Ailing Nawaz Sharif granted bail on medical grounds

Photograph: Mohsin Raza/Reuters A top Pakistani court on Friday granted bail to jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with an acute immune......

BJP Haryana manifesto: Sops for farmers, elderly

IMAGE: BJP working president J P Nadda, centre, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, left, and Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala release the party's election manifesto for assembly polls in......

Nawaz Sharif gets 7 years prison term in corruption case

An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case while acquitting him in the Flagship......

Sheena Bora Trial: Why is Indrani downcast?

'With folded hands, on humanitarian grounds, if she can get temporary bail on medical grounds so she can get treatment.''If she dies, the whole trial gets derailed.'Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports......

RBI for 100% self-sufficiency in banknote manufacturing

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday stressed on achieving 100 per cent self-sufficiency in banknote manufacturing in the near future. Photograph: PTI Photo He was speaking......

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

The RBI has shelved its plan for polymer notes more than a decade after it invited interest from global manufacturers for one billion pieces of Rs 10 denomination polymer banknotes, reveals Tamal......

This is how cash travels from printing press to your purse

On a daily basis, an average cash logistics company transports Rs 5,000-8,000 crore worth of cash nationwide. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The security and operations head of a Delhi-based......

Some questions for Parliament panel to ask RBI guv

James Wilson has been tracking the demonetisation drive since it was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8. During his investigation, he discovered that contrary to claims, no new......

'My film's sequel will be bigger than Avatar'

Love Charger (or Charzerr) exploded on the scene last year, and has become somewhat of a cult now – the chubby arms raised high in the air, the falsetto that nearly knocks you out, the......

Peraanmai is inadvertently hilarious

The first emotion you feel when you see an impressive (if slightly cheap-looking) computer-generated satellite at India's premier space research station is that Ayngaran International's Tamil film......

T20 WC Final: History favours Pakistan, form is with England

IMAGE: Pakistan raised hopes of a dramatic comeback. Photograph: ICC/Twitter A determined Babar Azam will be aiming to secure his seat beside the great Imran Khan in Pakistan cricket's Hall......

NZ remain concerned over Pakistan security

New Zealand's cricketers remain concerned over the security situation in Pakistan ahead of next month's ICC Champions Trophy, players' association chief Heath Mills said on Saturday. An......