'Hidma's Death Is Death Of Maoist Insurgency'

'The (Maoist) organisation is in visible decline. Their senior leaders are ageing. Forest life is unforgiving -- older leaders simply cannot cope physically.''Earlier, they attracted educated youth......

Govt plans bills to remove PM, ministers held on serious charges

The government is planning to introduce three bills in Parliament on Wednesday for the removal of a prime minister, a Union minister, a chief minister or a minister of a Union Territory when......

At 100, He Remembers How He Fought For Freedom

'Gandhi had given the call 'Do or Die'. And with all the leaders arrested, you had to be your own leader.' Dr G G Parikh passed into the ages on Gandhi Jayanti 2025. IMAGE: Dr G G Parikh with......

People must decide if leaders should govern from jail: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the people of the country will have to decide whether it is appropriate for a minister, chief minister or the prime minister to run the government......

Centre announces financial package for Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh has been demanding a Special Category State status from the Centre ever since the state's economic powerhouse Hyderabad, which housed several IT and pharmaceutical companies as well......

Govt readies sweeping reforms for PSBs

The governance reforms, as an official put it, would bring in measures to track the performance of the executive-rank employees of the banks, intensively. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

GST rollout: CBEC to be revamped to curb tax evasion

The CBEC will itself be rechristened as the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs and will supervise GST and Customs activities and provide the government policy inputs. The GST department......

Restructuring Food Corporation may not give best result

Splitting FCI is a formidable task which the Centre may find hard to shoulder without substantial involvement of the states.  Unbundling the Food Corporation of India (FCI) by hiving it into......

Non-Compliance from BCCI on 10/11 Lodha reforms: COA report

Former BCCI chief Thakur tenders unconditional apology to SC The Committee of Administrators (COA) has prepared its first status report as per Supreme Court directive, where they have clearly......

No club compensation for a 2022 winter World Cup: FIFA

Soccer's world governing body FIFA flexed its muscles again on Wednesday when it announced that clubs will not get compensation for losing players and suffering domestic disruption due to a 2022......