Jayalalithaa's Death: Will Sasikala Be Prosecuted?

Jayalalithaa was the third chief minister in Tamil Nadu to die in office, after her mentor M G Ramachandran (1987) and before that his mentor C N Annadurai (1969).The state government should have......

Why This Military Hero Entered Politics

Colonel Ajay Kothiyal, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra, is one of the most decorated soldiers to join politics.He still has two bullets lodged inside his body sustained in a gun battle with terrorists......

Nothing Surprising About Agnipath

Agnipath may be an exercise to address the genuine needs of the armed forces.But overall, it betrays the tendency to use the military and paramilitary for employment generation and shaping a......

Protests against Agnipath scheme turn violent; trains, vehicles torched

Trains were set afire and blocked, and public vehicles attacked as protests over 'Agnipath' swept across several places in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal......

Indians' love for things foreign

Is this a virus more dangerous than Covid-19, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   How often have I seen a situation, for example, that of having to choose a......

BPCL offers employees golden handshake ahead of privatisation

State-owned BPCL has brought in a voluntary retirement scheme for its employees ahead of the government privatising the country's third biggest oil refiner and second-largest fuel retailer. IMAGE:......

'We will become a good welfare State if...'

'... the government provides adequate cash and kind support for the poorest of the poor for survival......conditional cash and skilling support for the economically poor to raise their incomes to......

Budget: TUs want FM to hike I-T ceiling, minimum wages, pension

They said that massive public investment in infrastructure, social sectors and agriculture would generate employment and the Union Budget should give it a priority and allocate necessary funds for......

BCCI scorers appeal to Ganguly for retirement benefits

IMAGE: A scorer adjust the score board. Photograph: Jono Searle/Getty Images They recorded thousands of runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli along with hundreds of wickets taken by......

Buzz: BCCI sponsors not concerned over Ganguly endorsing rival

IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: ANI BCCI president Sourav Ganguly endorsing fantasy gaming platform My11Circle does not concern its direct rivals and the board's official......

Cricket Buzz: Azhar files nomination for HCA president job

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has filed his nomination for the president's post in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) which will hold its elections on September 27. Azharuddin,......

India must not host Olympics unless we can win 40 gold medals: Bindra

'We need to invest in our youth, we need to invest on our athletes, that should be the priority and then when we are in a position to realistically win at least 40 gold medals in the Olympic Games.......

Briton Chisora given indefinite ban by WBC

British heavyweight Dereck Chisora was banned indefinitely by the World Boxing Council (WBC) on Tuesday for what the organisation called "one of the worst behaviours ever by a professional."......