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India should have a 'secular' civil code: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said a "secular civil code" is the need of the hour as the existing set of laws as "communal civil code" and discriminatory. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

'Farmers are our Annadata'

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......

Doctor's murder: CBI files FIR, takes key accused into custody

A 25-member special team of the Central Bureau of Investigation led by an additional director on Wednesday began its investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at a state-run......

SC allows states to recover royalty on minerals from 2005

In a major victory for mineral-rich states, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed them to seek dues from April 1, 2005 on royalty and tax on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land from the Centre......

'Review 5 guarantees': Karnataka minister sparks row

Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi on Wednesday said the guarantee schemes need to be reviewed so that only the economically weaker sections, and not the rich, benefit from them, sparking a debate......

New Force Gurkha Conquers The Rough And Tough

This, my friends, is the ultimate off-road champion, gloats Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. For an off-road enthusiast like me, the ideal vehicle has always been a rugged 4x4. I always envisioned......

Changes to banking laws have a consumer tilt

Better protection for depositors and investors was one of the chief considerations in Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introducing, on Friday, the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in......

Income Tax dept begins scrutiny in reassssment cases for AY-2018-19

The income-tax (I-T) department has started scrutinising cases for the assessment year (AY) 2018-19 to determine which of them need to be reopened, a process that might result in a raft of tax......

Tax clearance certificate is not for all: Govt clarifies

After social media outrage over a Budget proposal making it mandatory to get tax clearance certificates for going abroad, the government on Sunday clarified that the proposed amendment is not for......

SC terms single judge order in Maran arbitral award row 'atrocious'

The Supreme Court on Friday got irked over a lengthy judgement penned by a single judge bench of the Delhi high court in a case related to an arbitral award involving media baron Kalanithi Maran......

Goodbye Guruji, Pradeep Bandekar

'I want to die with my finger on the click button of the camera,' veteran photographer Pradeep Bandekar, who passed into the ages early on Sunday morning told Syed Firdaus Ashraf last week. IMAGE:......

Ulajh Review: Diplomatic Doldrums

Ulajh strikes you as an attempt at statement-making gone horribly wrong, a punchline that doesn't land, a roar that never reaches the ear, observes Sreehari Nair. In Sudhanshu Saria's Ulajh,......

Bhumi Speaks Her Love Language

Shilpa goes for gold... Huma celebrates her birthday... Raveena holidays with daughter... Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi Pednekar/Instagram 'Lipstick is my love language,' says Bhumi Pednekar.......

St Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess: Praggnanandhaa struggles on Day 1

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Stev Bonhage/FIDE Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out twice on cashing in on winning positions, ending up at the bottom of the table after the first day of Saint......

Paris Olympics: India's weightlifting woes exposed

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu came tantalisingly close to clinching a second Olympics medal but a faltered lift in her final attempt. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Mirabai Chanu winning a......

IOA chief Usha blames Vinesh Phogat over weight fiasco

'The hate directed at the IOA medical team, especially Dr. Pardiwala, is unacceptable and worthy of condemnation.' IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat was left heartbroken after she was disqualified ahead of her......

Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy wins men's Modern Pentathlon

IMAGE: Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy celebrates winning the gold medal after the Modern Pentathlon men's final Laser Run at Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, France, on Saturday. Photograph: Zohra......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 12

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu struggles and fails in her final attempt of 114kg during the Olympics women's 49kg weightlifting event in Paris on Wednesday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters India......

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