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MP: 'Disabled' govt employee 'seen dancing', probe sought

A students' organisation in Madhya Pradesh on Friday demanded an inquiry after a woman, recently selected in the government service in the disabled quota, was seen dancing in a viral social media......

J-K mysterious disease: AIIMS to test samples for toxicity cause

A five-member team of experts from All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, including specialists in toxicology, has spoken to 11 patients who are undergoing treatment for a mysterious......

Manmohan called note ban 'biggest scam of India'

Hailed as the architect of India's economic reforms, former prime minister Manmohan Singh in one his last interviews had said in 2019 that the country's economy was 'over-regulated', the government......

India, Qatar to double trade in next 5 yrs; discuss Israel-Hamas issue

India and Qatar on Tuesday agreed to double bilateral trade to $28 billion over the next five years and announced elevation of their relationship to the level of strategic partnership as Prime......

70 lakh voters added suddenly: Rahul on Maha poll results

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that about 70 lakh voters, equivalent to Himachal Pradesh's population, were added to the electoral rolls in Maharashtra between the Lok Sabha......

Ahead of Modi-Trump meet, India revamps tariff structure

Anticipating US action on tariffs, India seems to have made the first move by revamping its tariff structure by reducing the slabs to eight rates, points out Mukesh Butani. IMAGE: Union Finance......

Sensex sinks 425 points dragged by auto stocks, foreign fund outflows

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday, dragged by auto stocks and relentless foreign fund outflows. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Weak US markets and tariff......

'India's Growth Is In Serious Trouble'

'We face the risk of remaining a low-income country for a very long time unless something changes in the next few years.''Instead of constantly talking about becoming a developed economy, we need......

Markets end marginally lower in volatile trade

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower in a volatile trade on Wednesday dragged by blue-chip IT stocks. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives The 30-share BSE......

Should depositors put money in co-operative banks?

The co-operative banking sector is well regulated, and a few cases of restrictions being imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should not paint a negative picture of the entire sector, said......

The Last Days Of Raj Kapoor

Exactly a month before he passed away on June 2, 1988, Raj Kapoor was presented the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- the nation's highest honour for cinematic achievement -- by then President Ramaswamy......

'Ancient Mantras In A Global Bed Of Music'

'It was great to have the Indian roots reflected in full force.' IMAGE: Chandrika Tandon after winning the Grammy's. Photographs: Kind courtesy Chandrika Tandon/Instagram.com Borders and......

Team India don black armbands to honour Manmohan Singh

IMAGE: India captain Rohit Sharma during Day 2 of the fourth Test against Australia at MCG on Friday. Photograph: BCCI/X The Indian cricket team sported black armbands on the second day of the......

India to go all out to win bid for 2036 Olympic Games

'As India intends to host the (2036) Olympics, we are not just strengthening our infrastructure capabilities, but our intellectual and research preparedness too.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Mary Kom, Paes, Saina on panel to groom future Olympians

The government has constituted a committee to be headed by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya with three Olympic medallists as members to advise on identification and grooming of talent, ensure fair......

BCCI to honour Tendulkar with Lifetime Achievement Award

IMAGE: 2011 ICC World Cup winner Sachin Tendulkar has the most runs in Test cricket and ODIs. Photograph: Ritam Banerjee/Getty Imagesfrom the Rediff.com Archives The legendary Sachin Tendulkar......

Manoj Kumar Retires from Boxing to Focus on Coaching

Former Commonwealth Games gold-winning boxer Manoj Kumar, who dominated the light welterweight (64kg) division in India at his prime, announced his retirement on Thursday to begin a career in......

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