Modi first foreign head to get Bhutan's highest civilian honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received Bhutan's highest civilian award, the 'Order of the Druk Gyalpo', making him the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour. IMAGE:......

Think-tank funded by Gates, World Bank loses FCRA status

The Union home ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) for alleged violation of laws, a move the public think-tank......

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief......

Leave Them Kids Alone!

The future belongs to the young, not the old, asserts Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Kindly note this image has only been posted for representational reasons. photograph: ANI Photo   On August 29,......

More the merrier? A tale of multiple self-regulatory organisations

Mint Road, on December 21, 2023, flagged the role of self-regulatory organisations (SROs) in strengthening the compliance culture in regulated entities (REs) and providing a consultative platform......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......

Reliance, Disney merge to form Rs 70,000-cr JV

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has completed the merger of its media assets with the India business of global media house Walt Disney and formed a joint venture with a valuation......

'Increased exposure of critical infrastructure to cyber threats'

'The rise of ransomware and the rapid evolution of threats demand real-time response and resilience in security operations, which is the way forward.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted......

ECB-BCCI yet to decide on outcome of cancelled Test

ECB writes to ICC, wants the ICC's Dispute Resolution Committee to address the issue and expect that a forfeiture would be granted so that they can claim insurance as they are going to lose 40......

Mirabai lifts Indian spirits with Tokyo silver but weightlifting faces uncertain Olympic future

IMAGE: India's Mirabai Chanu Saikhom on the podium after winning a silver medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Mirabai Chanu's heartwarming tale of......

War within IOA: IOC, FIH reject Mittal's charge of irregularity against Batra

IMAGE: Sudhanshu Mittal, who had demanded an IOC ethics commission inquiry into alleged irregularities in Narinder Batra's election in 2017. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images The......

Russian athletes could be at 2020 Olympics as neutrals

IMAGE: Russia has been embroiled in doping scandals since a 2015. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Russian track and field athletes could be cleared to compete at next year’s Tokyo......

Russian anti-doping agency suspended for non-compliance

Israel, Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine were also found non-compliant of the WADA Code and can no longer conduct anti-doping programs IMAGE: A man walks outside an office of the Russian......