90% of women in police force serving as constables: Report

India's police force has less than 1,000 women in senior positions like Director-Generals and Superintendents of Police, with 90 per cent of all women in policing serving in the constabulary,......

SC rejects plea for 100% manual counting of VVPAT slips

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to examine a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India for a 100 per cent manual counting of voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips in......

'Second Coming' For TN's Autonomy Panel, But...

Given the possibilities that next year's assembly elections could throw up, Stalin told the state assembly that an interim report had to be submitted by January 2026. The outcomes may well find its......

'Media Frenzy Has Ruined Justice Varma's Reputation'

'Presumption of innocence must guide all formal actions, but transparency must not be mistaken for pre-judgment.''The cruel irony, however, is that Justice Varma is a fine judge who enjoys a......

'GST Council Should Jack Up Rates'

'Rates go up, revenues go up, and the need for compensation diminishes.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Goods and Services Tax Council has turned into a "rate cutting panel",......

'Workplace safety key to get more women in labour force'

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director (MD) Gita Gopinath has condemned the “terrible and disturbing” incident of rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.......

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......

Who Can Dethrone The US Dollar?

Policymakers should aspire to restore the pre-Independence environment where the rupee was trusted and used all over South Asia, in Southeast Asia, in West Asia, and in East Africa, suggests Ajay......