2,500 cops deployed in Thoothukudi for Sterlite firing anniversary

To mark the first anniversary of the Sterlite firing anniversary -- 13 people died and several were injured when the Tamil Nadu police fired on a large crowd protesting the plant -- various......

'Don't we have any value as human beings?'

'Haven't you heard of the magical EVM machines? They can negate all our votes.''There is no hope. Modi is India's Putin.'Jyoti Punwani reports.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Any reporter on......

SC refuses to allow reopening of Sterlite plant

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to allow reopening of Vedanta's Sterlite plant in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu but granted it liberty to approach the high court. A bench headed by Justice R F......

What deported US journalist was up to near Sterlite

American journalist Mark Scialla was deported after he was found covering the Sterlite agitation in Tuticorin while on a tourist visa. Sterlite Copper has been operating in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu,......

India's Big Guns Firing On Capex Front

'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is private capex picking up? In the Interim Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala......

Lenders unlikely to clear Anil Agarwal's Vedanta spinoff in hurry

Indian lenders are unlikely to clear the vertical split of BSE-listed Vedanta Ltd in a hurry, considering that the demerger would reduce the fungibility of cash flows across businesses and increase......

How Coal India is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

Way before the rains arrived at Talwandi Sabo Power plant in Punjab, the one check the coal ministry was carrying out was the availability of coal stock with the generator. Illustration: Dominic......

6 merchant bankers in fray for govt's HZL stake sale

As many as six merchant bankers are vying to handle and manage the sale of the government's 29.53 per cent residual stake in Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), according to an official notice.......