Govt posts Manipur cadre officer as aviation secretary, rejigs bureaucracy

The Centre has appointed senior IAS officers Vumlunmang Vualnam and Neeraj Mittal as new secretaries in the ministry of civil aviation and the department of telecommunications respectively in a......

PM's private secy Rajeev Topno moves to World Bank

Senior bureaucrat Rajeev Topno, private secretary to the prime minister, has been appointed as senior advisor to the Executive Director (ED), World Bank, a personnel ministry order issued on......

45 Indians arrested in Singapore

Authorities in Singapore have arrested 45 Indians for alleged immigration offenses after a raid on an apartment. Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority stormed the three-storey apartment......

Indian-Israeli brothers swap cricket for uniform

National duty has taken precedence over love of cricket as two young Indian-origin brothers, both having represented Israel, have swapped their cricket attire for army uniforms to protect their......

RBI junks banks' plea on stressed assets

Loans of over Rs 1.8 trillion, for which agreement has been signed by banks, are likely to be referred to IBC. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com With no resolution in sight for nearly Rs 3......

Bad news for DHFL lenders

DHFL has been generating funds through various means and has exited from its subsidiary units to tide over the current financial crunch. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Cash-strapped DHFL on......

Lenders to rejig debt of 2 more Anil Ambani firms

The two troubled subsidiaries of Reliance Capital have over Rs 20,000 crore debt of both the companies. Reliance Home Finance has a debt of Rs 11,500 crore and Reliance Commercial Finance owes Rs......

RBI's new stressed asset resolution is 'practical'

'If there is a technical issue and the borrowers can resolve it within 30 days, you don’t have to go through the bankruptcy court.''If the borrower is expecting a large disbursal of a......

BCCI approves Rs 1 lakh aid for cricketers' widows

IMAGE: The one-time grant of Rs 1 lakh will be applicable to only spouses of deceased ICA members, with the exception of international Test cricketers. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The......

Vengaskar, Kulkarni to represent ICA on BCCI Apex body

IMAGE: Dilip Vengaskar at a conference. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Former India captains Dilip Vengsarkar and Shubhangi Kulkarni were on Saturday elected to represent the Indian......

Scandal rocks PCB! Agent representing 20 Pakistani players banned

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to inquire a case where a UK-based Pakistani agent, who represented 18-20 centrally contracted players, has been suspended by the England and Wales Cricket......

ICA elections: Former players Azad and Gaekwad set for battle

IMAGE: Former India cricketer Kirti Azad. Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy is set to become a part of the all-powerful BCCI apex council as she is in line to be elected unopposed to the......

Azharuddin pledges support as ICA raises Rs 24 lakh for needy cricketers

IMAGE: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin. Photograph: BCCI The Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) has raised Rs 24 lakh to help around 30 former players who are in dire need of funds amid......