Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

The Warrior Named Bindaas

A salute to Commando Mudasir Ahmed Sheikh, known as Bindaas to Indian Army officers and colleagues in the J&K police, who was killed in action last week in an encounter that eliminated three......

Should Women Fight Wars?

Should we be exposing our women volunteers to the barbarity of actual combat, ask Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: The Indian Army has deployed women......

Interview with Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan

In the first part of an exclusive and expansive interview with rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, Mumbai Police Commissioner Dhanushkodi Sivanandan spoke about his resolve to prevent another 26/11 like......

CBDT to relook at MAT, tax on savings

The Central Board of Direct Taxes, the government's apex tax policy and collection body, has suggested that the new direct taxes code abolish Minimum Alternate Tax and continue to offer individuals......

Rs 72,000-cr I-T refunds in '09-10

The Income Tax department has refunded as much as Rs 72,000 crore (Rs 720 billion) to tax payers across the country in 2009-10, Central Board of Direct Taxes chairman Sudhir Chandra said in......

Govt depts set for image overhaul

Taking a cue from the private sector, the government is set to shed its image of a sloppy service provider. The DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) and the Income-Tax department, which......

How the Budget impacts industry sectors

The market had high expectations from the Union Budget 2009-10, especially with the Economic Survey suggesting radical changes -- including review, phase out surcharges, cesses and transaction......

How Dravid can avert the conflict-of-interest charge

What does Rahul Dravid need to do to be able to join NCA without carrying the blemish of perceived or potential 'conflict of interest'? Sudhir Bisht attempts an answer. IMAGE: Former India......

ICC banking on $2m annual Dubai bonus

The International Cricket Councilwill make annual savings of around $2 million when its headquarters move from Lord's to Dubai at the start of August. "We do stand to gain a lot by way of taxation......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......

'Former players should head BCCI'

S.A.NarayanHiAfter going through the whole article, it just reconfirms my single minded underlying belief : REMOVE DALMIYA FROM EVERYTHING RELATED TO CRICKET... either by Govt. intervention or by......