'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......

Seen Priyanka in Chashma?

What some of our leaders were up to on Monday. IMAGE: Her grandmum too look different when she wore glasses.Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wears spectacles before she addresses......

'If the country is not secure, how can Gujarat be secure?'

‘I do not want to get into the numbers game. This time, the BJP will get unprecedented seats and vote percentage in Gujarat.’ IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public......

4 non-BJP states skip home ministry's 'chintan shivir'

Most of the non-Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministers holding the charge of their home departments on Thursday skipped the chintan shivir of home ministers of all states organised by the Centre in......

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......

Small BPOs seek business online

Indian business process outsourcing firms are making their presence felt through the Internet. Consider this: Asfaq Shiliwala, Managing Director, Transform Solutions, has never travelled to the US......

Special: Futures in India to take a big leap

A section of politicians want futures trading in commodities banned. But experts say futures market is essential for India to catch up with the rest of the world. A heated debate is on in the......

How Ahmedabad is changing

There is a huge rush of activity in the area between the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway (SG Highway) and SP Ring Road in Ahmedabad. This area has been notified as the R3 zone. This zone is only for......

Ranji Trophy: Mayank's century gives Karnataka lead over Gujarat

IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal played a captain's knock. Photograph: BCCI Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal played a captain's knock of 109, as his side took a 64-run lead on Day 2 of their Group C......

Ranji: Shaw hits 240 to prop Mumbai

A round-up of all Ranji matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw struck a career-best 240 on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Himachal Pradesh pace bowler Vaibhav Arora grabbed his third five-wicket......

Vijay Hazare: Saurashtra notch up big win over Gujarat

IMAGE: Saurashtra's Arpit Vasavada hit an unbeaten century in 86 balls against Gujarat on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI/Domestic Arpit Vasavada hit a career-best unbeaten century before Parth Bhut......

Ranji: Shorey's ton in vain as Jharkhand oust Delhi

A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Delhi batter Dhruv Shorey reacts after being dismissed for 136 off 177 balls on Day 4 of the......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara's woes continue as Saurashtra struggle

Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Saurashtra's wicket-keeper batsman Sheldon Jackson scored 61 runs against Mumbai in Rajkot on Saturday. Photograph: Sheldon......