards to ensure security in the neighbourhoods, if his......

Canada's deputy PM resigns citing rift with Trudeau

Hours before making the statement on Canada's economy, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister announced her resignation from the Cabinet. IMAGE: Canadian Prime......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

ED team probing cyber fraud attacked in Delhi, officer hurt

An Enforcement Directorate team undertaking searches at a farmhouse in Delhi in a cyber fraud-linked money laundering case was allegedly attacked on Thursday, injuring an agency official. IMAGE:......

Is foreign exchange rate stability desirable? Not really

The recent depreciation of the rupee along with sharp fall in the country’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves has sparked a debate whether stability of the exchange rate is necessary and......

Stocks Crash: Worst Week in Years

The week's losses wiped out investor wealth worth Rs 18.43 trillion, with the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms now at Rs 441 trillion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com  ......

Rupee tumbles 3% in 2024; turbulence to ebb in 2025

The rupee tumbled 3 per cent against the US dollar in 2024 as concerns over slower economic growth and a stronger greenback in global markets weighed, but it was among the least volatile currencies......

Rupee may depreciate to 84.5 against US dollar by end of December

The Indian rupee is likely to depreciate further against the US dollar through the end of 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This is due to the continued strengthening of the......

Freestyle Chess: It's Gukesh vs Caruana in quarters

IMAGE: India’s D Gukesh just about made it to the knock-out stage, edging out Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia and Levon Aronian of United States, the last two finishers in the round-robin......

Humpy's out? No problem! Women eye gold in Chess Olympiad

Photograph: Kind courtesy FIDE/X The top-seeded Indian women's team, spearheaded by D Harika and R Vaishali, would be a strong podium contender thanks partly to a depleted field, while the D......

River Seine's suitability questioned for Paris games

IMAGE: The Eiffel Tower is seen from the water of the Seine River as the Olympics opening ceremony rehearsal is postponed amid rainy weather. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski / Reuters The River......

FIFA WC Preview: France on a tightrope in knockouts

IMAGE: Les Bleus, who face Poland in the last 16 on Sunday, underperformed at the Education City stadium. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images While France's 1-0 loss to Tunisia after......