Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of six months to ensure the full saturation of his government's welfare schemes, official sources said on Saturday. The government, they said, will......
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday met in Rajasthan's Dausa farmers whose lands have been auctioned by commercial banks over the non-payment of loans, while peasants led by......
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Monday disapproved of "TRP-centric journalism", saying metres installed in 50,000 houses cannot measure the opinion of crores of......
The Congress has made lack of jobs, along with agrarian distress, its key election plank in the run-up to the December 7 assembly polls. Archis Mohan reports. Sangram Singh, an electrician in his......
Retail investors now own a bigger slice of smallcap companies than at the start of 2023–24 (FY24), underscoring their growing conviction about investing in this red-hot space. Illustration:......
While rising interest rates and tighter liquidity are giving negative signals for the financial sector, increasing economic activity could mean higher business volumes for lenders. Photograph:......
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed microfinance lenders to fix interest rates on loans with a rider that those should not be usurious for the borrowers. Photograph: Adnan......
A super app is the golden key to the customer for any company selling products or services at the retail level. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Unlike the race to buy airwaves by telecom......
A vast majority of borrowers are in the essential services’ supply chain with tiny and micro businesses, and this has sprung back. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Micro-finance......
Faadu: A Love Story looks like one of those old movies with a socialist bent that glorified honest poverty and looked down upon ambition and enterprise, notes Deepa Gahlot. That slang word in the......
The heist stretch of the movie is not without imagination, but arriving at that chunk, and sitting through what follows, can be bad for your skin, warns Sreehari Nair. Right after......
Apparently, there's going to be another Baywatch. No, we don't mean more reruns, we mean a film based on the series -- and perhaps even another series itself. Thus, we decided to turn the clock......
'...then Bangladesh would have been the world champions a long time ago.'The reality is sadly different, says Bikash Mohapatra. IMAGE: A Bangladesh fan at the Asia Cup final between India......
Lleyton Hewitt's advice to dad-to-be Roger Federer on how to cope with juggling parenthood and tennis is simple -- make sure your wife is up to scratch. Asked what tip he would offer the 14 times......