Lanka parties to meet again after talks on Tamil rights ends in discord

The all-party meeting aimed at reconciliation and conferring full powers to Sri Lanka's provincial councils will be reconvened in a month after initial deliberations on Wednesday failed to yield......

It's Tharoor vs Digvijaya in 'friendly contest' after Gehlot bows out

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is scheduled to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming All India Congress Committee presidential elections on Saturday. IMAGE: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor hugs......

Kharge ready to contest Congress president's poll if Sonia asks him to

Senior Congress leader M Mallikarjun Kharge is not averse to running for the AICC president’s election if party chief Sonia Gandhi asks him to contest, sources close to the veteran leader......

Student union polls in Rajasthan see ruckus on campuses

Students created a ruckus on university and college campuses in several cities in Rajasthan, including Jaipur, on Monday during the filing of nominations for students' union elections scheduled to......

Modi: 'We need wealth creators to even distribute wealth'

Demoralising the private companies and disregarding their contribution won’t do any good to the country or its youth as our experience has shown that private enterprises in mobile......

Codes give more power to states to be flexible on labour laws

The move will help industries in pushing authorities for exemption under various labour laws at a micro-level, along with demanding changes to bring greater flexibility in their operations related......

Why the recent rejig in labour laws by states won't help much

Labour law changes for three years may not be enough as it takes a couple of years for factories to build and operations at a proper scale start only in the third or fourth year. Illustration:......

India to go slow on trade deal with US

Trump had said a comprehensive trade agreement with India would take much longer to finalise than earlier expected. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com After the euphoria over US President Donald......

Paris Olympics chief faces legal probe over pay

IMAGE: Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet. The preliminary probe into Estanguet's pay is one of several surrounding the Games. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters Organisers of the Paris 2024......

Azharuddin will contest for second term; promises to end corruption

IMAGE: Mohammed Azharuddin will contest for HCA President’s post once again. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin on Tuesday announced that he will stand for the......

Tasnim Mir is first Indian girl ranked BWF No.1 junior

IMAGE: 16-year-old Tasnim Mir was rewarded for a stellar run last year, which saw her win three junior international tournaments. Photograph: Tasnim Mir/Twitter Tasnim Mir has become the first......

Lalpekhlua: Boxing's loss became football's gain

Inside a gymnasium in Aizawl, Mizoram, a stocky, but the well-chiselled figure is often seen donning a pair of 10oz gloves. Indian Football Team striker Jeje Lalpekhlua takes his stance in front......

Sleeping on the floor! SE Asian Games off to horror-show start

IMAGE: Coaches from Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar have all vented their frustration Soccer players sleeping on the floor or stranded at the airport, transport hiccups and......