Heavy rains lash coastal K'taka for third straight day, red alert issued

Heavy monsoon rains lashed Karnataka's coastal belt for the third consecutive day on Monday, severely disrupting normal life in Dakshina Kannada district, prompting authorities to issue a red alert......

'Have Muslims Faced Problems In Maharashtra?'

'We have given riot-free Maharashtra in our 18-month rule.' IMAGE: Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar speaks to Rediff.com at his home in Baramati. Photograph: Hitesh......

Archbishop, 14 Catholic priests among 110 booked for violent Adani port stir

Mutiple cases have been registered against at least 15 Latin Catholic priests, including metropolitan Archbishop Thomas J Netto in connection with the violent anti-seaport protests that took place......

Modi calls for 'secular civil code', 'one nation one election' in I-Day speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday made an unequivocal pitch for a uniform civil code in the country, asserting that a "secular civil code" in place of the existing "communal" one is the need of......

Tamil Nadu all set to build India's first defence corridor

In less than two months since the announcement in March, the state has mobilised an armada of small and medium enterprises keen on making components for large equipment manufacturers. Of the two......

How to tackle facial recognition fraud

IIIT-D team builds algorithm that will help identify synthetic images.Neha Alawadhi reports. *IMAGE: Apple, which introduced FaceID that identifies a user and unlocks the phone, has had several......

Fighting big and bountiful, Sebi gets new anti-fraud powers

From large corporates like Sahara to unknown individuals perpetrating SMS investment scams, it was a year marked by lot many penal actions and even more policy measures by Sebi to safeguard the......

Gadkari's grand plan: Rs 3 lakh cr of road projects in 6 months

'Our target is to contribute two per cent of gross domestic product through the roads and ports sector.' 'We are converting 12 major ports into smart cities. This is not part of the 100 smart......

Watson's selection no longer elementary for Australia

The perennial fitness battles of Shane Watson are likely to rule the all-rounder out of Australia's second Test against South Africa. Watson's unique ability to hog the spotlight whether playing or......