Country celebrates historic Ram temple consecration with religious zeal

Hymns and songs about Lord Ram reverberated in temples, special prayers were held, processions taken out, rangolis made and bhandara events were held Monday as the country soaked in religious......

Ram temple event marks 'muhurat' births, UP Muslim family names son Ram Rahim

Hoping for an 'auspicious' start for their newborns, many couples had muhurat deliveries, planned in consultation with doctors, in hospitals on Monday coinciding with the Ram Lalla idol......

'Politics can't be a part time job'

'The BJP is doing politics 24x365, but the Congress revs up only during elections.' IMAGE: Narendra D Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party's supreme leader, at a roadshow in Indore, November 14, 2023,......

It's BJP vs Congress as MP, Chhattisgarh vote

The voting for Madhya Pradesh's all 230 assembly seats and Chhattisgarh's 70 seats, in the second phase of the election, begins. In both of these Hindi heartland states, the straight contest......

IMF sees India as 'bright spot' in global economy, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees India as a "bright spot" in the global economy and as per the World Bank, India is in a better position to......

Women Leaders: A Way To IPO Success?

Indian society may be more advanced than we think it is, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   As soon as I saw the title of the research paper 'How do markets......

e-Rupee: RBI creates Rs 1.71 crore of digital currency for retail pilot

The pilot project for central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the retail segment went live on Thursday with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issuing Rs 1.71 crore to four participating banks based......

First pilot of retail digital rupee in 4 cities on Dec 1

The Reserve Bank will launch the first pilot for retail digital rupee in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar on December 1, and later expand it to nine more cities in the initial phase.......

Ajit Wadekar: The man who made Indian captaincy coveted

Ajit Wadekar epitomised the 'khadoos' nature of Mumbai cricketers. IMAGE: Captain Ajit Wadekar arrives at London Airport with the Indian team for their tour of England in June 1971. Photograph:......

BCCI's accounts not frozen, NZ series should go on: Justice Lodha

'We have not frozen the accounts of BCCI, we have directed the BCCI to not disburse funds to the state association.' IMAGE: Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI The Justice Lodha Committee......

Accounts freeze ruined BCCI reputation, says president Thakur

The reputation of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been ruined by the freezing of its bank accounts, its president Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday, after a Supreme......

Ranji Trophy: New skipper Tare puts Mumbai in strong position

Skipper Aditya Tare struck an unbeaten century before Mumbai shot out Baroda for 184 and took a big first innings lead on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match in Vadodara on Friday. Tare, who......