18 killed, more than a dozen hurt in stampede at Delhi rly station

At least 18 people were killed in the overnight stampede at the packed New Delhi Railway Station, with a senior railway official saying on Sunday that the incident occurred after some passengers......

Cops probe if Baba Siddique was threatened over slum rehab project

The Mumbai police have launched a probe into the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry or threat over a......

Why does Naveen Patnaik prefer turncoats as LS candidates?

In the lead-up to the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Odisha, there's a flurry of party-switching among leaders, with the ruling Biju Janata Dal nominating around 30 percent turncoats as......

Patna HC ex-CJ-led fact-finding team en route Sandeshkhali detained

Six members of an independent fact-finding committee led by former Chief Justice of Patna high court L Narasimha Reddy were stopped by the police as they were proceeding to trouble-torn......

RBI Rules Make It Difficult To Attract Talent

A top-class board is important from a systemic point of view, more so at a time when the wider financial world and India Inc is chasing the same talent as banks. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India......

Will Govt Cut PSBs Loose?

Merely bringing down the government stake below 51% may not find any taker for the PSBs.The government must bring down its holding to at least 26%, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration:......

PSB reforms only on paper; 10 don't even have chairman

The talk of governance reforms at public-sector banks seems to remain on paper, as a majority of them continue to be working with just a handful board members. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Budget 2020: Financial sector firms pitch for tax break, GST cut

To give a boost to Indian markets, the representatives from financial sector and capital markets submitted several suggestions concerning enhancing credit offtake from banks, governance, risk......

PIX: Indian athletes start training ahead of Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: MC Mary Kom during the Indian boxing team's training session in Tokyo on Monday. Photograph: Sports Authority of India Indian athletes, including the boxers and shooters, hit the ground......

'Have to plan to make sports more interesting without fans'

"A roadmap is being prepared. If something happens to top athletes it will be a setback and so we are careful and that's why there are no positive coronavirus cases for our athletes till now.......

Sports Shorts: Pranati wins bronze at Asian Gymnastic

IMAGE: Pranati Nayak of India competes. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak, on Friday, clinched a bronze medal in vault event at the Senior Asian Artistic......

Sports Shorts: Six-member team for Gymnastics Worlds

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters A six-member Indian team, including......

BCCI Technical Committee backs use of lights in Tests

The Technical Committee of the Cricket Board, headed by Sourav Ganguly, has recommended usage of floodlights during Test matches played in India. The Committee, which met in Mumbai on Friday,......