'Taliban Never Supported Pakistan On Kashmir'

'Pakistan wanted India out of Afghanistan to which again the Taliban told Pakistan to take a walk.''Six months after they came back to power in 2021 India was back in Afghanistan at the request of......

Thermostat Setting: India's Cool Move

'Are there other ways to reduce the energy airconditioners consume?' asks Ambi Parameswaran. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   'For the first time, India will mandate setting airconditioner......

Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans to advisory panel for trade policy

US President Joe Biden on Friday named two Indian-Americans -- Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defence Council -- to the advisory committee for trade......

'3 Cs haunt Indian education': Sonia slams Centre over NEP

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Monday slammed the Modi government's education policy, charging its core agenda is centralisation of power, commercialisation and outsourcing of investments to the......

RBI outlines steps to improve EPFO's investment management

The RBI advisory follows a labour ministry request earlier this year seeking the central bank’s expertise to identify gaps in EPFO’s investment strategy and fund management practices, including......

GST 2.0: India's Answer To Trump's Tariffs

Simplifying GST rates, removing exemptions, easing disputes, and speeding up refunds can boost investment in India and offer the best reply to Trump's tariffs, observes V S Krishnan, former member,......

Relief for taxpayers, late refund claim may be allowed

'Experts and stakeholders have raised concern over the refund provision in the draft Bill. That was a drafting error, which will be rectified,' a government official said. Illustration: Dominic......

Why India's medical device makers are moving to Vietnam, Malaysia

A large number of medical device-manufacturing units have been forced to move to Vietnam and Malaysia due to delays, inconsistent timelines, and a lack of transparency in licensing processes,......

Was Rizwan forced to accept PCB's diktat?

Rizwan was initially reluctant but later accepted Pak white-ball captaincy: Source IMAGE: The source said that Mohammad Rizwan had been assured by the PCB that he would be consulted in finalising......

No CAA/NRC protest banners! IPL ticket advisory in four cities

IMAGE: Fans in four cities will not be allowed to carry protest banners. Photograph: BCCI The spectators coming to watch IPL matches in four cities including Delhi, Mohali, Hyderabad and......

Would love to play Test against Pakistan, says Rohit

Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters India captain Rohit Sharma says he wouldn't mind playing Tests against Pakistan at a neutral venue as it would be a "great contest" against the "superb bowling......

BCCI's opposition in vain as ICC Board approves Big 3 rollback

'Today was an important step forward for the future of the ICC and cricket around the world. The proposals from the working group to reverse the resolutions of 2014 and deliver a revised......

BCCI elections, NADA set to be discussed at COA meeting

The Board of Control for Cricket in India coming under the ambit of the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) and its elections will dominate the Committee of Administrators' meeting in Mumbai on......