'Nepal has never undertaken something of this magnitude'

'It’s not that because the authority has not hit the ground running that everything is at a standstill. That’s not the case at all' 'Even when certain basic (relief work) guidelines......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

Praful Bidwai: Dark lessons from Iraq

On the Indian government's Iraq policy, the public has long witnessed a bizarre drama bordering on the ridiculous. The government could not indefinitely ignore the widespread, growing public......

Tata AIG, ICICI Lombard join race for RCap's assets

Tata AIG, ICICI Lombard and Nippon Life have evinced interest for the profit-making insurance arm of Reliance Capital (RCap), joining several prominent financial companies from India and abroad in......

'Our focus is on converting lands into projects'

'At present, the idea is to expand, consolidate, and stabilise in South India, Mumbai, Pune and grow on what we have been doing.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Prestige Group Real estate major......

RBI proposes stringent norms for wilful defaulters

The Reserve Bank on Thursday proposed tighter norms for treatment of wilful defaulters under which banks and other lenders will be required to examine all accounts with outstanding amount of Rs 25......

Better net interest margins likely to help bottom line of banks in Q4

Benefitting from the economic rebound, banks are expected to report a healthy bottom-line and asset quality profile in the quarter ended March 2023 (Q4FY23). Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Shami to likely return for Bangladesh Test series

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami missed the five match home Tests against England and the South Africa tour before that. Photograph: BCCI India's premier pacer Mohammed Shami, who is recuperating from an......