Lok Sabha clears 3 criminal law bills in absence of Opposition

Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three key bills that seek to overhaul the criminal justice system, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserting that the focus is on delivering speedy justice rather......

My Diwali is where you are, Modi tells soldiers in HP's Lepcha

India is fast emerging as a “big global player” in the defence sector and the capabilities of its security forces are constantly rising, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.......

Anti-drone system to be deployed along Pakistan border: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said anti-drone system will be deployed along the international border for strengthening security. IMAGE: DRDO’s anti-drone system deployed near the......

Govt introduces bills to replace IPC, CrPC in Lok Sabha

In a landmark overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws, the Centre on Friday introduced in the Lok Sabha three bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Indian Evidence Act, proposing among other things......

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

The RBI has shelved its plan for polymer notes more than a decade after it invited interest from global manufacturers for one billion pieces of Rs 10 denomination polymer banknotes, reveals Tamal......

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Is it a bird? Is it a plane? At a......

Cairn gets French court order to seize 20 Indian assets

In a setback to India, Britain's Cairn Energy Plc has secured a French court order to seize some 20 government properties in Paris to recover a part of the $1.7 billion due from New Delhi following......

Cairn to target assets of state-owned firms to recover dues worth $1.2 billion

After Air India, Britain's Cairn Energy PLC plans to target assets of state-owned firms and banks in countries from the US to Singapore as it looks to ramp up efforts to recover the amount due from......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

'Lathi-charge wrong but police will retaliate if you throw stones'

'If you are protesting peacefully, then there is no problem, you have all the rights.' IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir, left, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Photograph: Gautam Gambhir/Twitter......

Pak teen bowler to make Test debut

To become youngest Test debutant on Australian soil IMAGE: 16-year-old Naseem Shah will make his Test debut against Australia in the first Test at the Gabba on Thursday. Photograph: v Pakistan......