'People of this country are not hardcore communal at all'

'We are losing the battle of secularism, but we have not lost.' IMAGE: Teesta Setalvad, right, walks out of the Sabarmati central jail in Ahmedabad after the Supreme Court granted her interim......

IT dept detects Rs 184-cr black money after raids on Pawar kin, others

The Income Tax Department detected unaccounted income of about Rs 184 crore after it recently raided two real estate business groups of Mumbai and some family members of Maharashtra Deputy Chief......

About time Modi spends money on military!

The political-electoral calculus favours spending thousands of crores on vanity projects like Sardar Patel's statue and the Central Vista over building up our military to handle the confrontations......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Manufacturing pushes Q3 growth to 8.4%; FY24 GDP pegged at 7.6%

India's economic growth accelerated to 8.4 per cent in the October-December quarter of this fiscal, mainly due to double-digit growth in manufacturing and good showing by mining & quarrying and......

India likely to get its first $1 trn mcap firm by 2032

India’s first $1 trillion company by market capitalisation (m­­­­cap) is achievable by 2032 and HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries (RIL) are seen as lead contenders, ICICI......

Real estate players deploy AI, plug into AR and VR tech to boost sales

Buying one's dream home requires planning, funds, and these days, putting on an AI-enabled virtual reality (VR) headset. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Realtors are increasingly providing......

Brokerages bet on largecaps for better returns in 2024

Despite multiple headwinds at the start of 2023, the Indian markets delivered a strong performance, posting 19-20 per cent growth for the year. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Even as new......

ICC hit by phishing scam; loses around $2.5 million

IMAGE: International Cricket Council chairman Greg Barclay. Photograph: ICC The International Cricket Council was the target of cybercrime involving a wire transfer of a sizeable sum of money,......

Does Any Team Have Such Pretty Support?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ilham/Instagram Morocco became the first African team to top a World Cup group for 24 years after beating Canada 2-1. And the Atlas Lions have some of the most passionate......

Counting the cost of Tokyo's Olympic delay

One-year postponement will likely cost 641 billion yen ($6 billion) IMAGE: New Olympics dates have yet to be set, leaving sponsors and businesses uncertain and scrambling. Photograph:......