Why Did Govt Give ED Boss 3 Extensions?

'This move rendered the chiefs of important investigative agencies to the status of daily wage earners. It undermined the autonomy and independence of the agencies.' Photograph: ANI Photo  ......

'How would America respond if China invades India?'

'India will want a lot of help from the US, but it's not going to want US troops.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and US President Joe Biden at the White House, June 22, 2023. Photograph:......

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

The status of the current submarine force level is alarming and we need to address the threat perceptions expeditiously.Critical decisions pertaining to national security cannot be delayed any......

Drones from across Pak border with drugs, arms more than doubled in 2022: BSF

The Border Security Force has been "bombarded" by the onslaught of drone flights from across the Pakistan border on the western front, and instances of the aerial vehicles bringing drugs, arms and......

Top 20 dividend-paying firms raise shareholder rewards in FY22

Hindustan Zinc (HZL), a subsidiary of Vedanta, announced an interim dividend of Rs 21 per share last week, resulting in an outflow of Rs 8,863 crore. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

10 Most Popular Stocks

10 stocks which are most popular with brokerages right now and are expected to deliver maximum upside over the next 12 months. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Indian equity market has......

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king. IMAGE: Vikram Kothari. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vikram Kothari had two coronations, first as the Gutkha......

Back to the wall, will Choksi still manage to pull off a trick or two?

Given how everything has played out, Mehul Choksi, now 62, achieved all that he wanted but for all the wrong reasons, says Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Mehul Choksi arrives at the magistrate's court in......

Justice For Shami!

Neeraj Kumar, the former Delhi super cop, headed the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit after he retired from government.A Cop In Cricket (Juggernaut) is a must-read account of Kumar's tenure at the......