When PM visits Arab nations...: Owaisi on 'vote jihad'

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed the BJP over its leaders' “vote jihad” remark and asked if they use the same language when the......

Experts explain why Delhi cracker ban went up in smoke

Gaps in enforcement, limited monitoring, and easy access to firecrackers from the NCR region where restrictions were slack were largely responsible for the widespread flouting of the cracker ban in......

'Yeh Patthar Nahin Todegi'

There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of......

Is Bill Gates A Hero Or Villain?

There is no shortage of books on the Microsoft founder, but this latest one is different in that it paints Mr Gates in shades of grey, leaving it to readers to make their own judgement about the......

Beware! IT Sleuths On The Prowl

The suspected undisclosed income in these cases could reach as much as Rs 15,000 crore. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Income Tax department has issued 10,000 reopening notices......

Social stock exchange sees its first listing

Social stock exchange (SSE) saw its first listing on Wednesday, with SGBS Unnati Foundation becoming the first entity to take this route to avail financing. The foundation — engaged in......

Vedanta's Sterlite Copper invites EoIs to 'restart' the Thoothukudi unit

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta's Sterlite Copper on Monday came out with an advertisement inviting expression of interest (EoI) for carrying out plant "restart activities" at its Thoothukudi unit in......

Sterlite gets access to Thoothukudi plant for upkeep after 5 years

The maintenance work will include operations such as removal of remaining gypsum and leachate handling operations among others. Based on this, the district administration has now allowed the firm......

'These are superheroes without capes'

'Common people have so much to battle every hour, but they still have a smile on their faces.''At times, they stumble and fall but they get up and continue their struggle.''Their resilience is what......

T20 WC parade: BMC collects kilos of footwear, bottles

IMAGE: Fans with the Tricolour on Marine Drive ahead of the victory parade. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com As a sea humanity turned up at the Mumbai's iconic Marine Drive promenade to......

No boos for skipper Hardik as 18,000 children attend Mumbai vs Delhi clash

IMAGE: The Wankhede stands was filled with around 18,000 children from various NGOs. Photograph: BCCI There was some reprieve for Hardik Pandya at last as the Mumbai Indians' captain did not face......

Ukrainian kickboxing champion Bordus killed fighting in war

IMAGE: Maksym Bordus, who was born in 2000, had signed up to fight for the Ukrainian army on the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion in February last year. Photograph: Anton......