When Stalin Met Thala...

What some of our leaders were up to over the weekend.   IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin with former International Cricket Council Chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan, former Indian......

What you will see at the Republic Day 2023 parade

The Republic Day parade, which will begin at around 1030 am, will be a unique mix of the country's military prowess and cultural diversity, depicting the country's growing indigenous capabilities,......

Freebies Making States Cash-Strapped?

While the likelihood of these states going the Lanka or Greece way may be an alarming assessment, the financial situation of some states such as Punjab and West Bengal is indeed quite weak.......

On his 71st birthday, Kolkata cops grill Mithun over campaign speech

Actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mithun Chakraborty was on Wednesday questioned by the Kolkata Police in connection with a complaint accusing him of inciting post-poll violence in West......

GST aftermath: Government mulls pruning tax exemption list

When the GST is enforced, exemptions from central excise on tea, coffee, food might go, reports Dilasha Seth About 200 items, including premium tea and coffee, ready-to-eat food and branded......

Saradha scam: Where has all the money gone?

It was a multi-million rupee scam whose extent and reach are still being unravelled, so why did the chief of the scam-tainted Saradha group Sudipta Sen plead that he was unable to pay Rs 30,000 as......

'Now, I am reduced to nothing'

'I have tutored my family and myself to fight hunger,' the former agent for the Saradha chit fund says, his eyes welling up. 96 of the 107 cases referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

'This Pak tour will be tougher'

As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 23. Following is a transcript of the chat. Earlier transcripts: - 'Ganguly......

Seeking Sania's autograph

There is a word in Bengali that defies exact translation into English. The word is 'hujug'. It can partly mean hype, but it transcends that. It can also mean a reason to party because of something......