SC rules states can tax mines, royalty on minerals not tax

The legislative power to tax mineral rights vests with the states and the royalty paid on minerals is not a tax, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a landmark judgement which will give a huge......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

How India Erred In Its Hasina Gamble

New Delhi -- which has had a disastrous neighbourhood policy that has alienated almost all the States with which it has a land or sea border -- seemed to be unwilling over the past years to even......

B'desh crisis: 'India should not focus only on one person and party'

'We should be mindful that the religious minority community in one country is the majority in another (and) so treatment of the minority community in our respective countries will be an important......

Sensex gains 318 pts on buying in RIL, L&T

Stock market benchmark indices rebounded on Thursday after falling sharply in the previous session as continuous foreign fund inflows and buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries, L&T, and Bajaj......

Sensex pares most gains, closes up 33 points

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Tuesday, taking their gaining streak to the seventh session even as markets witnessed profit-booking after the recent sharp gains.......

Sensex jumps 899 pts, Nifty reclaims 23K

Rallying for the fourth straight session, stock market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty surged over 1 per cent on Thursday, powered by across-the-board buying amid a mixed trend in global equities after......

Sensex rises 148 points on gains in HDFC Bank, RIL

Stock markets ended on a positive note on Wednesday, taking their winning momentum to the third day running due to heavy buying in market heavyweights L&T, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries amid......

'Cribbers Will Crib, But India Is the....'

'Any team that reaches all three finals—the 50-over final where they finished as runners-up, the T20 World Cup victory, and now the Champions Trophy—must be considered the best......

India Needs To Watch Out For 'Prince' Rachin

IMAGE: Rachin Ravindra has surged to second place on the Champions Trophy run-scoring charts, amassing 226 runs in just three matches. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters   Rachin Ravindra......

IPL 2025: Cricket carnival returns as KKR face RCB in opener

New rules, new captains, but same excitement as two months of cricket extravaganza kicks off in Kolkata. IMAGE: Captains of the IPL franchises at a photo-op with the IPL Trophy. Photograph: Kind......

Can Rishabh Pant resolve LSG's opening conundrum?

IMAGE: The first big decision Rishabh Pant has to make as Lucknow Super Giants captain is where to play himself. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lucknow Super Giants/X Dynamic keeper-batter Rishabh Pant......

Virat Kohli's Diving Catch Creates History Against Pakistan

IMAGE: Virat Kohli soars past Mohammad Azharuddin to become India’s best fielder. Photograph: JioHotstar/X Virat Kohli etched his name in history once again during the ICC Champions......