'It's Cold-Blooded Murder'

'Look at the post mortem reports. Every body (of the 10 Kuki-Zo youth who were killed) has almost 12 bullet marks on it.''Why do they have to fire so much even if they wanted to kill them?''One or......

Maternal deaths: Karnataka health minister 'ready to resign'

Another maternal death has been reported at the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (BMCRC), bringing the total number of such fatalities in the past month to five. Image used for......

What You Can Now Expect Every Election

A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute it with a bigger freebie, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi presents a cheque to......

No pension hike for retired Army captains under OROP, Centre tells SC

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has decided not to accept recommendations for enhancing pension by 10 percent to retired regular captains of the Army in accordance with the......

Budget 2025: What states want from Sitharaman

Finance ministers of states demanded an increase in allocation under 50-year interest-free loan scheme, while fiscally stressed states like Punjab and Kerala pitched for a special package and......

Not Asian Paints, Berger and Indigo Paints may shine in H2FY25, says Nuvama

Birla Opus, despite being a new entrant, has already garnered a 2–3 per cent market share. Photograph: Agusti Torres/Reuters The paint sector is seeing heightened competition with the entry......

Sovereign Gold Bonds On Way Out

'It has also outlived its initial purpose of reducing physical gold imports.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Hamiltonleen/Pixabay   With an increased emphasis on reducing government debt, the......

Nifty Next 50 intensifies competition in the largecap space

Nifty Next 50 gives investors exposure to companies on their way to joining the top 50 as well as those transitioning towards the midcap space. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Passive......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......