World lauds ISRO for Chandrayaan-3's success

In a momentous achievement for India's space programme, the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar south pole on Wednesday sparked jubilant reactions from around the world, including the......

Top-level bureaucratic reshuffle at Centre, Pant named new health secretary

Senior IAS officer Sudhansh Pant has been named as the new health secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. IMAGE: : Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Govt releases guidelines for lockdown 2.0

Agriculture, construction, information technology and industrial units in the special economic zones and rural areas are among some sectors where the coronavirus-induced lockdown restrictions will......

India gets a National Security AdviCzar

Ajit Doval is now India's all-powerful security boss.This concentration of power disrupts our layered security system.Will it not weaken whatever remains of the power and authority of the home,......

Jewellers give up on machines, go back to handcrafted designs

As the shift from hand-crafted to machine-made ornaments did not serve the purpose, with neither the cost of machine-made jewellery declining nor jewellers finding innovative designs,......

Jewellers go hi-tech to boost sales

Many offer personalised ornaments with 3D printed images and engraved names to lure customers.Dilip Kumar Jha reports. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters Jewellers are luring customers with......

Will Jaitley present his 6th full Budget next year?

A K Bhattacharya lists three reasons why Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will most likely present a full Budget on February 1, 2019. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com North Block, headquarters of......

India's jewellery business has lost its lustre

There was a massive 24% decline in India's gems and jewelry exports to $2,321 million for September 2018 as against $3,053.38 million in the same period last year.Dilip Kumar Jha reports.......

'India has paid the price of excessive cricket'

Sanjay Jha, who founded Cricketnext.com in 2000, has been following Indian cricket and the massive changes it has gone through -- in administration as well on the field -- in the past decade. He......