RS adjourned amid uproar over recovery of cash from Singhvi's seat

A wad of Rs 500 notes found from the seat allotted to Abhishek Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha rocked the Upper House on Friday with the opposition and ruling alliance MPs trading charges and the......

Maha poll: Why over 12 lakh workers likely to miss voting

More than 12 lakh sugarcane cutters from Marathwada, north Maharashtra, and Vidarbha could miss their opportunity to vote in the upcoming state assembly elections on November 20. Photograph: ANI......

Prior approval needed for prosecuting public servants under PMLA: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a prior sanction will precede the prosecution of public servants accused of money laundering charges in discharge of official duty. IMAGE: The Supreme Court of......

SC to hear case on Delhi coaching centre deaths on Monday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a matter related to the death of three civil service aspirants at a coaching centre here in July due to the flooding in the building's basement.......

'Money lending has become prudent and conservative'

'We need to be far more careful given the fact that while this is group lending, it's essentially unsecured.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have become......

Who Will Admit To Committing Fraud?

Banks do extensive investigation before declaring an account fraud; they owe it to us as they deal with our money.Why would they try to fix an innocent borrower? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

SBI seeks clarity from SC on granting personal hearing for defaulters

SBI has suggested that banks be exempted from handing over the complete forensic audit report to the borrower as it would hamper future investigation and forewarn the borrower by way of disclosure......

Allu Arjun Walks Out After Night in Prison

Actor Allu Arjun was released on Saturday morning from the jail where he spent the night after being arrested in connection with the death of a woman in a stampede in Hyderabad during the premiere......

Allu Arjun Gets Interim Bail

The Telangana high court on Friday granted interim bail to Allu Arjun, who was arrested earlier in the day by the Hyderabad police in connection with the death of a woman at the Sandhya theatre in......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Worms are daily crawling......

SC sets aside stay imposed by Punjab and Haryana HC on WFI elections

IMAGE: SC set aside the stay on holding WFI elections. Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on......

Brij Bhushan to convene meeting on July 30 ahead of WFI elections

IMAGE: Though not part of the electoral college, ex WFI chief Brij Bhushan has convened a meeting on Sunday. Photograph: ANI Outgoing Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan......

Date set for WFI elections, Maharashtra ineligible

IMAGE: Outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik speak to the media during their protest against the WFI......

WFI elections rescheduled! Here's why

IMAGE: Following the prolonged protests the WFI elections were set to take place on July 6. Photograph: PTI The IOA ad-hoc panel on Wednesday rescheduled the WFI elections to July 11 after five......

IOA ad-hoc panel calls disaffiliated state wrestling units for hearing

IMAGE: Following the prolonged protest by the wrestlers, all eyes are on the WFI elections. Photograph: PTI IOA's ad-hoc committee, tasked with conducting the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)......