New restrictions in Maha from Wednesday. What's allowed and what's not

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced a statewide curfew for 15 days from 8 am on April 14 to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus in its second wave. With Section 144 being......

Maha curbs: Fruit vendors, security services exempted

Petrol pumps, government and private security services, and fruit vendors among others have been added to the list of essential services being exempted from the ambit of the strict curbs that came......

Free speech suffered a blow: Rajan on Ashoka University exits

Eminent economist Raghuram Rajan has said free speech suffered a "grievous blow" in India with the resignations of Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian from the Ashoka University and that the......

Why is govt taking pangas with RBI, CBI etc?

Has the Modi government been more at odds with institutions than other governments? There is no doubt that there have been more run-ins. While the RBI and CBI cases have drawn attention, there have......

Fiscal-monetary coordination at its best in last six years: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said the fiscal-monetary coordination was at its best during the last six years even as he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving the......

RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das to demit office on Tuesday

Shaktikanta Das will demit the office on Tuesday after completing six years as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Revenue Secretary Sanjay......

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India, unshackled economy: Economists

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 Budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......

Conflict case: CoA note defends Dravid with 'Raghuram Rajan example'

It is learnt that the CoA has offered support to Dravid's cause IMAGE: It is expected that Dravid will be asked to resign from his post in order to come clear. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Former......