Why Voters Love Modi

If the BJP wins by getting Hindu voters to consolidate, its opponents can't beat it by bundling together the Muslims and some of the 'others', observes Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam......

Why is everyone complaining?

You're a captive audience to friends who want you to share the agony of their aches and pains, their spouse's experiments in the kitchen gone wrong, or partners' peccadillos, sighs Kishore......

Has Sachin Pilot's ambition cost him dear?

'The BJP may well be his ultimate destination.' 'In the process, he has probably shot himself in the foot.' 'It is unlikely that either Scindia or Pilot will be anything other than a No 3 or a No......

Much awaited getaway from the lockdown

'Hope your weekend is less strenuous than ours,' says Kishore Singh. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com About this time, three months ago, a kink that had been acting up in the solar system at......

Pension plan of 2014 valid says SC; quashes Rs 15K salary limit

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme of 2014 but quashed the threshold limit of Rs 15,000 monthly salary for joining the pension fund.......

Dearness allowance of central govt staff hiked by 4%

Ahead of Diwali festival, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday increased the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief by 4 per cent effective July 1, 2022, benefiting 41.85 lakh central government......

Labour codes not to kick in from Friday even as states, UTs frame rules

The Union government will take a bit longer to introduce the much-awaited labour codes even as the majority of states and Union Territories (UTs) have framed rules on them. Illustration: Uttam......

IRDAI mulls linking insurance frauds with individuals' credit score

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is considering a proposal to make insurance frauds a parameter for calculating credit scores in an attempt to put a lid on the......