12 UP cops booked over 'fake' encounter, torture of BTech student

An FIR has been registered against 12 personnel of the Jewar police station in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district for the alleged illegal detention and torture of a BTech student from......

Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao tests COVID-19 +ve

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao tested positive for COVID-19......

Telangana gives 33.3% quota for women under EWS category

The Telangana government has earmarked 33.3 per cent for women in the state government posts and services under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota. IMAGE: Telangana Chief Minister K......

11 migrant workers from Bihar killed in godown fire in Hyderabad

Eleven migrant workers hailing from Bihar were killed in an early morning blaze on Wednesday that swept through a scrap godown in Hyderabad, with only DNA tests likely to ascertain the victims'......

Did Sitharaman overrule bankers on loan 'mela'?

PSB chiefs tried to argue that liquidity is in surplus in the system and the problem was related to lack of demand in the economy, instead of banks’ reluctance to lend, but ‘the FM said......

Unemployment rises across religions, social groups

The problem of unemployment is spread across the economy.Somesh Jha reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a jump in the unemployment rate across major religions and social......

These two ministries are clashing over paid maternity leave

After complaints that the new law may impact employment of women, the government has framed a scheme to provide monetary incentive to companies, reports Somesh Jha. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Bankers say post-recapitalisation, PSBs 4-5 quarters from profitability

A key hindrance to a faster turnaround of these banks is the slow progress in the resolution of legacy bad loans and the need to build up provisions against those assets. Illustration: Dominic......