ED arrests K'taka ex-minister Nagendra in tribal corporation case

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested former state Minister and Congress leader B Nagendra in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Karnataka......

Maha parties bolt stable door to prevent horse-trading ahead of MLC polls

With threat of cross-voting looming large, political parties in Maharashtra have moved their MLAs to hotels and are holding last-minute strategy meetings ahead of Friday's biennial elections to 11......

The Illusion Of LAC Disengagement

Disengagement from the LAC will remain a chimera because China has given enough indications that the PLA will not move back any more. China has even deployed drones to monitor and deny any......

India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

'Budget Focus Will Be On Growth, Jobs'

'There is no immediate threat to the government, and they would prefer the growth agenda.' IMAGE: Farmers sow rice saplings in a paddy field. Photograph: ANI Photo   Allocations for social......

Sensex, Nifty close at record highs; SBI among biggest gainers

Benchmark Sensex and Nifty closed at new record high levels on Monday helped by fresh foreign fund inflows and buying in State Bank of India. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The 30-share BSE......

Major credit card issuers go live on Bharat Bill Payment Systems platform

Major credit issuers, including the largest — HDFC Bank — have integrated their systems with the Bharat Bill Payment Systems (BBPS) for receiving credit card repayments via third-party......

Wholesale inflation: Costly veggies once again play the spoilsport

Wholesale inflation in the country rose for the fourth consecutive month in June at 3.36 per cent on account of rise in prices of food articles, especially vegetables and manufactured items.......

From victim of TV sting to Olympic medallist: Lalit's journey to stardom

IMAGE: An Olympic bronze and Asian Games gold already in his kitty, Lalit Upadhyay is now focussed on changing the colour of the medal at the Paris Olympic Games, starting July 26. Photographs:......

When A Queen Came To Watch Tennis

Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't. Look who turned up to watch the matches at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on......

Once Mumbai's villain, Hardik returns to Wankhede as WC hero

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya soaks in the love at the victory parade in Mumbai on Thursday. Photograph: ICC/X In the annals of comeback stories, his deserves to stand among the greatest, for rarely has......

'This team can win trophies': Markram

Happy we're not playing on this pitch again, but nice feeling to be in final: Aiden Markram Photograph: Kind Courtesy South Africa Cricket / X South African skipper Aiden Markram was certain that......

Illegal live streaming-betting racket with Pak link busted in Guj

IMAGE: People based out of Canada, Dubai, Pakistan and other countries are linked to the illegal streaming of cricket matches and further probe into the entire racket is underway, the police......