Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously.Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes,......

CPM takes god's path to fight climate change in Kerala

In God's Own Country, hopes for increasing the state's green cover spring from temple courtyards. IMAGE: Kerala's Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.Will fortunes change, wonders Shyam G Menon. Photograph:......

In Tharoor's Loss Lies His Win

The 136-year-old baby, argues Shyam G Menon, is taking a tiny step to tackling the biggest dread of old age: Change. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It is clearly baby steps and too......

Govt to amend two laws to ease privatisation of banks

To facilitate privatisation of public sector banks, the government is likely to bring amendments to two legislations later this year. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

6 Indian public sector banks will cease to exist from Wed

As per the mega consolidation plan, Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India will merge into Punjab National Bank (PNB); Syndicate Bank into Canara Bank; Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank......

Banks defer 2-day strike called on September 26-27

Finance secretary Rajiv Kumar was positive in formation of a committee consisting all concerned to address the issues arising out of the proposed merger of 10 banks including preserving the......

Biggest bank frauds in the past 11 years

Of the total 53,334 cases of frauds reported during 2008-09 and 2018-19 fiscal years, involving a whopping Rs 2.05 lakh crore, ICICI Bank's 6,811 cases were the highest. Illustration: Dominic......

Here's why ED slapped 121-crore penalty on BCCI

IMAGE: Narayanaswami Srinivasan. Photograph: BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India and its officials did not open a separate bank account in South Africa after transferring Rs 243......

IPL 2009: ED slaps Rs 121-crore penalty on BCCI

IMAGE: Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi. Photograph: Getty Images The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday slapped a penalty of over Rs 121 crore on the Board of Control for Cricket in......

Pujara, Hardik shine on 1st day of 13th DY Patil T20 Cup

India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara started off the 13th edition of DY Patil T20 Cup with an uncharacteristic century to guide Indian Oil to an emphatic 10-wicket win over Air India. Pujara......

ED's notice to BCCI regarding IPL II fund transfer

The Enforcement Directorate has issued notice to the BCCI to explain transfer and routing of funds to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore in the conduct of the second season of Indian Premier League cricket......

United Sporting hold SBT 2-2

United Sporting and State Bank of Travancore (SBT) played out a 2-2 draw to share points in their last league match from Group A in the 30th Federation Cup Football championshipin Barasat on......