CPM member introduces bill to regulate appointment of judges, AAP opposes

A private member bill to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Commission was on Friday introduced in Rajya Sabha by Communist Party of India-Marxist's Bikash Ranjan......

Keshav Maurya: Yogi's BJP Challenger

Keshav Prasad Maurya's election from Sirathu in Kaushambi will be among the keenly watched contests in UP.If he and the BJP win, will he be luckier this time? IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief......

Vanniyar quota to apply subject to outcome of PILs: HC

The Madras high court on Wednesday declined to grant a total stay against the 10.5 per cent Vanniyar quota but held that admission in higher educational institutions and appointment in government......

Telangana gives 33.3% quota for women under EWS category

The Telangana government has earmarked 33.3 per cent for women in the state government posts and services under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota. IMAGE: Telangana Chief Minister K......

It's back to the drawing board for payment banks

RBI's exercise will take into account standards of governance, the viability of the payment bank (PB) business model, and changes, if any, if needed. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

RBI is open to exploring possibility of digital currency

Amid increasing popularity of virtual currencies in various parts of the world, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said it is open to exploring the possibility of a digital version of fiat......

The bank branch is dead; long live the branch

Banks now ride on what is defined as a “banking outlet”. This is a fixed-point service unit, manned by either the bank’s staff or its business correspondent (BC), where all kinds......

Bankers are COVID Warriors too!

'Like doctors, health workers, police, bankers are also COVID warriors,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Baskar Babu Ramachandran, managing director and......

Do you recognise this man?

Photograph: Lalit Modi/Instagram Lalit Modi has left many guessing after his latest social media post. Barely recognisable from his flamboyant heyday as creator and chairman of the Indian Premier......