Modi reaches Colombo, 10 ambitious outcomes expected

India and Sri Lanka are expected to come out with around 10 ambitious outcomes including enhancing cooperation in areas of defence, energy security and digitalisation following talks between Prime......

Why Modi's visit to Sri Lanka is important

India and Sri Lanka are expected to come out with around 10 outcomes, including boosting cooperation in areas of defence, energy security and digitalisation, following talks between Prime Minister......

Lok Sabha to take up Waqf bill today; BJP, allies issue whip

The Lok Sabha will take up the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill for discussion and passage on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown between a government determined to push it through and an......

Parliament passes Waqf bill after RS nod by 128-95 votes

Parliament early Friday approved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after the Rajya Sabha gave its nod to the contentious legislation following an over 13-hour debate. Photograph: Screen grab/Sansad......

Will new fiscal year be from January to December?

The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday advanced the Union Budget and appointed a new committee chaired by former Chief Economic Advisor Shankar Acharya to examine the feasibility of having a......

Tarun Bajaj posted as revenue secretary in IAS reshuffle

Senior bureaucrat Tarun Bajaj was appointed revenue secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle by the Centre on Tuesday. Bajaj, a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS)......

As major ports get autonomy, minister says no privatisation

Allaying fears that the Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 aims at privatisation of the country's top 12 major ports, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said it......

How mini lockdowns are making a hole in consumers' pockets

To tide over the difficulties due to incessant shutdowns, several farmers in Maharashtra have turned into aggregators and started selling their produce without the help of mandis or agents. They......

#MeToo: 'Let The Exploitation Stop!'

'Women, come out and speak.' Illustrator: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Actor-politician Khushboo Sundar has been quite vocal about the ongoing #MeToo controversy in the Malayalam film industry. "To......

Should RRR Go To The Oscars?

Is S S Rajamouli's RRR going to the Oscars? While there is buzz surrounding RRR, sources in the know say these stories of RRR being Oscar-bound are baseless. "The committee to decide which film......

Akshay in Singham 3

Salman may direct Tiger 3... Katrina drops Vikas Bahl film..Subhash K Jha gives you all that you need to know today from Bollywood. IMAGE: Ranveer Singh, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar at the......

Uri Director on National Award: It can't get better

IMAGE: Vicky Kaushal on the sets of Uri. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vicky Kaushal/Instagram Director Aditya Dhar saw a lot of snubs and failures before his film, Uri: The Surgical Strike,......