'Polyester Flags Go Against The Ethos Of Freedom Movement'

'If you want to change everything all of a sudden to polyester, then the production of khadi flags will come under trouble.' IMAGE: The world's largest national flag is displayed along the......

Parl panel to grill Twitter on blocking accounts of Prasad, Tharoor

After Twitter briefly blocked IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad from accessing his account for alleged copyrights violation, chairman of the parliamentary panel on information technology Shashi......

'Bengal has a lot to learn from Gujarat'

'Look at the number of billionaires, the number of new billionaires in India.''Adani and Ambani are not the only ones.''What's wrong with people making money as long as it benefits us?' IMAGE: A......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Govt to set up e-comm hubs to promote exports

The government on Tuesday announced setting up of hubs to promote exports through e-commerce medium in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode and initially 10-15 hubs will be established.......

Quality Control Orders: What does this mean for domestic industry?

India believes developed countries and China use quality control orders as a trade barrier, and seeks to play catch-up Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com From toys, footwear and furniture to......

Strong FPI flows, buoyant retail sentiment to keep bulls snorting

Indices across Indian equity markets have edged towards new record highs before undergoing a small correction in the past few sessions. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The National Stock......

India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end

India’s unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters The time has come for Indian refiners to navigate, creatively, the choppy waters of......

'I'd have won gold had I been a little taller'

'I could not believe that the prime minister knew me.' IMAGE: Dutee Chand clocked 11.32 seconds to finish a close second in the women's 100 metres. Photograph: PTI Dutee Chand is the first Indian......

'I do not own any ISL team,' clarifies Salman Khan

Bollywood star Salman Khan used micro-blogging site Twitter to deny reports of him investing in Indian Super League team FC Pune City. The actor, who was believed to be the co-owner of the Pune......

CII, Olympic Gold Quest deal to support young talent

Olympic Gold Quest, an initiative to support talented Indian sportspersons in their quest for Olympic medals, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Confederation of Indian Industry, on......