PM couldn't introduce new ministers to Parliament amid Oppn ruckus

The Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha began on a stormy note on Monday with the Opposition creating a ruckus and preventing Prime Minister Narendra Modi from introducing his newly-inducted Union......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Ayodhya verdict will have 'consequences': Muslim parties

Muslim parties, including Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board, have filed their written submissions in the Supreme Court in the decades-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya and said......

Why birth place of Ram can't have legal rights: SC

Muslim parties opposing claims of Hindus over the disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri masjid site Friday faced some searching questions from the Supreme Court which asked why the 'janmsthan' or birth......

Where have all the Indian bankers gone?

There is a dearth of talent in the Indian banking industry. A testimony to this is the two new CEOs in the private sector -- Sandeep Bakhshi in ICICI Bank Ltd and Amitabh Chaudhry in AXIS Bank......

Search on for new wholetime member at Sebi

Likely to select from 3 shortlisted; follows Sanjeev Kaushik’s refusal to take the job if made to retire from IAS The government has begun the search for a new wholetime member (WTM) at the......

DeMo: Big buys via cards down since November

Card-based EMI transactions dropped about 60 per cent in the first week after demonetisation and then recovered steadily.  However, these are not yet back to the levels before November 8.......

Cash Crisis: Day 8: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!

IMAGE: Hiraba Modi, the prime minister's mother, after she exchanged Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 at a Gandhinagar bank.   Demonetisation: Real estate resale market hits a wall Activity in the sale......

Sports Shorts: Bhaker-Anmol win air pistol mixed gold

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and Anmol after their mixed air pistol gold at the ISSF Junior World Cup on Tuesday. Photograph:......

PHOTOS: How the IPL Auction panned out

Eight franchises collectively spent Rs 91.15 crore to buy 66 players from a pool of 351 that went under the hammer. IMAGE: Auctioneer Richard Madley conducts proceedings at the IPL Players'......