A year after #MeToo: What has changed?

A year ago, India's #MeToo movement witnessed women across India speak up against sexual harassment.Nikita Puri assesses what, if anything, has changed.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com  ......

What the world expects from Biden

It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise......

When stocks hit the lower circuit

When the markets are falling or rising consistently, stocks hitting upper or lower circuit is a common feature. It also means that investors, especially in a falling market, might find themselves......

IT stocks wilt under rupee pressure

The appreciation of the rupee, the dividend distribution tax and the hangover of the minimum alternate tax on information technology companies under the Software Technology Parks of India scheme......

Most stocks prove duds in a nightmarish year

The last two market sessions may have seen a relief rally but Indian stocks have had a bad year. As many as 121 or 60 per cent stocks in the Business Standard (BS) 200 list have underperformed......

Buying stocks? Some tips for you

After almost 15 months of bad news, stock markets across the world have recovered to some extent in the last one month. And both traders and investors are beginning to feel that things aren't so......