Foreign Policy As A Poll Tool Can Be Harmful

It is time the political leaderships in this country arrived at a common ground over issues of foreign and security policy concerns. There has to be a greater communication between the government......

We want to decide our own matters by ourselves: Maldives Prez Muizzu

Armed with a ‘super majority' in the parliamentary polls, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has said the international community will now understand where the Maldivians stand, especially on......

Muizzu's pro-China party secures 'super majority' in parliamentary polls

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party won 71 seats and secured a 'super majority' in parliamentary elections, preliminary results suggested on Monday, a victory seen as a strong endorsement of......

Suspended Maldivian minister mocks Indian flag, apologises

A Maldivian minister, who was suspended in January for her derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has now mocked the Indian flag after including parts of the flag in an altered......

Pay up, make peace: Promoters make one-time settlements with banks on loans

Lenders say settlements will cross over 100 accounts in the March quarter.Dev Chatterjee and Abhijit Lele report. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com With rising litigation over insolvency cases,......

When you can't access your spouse's bank account

How can you access the bank account of an incapacitated person?Tinesh Bhasin lets us know.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Recently, the Bombay high court allowed a woman to operate the bank......

Rush to transfer assets to trust may cost HNIs dear

HNIs fear the government might introduce inheritance tax and take to ring-fencing their assets. This haste could prove costly, says Sanjay Kumar Singh. There is once again speculation that the......

E-com complaints: Consumers have more power now

Consumers can easily file cases against e-tailers now.Tinesh Bhasin reports. While there has been a phenomenal rise in e-commerce, redressal of complaints was always been a sore area. For example,......

Tri-series: A flashback

A triangular series among three international sides has been a regular feature of the Australian cricket season since 1979-80, when Australia, England and the West Indies participated in the first......