Senior IAS officer Sudhansh Pant has been named as the new health secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. IMAGE: : Prime Minister Narendra Modi......
Today, when news organisations and their owners have stooped before the powers that be when they were only asked to bend, Prannoy still stands tall, asserts Sanjay Ahirwal, former managing editor,......
Eminent journalist and author Kuldip Nayar, who fought fiercely for press freedom and civil liberties, died in New Delhi early on Thursday. He was 95. Nayar died around 12.30 am at the Escorts......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unleashed a stinging attack on the Congress party, saying its “mad devotion” to the Gandhi family had turned the country into a jail during the......
The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's response on a plea seeking action against him for allegedly filing a false affidavit that he had not instructed his......
Welcoming the latest round of stimulus announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, experts said the measures will support the economic recovery boosting demand, job creation and......
'The real lifting of the economy will happen only if this momentum sustains in the coming months.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Much of the recent data has raised hopes of economic......
While the ratio determines the extent to which the government is able to finance its expenditure, it is also an indicator of tax compliance. Developed countries have a higher contribution of tax to......
Nirmala Sitharaman has designed the revenue mix in such a way that while Centre’s share in taxes would grow a massive 25 per cent, states’ share would grow a dismal 6 per cent.......
Direct tax collections grew by a meagre 6.6 per cent during April-July of the current financial year against the Budget target of 14.4 per cent for 2018-19. Corporation taxes, in particular, grew......
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! A devastated Elizabeth Hurley is pleading with her husband Arun Nayar to take her back after she dumped cricketer......
British actress Elizabeth Hurley has confirmed that she ended her marriage withArun Nayar "months ago" amid allegations that she cheated on him with Australian cricketer Shane Warne. Her affair......
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston is set to go topless in a raunchy film that will also star actor Colin Farrell.......
We may have missed out on the Greatest Concert Ever but here's a chance to catch the late Michael Jackson rehearsing for his last concert, This Is It. Fans and music lover will get......
Amrita Rao has shed her girl-next-door image and slipped into a sexy two-piece for a song called Pal Pal in her latest film, Short Kut: The Con Is On. The actress is obviously hoping to cash in on......
'When it comes to strategy or planning for a match, there is nobody better than Dhoni.''Whether he is uncapped or capped, every franchise would want to pick Dhoni, no matter what price he is......
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday congratulated the "stars" of his team Kolkata Knight Riders for their stellar show at the IPL 2024 final where they lifted championship trophy for the third......
IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer celebrates with Abhishek Nayar. Photograph: BCCI Drenched in emotion, Kolkata Knight Riders players highlighted the contributions of mentor Gautam Gambhir and assistant......
IMAGE: Shardul Thakur, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 10.75 crore, had taken 15 wickets in 14 games in the 2022 edition but leaked close to 10 runs per over. Photograph: BCCI Delhi......
'Sometimes we arrange a Zoom call just for him to say hello to the players, that's about it.''But otherwise, no, no direct talk, it's never happened, even in a normal year.''After the game, you......