Over 6800 corruption cases probed by CBI pending trials in courts

As many as 6,841 corruption cases probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation were pending trials in different courts, 313 of them for more than 20 years, according to the latest annual report of......

'Nirav Modi' means...: Kharge defends Adhir's remark in RS

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said his party colleague Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's suspension from Lok Sabha for using 'Nirav Modi' for the prime minister was not......

'Collegium, with some aberrations removed, is a very good idea'

'There is one negative thing which has happened very quietly. The position of the election commissioner has been downgraded.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla,......

Maximum tenure of 5 years for chiefs of CBI and ED, says SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the validity of two central laws and the corresponding rules that provide for a maximum tenure of five years for the directors of the CBI and Enforcement......

Meet Alka Mittal, first woman to head ONGC

Alka Mittal has been appointed interim chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) - the first woman to head the country's largest oil and gas producer. Mittal......

K V Kamath appointed chairperson of Rs 20,000-cr NaBFID

The government on Wednesday announced the appointment of veteran banker K V Kamath as chairperson of the newly set up Rs 20,000 crore development finance institution NaBFID to catalyse investment......

'NMP is very tough to execute'

'There will be political opposition, and this monetisation will require continued political will.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The National Monetisation Pipeline project was one of the......

'Your money is safe with nationalised banks'

'No commercial bank will be allowed to fail. There is nothing to worry about' Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters   "Historically, whenever a bank comes on the verge of a collapse, the RBI......