Top-level bureaucratic reshuffle at Centre, Pant named new health secretary

Senior IAS officer Sudhansh Pant has been named as the new health secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. IMAGE: : Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Babus have to give good conduct undertaking to avail of study leave

The Centre has revised guidelines for Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and and Indian Forest Service officers going on study leave, making it mandatory for them to follow the......

Rail tragedy: Cong alleges govt ignored CAG warning

The Congress on Sunday demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw over the Odisha rail tragedy and attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he should accept part of the......

'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

'Nearly 13,000 individuals have been charged for sedition since 2010.' 'If the Supreme Court stay ever gets vacated, arrests will follow immediately.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last......

A win-win for traders, brokerages and exchanges

With equity and commodity exchanges allowed to enter each other's areas from October, brokerages are pump-priming their operations to allow their clients seamless trading in commodities and......

Is it end of the line for South Asia's ship graveyards?

With a plunge in steel prices, ship owners are getting about $3.6 million less for the 25,000 tonnes of recoverable metal from a typical iron ore or coal carrying......

BJP's sudden concern for India's 'garib'

Congress campaign seeking to paint the ruling party as anti-poor and anti-farmer seems to have unnerved the BJP, feels T N Ninan. A year ago, the talk by the BJP was all about the neo-middle class.......

NSEL scam: Brokers of IIFL, Anand Rathi, Geojit arrested

Three senior officials of commodity brokerages IIFL, Anand Rathi and Geojit Comtrade were on Tuesday arrested in connection with the Rs 5,600-crore National Spot Exchange scam. City police's......

How India's FIRST feature film was made

At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......

The perfect match made in Heaven

'It is difficult to pin down any singular factor but marriage does invite the emotional investment of viewers,' observes Chintan Girish Modi. IMAGE: A scene from A Suitable Boy streaming on......

'Guru Dutt tried to end his life several times'

'It was only after he passed away that the family realised he was crying for help.' Guru Dutt may have passed on over 56 years ago, but his life continues to enthrall cine-lovers. Yasser Usman......

When did vying for attention become so evil?

The Social Dilemma shows how social media is turning human beings into lab rats and zombies, notes Chintan Girish Modi. IMAGE: A scene from The Social Dilemma. All photographs: Kind courtesy......

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz puts Mumbai in control

IMAGE: Gujarat captain Bhargav Merai scored 223 against Meghalaya. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Young batter Sarfaraz Khan continued his purple patch, slamming an unbeaten century to put......