UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

Kamala Harris picks Minnesota guv as running mate

US Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the presidential elections later this year, calling him a......

Bengal jail minister shown door for threatening female forest officer

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday asked West Bengal jails minister Akhil Giri to resign and apologise to a woman officer of the state forest department following a controversy over video clips......

Indian student facing US admission fraud charge to return under plea deal

A 19-year-old Indian student, who was arrested and charged with falsifying records to gain admission in a US university, will have to return to India under a plea deal entered into with American......

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to review RRBs' performance after Budget session

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will review the performance of regional rural banks (RRBs) after the Budget session of Parliament, according to two people familiar with the matter.......

Public sector banks may take QIP route to meet shareholding norm

Public-sector lenders Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and Uco Bank are likely to raise funds through qualified institutional placement (QIP) next month. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Punjab......

'Aim to reach 1 billion tonnes coal output by FY 2027'

'With the deployment of a higher degree of mechanisation, awarding contractual mining to MDOs and operational efficiency, we feel confident of achieving the desired target.' Photograph: Kind......

Byju's may move NCLAT against insolvency order

Edtech company Byju’s parent Think & Learn will challenge the National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT’s) order on insolvency proceedings and may approach the National Company Law......

Cyber attack strikes Paris Olympics!

IMAGE: A cybersecurity employee from the Paris 2024 flying squad manages a simulated cyber attack and pretends to resolve it from a computer on the Olympic site which will host the hockey events......

What a mess! Indian wrestlers can't focus on training

Wrestlers busy getting daily passes for personal coaches after arrival at Games Village IMAGE: Anshu Malik is trying for her father Dharamveer and Antim Panghal wants Bhagat Singh and Vikas by her......

Satwik-Chirag don't fear any opponent at Paris Olympics

IMAGE: Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty had narrowly missed out of a quarterfinal berth in the last Olympics when despite winning two of their three group matches, the duo......

NADA issues fresh suspension notice to wrestler Bajrang

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia has time till July 11 to request for a hearing or accept the charge. Photograph: Bajrang Punia/X The National Anti-Doping Agency on Sunday suspended Bajrang Punia for a second......

Mercedes calls police over Hamilton 'sabotage' email

IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton ahead of practice at Barcelona ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Mercedes have called in the police after an anonymous email purporting......