Spot probe points to human rights 'violation' in Sandeshkhali, says NHRC

In a spot inquiry into the Sandeshkhali case in West Bengal, the National Human Rights Commission has flagged "several instances of atrocities", saying it indicates that there was a "violation of......

Islam has pride of place among religions in India, says NSA Doval

Asserting that terrorism is not linked to any religion, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday said it is no coincidence that despite there being around 200 million Muslims, the......

Modiji, Do You Have A Plan To Improve Education?

When was the last time we heard this government speaking of the disaster in primary education, rather than Ganga cruises and cheetahs?Less money -- Rs 88,000 crore -- was spent by the Union......

Whatever we can do, we will be willing to do: Jaishankar on Ukraine

India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the......

IBM's AI push helps Parle, Mother Dairy go digital

The applications range from disaster recovery to predicting demand and understanding customer choices using artificial intelligence. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The next time you buy......

Global economy could shrink by almost 1% in 2020: UN

With nearly 100 countries closing national borders during the past month, the movement of people and tourism flows have come to a screeching halt. The contraction could be even higher if......

You will soon be able to switch on & off your credit, debit cards

These directions on enhancing security of card transactions will come into effect from March 16, 2020, as per the RBI notification. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The RBI on Wednesday asked......

How I tackled Bloody Monday

Soon after the BJP lost the 2004 election, the stockmarkets went into unprecedented free fall.Then SEBI Chairman G N Bajpai reveals how his firm handling of the situation restored confidence and......

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......

'Let them have a secret police to censor films!'

'That would once and for all teach all the film-makers of this country a fitting lesson!' *IMAGE: 'The idea of censoring films was instituted by the British our colonial masters who never trusted......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......