40 yrs later, toxic waste shifted from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory

Amid 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy arriving in Dhar from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on Thursday and ensuing protests, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister......

SpaDeX mission: Spacecraft placed in right orbit, ISRO eyes another feat

Two spacecraft that would aid the Indian Space Research Orgaisation in demonstrating space docking, a critical technology for future space missions got separated successfully and were placed into......

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to......

Jihadists Are A Major Threat To Israel'

'Israel would make Iran and its proxies pay. They, along with Qatar, fund terror all over the world.' IMAGE: Israeli soldiers during the Israel defense forces' ground operation in the Gaza Strip,......

High points of Sitharaman's 8th Union Budget

These are the highlights of the Union Budget 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com DIRECT TAX No personal......

5% Reduction in Tax Can Stimulate Spending

While this will incur a revenue loss amounting to 0.2 per cent of GDP, it will provide a strong boost to consumer sentiment and spending, points out Rajani Sinha. Illustration: Dominic......

Key factors that will drive the markets this week

Investors will take cues from the December quarter corporate earnings, with blue-chips like Infosys, Reliance Industries scheduled to report their results this week, in addition, inflation data and......

Why Is India Not In The Innovation Race?

India has its share of both large tech companies and large national laboratories, but why is it that these don't seem to be at the forefront of any innovation news headlines? asks Ajit......