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India adds 43,645 COVID-19 cases, 640 deaths

India recorded 43,654 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday that took its tally to 3,14,84,605 while 640 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,22,022, according to Union health ministry data.......

Lingayat leader Basavaraj Bommai to be new Karnataka CM

Ending the heightened suspense, the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party on Tuesday elected Basavaraj Bommai as its new leader and he will succeed the outgoing Chief Minister B S......

Basavaraj Bommai latest in father-son duo club to occupy CM's chair

When Basavaraj Bommai takes oath as Karnataka chief minister, he will be the latest in the father-son duos to occupy the CM's post. IMAGE: Newly-elected Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj......

Covid, flood relief among Bommai's priorities

The Chief Minister-designate Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said he would strive to offer relief to people affected by COVID-19 and floods and improve the economic condition of Karnataka, hit hard by......

Who is Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka's new CM

Basavaraj Somappa Bommai, a Yediyurappa loyalist, who has his origins in the Janata Parivar, on Tuesday won the race for chief minister's post as the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership decided to......

Biocon chief: Sebi's insider trading laws need an overhaul

Corporate leaders said since the law and evidence gathering is vague, it’s time for the government to set up a quasi-judicial body to adjudicate on all these cases before any Sebi......

Trucking startup BlackBuck's valuation crosses $1 bn, joins unicorn club

BlackBuck, which digitises fleet operations for the truckers, will use these funds to further penetrate the market and launch new service offerings for its customer base. BlackBuck, India’s......

India Inc's demand for flexible workspace up 73% in Q1

Leasing of flexible workspace by corporates rose 73 per cent to 31,538 seats during January-June period on a year-on-year basis, with enterprises looking to save cost besides flexibility that......

Before Nirav Modi, there was Jatin Mehta

Jatin Mehta beat Nirav Mehta and Mehul Choksi in precedent and modus operandi, reports Pavan Lall/Business Standard. IMAGE: Jatin Mehta. Even as the spotlight focuses on tainted jewellers......

Infosys Q1 profit up 23%; raises revenue outlook for FY22

IT services major Infosys on Wednesday posted a 22.7 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 5,195 crore for the April-June quarter of 2021-22, and raised its revenue growth outlook for the full fiscal.......

Is Khushi Kapoor getting ready for B'wood?

Meet the stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar encountered on Wednesday. Isn't Khushi Kapoor quite the head-turner? Kartik Aaryan waves. Akshay Kumar at the......

Swimmers Srihari, Maana fall short in 100m backstroke

IMAGE: India's Maana Patel competes in Heat 1 of the women's 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, on Sunday. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images India’s swimmers......

AFI threatens action on under-performers at Olympics

IMAGE: During a fitness trial on Wednesday, at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar's best jump was 7.48m, a far cry from the 8.26m he achieved during the Federation Cup in......

First batch of athletes departs from Delhi for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: India table tennis player Manika Batra before departing to Tokyo for the Olympics on Saturday. Photograph: Manika Batra/Twitter "How's the josh? It should be high." Sports Minister Anurag......

Sreejesh wants to make sacrifices count in Tokyo

'It can be my last Olympic Games so, for me, it's about what more I can achieve as an athlete, what I can get from this Olympics? That can only be a medal. That's a dream and that is helping me to......

Tennis players question fairness over Olympic cut-off

'The most confusing part as a player is even though the entry deadline has passed for Olympics, we have no idea on what the exact cut off of rankings are.' IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna was wondering......

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