'Errant Policemen Must Be Punished'

'This government is not in the hands of M K Stalin but in the hands of the bureaucracy -- the IAS and IPS.' IMAGE: Thoothukudi, May 22, 2018: Police personnel lathi charge protestors demanding the......

After killing Kolkata doctor, accused washed his clothes: Police

The man who was arrested on the charge of raping and murdering a doctor inside a Kolkata hospital, returned to his place and went to sleep before washing his clothes the next morning to destroy......

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

And Thus Was Born NIA...

Even though the NIA claims that more than 90 per cent of cases charge-sheeted have ended in conviction, the figure is likely misleading. To date, very few cases investigated by the NIA have......

MFs Boom Despite Market Volatility

Mutual Fund inflows in FY25 have already reached two-thirds of the total inflows seen in the entire FY24, with net inflows standing at Rs 1.3 trillion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Realtors cheer Centre's LTCG tax decision

The government’s move to tweak the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax regime proposed in the Finance Bill 2024 and re-introduce the indexation benefit is likely to boost the investments and......

Why RBI Flagged Small Loans As Risky

In FY24, loans given out by such firms had topped a whopping Rs 146,517 crore, up by 49 per cent year-on-year and spread over 10.19 million accounts (up 35 per cent). Illustration: Dominic......

'Middle Class Won't Be Affected By Indexation'

'For me, if I want to buy a house to stay, I don't care about indexation because I don't want to sell that house.''The only thing that matters to me as a buyer is that the home price should be......

US hold off Botswana to win 4x400m relay in record time

IMAGE: The United States quartet of Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Vernon Norwood and Christopher Bailey celebrate winning gold in the Olympics men's 4x400m Relay final at Stade de France, Paris, on......

Olympics Volleyball: France crush Poland to win back-to-back golds

IMAGE: France are only the third country to win back-to-back golds in men's volleyball after the former Soviet Union and the United States. Photographs: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters France beat the......

'A feat for generations': Modi hails hockey heroes

'Your power-packed performance, and impeccable sportsmanship will ignite a new zest for the sport. Your achievement has raised the pride of the Tiranga' 'The Indian Men's Hockey Team, with courage......

Golfer Diksha escapes unhurt from car accident; will compete at Olympics

IMAGE: Diksha Dagar with Rory McIlroy in Paris. Photograph: Ladies European Tour/Instagram India's golfer Diksha Dagar, who is due to take part in the the Olympics next week, has escaped unhurt......

PIX: Paris all set for dazzling Olympics opening!

The Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will start at 11pm IST on Friday, July 26, 2024. Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler P V Sindhu and table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal will be India's......