'BJP has changed the functioning of Election Commission'

'The Election Commission cannot be regulated by the government.' IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel at the two-day......

Himachal's Independent MLA, Cong rebel's father booked for poll offences

The Himachal Pradesh police on Sunday registered a case against an independent MLA and the father of a Congress rebel and others over "electoral offences" and bribery related to the recent Rajya......

CPI-M veteran V S Achuthanandan turns 100

Veteran Communist leader and former chief minister V S Achuthanandan, one of the most popular and crowd-puller leaders in the history of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist in the state,......

Has Sanatana Dharma Met Its Electoral Match In Caste Census?

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......

10 laws that changed how India does business

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The IBC is considered one of the biggest success stories in the government's efforts to de-clog the economic......

Maruti vs workers: Lessons from Manesar

The lockout at the Manesar plant of India's largest automobile manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), is an inevitable consequence of the breakdown in management-worker relations that......

Why these trusts are better than EPF

When S P Reddi, director-finance, IREDA, bought a flat in Delhi, he opted for an unusual method of financing. Instead of taking a home loan to meet the cost of the flat, Reddi opted to make a......

HC restrains DDA from taking over Escorts

The Delhi High Court on Friday restrained the Delhi Development Authority from taking physical possession of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre.The DDA had cancelled EHIRC's lease deed for......

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Maharashtra’s Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane set a new record in the Ranji Trophy championship against Delhi, by adding 594 runs for the third wicket without being separated. This is now the......