Electoral Bonds: The Quid Pro Quo Factor

Which entrepreneur would willingly part with her or his hard-earned money for grasping, self-serving politicians? asks Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The State Bank of India......

Artificial rain not a sustainable solution to pollution crisis: Experts

Can artificial rain dissipate toxins in the air? As the skies over several parts of north India turn blue again and pollution levels improve from 'severe' but continue to be 'very poor', the......

India should spend $1 bn annually to train school teachers: Narayana Murthy

Software icon NR Narayana Murthy on Wednesday called for spending $1 billion a year to train school teachers by 10,000 retired highly accomplished teachers from the developed world and from India......

Karnataka minister alleges Rs 500 cr IT scam under BJP

Karnataka Information Technology and biotechnology minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday alleged that there were close to Rs 500 crore of financial irregularities in the Karnataka State Electronics......

TCS net profit rises 9% to Rs 12,040 crore in Q1

India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday posted an 8.7 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 12,040 crore in the first quarter ended......

IT Companies May See Recovery In June Quarter

The June quarter is usually considered as a seasonally strong period for the IT sector. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   An uptick in large cost take-out deals that have been signed......

Sensex, Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs on gains in ICICI Bank, Infosys shares

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ticked higher to scale fresh all-time high levels on Thursday, following buying in market heavyweights ICICI Bank, Infosys and TCS amid a largely positive......

BSE, NSE end in red after hitting fresh lifetime highs

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit fresh lifetime high levels before closing flat due to profit-taking in select banking and telecom shares amid concerns over rich valuations on Tuesday.......