CAG slams Maharashtra excise dept for revenue lapses

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pulled up the Maharashtra state excise department for serious lapses in its operations, leading to a substantial revenue shortfall. Image......

'Judges Don't Descend From Mars Or The Moon'

'The quality of justice is directly linked to the quality of judges -- if that suffers, justice delivery suffers.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In the leafy lanes of Golf Links, one of......

Is Telangana Headed For Bankruptcy?

Experts say the state's economy is grappling with hidden debt, rising welfare costs, and lack of transparency. IMAGE: Chief Minister Revanth Reddy says Telangana faces a monthly revenue shortfall......

Can Zohran Mamdani Be New York Mayor?

In a stunning upset that sent ripples through America's political landscape, New York state assembly member Zohran Kwame Mamdani upset former NY governor Andrew Cuomo -- the son of the late New......

States Pension Bills Surpass Interest Payments

The committed expenditure recorded a 9.37 per cent increase, reaching Rs 15.64 trillion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Amid a debate on three variants of the pension system -- old, new......

Why States Miss Monthly Spending Ceilings

CAG warns most states of fiscal imprudence as spending overshoots limits. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Most Indian states are bunching up their expenditure in the last month (March) of......

How IoT is going to change India's audit ecosystem

The International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) has adopted the 2026-28 Work Plan, which prioritises cybersecurity audits and remote audits using Internet of Things......

'Where There Is So Much Infrastructure Creation, There Will Be Debt'

'We have created massive infrastructure in the past six years.' IMAGE: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant addresses the Atal Asra Camp, an initiative to provide secure housing solutions for......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

Women's football coach suspended for 'misconduct'; AIFF general sec resigns

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF/Twitter A coach attached with the Indian Under-17 women's football team has been suspended and called back from Norway for alleged 'misconduct' with a minor player......

'We paid the cricketers better salaries'

'All of us tend to believe that they are so well paid, why should we bother about their payments.''But who all are well paid? Only a handful, maybe 3-4 of them, who go in for endorsements and......

'BCCI should become player centric'

'There should be total transparency in the system.' IMAGE: The Indian cricketers celebrate an England wicket during the T20I series, July 9, 2022. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images   Vinod......