Over 10K cops deployed for I-Day security in Delhi; heavy vehicle banned

With a few hours left for the Independence Day celebration, the Delhi police beefed up security arrangements in the city by deploying over 10,000 cops and 3,000 traffic police personnel, officials......

Coaching centre deaths: My husband is a victim, says SUV driver's wife

Her husband is a victim and not an accused in the Rajinder Nagar incident, said the wife of Manuj Kathuria, who has been arrested in connection with the drowning of three IAS aspirants in the......

Delhi basement tragedy: LS demands inquiry, RS defers debate

Lok Sabha members cutting across party lines on Monday demanded an inquiry into the death of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre in central Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area, with the......

What led to basement flooding which killed 3 students

Absence of drainage system and safety measures, and use of basement for commercial activities in violation of norms led to the death of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre in......

'Capital Gains Tax Changes May Impact Investment Behaviour'

'Volumes in F&O trading had gone up rapidly and, in a way, the increase in STT on F&O will protect investor interest.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Foreign investors and India Inc......

Optimism in stock of Mahanagar Gas appears fully priced in

Mahanagar Gas (MGL) has just hiked prices for compressed natural gas (CNG) and domestic piped natural gas (PNG) in the Mumbai Metro Area. The distributor raised prices by Rs 1.50 per kilogramme......

Digital payments in India to double to $7 tn by 2030

With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to $7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. Illustration:......

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.' IMAGE: A......

'Duggu can do anything he sets his mind to'

'As tempers flared, worried for his safety, I requested Duggu to sit in his car by the gate.''He did.''Later, I asked him how he could have remained so calm in the circumstances.''He told me......

Paris Opening: Of Lady Gaga, cabaret and a mystery torchbearer

IMAGE: Lady Gaga performs during the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, on Friday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song near Notre-Dame cathedral, a giant......

PIX: France Wows With Spectacular Olympics Opening

IMAGE: A balloon carrying the lit Olympic cauldron flies at Jardin des Tuileries during the opening ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters The city of Paris transformed into a colossal......

All About Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

IMAGE: Unlike for previous Olympics, the Paris 2024 opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium. Photograph: Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Paris will begin its Olympics extravaganza with......

How Bumrah stole the show with a masterclass in swing

Real show stealer was Boomball: Ravichandran Ashwin lauds Jasprit Bumrah's Himalayan feat IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah jumped to number one in the Test rankings list, becoming the first Indian pacer to......

ICC World Cup final: PIX: It's a sea of blue at Motera

IMAGE: Flags in hand, fans heading towards the Narendra Modi Stadium for the ICC World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Phil Long/X The buzz......