Vishwaguru And Arundhati Roy

The go-ahead given to prosecute Arundhati Roy would be seen by supporters of freedom of speech as an announcement that the Right-Wing doesn't feel humbled by the results of the elections, argues......

India has more nukes than Pak; China far ahead: Report

Nine nuclear-armed nations including the United States, Russia, France, China, India and Pakistan, continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals and several of them deployed new nuclear-capable......

21 Int'l bodies urge CJI for swift resolution of Adani coal imports case

At least 21 international organisations have written to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and requested the Supreme Court to speedily resolve the pending case filed by the Directorate of Revenue......

'First Congress Candidate To Get Vote From A Thackeray'

While the responses of the candidates were predictable, depending on which side they belonged to, an interesting point slipped through when Rahul Shewale cited the Dharavi Redevelopment Project as......

RBI Flags Concern Over Illegal Accounts

'We found certain banks having lakhs of such accounts with apparently no valid reason.' Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters   The Reserve Bank of India is alarmed that some banks have......

Payout to top NBFC execs on RBI radar

Payouts to key management personnel in non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are under the banking regulator’s scrutiny. Top industry officials said this is a follow-through on the Reserve......

Don't sell Ulips as investment products: Irdai to insurance companies

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has asked life insurance companies not to advertise unit-linked plans as investment products in a recent circular. Illustration:......

Time To Make Budget More Transparent

The Budget should use the extra RBI surplus to better effect, suggests A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Now that Nirmala Sitharaman has returned to the ministerial......

Gillespie has the cure for Pakistan's biggest weakness

Don't try to do something that you're not: coach Jason Gillespie's message to Pakistan team Photograph: Kind Courtesy PCB/X Pakistan's new head coach Jason Gillespie Jason Gillespie wants his......

Unveiling Paris Olympics' most stylish looks

Designer Berluti reveals opening ceremony tuxedo for French athletes IMAGE: The suit jackets that will be worn by the French team athletes for the opening ceremony by LVMH's upscale menswear label......

F1: Fresh trouble for Red Bull boss Horner after anonymous email

IMAGE: The email, sent from an anonymous address and headed 'Christian Horner investigation evidence', put fresh focus on recent allegations of misconduct toward a female colleague. Photograph:......

Mayank Agarwal hospitalised after drinking 'poisonous liquid'

IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal is believed to be out of danger after drinking liquid from a pouch, which he thought was water and was kept on his seat as he was on board with IndiGo airlines. Photograph:......

Power struggle in WFI: IOA appoints ad hoc committee

IMAGE: The ministry felt the new WFI body was working under the complete control of its former office-bearers, which was not in conformity with the National Sports Code. Photograph: ANI The......