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'We Aren't Security Conscious As A Nation'

'Government officials use Gmail and ordinary phones without basic security consciousness.''Interoperability, especially in joint exercises with countries like the US, worries me.''It often means we......

FBI offers $50,000 reward for Indian who killed woman, son

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to USD 50,000 for information about an Indian national wanted for his alleged involvement in the 2017 murder of an Indian woman and......

Modi govt 'nearly signed death warrant' for Aravalli Hills: Sonia Gandhi

Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that the Modi government has displayed a particularly "venal streak of cynicism" in relation to environmental protection......

Excessive lighting may have triggered Nowgam blast, says probe

Preliminary investigations into the accidental explosion that ripped through the Nowgam police station late Friday night, killing nine people, suggest that the use of excessive lighting by the......

Delhi blast suspects did multiple recces of Red Fort area; target was R-Day

An analysis of dump data retrieved from the mobile phone of Dr Muzammil Ganaie, who was arrested after the police busted a white-collar terror module recently, showed that he conducted multiple......

Joblessness slowed to 5.2% in Q2: PLFS data

India’s labour market in the second quarter (July–September/Q2) of 2025-26 (FY26) showed resilience, with the jobless rate easing even as more people entered the workforce. However, a rise in......

Jobless rate at 4-month low of 5.1% in Aug

Labour markets showed positive momentum in August as the unemployment rate fell for the second consecutive month to a four-month low of 5.1 per cent from 5.2 per cent in July. It was on account of......

83% Of Sole-Earning Women In Gig Jobs Are Married

Women are increasingly using gig work as a pathway to economic independence which has no entry barrier, especially as an alternative to traditional jobs. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Nearly 83......

India Inc growth stuck in slow lane; core earnings shrink in Q1FY26

The more things change, the more they remain the same for corporate India. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff In the April-June 2025 period (Q1FY26) — for the ninth consecutive quarter —......

India's Space Manufacturing Boom

The $1.2 billion in-space manufacturing market is expected to grow and be worth more than $20 billion by 2033. IMAGE: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla during an experiment onboard the International......

Asiad medallist Kartik handed 3-year doping ban

In addition, Kumar has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to February 27, 2025, the date his first positive sample was collected, including forfeiture of any......

Beware Doping Athletes: THIS May Spell Your Downfall!

According to WADA, the metabolite provides "a valuable tool for the long-term detection of metandienone abuse by athletes in sports drug testing." IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya......

Another dope scandal! India's triple jump star suspended

IMAGE: India’s doping crisis deepens. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters A woman triple jumper, who has won multiple national-level medals and even represented the country internationally, has been......

India Tops WADA List Of Doping Offenders!

India's share of 214 accounts for over 11 percent of the total number of doping offenders, the highest for any country. IMAGE: Indian javelin thrower DP Manu, an Asian Championships silver......

IOA ends feud over CEO; sets up anti-doping panel

IMAGE: Indian Olympic Association president P T Usha. Photograph: ANI Photo Ending a lengthy feud, the Indian Olympic Association's Executive Council on Thursday ratified the appointment of CEO......