The Cadet Who Won President's Gold Medal At NDA

Afrid Afroz, 21, who was adjudged best cadet at the NDA's 144th course, will join the Indian Air Force and hopes to be a fighter pilot. IMAGE: Battalion Cadet Captain Afrid Afroz. All Photographs:......

Modi's assets rise by Rs 26L to Rs 2.23 cr, owns no immovable property

Prime Minister Narendra Modi owns assets worth over Rs 2.23 crore, mostly as bank deposits, but has no immovable properties as he has donated his share in a piece of land in Gandhinagar, according......

Egypt's strategic partnership for India, highest award for Modi

Imparting new momentum, India and Egypt on Sunday elevated their relationship to a ‘strategic partnership' after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held......

For Adani, magic happened after 2014: In LS Rahul links group's rise to Modi

A belligerent Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday led a blistering opposition attack in Lok Sabha over the Hindenburg report, claiming that the meteoric rise in Gautam Adani's fortunes happened after the......

Gold monetisation not viable for investors in the yellow metal

Conversion into jewellery during redemption would entail 15-20% wastage and making charges, rendering the scheme inefficient Gold monetisation is not new to India. In the past we have had schemes......

Petrol, diesel to be costlier; tax on super-rich

The Modi 2.0 government's maiden Budget Friday hiked petrol and diesel prices, raised import duty on dozens of items and increased tax on the super-rich as it sought to spur growth through higher......

Highlights of the Union Budget 2018-19

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the Budget for 2018-19 in Parliament on Thursday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Following are the highlights of his speech: No change in personal......

Why you should look at very short-term debt

It will give the flexibility to roll over quickly. Be underweight on rate-sensitive stocks, notes Devangshu Datta The latest macro-economic numbers confirm the economy trundles along in a low......

Hockey team trains with hope

India's hockey players have gone into exile in a bid to heal the wounds from a damaging selection row and end a 24-year Olympic medal drought.Desperate to regain their place in the top echelons of......

India hope to open with big win

India launch their campaign in the men's Olympic qualifying tournament with a match against Russia, in Santiago, Chile, on Saturday, fully aware that any slip-up could shatter their hopes of an......