'Hindu Kush Himalaya region is hotspot for climate change'

'Glaciers are melting all across the region.' IMAGE: The majestic Gangotri glacier. Photograph: Photograph: Kind courtesy Arpit Rawat/Wikimedia Commons Over a billion people living in the Hindu......

Shah Jahan built the Taj in gratitude

'After it was finished, Shah Jahan visited the Taj only twice.''There is a letter from Aurangzeb to him after a visit, reporting that the dome was leaking and needed to be fixed.''Shah Jahan wasn't......

Not terrorism, climate change calls for review of Indus water treaty

Despite desperate calls from many quarters in India for withdrawing the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following the September 18 terrorist strike in Uri, it seems that the decades-old treaty......

Ban Pakistani artistes? Are we serious?

'We have never had a policy regarding Pakistani artistes working in India.''We welcome them with open arms and that remains the official policy of the Indian government, including the current......

Equity capital market fee pool at 17-year high as activity up 2.5x

The fee pocketed by investment banks for handling equity share sales stood at $244 million during the first half of calendar year 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This was the......

Promoters Sold Rs 87,000 Crore Of Shares

Prominent exits by promoters included a Rs 15,300 crore share sale in Indus Tower by Vodafone Plc, a Rs 9,300 crore share sale by the Tata group in Tata Consultancy Services. Illustration: Dominic......

Vodafone sells 18% stake in Indus Towers for Rs 15,300 crore

British telecom player Vodafone on Wednesday said it has sold an 18 per cent stake in Indus Towers for 1.7 billion euro (about Rs 15,300 crore). Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Meanwhile,......

What Are Modi Stocks?

'These are capex and infrastructure-linked sectors, PSUs or stocks of some corporate houses.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi during a public meeting in Hoshiarpur on......