Bengaluru women rush to open post office account after INDIA win rumour

An otherwise silent General Post Office in Bengaluru is witnessing an unprecedented rush of women hurrying to open India Post Payment Bank accounts, anticipating a monthly deposit of Rs 8,500 into......

How Non-BJP States Are Paying Back Modi-Shah

Non-BJP chief ministers are retaliating.If the Centre can use its agencies to threaten, intimidate and jail its rivals, so can they.The fightback will get more intense, observes Shekhar Gupta.......

A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.Will fortunes change, wonders Shyam G Menon. Photograph:......

Why We Don't Vote Against Russia At The UN

Any Indian government at this juncture would have voted and spoken exactly this way.It isn't just about the vast Indian dependence on Russian-origin military equipment. It is also about trust,......

'Two Quarters Canara Bank's NIMs To Be Under Pressure'

'Afterwards, some improvement is expected.' Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Following Canara Bank's earnings in the fourth quarter of 2024-25 (Q4FY25), K Satyanarayana Raju, MD & CEO of the......

Why RBI Cracked Down On P2P Lending

Following a review of peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms, certain issues -- including high non-performing asset levels, significantly high balances in escrow accounts, and non-compliance with net owned......

RBI restrains commercial card payments by a network

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Thursday issued orders restraining commercial transactions routed through intermediaries by a card network. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The central......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   A column on what......

Wedding.con Review: Eye-Opener!

Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams, notes Deepa Gahlot. If there is a lucrative field left unregulated, con men will inevitably worm their way in.......

'I was told Yash and Mumtaz were 'just friends.' That wasn't the truth!'

'All the pretty actresses made me jealous. Yash would pay them a lot of attention. Later, I got used to it because for Yash, his family was also very important.' 'Shah Rukh and I have a very good......

'Irrfan did not show us that he was not well'

'When the trailer of Angrezi Medium came out, and when the credits were rolling in the end, with names like Irrfan Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepak Dobriyal, Dimple Kapadia... that's when it hit......

Boxers Vijender, Manoj help raise funds for ailing Dingko Singh

IMAGE: Boxers and coaches have connected to raise over  1 lakh for Dinko Singh. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Seasoned Indian boxers Vijender Singh and Manoj Kumar have......

Sports Shorts: Pliskova sets up Brisbane semi-final showdown with Vekic

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Karolina Pliskova interacts with fans. Photograph: Brisbane Open/Twitter Former world number one Karolina Pliskova lost her......