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......

SC raps judge, cop for ignoring bail order

Accusing a Gujarat judge of "bias" and acting in a "high-handed manner" while granting police custody, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held her and a police officer guilty of its contempt for......

It's All About Job Creation, Nirmalaji

'Is the Agniveer scheme or their post-retirement re-employment in paramilitary forces or in the state governments the BJP's answer to the crying need on the job front?' 'Or, even Finance Minister......

How Maharashtra Plans To Prosecute 'Urban Naxals'

'The strategy of frontal organisations of the Maoists is to create unrest and ensure that such unrest leads to a law and order problem.' 'To cover such acts it was necessary to bring in a different......

New Tax Regime Could Pinch Small Savings

According to the latest RBI data, PPF receipts have already experienced a decline between April 2023 and February 2024.Other schemes like the Sukanya Samriddhi Account and National Savings......

'India Is A Stock Picker's Delight'

'In the short term you keep your return expectations very, very low; in the medium term be prepared to invest and in the long term growth will come and your returns from stocks will be high.'......

BAF's Withstand Black Monday Turmoil

Data from Amfi shows that NAV of every one in two BAFs declined 1.5% or less on Monday compared to a 3.13% decline in Nifty 500. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Balanced Advantage......

Karnataka withdraws GST notice to Infosys

A day after it received Rs 32,403 crore GST demand, Infosys on Thursday said Karnataka state authorities have withdrawn the 'pre-show cause' notice to the company and directed it to submit further......

Arshdeep, Khaleel in fray for New Zealand Test series

IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh was excellent in the T20 World Cup but can he deliver in the longer test format?. Photograph: BCCI / X Jasprit Bumrah is expected to make a comeback for the three-Test series......

Gill, Pant, Jaiswal, Ishan assemble for Duleep Trophy

Big stars Kohli, Rohit exempted as Gill, Pant, Rahul, Jadeja set to play Duleep Trophy IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Shubman Gill will feature in Duleep Trophy. Photograph: BCCI/X......

The Olympics, From A Spectator's Lens

What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?Rediff.com asked Dr Rajesh Parikh, director of medical research and......

Vinesh Disqualification: 'The whole of India is in shock'

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the Paris Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters India was in a state of......

India eager to settle Rahul vs Pant debate in ODIs

IMAGE: K L Rahul in wicket-keeping mode during an India training session in Colombo. File Photograph: BCCI / X. The Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management has an opportunity to decide who......