Junior doctors question Mamata's Kolkata hospital murder deadline

Junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Monday questioned why West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee set a seven-day deadline for solving the rape-murder of a postgraduate......

Kolkata hospital principal resigns amid massive protests over doc's rape-murder

Facing backlash over the rape and murder of a doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, principal Sandip Ghosh resigned from his post and government service on Monday morning, days......

How Maharashtra Plans To Prosecute 'Urban Naxals'

'The strategy of frontal organisations of the Maoists is to create unrest and ensure that such unrest leads to a law and order problem.' 'To cover such acts it was necessary to bring in a different......

'Only Then Can We Call Them Urban Naxals'

'Today we know of many X, Y, and Z persons as urban Naxals but can we call these people as such? No, we cannot because we don't have a legal framework for doing that.' IMAGE: A protest in......

How HDFC merger can create trouble for large-cap funds

The impending merger between Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) with HDFC Bank may create challenges for large-cap fund managers, most of whom are already grappling to match the returns......

IBM India joins chorus on moonlighting; calls it unethical

Global tech major IBM, which employs over a lakh individuals in India, on Wednesday termed moonlighting an unethical practice. Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters Moonlighting, the practice of taking......

40% IPOs this year failed investors amid weak secondary market conditions

Initial public offerings (IPOs) have attracted droves of retail investors to the stock market in CY22. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com But these applicants have lost money on 40 per cent......

Reliance to raise $5 bn to retire existing debts

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries on Saturday said it will raise as much as $5 billion in foreign currency-denominated bonds and use the proceeds to retire existing borrowings. In a......

Rani Parties With Shilpa, Vidya

Film folk turned up in numbers to celebrate Bollywood Dream Girl Hema Malini's 75th birthday on October 16. Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Daytar capture the evening's highlights. Do......

10 Must Watch Hostage Dramas On OTT

From the promos of Jawan, it looks like Shah Rukh Khan takes a metro train hostage, even as he serenades them with Hemant Kumar's song from Bees Saal Baad. There have been several films about......

Ajay Devgn, Suriya win National Awards

IMAGE: Aparrna Balamurali and Suriya in Soorarai Pottru. Tamil film Soorarai Pottru won the National Award for Best Feature at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020. The film, inspired by the......

When Samantha's Eyes Do The Talking

Mouni is ready for a nap... Karishma sleeps in... Rasika sunbathes... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: Samantha, who is shooting Kushi with Vijay......

MCA president Kale dies of cardiac arrest in New York

IMAGE: Mumbai Cricket Association president Amol Kale passed away in New York on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Mumbai Cricket Association president Amol Kale has died of a cardiac arrest in New York......

UWW suspends Bajrang; SAI approves his training stint but wrestler cancels...

Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Wrestling's world governing body UWW has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for......

'India should pick Varma, SKY for 2023 World Cup'

IMAGE: Tilak Varma stood out in his first international series, as he finished the highest run-getter in the T20I series against the West Indies, with 173 runs at a strike rate of 140. Photograph:......

Asian Games: 'Selection uncertainty affecting gymnasts psychologically'

IMAGE: With their selection hanging in the balance, GFI president Sudhir Mital said its impacting the gymnasts psychologically. Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton/Reuters Gymnastic Federation of India......

Training Woes: Non-protesting wrestlers demand camp restart

IMAGE: The national camp was closed on April 8, a day before the Asian Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, and has not yet restarted. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images The national......