The Politics Of The Bharat Ratna

Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were purported to be electorally worth for the ruling party of their time, argues N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

'Yogi baba won't allow criminals to survive'

The murder of Atiq and his brother and the police encounter with his son have raised many questions about the propriety of how crime is tackled by the Yogi government. But Yogi knows he has the......

Adani Crisis: No Harm To National Interest

Those who worry that the Adani saga will turn the world off India are not looking at the entire picture, asserts Mihir S Sharma. IMAGE: Police personnel detain an Aam Aadmi Party supporter during......

The Race To Be Called Visionary

Unfortunately, in India, infrastructure projects are lost in a miasma of political and personal vanity, observes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Construction work underway on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet......

Large domestic order book, exports growth key drivers for defence stocks

Defence exports grew 33 per cent in the calendar year 2023 (CY23) to around Rs 21,083 crore while domestic defence orders serviced by listed companies were Rs 48,000 crore. The sector is poised for......

New private project announcements zoom ahead of polls

The private sector’s new project announcements in the quarter ending March were among the highest on record. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Fundraising via SME IPOs touches new high in FY24

The initial public offerings (IPOs) by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) hit a new high in 2023-2024 (FY24). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In this financial year, data from the Prime......

Future of digital payments in India

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......

Soccer Transfers: Havertz joins Arsenal; Kovacic makes City move

All the latest news from the summer transfer window... IMAGE: Kai Havertz made nearly 140 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions scoring more than 30 goals, and helped them win the Champions......

IPL Auction: Stokes, Curran, Green set for big pay day

IMAGE: Ben Stokes has a good overall record in IPL with 920 runs from 43 games at a strike rate of 134, including two centuries and two fifties; he has also picked up 28 wickets. Photograph: BCCI......