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Why Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal have lower Covid mortality rates than India

An analysis of WHO data shows that most of the countries with an older cohort of population and higher in the development index had a lower excess mortality rate than India. IMAGE: A healthcare......

'I'll continue to help the helpless'

'The cops must know they cannot foist false cases against anyone.' Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay.com Six years ago,......

HC rejects plea against CIC order denying details of 2018 SC collegium meet

The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge to the Central Information Commission's order dismissing an RTI appeal seeking the agenda of the Supreme Court collegium's meeting on......

COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory, Centre tells SC

The centre on Tuesday clarified in the Supreme Court that it has not made COVID-19 vaccines mandatory and has only said that the vaccination should be 100 per cent. IMAGE: A healthcare worker......

Lokpal gets 4,244 complaints till Jan, over 80% jump from 2020-21

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has received 4,244 corruption complaints between April 2021 and January 31, 2022, a jump of over 80 per cent from 2020-21. IMAGE: Lokpal of India Justice Pinaki......

Banks once again move SC to keep inspection reports hidden

So far, no such report has been made public given that banks as well as the central government have challenged the ruling, in various ways. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The country’s......

Banks report loan fraud worth Rs 5 trn; SBI's amount largest

In 2019-20, the Indian banking sector saw a 159 per cent jump in dubious transactions to Rs 1.86 trillion. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Banks operating in India reported fraud of Rs 4.92......

Idle tracks shore up railway finances

When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables her Budget on February 1, the numbers could be something to cheer.Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports. IMAGE: A passenger walks to board a train to Delhi......

How Indian banks are looking to cash in on bitcoin rally

Indian banks have started exploring opportunities in the space, including lending to crypto exchanges, and accepting bitcoins as collateral, among others. Bitcoin’s rally in 2020, rising 1.5......

Why are our banks so secretive?

'The finance ministry and public sector banks have tried to keep the names of wilful defaulters secret.''Secrecy and concealing information are inbred among banks and even the RBI,' observes......

Editor publishes obscene photos of Dutee; detained

IMAGE: India sprinter Dutee Chand says the false and obscene portrayal of her on social media and a web portal tarnished her image, which ultimately impacted her performance at the Olympics.......

Punjab Kings join initiative to provide oxygen concentrators

IMAGE: Punjab Kings will fund the procurement of oxygen concentrators which will then be provided to patients for their use. Photograph: Kind courtesy Punjab Kings/Twitter IPL side Punjab Kings......

Under-pressure Ahmad resigns as Hockey India president

IMAGE: The Sports Ministry had found that Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad had violated the tenure cap guidelines of the code in the 2018 elections, when he took charge of the president's position.......

Why Hockey India president Ahmad will have to demit office

IMAGE: The Sports Ministry in 2019 had held Mushtaque Ahmad's election as Hockey India president on October 1, 2018 violative of the Sports Code as he had earlier served as an office-bearer for......

Balbir's search for missing memorabilia remains incomplete

In 1985, Balbir Singh Sr had donated his medals and memorabilia to the then SAI Secretary on being told that they would be displayed in a show window at the proposed National Sports......

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