'We're Not Anti-Nationals'

'We are not secessionists, we want to coexist with our countrymen but not on the terms that will strip us off our dignity and a right to peaceful existence.' IMAGE: Unau Tribal Forum members stage......

'Why should I resign? I am no thief, there is no scam'

'In a complex situation a PM coming was not necessary' IMAGE: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo With ethnic violence gradually subsiding, Manipur Chief......

No headway in Ladakh talks, groups to decide future course

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday assured a delegation of two regional groups of Ladakh that the government-appointed high-powered committee formed to look into their statehood and other......

Govt meets Ladakh team, agrees to discuss statehood, other demands

The Centre agreed on Monday to discuss threadbare the demands for Ladakh's statehood, the inclusion of the Union territory in the 6th Schedule of the Constitution and the setting up of an exclusive......

NITI Aayog: States react with caution, want fine print

Andhra Pradesh mulls its own body; Telangana hopes to get funds without shackles; Congress-ruled states such as Kerala, Karnataka and Assam express concern State governments, even those run by the......

Await new faces in India Inc as 283 directors set to retire this year

Over the next five years, 1,456 (National Stock Exchange (NSE)-listed companies would need to fill up 3,000-odd independent directorship positions. Currently, of the 6,053 independent directorship......

Soon, it will be time to say: 'Bye Bye DGCA'

A bill to replace the DGCA by a new regulator for the Indian aviation sector, the Civil Aviation Authority, was introduced in the Lok Sabha On Tuesday. The Civil Aviation Authority of India Bill......

How Gujarat plans to help its pharma companies

The state govt has raised drug procurement budget The state government's drug procurement agency the Gujarat Medical Services Corporation limited (GMSCL) has raised this year's procurement budget......

SC dismisses BCCI review plea against Lodha panel reforms

IMAGE: Board of Control for Cricket in India President Anurag Thakur, right, and BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke. Supreme Court has dismissed the BCCI's plea seeking a review of its July 18 verdict......

SC defers hearing on BCCI's review plea against Lodha reforms

'The judgment is unconstitutional and contrary to many binding precedents of this Court and adversely affects and nullifies the fundamental rights granted to citizens under Article 19(1)(c) of the......

BCCI seeks review of Supreme Court's July 19 order, recusal of CJI

The Board of Control for Cricket in India filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking review of its July 18 verdict in which it had accepted most recommendations of the R M Lodha......

'Ganguly batting in top gear can win games'

As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 8. Following is a transcript of the chat. Transcript of Dec 1 chat: 'On......