'Indrani was very angry'

'At any point did you find out why Sheena had not disclosed her true relationship with Indrani?'Rahul: 'Sheena had told me as her grandparents were dependent on Indrani financially (and if she told......

How TN's poll sops went from entitlement to empowerment

A time has thus come when state encouragement for rural students led to empowerment of the socio-economically marginalised sections of the population. It included women. Today, with greater......

How to save democracy from Facebook

All the fixes require either the enactment of a data-protection law, or the amendment of our existing competition law. This can take many years. However, there is an opportunity for the government......

Porn ban in Kamasutra land: Will it work?

Let’s face it. We’ve all watched porn! You may publicly deny it, but you know for a fact that sometime, somewhere in life we’ve all been intrigued and at times......

Union Budget 2024 remains largely neutral for stock markets in India

Overall market reaction to the Budget was neutral. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Investors absorbed the changes to the tax rates (positive for salaried class) and capital gains taxes......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

IRCTC moves to monetise passenger data

In a first of its kind move, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the ticket booking arm of the Indian Railways, is looking to monetise its bank of passenger data while......

Ecomm firms ramp up as Omicron forces customers online

Besides growing tech and digital enhancements, the firms are ramping up the hiring of more delivery partners and reinforcing existing Covid protocols. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com With......