LS passes exam malpractices bill, students exempted, says govt

A bill, which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore, was passed in......

1,226 cases of JN.1 found in India so far, Karnataka, Andhra top list

A total of 1,226 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been reported in the country so far with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh recording the highest number of cases till now, according to the......

'Mumbai will always be vulnerable'

'If we have to restrict and fight terrorism, first and foremost, we have to ensure communal harmony in the country.' IMAGE: Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on......

Indian-origin family of 4 found dead in New Jersey, police call it murder

An Indian-origin couple and their two children were found dead in their home in the US state of New Jersey and the police are investigating the matter as a homicide. Tej Pratap Singh, 43, and......

Inside India's new Digital Personal Data Protection framework

A new law that defines how companies should process users' data came into force with the President giving assent to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act passed by Parliament in the......

Why Do Banks Hide Losses?

Believe it or not, the regulator is stretching its arm to identify stressed borrowers and gauge the 'distance to default' as a measure of a particular bank's fragility, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

Asci seeks feedback on updating guidelines for education ads

Education ads are among the worst offenders when it comes to misleading claims. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After keeping tabs on factual discrepancies, the Advertising Stand­ards......

Fired fund managers of Axis Mutual Fund could be banned from markets

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) could soon issue interim orders imposing a market ban on the two former fund managers of Axis Mutual Fund (MF) for suspected front-running of......

Operation Parindey review

A real life tale is always exciting, especially when done right, and so you are hooked to the proceedings right from the word go, applauds Joginder Tuteja. The setting is 2016. The surgical strike......