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Women are not subordinate to men: SC handbook demolishes gender stereotypes

Women are neither subordinate to men nor do they need to be submissive to anybody, as the Constitution guarantees equal rights to individuals of all genders, the Supreme Court has said in its......

SC handbook replaces 'eve-teasing', 'prostitute' etc in gender-just push

Words like eve-teasing, prostitute, and housewife may soon be out of the legal lexicon and will be replaced by terms like street sexual harassment, sex worker and homemaker. IMAGE: Chief......

Jharkhand guv returns Prevention Mob Lynching Bill with 2 objections

Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais is understood to have returned the Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021, passed by the state assembly in December last year, with two objections.......

Have you heard of Bharatvani?

Bharatvani, when it is complete, will revive languages in India that are on the verge of extinction.Aditi Phadnis reports.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com You might, on the metro, or railway......

Britain SPIED on Indian delegate, others during G20 meet

Britain spied on foreign politicians and officials participating in two G20 meetings in London in 2009 by using "ground-breaking" intelligence capabilities to get an edge during the high-stakes......

IT firms widen base with big data

Amid subdued demand for traditional information technology (IT) services offerings, Indian IT services players are betting on big data, as this is high on clients' agenda. Most IT services......

An easy-to-understand guide on Budget jargon

Budget is the annual fiscal exercise that attracts a lot interest, as it is a plan that sets goals, outlines resources to meet these goals, provides details of the government's receipts and......

Guidelines for life insurance IPOs by early Feb

Insurance watchdog Irda said on Wednesday guidelines for public float of life insurance companies will be ready by early February."Our regulation for initial public offers of life insurance......

Sebi doubles retail limit, tightens IPO norms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has increased the application limit for retail investors to Rs 2 lakh, from Rs 1 lakh at present. The decision was taken at the regulator's board......

Budget mumbo jumbo, simplified!

Budget is the annual fiscal exercise that attracts a lot interest, as it is a plan that sets goals, outlines resources to meet these goals, provides details of the government's receipts and......

Is Court the most sophisticated Indian film ever?

Chaitanya Tamhane's National Award-winning film seems more relevant today than when it released, says Sreehari Nair. Why Court was a solid choice for the Oscars IMAGE: Viewed three years later,......

The Pakistan that India loves!

The ordinary life lived in Pakistan is now a part of the Indian imagination thanks to the popularity of Pakistani television serials in India, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. Image: Mahira Khan,......

The Indian soap opera that's taken Brazil by storm

As I go to the embassy and open my e-mail, there are the normal clutch of commercial news letters, trade enquiries, complaints about visa or passport services, invitations for events and so on.......

Images: Barcelona vs Real Madrid

Barcelona players celebrate after beating Real Madrid 6-2 in their Spanish Primera Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on Saturday night. It was the first time in the 80-year......

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