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BJP sets up fact-finding team to probe TN girl's death by suicide

Bharatiya Janata Party national president J P Nadda on Thursday constituted a four-member committee to ascertain the facts leading to a 17-year-old girl student's death by suicide in Thanjavur in......

'Modi is the political product of the Ayodhya agitation'

'Although Narendra Modi had no direct participation in the Ayodhya agitation, he would not have been in the dominant position he is now had it not been for the Ram Janambhoomi agitation.' IMAGE:......

Can Bommai emerge from Yediyurappa's shadow?

In the course of his various tenures, Yediyurappa made many adversaries. Bommai, by contrast, knows the Opposition well and has many friends, cutting across parties -- he is, after all, only a 2008......

How Blood Donors India Saves Lives!

'Our network somehow saves 3,000 lives every year, but there's so much more to do, as every death due to shortage of blood is easily avoidable.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vegasjon/Wikimedia......

'Free, fair polls': Can CEC keep his promise?

Sushil Chandra will conduct the UP, Punjab, Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand elections before he retires in May 2022.Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Sushil Chandra, India's 24th Chief Election Commissioner.......

How IBM's Bengaluru unit is priming companies for cyberattacks

Located in a small township in the eastern part of Bengaluru is IBM’s new Security Command Centre, which is surrounded by offices of multinational tech companies. Photograph: Dado......

Why are foreign banks marching out of retail banking?

Foreign banks set the template in consumer banking in its infancy, but have almost vacated this booming space. Raghu Mohan reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On March 8, Axis Bank......

Deloitte bats for RBI's digital currency

The proposed Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to be issued by the Reserve Bank will play a critical role in improving the speed of transactions and reducing the cost of cash, a Deloitte report......

India Must Build 10 Million Houses A Year

The purchase or construction of houses by large numbers of people can add meaningfully to India's economic growth, points out Neelkanth Mishra. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India needs......

WEF defers Davos 2022 meet due to Omicron outbreak

The World Economic Forum on Monday said it has decided to defer its Annual Meeting 2022 in the Swiss Alpine ski resort town of Davos in the light of continued uncertainty over the Omicron outbreak.......

Only annual subscribers can catch IPL on streaming site

Streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar on Saturday said only its annual subscribers will be able to watch all LIVE Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches. The 13th edition of IPL T20 cricket......

Star to charge Rs 1 million for 10 second IPL ad

Star earned ad revenues of around Rs 30 billion during last year's IPL.Whether it hits last year's figure will depend on how the economy picks up during the festival season.Surajeet Das Gupta......

This year's IPL could be a big hit with advertisers

'That it is happening in the second half of the year, during the festive season, will only encourage many to step up advertising.' IMAGE: The shifting of the IPL to UAE from September to November......

Konta breaks into top 10 after reaching China final

IMAGE: Great Britain's Johanna Konta. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Britain's Johanna Konta will become the first British woman to reach the top 10 of the WTA rankings for 32 years on......

Day-night Test, Day 2, PIX: Hazlewood makes Kiwis suffer in Starc's absence

Photos from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday IMAGE: Australia's Josh Hazlewood celebrates after dismissing New Zealand's Ross Taylor on Day 2 of the third Test match......

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