Centre orders NIA probe into Mangaluru rickshaw blast

Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Friday said the Centre has directed the National Investigation Agency to probe the Mangaluru blast case. IMAGE: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra......

Little-known Islamic outfit takes responsibility for Mangaluru blast

A little-known outfit Islamic Resistance Council has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Mangaluru blast on November 19, saying that one of its 'Mujahid brother Mohammed Shariq' attempted to......

If Army can't move weapons to China border, how will it fight war: Centre to SC

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that if the Army cannot move its missile launchers, heavy machinery up to the northern Indo-China border, then how will it defend it and fight a war if......

The Forgotten Hero of the Indian Air Force

Did Vinod Sehgal die in Tsangdgar or was he taken PoW to China?Why has the IAF kept so quiet for all these years, asks Claude Arpi. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com One of the greatest......

Tatas plan to acquire over 60% stake in BigBasket

The Tata group has proposed to acquire more than 60 per cent stake in online grocery platform BigBasket, according to a filing, as the conglomerate seeks to expand in the fast-growing e-commerce......

Coca-Cola bottling plant in troubled waters again

Beverages major Coca-Cola is again in troubled waters. While it has for quite a while faced questions on over-usage of groundwater in its bottling plants, there is now a First Information Report......

Maruti's Gujarat plant site draws real estate developers

With Maruti Suzuki deliberating on when to start work at its proposed Gujarat plant, the real estate lobby has sensed an opportunity. It is trying to build a land bank in the Mandal-Becharaji......

Why I am against FDI in retail

It will be bad for the farmer and the consumer. It will be bad for the poor -- urban and rural. It will put a lot of people in the retail trade out of jobs, says G V Dasarathi who has been in......

Babu walks dog; athletes told to scram: Report

IMAGE: On the occasion of Red Cross Flag week, November 17, 2021, Delhi babu Sanjeev Khirwar, left, pins a Red Cross flag on then Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

British co-driver killed in Sicily

British co-driver Gareth Roberts was killed in Sicily on Saturday when his car crashed during a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) series, organisers said. The 24-year-old......