Padma Vibhushan for Gen Rawat, Kalyan Singh; Padma Bhushan for Azad

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Hindutva poster boy late Kalyan Singh, India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former West......

BJP wrestles with populism vs pragmatism debate in K'taka

Ahead of the assembly elections next year, the BJP has been wallowing in a welter of ideas that has resurrected the debate on populism versus pragmatism, as it has to pander to two important......

SC's landmark order could be bureaucrats' saviour

In a path-breaking verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday said bureaucrats should not act on verbal orders given by political bosses as it sought an end to frequent transfers and suggested a fixed......

Why Indian bureaucracy is under virtual lockdown

Recent investigations into the telecom spectrum and coal scams have made bureaucrats very wary of taking decisions The lack of energy inside North Block -- the red sandstone building which houses......

How the markets will fare this week

Stock markets are expected to be driven by global trends and FPI trading activity this week after the conclusion of the earnings season, analysts said. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Key factors that will drive the markets this week

Investors will take cues from the December quarter corporate earnings, with blue-chips like Infosys, Reliance Industries scheduled to report their results this week, in addition, inflation data and......

How the stock markets will fare this week

Macroeconomic data announcements, trading activity of foreign investors and global trends will guide equity market movement this week, which would also mark the beginning of the new calendar year......

'Euphoria In SMID Stocks Couldn't Have Lasted Forever'

'Retail investors, who had not seen such a massive correction in the SMID universe since COVID-19, are witnessing something like this for the first time. Panic profit booking may continue.'......