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Dharavi redevelopment gets boost as residents back survey

In a shot in the arm for the redevelopment of Asia's biggest slum, a newly formed association of residents of Dharavi and its vicinity has lent its support to ongoing state government-led survey of......

J-K: 5 cops, teacher sacked for narco-terror links

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday sacked six government employees, including five policemen, for their 'deep involvement in anti-national activities', officials said. Image used......

SC judge quotes Nehru to back relook at reservation policy

Batting for a fresh look at the reservation policy, Supreme Court judge Justice Pankaj Mithal on Thursday referred to a 1961 letter by Jawahar Lal Nehru in which the former prime minister lamented......

States must exclude creamy layer from SC/ST quota: Justice Gavai

States must evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer even among the Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes and deny them the benefit of reservation, Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai said......

States have power to sub-classify SC/ST groups for quota: Top court

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that states are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes, which form a socially heterogeneous......

'Capital Gains Tax Changes May Impact Investment Behaviour'

'Volumes in F&O trading had gone up rapidly and, in a way, the increase in STT on F&O will protect investor interest.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Foreign investors and India Inc......

Govt doubles Mudra loan limit to Rs 20 lakh to promote entrepreneurship

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the doubling of the upper limit of Mudra loans to Rs 20 lakh to promote entrepreneurship in the country. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

Companies Join Battle Against Sugar, Salt

Mondelez, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle India have been working on bringing down the sugar, salt, and sodium content. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

Digital payments in India to double to $7 tn by 2030

With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to $7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. Illustration:......

Godrej Split Handled With Admirable Dignity

'Business families like the Godrej group are increasingly realising that an amicable settlement is better.''Else, the wealth of all shareholders gets destroyed.' IMAGE: Clockwise: Jamshyd N......

Kill Review: The Great Train Rampage

An ultra-violent film about violence, Kill's greatest accomplishment isn't its death count alone but to challenge our perception of violence, observes Sukanya Verma. 'Aise kaun marta hai, bey?'......

Watch Vijay Deverakonda Romance Mrunal Thakur

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Tamil and Telugu content you will be watching this year! Do Read:......

'Happy Women's Day. Here's To World Domination'

Bollywood folk post powerful messages on Women's Day. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shilpa Shetty/Instagram Shilpa Shetty: ' Regardless of which culture, region, country, or era we belong to; women......

WFI to challenge its suspension next week

A defiant Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will challenge its suspension by the Sports Ministry in court next week and has also called for an Executive Committee meeting in New Delhi on January......

India will leave no stone unturned in hosting 2036 Olympics: Modi

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will make a strong bid to host the Olympics. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will......

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