Ashoka University founders step down from board after CBI probe

Ashoka University co-founders Vineet Gupta and Pranav Gupta, who were booked last week by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a Rs 1,600 crore fraud case, on Thursday stepped down from all......

'Modiji how afraid are you?': Congress says Twitter blocked its account

The Congress on Thursday alleged that the party's official Twitter account as well as that of a large number of its leaders and workers have been blocked by the microblogging site. This comes......

Patna flooded due to incessant rains, 13 dead

At least 13 persons have died after buildings collapsed and trees fell on them due to incessant rain in Patna, Bhagalpur and Kaimur districts of Bihar. IMAGE: Residents of Rajendra Nagar area......

US Surgeon General Vivek H Murthy, India Abroad Person of the Year 2014

The India Abroad Person of the Year Awards, held at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City on Friday June 12, honoured 14 achievers in seven categories. Image: US Surgeon......

Small firms struggled to raise capital in 2020

'SMEs got infected by Covid.'Sachin P Mampatta reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Small and medium enterprises struggled to raise money from the stock market this year as......

Markets on a roll: Which stocks to buy now

Indian markets achieved yet another milestone on October 09. It opened positive andsoon hit a new high, it crossed 18,000. Did you make gains while the Sensex soared? How do you plan to......

Markets may bounce back but not immediately

PRANAV SANGHAVI says,Hello and welcome to the chat. Regret the delay due to technical problems at my end. Let's begin. Anand asked,Hi, Canara Bank shares are at 202 now. Is it good go buy now?......

Here come the moneybags!

Space. That's the need of the hour for Indian industry, looking to grow in every direction. Companies are looking to occupy every inch of land they can lay their hands on to keep on their......

ReadersReviews: Article 15: '5 stars'

Anubhav Sinha's Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Article 15 has been getting rave reviews from film critics and audiences alike. We asked readers to send in their reviews of the hard-hitting film.......

Divya Deshmukh wins World Junior Chess

Immensely gifted Divya Deshmukh of India outclassed Bulgaria's Beloslava Krasteva to clinch the title in the World Junior Girls' chess championship in Gandhinagar on Thursday. With this win Divya,......

World Jr Girls' chess: Divya Deshmukh has slender lead

IMAGE: With her sixth victory in seven games, Divya Deshmukh swelled her tally to seven points in the World Junior Girls' chess championship and is now half a point ahead of nearest rivals Mariam......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

Arjun seventh in Sharjah Masters; Daneshvar wins trophy

Photograph: Erigaisi Arjun/X Top seeded Grandmaster Erigaisi Arjun played out a draw with eventual winner Bardiya Daneshvar of Iran in the ninth and final round to finish in the top 10 at the......

Sharjah Chess: Arjun held; Indian hopes dwindle

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Arjun Erigaisi/X.com Grandmaster Erigaisi Arjun was held to a draw by Alexey Sarana of Serbia and a second straight loss for Aravindh Chithambaram almost ended the Indian......