Assam bandh called over CPI-ML leader's murder

The Communist Party of India-Marxist–Leninist has called for 12-hour Assam bandh on Friday protesting murder of its leader Gongaram Koul at the Panitola tea estate in Tinsukia district......

RJD leader Awadh Chaudhary elected Bihar assembly speaker

Veteran Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Awadh Bihari Chaudhary was on Friday unanimously elected as speaker of the Bihar legislative assembly. IMAGE: RJD leader Awadh Bihari Chaudhary files his......

BJP jolts Nitish in Bihar bypoll, snatches Kurhani seat

The ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar received a setback on Thursday when it lost the Kurhani assembly seat to the Bharatiya Janata Party, a party Chief Minister Nitish Kumar broke up with......

The numbers game in Bihar

With the resignation of Nitish Kumar as Bihar’s chief minister, here’s a look at the numbers that matter and the possibility of a new political realignment in the state. Mind you, the......

'Expect RBI to turn dovish in Dec, cut rates in Feb'

As concerns on inflation front ebb, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan will adopt a dovish stance in the December policy review meet and cut rates in February, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said......

5 events the markets may react to in 2017

Demonetisation impact, earnings growth, central bank policies will get attention, reports Puneet Wadhwa.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has been an eventful year for the markets, which......

'RBI may hold rates on Jan 28 policy review'

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to hold rates in its next policy meet on January 28, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a report on Monday. According to the global brokerage, the July......

Women's WC: 10 detained ahead of Pak team's arrival

Ahead of the Pakistan women’s team's arrival for the ensuing Women's Cricket World Cup at Cuttack, the city police, on Sunday, took 10 activists of Utkal Bharat -- , including former MP......