Rajiv Jain to be new IB chief, Anil Dhasmana to head R&AW

Jharkhand cadre IPS officer Rajiv Jain was on Saturday appointed as the new chief of Intelligence Bureau while Anil Dhasmana will head external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing. Both......

Experts explain: Why are Covid cases rising again

Covid is growing milder with time but an occasional surge in cases is expected because the virus that causes it is now endemic and constantly evolving, say scientists while assuring that there is......

BJP sweeps Haryana civic polls, big setback for Cong

Less than six months after scoring a hat-trick of wins in Haryana assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party swept the civic polls in the state on Wednesday, bagging nine of the ten......

Modi Enjoys A Game Of Chess

 What some of our politicians were up to on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi enjoys a game of chess between Grandmasters Praggnanandhaa R and Arjun......

Shadow bank risks persist despite RBI relief

Towards the end of February, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) restored the risk weighting on banks loans to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs; including to microfinance institutions, or MFIs)......

'It's Like Being Handed A Formula 1 Race Car, But Choosing To Walk'

'The choice is clear: We either embrace this transformation and cement our global leadership, or hesitate, lose ground, and fade into irrelevance.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

US-based boutique investment company GQG Partners overweight on India

US-based boutique investment company GQG Partners has shot into limelight with its Rs 15,446-crore Adani wager. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com However, the asset manager has shown strong......

Why Drug Prices Won't Increase This Year

The government has been stringent with pricing changes.Prices of 651 essential medicines came down from April 1, 2023 by 6.73 per cent with the government capping ceiling prices of these drugs.......

'We are not pointing a finger at any community'

'I don't know what people will say, but as a liberal Muslim I can say that I had no problems with the viewpoint of the film. Because we are not maligning any community, if we were, I wouldn't have......

Barkha Singh Glams Up

So many exciting titles to look forward from the first edition of Amazon MX Player's StreamNext. The launch kicked off with a glitzy parade of looks, and it was definitely a fashion spectacle worth......

Ranbir performs last rites at Rajiv Kapoor's funeral

Rajiv Kapoor, Raj Kapoor's youngest son, passed away on February 9, and his funeral was held later the same evening. Many members of the film industry arrived to pay their last respects to the......

Kareena, Karisma mourn uncle Rajiv Kapoor

Raj Kapoor's youngest son, Rajiv, passed away in Mumbai on February 8. Neetu Kapoor announced the shocking news of her brother-in-law's demise and family members and friends visited the......

Lodha effect: Shukla and five UPCA office bearers step down

IMAGE:  Rajeev Shukla. Photographs: BCCI Six office-bearers of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) including secretary Rajiv Shukla on Thursday stepped down from their......