Jadavpur University student tears copy of CAA during convocation

A student of Jadavpur University on Tuesday tore apart a page of a copy of the Citizenship Amendment Act while receiving her degree at the convocation ceremony, asserting that the gesture was her......

All you need to know about National Population Register

Amid the furore over the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved funds to the tune of over Rs 3,941.35 crore for updating the National Population Register. The government......

Varanasi: Clean ghats, unclean rivers

N Sundaresha Subramanian explains the challenges authorities face in cleaning the Ganga and other holy rivers in Varanasi. On an e-rickshaw on the road to Banaras Hindu University, Alka, a......

'My name is Umar Khalid, but I'm not a terrorist'

'This fight is not a fight for us, but for Jawaharlal Nehru University and for every university in India.' 'A university which does not allow dissent becomes a prison.' In dramatic scenes, Umar......

Income tax filing to be lot easier

Some of the policy measures announced are expected to go a long way in removing current challenges on financing faced by businesses and also increasing economic activity, especially in areas of......

Aadhaar-demat account linking: FPIs grappling with Sebi diktat

Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31 Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com It is not just domestic investors but also foreign portfolio investors (FPIs)......

India holds out olive branch to Arab League to deepen trade

Why should India buy olives from Europe when it could do so from the world's largest producers? Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, and Syria are among the top olive producers in the world, but......

Amul loses trademark battle against US giant

The Gujarat high court has refused to set aside an order which cancelled Amul's registration of its trademark TRIX, on which a US firm has claimed its right.In July this year, the Intellectual......