In a significant verdict having wider ramifications, the Supreme Court on Friday held that mere membership of a banned organisation is an offence liable to be punished with imprisonment under......
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas, including those seeking review of some verdicts of 2011 which had held that mere membership of a banned organisation will not......
After extricating five bodies from an abandoned coal mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, government authorities and the Eastern Coalfields limited Wednesday called off the rescue operation, while......
The BJP could win only 16 out of the 57 seats in Bengal where Amit Shah campaigned, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Anilchandra Shah on a roadshow......
The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal, reveals Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE:......
For his first Budget in July 2014, Jaitley inherited a fiscal deficit target of 4.1 per cent of GDP. From 4.1 per cent, the fiscal deficit came down to 3.4 per cent by 2018-19, with two slippages......
Owing to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being new to her role, a number of crucial announcements in the Budget bore Garg’s imprint, especially the decision to borrow in overseas markets,......
The government hopes the latest action will lead to banks also lowering the cost of borrowing for corporate and individual borrowers.Arup Roychowdhury reports.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
Rs 14.5 lakh crore of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes have been deposited as of 30/12.Arup Roychoudhury reports. The Reserve Bank of India has likely received Rs 14.5 lakh crore of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000......
Budget planners for now have been told to prepare with the assumption that GST will apply from April 1, Arup Roychoudhury/Business Standard reports. The most structurally changed Budget in......
Aseem Chhabra feels that Delhi Belly will appeal hugely to some audiences and not much to others, proving that the age of the pan-India audience is dead. Post YOUR reviews here!Many years ago an......
Sarfaraz Khan, Rahane shine for Mumbai A summary of Day 2 action in the Ranji Trophy matches, played at various venues across the country. IMAGE: Delhi batter Lalit Yadav celebrates scoring his......
A summary of the day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Ronit More bagged six wickets in the second innings in Karnataka's 10-wicket victory over Railways in the Ranji......
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. Nitish Rana played the "best knock" of his first-class career as Delhi shocked defending champions Vidarbha by six wickets......
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Mumbai's Sarfaraz Khan celebrates after scoring his century on the third day of the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh at......
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Bengal's Manoj Tiwary celebrates after scoring 300 against Hyderabad on Day 2 day of their Ranji Trophy match, at Kalyani, West......