Indian diplomats' domestic trouble

Contracts with India-based domestic assistants for officials abroad have become a headache for the Indian government. Akshat Kaushal & Nayanima Basu report. The soft underbelly of the Indian......

Who will fix India's fractured take on foreign policy?

Ambitious diplomats continue to be attracted to politics but do they make good politicians, asks Jyoti Malhotra Hardeep Singh Puri is only the latest eminent diplomat to fall for the attraction of......

Why Modi could have a long-ish ride

'Modi is likely to make more announcements to win or retain popularity, and put himself at the centre of things even more than now,' says T N Ninan.Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com  ......

Modi wants to create a new normal

'Gloom is nowhere in sight, with healthy foreign exchange reserves, a strong rupee, healthy tax collections, corruption and crony capitalism under check,' argues Gopal Krishna Agrawal.Illustration:......

'RBI has reduced cash supply to banks'

'The RBI is not releasing Rs 2,000 notes for the last 10 days; probably they have stopped printing it.' IMAGE: Congress workers protest the cash crunch in Bhopal, April 18, 2018. Photograph: PTI......

Lok Sabha passes bill to make holding of old notes punishable

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill which makes holding of more than 10 old notes of Rs 500/1000 denomination punishable with a minimum fine of Rs 10,000, with the government saying the aim was......

Markets end lower amid volatile trading session

Markets have closed lower amid volatile trading session dragged by selling among select financial and software shares.The 30-share Sensex ended at 18,736 down 57 points or 0.30% and the 50-share......

England coach Brendon McCullum let off the hook

IMAGE: England coach Brendon McCullum was under scrutiny. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images England head coach Brendon McCullum will not face further action regarding his association with a......

ECB probing McCullum's betting ads on IPL 2023

IMAGE: England head coach Brendon McCullum had appeared in online advertisements after joining betting organisation 22Bet as an ambassador in January. Photograph: Michael Bradley/Getty Images......

Football Roundup: Belgium raids top soccer clubs over fraud, match-fixing

Belgian police carried out a series of raids at soccer clubs and homes across the country on Wednesday and detained many people for questioning about financial fraud and possible match-fixing,......

Blatter to be quizzed by officials?

Sepp Blatter. Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters Several members of FIFA's executive committee have already been questioned by the Swiss justice, and president Sepp Blatter could also be quizzed......

Meet the SEVEN confirmed candidates vying for FIFA presidency

World soccer's governing body FIFA, shaken by the worst corruption crisis in its history, confirmed on Wednesday that seven candidates had registered as candidates for its presidency, with former......