Daily wage workers battle for survival in COVID-19 days

India has been put in lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. People have been told to stay indoors, but for many daily-wage earners this is not an option.  IMAGE: A rickshaw......

Meet India's Mona Lisa

One of the best stories coming out of Bihar is a meeting place for Chandragupta Maurya, Buddha, Ashoka, Sher Shah Suri and India's Mona Lisa.Rediff.com's Archana Masih dropped by.Photographs: Seema......

The Huge Bihar Scam: Rs 1,000 crore and counting

The scam has offered Lalu Prasad an opportunity to point fingers at Nitish Kumar and Sushil Kumar Modi. Satyavrat Mishra reports.   It was late in the evening on August 8. Bihar Chief......

PM announces Rs 500 cr relief after making aerial survey of flood-hit Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of Bihar and announced Rs 500 crore as immediate relief for the state besides Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of those......

Centre, states team up with RBI, Big Tech to fight Chinese lending apps

A user just needs to download any app floated by such fraudsters and apply for instant loans. These apps are mainly concentrated on Google Play considering the reach and popularity of Android......

NSEL's formula to resolve payment crisis

Financial Technologies-promoted National Spot Exchange Ltd has offered a single-pronged formula to resolve a payment crisis arisen out of the sudden closure of trading in forward contracts. The......

SET to announce major buys in India

As it battles stiff competition, Sony Entertainment India is finalising "major acquisitions" in India that can be announced in the next few months.SET India Chief Executive Kunal Dasgupta said the......

Sports Shorts: Woods's daughter to introduce him for Hall of Fame enshrinement

IMAGE: Tiger Woods' girlfriend, Erica Herman and his daughter Sam Alexis Woods during the Pro-Am PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Florida, USA on December 19, 2021.......

CWG: Indian pugilists power through

- Images from the Games: Day 1 | 2| 3| Medals Tally There was no stopping the Indian boxers' victory march at the Commonwealth Games. Asian gold medallist Suranjoy Singh (52kg) and Amandeep Singh......

Shooters, wrestlers sizzle on Day 2

India's shooters and wrestlers emerged triumphant to kick off India's gold medal rush on the second day of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, on Tuesday. The shooters started off in style with a......

CWG update: Men's hockey team wins

Twice in arrears, India scored late in the match to beat Malaysia 3-2 and begin their campaign in the men's hockey tournament on a winning note at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday night. Bharat......

Ghosal in Northern Open semis

India's top two squash players enjoyed contrasting fortunes at the Northern Open squash Championship on Monday with Sourav Ghosal making it to the men's semifinals while Ritwik Bhattacharya bit the......