Death for 2, life term for another in Jigisha murder case

A Delhi court on Monday awarded death penalty to two convicts and life term to another for robbing and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh here in 2009, observing that it was a......

Delhi court convicts all 3 accused in Jigisha murder case

Three men were on Wednesday convicted for murdering and robbing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh in Delhi in 2009 by a city court which said it was “abundantly clear” that they had committed......

How Sitharaman plans to tackle economic slowdown

As the government plans to take sector-specific steps to tackle the slump, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon hold talks with representatives from various sectors to get and take steps......

Bankers agree to review lending rates

Since December 2018, monetary policy has been eased substantially by RBI with policy rates being cut by 75 bps and policy outlook being changed to 'accommodative'. Illustration: Uttam......

IDBI Bank MD M K Jain appointed RBI Deputy Governor

As per the RBI Act, the central bank should have four deputy governors - two from within the ranks and one commercial banker and the fourth one an economist to head the monetary policy department.......

India needs urgent infra funding: S&P on July outages

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Wednesday said there is an urgency of improvements in the power infrastructure, which was highlighted in the recent massive outages that had left nearly 800......

Empty seats could deprive Chennai of IPL final

With empty seats due to lack of official clearance for a few stands becoming an eyesore during IPL matches in Chennai, a move is afoot within the Board of Control for Cricket in India to shift the......

BCCI committees for 2011-12

Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday. Working Committee for......

Anand wants Chess to be an Olympic sport

On the eve of his 40th birthday, the first chess player to become world champion in all three formats of the game, Indian ace Vishwanathan Anand has just one wish - to see his sport included in the......

Dravid recommended for Khel Ratna

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has recommended the name of Indian captain Rahul Dravid for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country's highest sporting honour, for the year......

BCCI to professionalise set-up

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sundaytook the first step towards professionalising the working of its archaic set-up by deciding to appoint an external agency to provide a suitable......