Accepting the bulk of the five-point charter of demand placed by the agitating junior doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced her decision to transfer a section of Kolkata......
Protesting junior doctors in West Bengal defied a Supreme Court order, asking them to resume work by 5 pm on Tuesday, and said they would continue with their protest till their demands were......
In the Interim Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that a high power committee would be set up to consider the challenges arising from 'fast population grown and demographic......
At a time when the BJP's stars are at the top on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls, the Puri-Joshimath Sankaracharyas may have kick-started a row whose efforts might be to divide Hindus, not in the......
It is not much of an issue just now, but it could become one if the idea of a caste census captures the socio-political imagination, going beyond electoral tags and identities, predicts N Sathiya......
Over the past decade, rapid structural changes in the economy have radically altered what was once a low-profile department. With the private sector playing an expanding role in public service......
Booked between 2007 and 2011, out of the total 32,700 residential units under various Jaypee Infratech projects, at least 20,000 homes are yet to be delivered. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
The government considers the Aadhaar bill as a significant instrument for implementing its Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes by better targeting of beneficiaries. Image: Jaitley said that the......
State-run United Bank of India today became the first lender to declare debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines and its promoter Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulters. "We have declared Vijay Mallya and three......
With hardly any changes, legislation under fire from critics sceptical of the necessity of collecting data to provide services The Aadhaar Bill that the National Democratic Alliance......
Security guard at Qatar World Cup stadium dies after fall. IMAGE: Last week, Qatar launched a work safety investigation into the death of a Filipino following reports that the man died while......
IMAGE: The LED board showing a Budweiser Player of the Match award at Stadium 974. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Iconic World Cup stadiums have long lived in the memory of those who......
IMAGE: Attempts were made to revive US soccer journalist Grant Wahl in the press box at Lusail Stadium before he was taken by stretcher to a local hospital, where he was confirmed dead.......
IMAGE: Samuel Eto'o, the 41-year-old four-times African Player of the Year had reacted angrily to the unidentified man's presence and struck him as he fell to the ground in the melee. Photograph:......
IMAGE: A statement from the Supreme Committee said the Danish broadcast crew were "mistakenly interrupted" during a live broadcast (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Kai......