Panel headed by former ISRO chief to oversee NTA reforms

Amid a row over irregularities in competitive exams National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and National Eligibility Test (NET), the education ministry on Saturday notified a seven-member......

Pro tem Speaker's post: Opposition to mount protest, govt hits back

Ahead of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, the National Democratic Alliance government and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) sparred on the issue of pro tem......

EVMs in India are 'black box', can't scrutinise, says Rahul, backs Musk's view

A fresh political slugfest erupted on Sunday over electronic voting machine tampering claims with Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders citing a media report that alleged that a relative of the......

Former CEO Vs Naveen's Ex-Confidant

The BJP's vote share in Cuttack went up from 9 per cent in 2009 to 38 per cent in 2019. IMAGE: Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik campaigns for the BJD's Cuttack candidate Santrupt Misra, second......

How Aditya Birla Health Insurance plans to achieve full year profitability by FY26

'We want to play the value game for our consumers, which is health and retail will grow faster for us than the group.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Aditya Birla Health Insurance......

AMCs look strong but high valuations risk sharper fall in downturns

Given gains in equity prices, it is not surprising that the earnings of asset management companies (AMCs) are growing quicker. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The earnings momentum looks......

Labour Pains, The Silent Crisis Undermining India's Infrastructure Boom

Severe skilled, unskilled shortage threatens to pull emergency brakes on India's industrial engine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. All photographs:......

Can the 'new' HDFC Bank reclaim its old glory?

For over a decade, HDFC Bank consistently outperformed industry growth rates in both deposits and advances, maintaining impeccable asset quality. IMAGE: Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and......

Zaheer Cheers For Sonakshi!

Sonakshi Sinha, Riteish Deshmukh and Saqib Saleem's horror comedy Kakuda will stream on ZEE5 from July 12. Ahead of its release the producers organised a screening of the film for family and......

Ritiesh's Tips For A Blissful Marriage

IMAGE: Genelia D'souza with Ritiesh Deshmukh. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ritiesh Deshmukh/Instagram A man who not only inspires his fans with his tremendous performance on big screens but also......

Kakuda Review: Neither Scary Nor Funny

Since Kakuda is made for OTT, the film might find its audience of horror fans but it is not particularly scary, and not the least bit funny, observes Deepa Gahlot. In a country full of folklore,......

Meet The Rs 100 Crore Girl

'Being the Rs 100 crore girl definitely has a nice ring to it.''This will get me to work harder every time I face the camera.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sharvari/Instagram Sharvari, who is basking......

Divya Deshmukh wins World Junior Chess

Immensely gifted Divya Deshmukh of India outclassed Bulgaria's Beloslava Krasteva to clinch the title in the World Junior Girls' chess championship in Gandhinagar on Thursday. With this win Divya,......

World Jr Girls' chess: Divya Deshmukh has slender lead

IMAGE: With her sixth victory in seven games, Divya Deshmukh swelled her tally to seven points in the World Junior Girls' chess championship and is now half a point ahead of nearest rivals Mariam......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

Arjun seventh in Sharjah Masters; Daneshvar wins trophy

Photograph: Erigaisi Arjun/X Top seeded Grandmaster Erigaisi Arjun played out a draw with eventual winner Bardiya Daneshvar of Iran in the ninth and final round to finish in the top 10 at the......

Sharjah Chess: Arjun held; Indian hopes dwindle

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Arjun Erigaisi/X.com Grandmaster Erigaisi Arjun was held to a draw by Alexey Sarana of Serbia and a second straight loss for Aravindh Chithambaram almost ended the Indian......