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SC ends caste-based discrimination in jails, overrules jail manuals

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions of prison manuals of around 11 states while deprecating the practice of distribution of work and segregation of......

Mysuru gets first BJP mayor as Congress-JD-S split

The Bharatiya Janata Party received a shot in the arm when for the first time its corporator Sunanda Palanethra became Mayor of the city following the collapse of ruling Congress and the JD-S......

Stalin's son Udhayanidhi named DMK youth wing chief

Actor and son of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin, Udhayanidhi, was on Thursday appointed the party's youth wing secretary, his first post in the Dravidian outfit. Udhayanidhi's......

10 days after Sri Lanka's Easter blasts, questions remain

Even as the polity find ways and means to address the genuine concerns and fears of the society, the Sri Lankan State apparatus would have to unravel these mystery-questions with convincing......

'Are farmers goondas?'

'This is not the right way to speak about farmers. How can Kumaraswamy call farmers goondas?' IMAGE: Sugarcane farmers raise slogans against the Karnataka government.They were demanding clearance......

Govt approves FDI worth Rs 4,000 cr in pharma sector

Torrent Pharmaceuticals' Rs 3,000 crore proposal for increasing FII investment limit to 35 per cent was the biggest in terms of value Proposals for foreign direct investment amounting to around Rs......

Leaving its troubles behind, Shantha Biotechnics makes a fresh start

The biotech company's revenues had fallen to as low as Rs 50 cr after it lost a WHO contract, but now it hopes to reach Rs 700 cr in two years. It's sheer luck that made you succeed in an otherwise......

FinMin may drop retro tax law to end Voda row

Telecom major Vodafone's long-pending tax dispute with the government might be heading for a resolution, with the finance ministry considering changing the Income-Tax Act's retrospective amendment......

India Inc strikes deals worth nearly $27 bn in Jan-Nov

India Inc announced mergers and acquisitions deals worth $1.31 billion in the month of November, taking the 11-month tally this year to $26.76 billion. According to assurance, tax and advisory firm......

FDI in pharma doubled during April-August

Foreign direct investment in the pharma sector has more than doubled to $1.07 billion during April-August period amid concerns over increasing acquisitions of domestic firms by multinationals. FDI......

Tendulkar recalls the 'better years' under coach Gaekwad

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad are all ears as Sachin Tendulkar speaks the the launch of Gaekwad’s biography ‘Guts Amidst Bloodbath’ in Mumbai on Friday. Sachin......

Vengaskar, Kulkarni to represent ICA on BCCI Apex body

IMAGE: Dilip Vengaskar at a conference. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Former India captains Dilip Vengsarkar and Shubhangi Kulkarni were on Saturday elected to represent the Indian......

HISTORIC! BCCI announces equal pay for men and women

'It's a historic move. It's a new dawn for women's cricket' In a historic move by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), India's cricket governing body on Thursday announced an equal......

AGM: Binny set to be elected BCCI president

IMAGE: Roger Binny is likely to be the next president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.Photograph: ANI The issue of ICC chairmanship will be up for discussion when the BCCI holds it......

Mithali Raj: The first and biggest superstar of women's cricket

IMAGE: Mithali Raj made a significant contribution in popularising the women's game during a storied 23-year-long career. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter The first superstar of women's cricket, arguably......

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