Govt to bring back 150 Indian artefacts from US in next 6 months

About 150 Indian artefacts would be returned to the country by the United States in the next six months, according to a senior official. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi inspects......

'India is losing 10,000 artefacts per decade'

'In China there is capital punishment for heritage theft. That is how they treat criminals, unlike us.''Here we treat them like it's a house-breaking theft.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Why a 3-term Shiv Sena MLA joined Congress

'It's better to part ways on a happy note than staying together nursing hard feelings.' IMAGE: Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray greets his supporters after being sworn in as Maharashtra chief......

India to chair UNSC's panel on counter-terrorism

India will chair the crucial Taliban and Libya sanctions committees and the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the United Nations Security Council during its tenure as non-permanent member of the......

Escort services: Sex on the Internet, a Rs 600 cr business

Despite the government crackdown on Web sites advertising escort services, the Internet leaves enough wiggle room for debauchery to thrive, reports Dhruv Munjal.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

How the blockchain can transform the financial world

The blockchain, the public ledger that tracks every bitcoin transaction, is changing commerce as we know it, says Devangshu Datta. Photograph: George Frey/Getty Images Columbus famously found a......

'Mudra Bank will change the way India is functioning'

'Unlike money stashed abroad, domestic black money is not idle' 'Black money that is stashed abroad is around $1.5 trillion' R Vaidyanathan (bottom, left) has been a professor of finance and......

Record $600mn settlement in US insider trading case

Two Indian Americans are at the centre of a case, which resulted in a deal that brought $600 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the largest amount it got ever to settle an......

Kichamani MBA review

We have always prayed that Suresh Gopitry something different from his police or goonda roles that have been the staple of his career.His new film Kichamani MBA sees him in a different role(the......

Football Extras: Sala's body arrives in Argentina for weekend funeral

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Tributes left outside the Stade de la Beaujoire stadium in Louis Fonteneau, Nantes, in France for Emiliano Sala. ......