Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Canada leaked Nijjar info to Washington Post, didn't tell citizens

Top Canadian officials have reportedly admitted to leaking details about India's interference to The Washington Post, but these specifics were not shared with Canadians, The Globe and Mail......

28L diyas to illuminate Ayodhya in first deepotsav after consecration

Diyas have been laid out in squares of 16 -- some in special patterns, security staff have fanned across the city, laser lights have been set up and drones are whirring overhead. IMAGE:......

Nagpur man behind bomb threats to flights, wrote a book on terror

Police in Maharashtra's Nagpur have identified a 35-year-old man from Gondia in the state as the person behind a spate of hoax bomb threats that triggered panic, caused flight delays and led to......

Vivad Se Vishwas 2.0 to ease litigation woes

The Union finance ministry on Thursday notified the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024, which will come into effect on October 1. Photograph: Jitender Gupta/ANI Photo This scheme will allow......

Make Tax Officials Accountable!

'Tax officials view most taxpayers as evaders.''The I-T department has a perverse incentive to raise unreasonable demands since the one-fifth tax collected counts towards officials' collection......

CBIC Goes Soft On GST Investigations

The principal commissioner has been made responsible for developing and approving any intelligence, conducting search, and completing investigations and relevant subsequent actions, including at......

East Bengal, Mohun Bagan fans unite to protest medic rape

Football fans, who had gathered near Salt Lake Stadium to protest, were detained by the police on Sunday evening. Waving the Tricolour along with the flags of the three clubs, a group of football......