14 priests injured in 'gulal-triggered' fire in Mahakal temple

At least 14 priests including 'sevaks' were injured in a fire that broke out in the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakal temple in Ujjain early Monday during the famous 'bhasma aarti' ritual, an......

'New Laws Will Make India A Police State'

'These new laws give complete (impunity) to the police.''Whatever little accountability the police had, all that is gone now.''There is no accountability mechanism against the police for abusing or......

Parliament security breach: 'It was like a terrorist attack'

Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, who was present in the House when Parliament security breach occurred, compared it to a terror attack on Thursday. IMAGE: Smoke-filled Lok......

Treading The AI Path Sensibly

... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Every two decades or so, we, humans, are forced to deal with a......

IPO craze continues: 3 firms to raise Rs 1,325 crore next week

The primary market will see a flurry of activity in March, with at least three companies including Gopal Snacks will float their initial public offerings (IPOs) in the upcoming week to raise Rs......

India's Big Guns Firing On Capex Front

'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is private capex picking up? In the Interim Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala......

'Public AI infrastructure we create would help startups'

'Similar to the case of the digital payment system where the government created a public platform and others joined in, we are exploring a similar structure to create a PPP platform where the......

2 Dabur cos get relief in multiple lawsuits in US court

In a relief to FMCG major Dabur, two of its foreign subsidiaries, Dabur International and Dermoviva Skin Essentials, have been removed as a defendant in multiple lawsuits filed in a US court over......

Motera Fortified: Over 6,000 forces ready for WC final

IMAGE: Police officers walk outside Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters More than......