Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Vice President Dhankar's and Law Minister Rijuju's recent interventions have the danger of destabilising the Constitutional equilibrium, cautions N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime Minister N D Modi......

SC stays Allahabad HC's 'Ram bharose' order on Covid management in UP

Observing that high courts should refrain from passing directions not implementable, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Allahabad high court order relating to management of the COVID-19......

Biden, Harris named TIME '2020 Person of the Year'

United States President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been named by the prestigious TIME magazine as '2020 Person of the Year' for changing the American story, showing......

The Nobels and the Age Problem

Science is a young person's game.An award to a young scientist could free up that person to do productive work, or help win more grants by enhancing reputation, argues Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Sir......

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

5 Indian-origin women executives on Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance list

Five Indian-origin women executives have made it to Barron's prestigious annual '100 Most Influential Women in US Finance' list for achieving positions of prominence in the financial services......

Now buying, selling of MFs under insider trading rules

Capital markets regulator Sebi has amended norms to bring buying and selling of mutual fund units under the ambit of insider trading rules. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com At present,......

India at 75: 18 biggest moments for Indian markets from 1947 to 1993

From the enactment of the capital control Act to the recognition of the BSE as a stock exchange and the infamous Harshad Mehta scam, here are the 18 biggest events for stock markets from 1947 to......

Interstellar's Indian Connection

'Interstellar was uniquely challenging as most of the shots were done practically on set without use of greenscreens which need further clean up in post production.' Kochi-based visual effects......

A champion plans to create Indian Olympic medallists

Triple Olympic gold medal winner and five-time World record holder Stephanie Rice reveals how she plans to get an Olympic medal for India in swimming in 2028. IMAGE: Stephanie Rice is launching......