'Have Muslims Faced Problems In Maharashtra?'

'We have given riot-free Maharashtra in our 18-month rule.' IMAGE: Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar speaks to Rediff.com at his home in Baramati. Photograph: Hitesh......

Stalin revokes order detaining 6 farmers under Goondas Act

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday revoked an order detaining six farmers under the Goondas Act following their arrest during the protest against the Melma SIPCOT project in......

Modi calls for 'secular civil code', 'one nation one election' in I-Day speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday made an unequivocal pitch for a uniform civil code in the country, asserting that a "secular civil code" in place of the existing "communal" one is the need of......

Rahul woos farmers with loan waiver if Cong voted to power

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said loans of farmers will be waived if his party comes to power at the Centre. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being felicitated with a plough by......

Tamil Nadu all set to build India's first defence corridor

In less than two months since the announcement in March, the state has mobilised an armada of small and medium enterprises keen on making components for large equipment manufacturers. Of the two......

How to tackle facial recognition fraud

IIIT-D team builds algorithm that will help identify synthetic images.Neha Alawadhi reports. *IMAGE: Apple, which introduced FaceID that identifies a user and unlocks the phone, has had several......

There's a policy for everything . . .

Policy making is the latest obsession of the government. You name an area, a policy on it has either been made or is in the process of being drafted.The areas covered range from children to civil......

Fighting big and bountiful, Sebi gets new anti-fraud powers

From large corporates like Sahara to unknown individuals perpetrating SMS investment scams, it was a year marked by lot many penal actions and even more policy measures by Sebi to safeguard the......

Watson's selection no longer elementary for Australia

The perennial fitness battles of Shane Watson are likely to rule the all-rounder out of Australia's second Test against South Africa. Watson's unique ability to hog the spotlight whether playing or......