Ayodhya set for Ram Lalla's Surya tilak on first Ram Navami post-consecration

At noon on Ram Navami Wednesday, the Sun's rays will fall on the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, a 'Surya tilak' of the deity made possible by an elaborate mechanism involving mirrors and lenses.......

Sorry Mr Modi, Katchatheevu Isn't An Election Issue In Tamil Nadu

Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the......

Telangana polls: Congress fields richest candidates

With declared assets worth over Rs 600 crore, Chennur Congress candidate G Vivekananda is the richest politician contesting in the November 30 assembly polls, followed by P Srinivas Reddy from the......

No clear path to victory for BJP in 5 poll-bound states

With the assembly elections to five major state expected to be held soon, the current political situation is not so favourable for the BJP in any of these states, reports Aditi Phadnis. ......

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......

Wave Infra to invest Rs 500 cr in affordable housing

Wave Infratech, the realty arm of Ponty Chadha’s Wave Group, will invest Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) to set up its first affordable housing venture in the Delhi national capital region......

2nd Covid wave triggers downward re-rating for infra sector

Developers grappling with labour shortage and getting construction material to sites could be among a list of problems. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The 2021-22 Budget banks on a big......

Budget: Hospitality sector demands infra status for hotels

With the fresh wave of Covid-19 plunging the hospitality sector back into uncertainty, industry body HAI on Monday said it has asked the government to consider granting infrastructure status to......