Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not......

'Humans have never learned from history'

'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Writer Amitav Ghosh spent many of those strange, mind-numbing COVID-19 days of......

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

The RBI has shelved its plan for polymer notes more than a decade after it invited interest from global manufacturers for one billion pieces of Rs 10 denomination polymer banknotes, reveals Tamal......

Swamy preparing to move court against SpiceJet deal

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy has said all was not well with low-cost carrier SpiceJet’s takeover by one of its founders Ajay Singh, and hinted he might file a public......

India signs info exchange pact with 2 tax havens

To help in its efforts to crack down on suspected black money stashed abroad, India has entered into an information exchange pact with Saint Kitts and Nevis, a two-island Carribean country,......

Black money: OECD unveils automatic info exchange framework

In a major development in the fight against black money, multilateral grouping OECD on Monday unveiled a 'single global standard' for automatic exchange of financial account information by......

Rocket Boys: Our heroes have come back in flesh and blood

Rocket Boys offer an overwhelming experience to me and many others who saw Homi Bhabha in action at Trombay, notes Dr K S Parthasarathy, former Secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. IMAGE:......

ISL: 10-man Mumbai City FC hold Mohun Bagan

  IMAGE: Mumbai City FC player celebrate a goal by Jon Toral during the match against Mohun Bagan Super Giant on Saturday. Photograph: Mumbai City FC/X Mumbai City FC played the final......

ISL: Chhetri's late strike ends East Bengal's play-offs hopes

IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri converted the penalty in the 90th minute as Bengaluru FC held East Bengal to a 1-1 draw. Photograph: Bengaluru FC/X Sunil Chhetri's late equaliser for Bengaluru FC ended East......

ISL: 10-man Odisha hold Punjab to a draw

IMAGE: Odisha FC stay seventh in the Indian Super League after their 1-1 draw against Punjab FC on Monday. Photograph: Indian Super League/X Isak Ralte's 51st minute strike helped 10-man Odisha FC......

ISL: Odisha fight back to edge 10-man Bengaluru FC

IMAGE: Diego Mauricio celebrates scoring Odisha's opening goal off a spot-kick against Bengaluru FC in their ISL match on Wednesday. Photograph: ISL/X Odisha FC returned to winning ways,......

ISL: 10-man Kerala Blasters hold NorthEast United goalless

IMAGE: Kerala Blasters displayed exceptional defensive skills to hold NorthEast United to a goalless draw in the Indian Super League match in Kochi on Saturday. Photograph: ISL/X Kerala Blasters......