No government in the past initiated the process of policy making for its next tenure even before going in for elections. Once the Model Code of Conduct is enforced by the Election Commission,......
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......
With over 3,000 species of plants, 26 interconnected lakes and the 250-year-old Great Banyan Tree -- the largest in the world -- the Indian Botanic Garden is a veritable treasure, discovers Payal......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is 'breathing freely' after the abrogation of Article 370 and pledged accelerated progress over the next five years. IMAGE:......
China on Monday sought to play down increasing tensions with its Asian neighbours over the simmering South China Sea dispute and the eastern Ladakh border issue with India, saying its initiatives......
Cracking down on repeated non-compliance of IT norms, the RBI on Wednesday barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh......
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) abstained from selling any US dollars throughout February, for the first time in nine months. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The decision comes amid increasing......
The small finance bank model may still be testing the water some 10 years since its launch. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to banking experts, the regulator has taken a......
Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......
Why is the RBI harsh on Paytm Payments Bank?Why did it give Rana Kapoor of Yes Bank Ltd such a long rope?Often, it's a long investigation process, but the RBI doesn't discuss this openly since that......
'This was a film, a story that had never been told before.' IMAGE: Koji Yakusho in Perfect Days. For the last four-and-a-half decades German film-maker Wim Wenders has been making compassionate......
IMAGE: Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi near the home where he was born, in Rosario, Argentina. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters In Rosario, the......