HC upholds Mumbai college hijab ban, says no breach of fundamental rights

The Bombay high court on Wednesday refused to interfere with a decision taken by a city-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab, observing that such rules do not violate students'......

56 NEET-UG students move SC against any bid to cancel exam

Over 50 successful Gujarat-based NEET-UG candidates, including several who have been ranked first, have moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to restrain the Centre and the National Testing......

Why is AAP not made accused in excise case as beneficiary, SC asks ED

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to explain why the political party (Aam Aadmi Party) which was allegedly the beneficiary of the Delhi Excise Policy 'scam', has......

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and......

Mentors share tips with young guns at startup village

A group of young people starting their entrepreneurial journey at the Kochi-based startup village shared their ideas with some of the world's best entrepreneurs and mentors, including Freeman......

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I stare stupefied at headlines like these: One from last June said, 800,000......

What the economy needs: Painful medium-term steps

'Even without major reforms, with a business as usual scenario, and with current inflation trends, we should be clocking around 11 to 12 per cent nominal growth.''That is not happening and is a......

Banking sector frauds have gone up by over 10%: Deloitte

The number of frauds in the banking sector have increased by more than 10 per cent over the last two years, with retail banking witnessing highest number of incidents, says a report by consultancy......

The business of cricket

The performance of the Indian cricket team in Test series played abroad continues to make its fans reach out for antacids. To the average cricket fan, it is incomprehensible how a team that can......