EXPLAINED: How chit fund scams work

'Around 15 crore poor people have lost their money.' The political stand-off between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Narendra Damodardas Modi government after a Central Bureau......

Justice Khehar makes history

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar is the first Sikh Chief Justice of India.Sayan Ghosal reports. January 4 marks a historic day for the nation, as the President swore in the 44th Chief Justice of the......

BJP MLA's sting criticising PM, Shah leaves party red-faced

A sting operation video, purportedly showing Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Mumbai Raj Purohit saying that there is no collective leadership in the party, left the BJP embarrassed but the......

SC dumps 214 out 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993

In a major blow to the corporate sector, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed allocation of 214 out of 218 coal blocks which were allotted to various companies since 1993 and in which it was......

Mumbai builders make a beeline to launch projects in NCR

Shapoorji, Kalpataru, Godrej pursuing Rs 60,000 crore opportunity in the region Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com With leading property developers in the National Capital Region, such as......

RBI awaits the power of one

That's all it takes to protect an institution -- just one person with no past and no greed for the future, says Shekhar Gupta. The eyes of the devoted plagiarism hunters would light up if......

Sebi will soon be selling 47 luxury cars, SUVs. Interested in buying?

The success of the auction may not be more than a little step in Pearls Agrotech Corp's recovery process of over a Rs 49,100 crore plus interest Come Sunday, you will be able to inspect some......

Sebi suspects 'money laundering' in ponzi schemes

The Ministry of Finance's Directorate of Enforcement should also be made a part of the state-level coordination panels There is a "huge element of money laundering" in illegal public deposit......

ECB to hire expert to monitor players' mental health

IMAGE: England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan had spoken about the need to take care of mental health of players as they tour abroad amid the pandemic. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty......

India's wheelchair cricketers look towards BCCI president Ganguly

Photograph: Kind courtesy Wheelchair India Cricket/Twitter Not all cricketers, who wear the India jersey, are privileged. Especially, if they are disabled players, waiting for the Board of Control......

Does the IOA want to finish Mumbai hockey?

'Indian hockey will lose out on one of its most important nurseries of good hockey talent.' IMAGE: Young boys play hockey at an academy in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com  ......

Former captain Edulji takes on Engineer for 'snide remarks'

'I would like to tell you, I played 30 Test matches too. That's not little cricket I played. You said 'she has hardly played any cricket'.' IMAGE: Former India captain and Committee of......

BCCI to seek SC direction on amendments to constitution

'From day one we have brought it to the notice of the court respectfully that certain things are difficult to implement and certain things are required for better running of the administration and......