'Nitish Kumar previously held tight control over key ministries, but this concession (giving the home portfolio to the BJP) reflects either his weakened political position or a pragmatic......
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has ordered the shutdown of 19 ready mix concrete plants, which serve construction projects, in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for violating environmental......
Telangana's anti-narcotics wing, the EAGLE Force, on Friday said it had carried out a massive multi-state operation against a 'Nigerian drug cartel' operating across India, resulting in the arrest......
A section of booth-level officers, engaged in the special intensive revision process in West Bengal, held a massive protest outside the chief electoral officer's office in Kolkata on Monday over......
In perhaps the first such incident in Bengaluru, unidentified men allegedly posing as Reserve Bank of India officials intercepted a ATM cash van and fled with about Rs 7 crore on Wednesday, police......
Fino Payments Bank (Fino) has become the first such entity to get an in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to transition into a small finance bank (SFB). Illustration: Dominic......
Mint Road's proposals on banks' M&A funding are cautious even as entrants root for more elbow room, and weigh business models. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Ask Debadatta Chand about his plans......
But selectively, with regulatory scrutiny and special approval, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff In September 2006, the Union government had put the Satara......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday allayed apprehension that privatisation of state-owned banks would hurt financial inclusion and national interest. Photograph: ANI Photo She said the......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the country needs big and world-class banks, and discussions are on with the Reserve Bank and lenders in this regard. Photograph: ANI Photo......
Pankaj Kapur, who visibly enjoys playing the ringmaster to this family circus, is the glue that holds Thode Door Thode Paas together, observes Deepa Gahlot. That teens are addicted to their......
'I realised why the farmers and the rural folks are going for Trump. They are so insecure and vulnerable that anybody who is throwing a line of hope to them, they seize it.' IMAGE: US President......
'We don't make films for profit and that's exactly why profit follows.' IMAGE: Shraddha Kapoor in Stree 2. The hit-machine. That is the moniker for Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films. In a market where......
The Mumbai police have issued a Lookout Circular against Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra in connection with a Rs 60 crore (Rs 600 million) cheating case,......
IMAGE: A record-extending 52nd ODI century by Virat Kohli and a rapid 57 from Rohit Sharma paved the way for India's victory in the series-opener in Ranchi. Photograph: BCCI/X The chatter around......
IMAGE: P. Harikrishna during round 5 tie-break. Photograph: Eteri Kublashvili/FIDE India's hopes in the FIDE World Cup 2025 will depend solely on second seed GM Arjun Erigaisi after GM P......
Arsenal are now the only team in the UEFA Champions League with a maximum 15 points and look all but assured of a place in the last 16. A summary of Wednesday's action. IMAGE: Jurrien Timber......
Will spin rule the roost at Eden Gardens? Or will India's famed batting line-up once again rise to the occasion like they did in England?As Kolkata braces for the opening Test between from Friday,......
SCORECARD IMAGE: Cooper Connolly and Adam Zampa celebrate after beating India by 2 wickets in Adelaide on Thursday. Photograph: Screengrab Australia all-rounders Matt Short and Cooper Connolly......