Treat transgenders only as special category for job, education: HC

Holding that the transgenders should be treated only as a special category irrespective of their caste, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to not bring them under either......

Why Are Voters Not Turning Up To Vote?

Is the unusually and unbearably scorching Sun and the general laxity, bordering on laziness, among voters, responsible, asks N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Voters line up outside a polling station at......

EC ropes in retired IAS/IPS officers to ensure level playing field

The Election Commission on Tuesday appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming......

'The govt cannot release funds to states on request'

'If such a practice were feasible, every state would seek additional funds, posing a significant risk to the overall health of the economy.' IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addresses......

Sitharaman on why GST compensation to some states is delayed

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said GST compensation to some states is delayed due to non-availability of AG's authenticated certificate, and that Kerala has not sent even a......

'Amazon In India For Next 100 Years'

'For all of us at Amazon, it is 'Bharat first'.''We are keeping the Indian customer at the centre of what we are doing.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   In an office at the World......

V Krishnamurthy, PSUs' turnaround man, dies at 97

Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, who is considered as the turnaround man of several Indian corporate houses like BHEL, Maruti Udyog, SAIL and Gail (India), passed away on Sunday at the age of 97.......

Of power, privatisation and politics

The push to privatise discoms has become a major bone of contention between the Centre and states. The irony is the states opposing the amendments on the ground of threat of privatisation already......

Sports Shorts: Asian champ Arpinder wins triple jump gold

Arpinder fails to touch World C'ships mark Asian Games gold medallist triple jumper Arpinder Singh won the gold but failed to touch the World Championships qualifying mark on the second day of......