Reject divisive tendencies based on social hierarchies: President

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday emphasised the need to strengthen affirmative action as a tool for inclusion while urging the rejection of divisive tendencies rooted in perceived social......

Modi calls for 'secular civil code', 'one nation one election' in I-Day speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday made an unequivocal pitch for a uniform civil code in the country, asserting that a "secular civil code" in place of the existing "communal" one is the need of......

Foreign Policy As A Poll Tool Can Be Harmful

It is time the political leaderships in this country arrived at a common ground over issues of foreign and security policy concerns. There has to be a greater communication between the government......

The Complete Hotelier And Host Extraordinaire

Shreekant Sambrani remembers P R S 'Biki' Oberoi, personal friend and hospitality icon, who passed into the ages this week. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   P R S (Biki to friends)......

Sensex drops 122 points; Nifty falls to 23,045

Stock markets closed lower for the sixth straight day on Wednesday with Sensex falling by 122 points on unabated foreign fund outflows and trade war worries. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

Sensex jumps 1,397 pts as Trump delays tariffs

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 2 per cent on Tuesday in line with a recovery in Asian peers after US President Donald Trump delayed tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a......

Markets settle lower after RBI policy; Sensex sheds 109 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday as the RBI's rate cut did not spring any major surprise for the markets and investors turned to profit-taking amid foreign fund......

Sensex rises 227 points on buying in blue-chip stocks

Extending the winning run to the third day, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Thursday on buying in heavyweight stocks Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel and HDFC Bank.......