In UNGA, India votes against Israeli settlements in Palestine

India voted in favour of five resolutions relating to the situation in the Middle East, including one that condemned Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and......

Relief to ex-BSP MP Afzal Ansari as SC conditionally suspends conviction

The Supreme Court on Thursday conditionally suspended the conviction of former Bahujan Samaj Party MP Afzal Ansari in a 2007 Gangsters Act case, saying his Ghazipur constituency will be deprived of......

Has Nagpur replaced Delhi as the de-facto capital?

Devanik Saha wonders if saffronisation of India is on the rise   The capital of any country is generally defined as a place which is the administrative centre of the country and from where......

Pak's LeT, JeM have hundreds of fighters, camps in Afghanistan: UN report

Pakistan-based terror groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, led by 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, maintain their training camps in some provinces of Afghanistan......

Highlights of Economic Survey 2020-21

Following are the highlights of Economic Survey 2020-21, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday. Economic contraction projected at 7.7% in FY21 11% GDP growth......

Why brokers are unhappy with revised stamp duty norms

'Rather than abolishing stamp duty as STT is already levied on all transactions, the government has de-facto imposed a state STT in the guise of stamp duty.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Forex reserves of $1 trillion will help India become a geo-political power

A ‘war-chest’ of foreign exchange reserves worth up to $1 trillion in the long run can help India bolster its geo-political influence in an increasingly inter-connected economic world,......

Passenger sues Air India for personal data breach: What happens now?

In the absence of a data prot­ec­tion law, India lacks a mechanism for compensation or grievance redress of consumers in such cases. Recently, an Air India flyer sent a legal notice to the......

Israeli player leaves Turkey after detention over Gaza protest

IMAGE: Antalyaspor's Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel shows his bandage which has ‘100 days, 7.10’ written on it, referring to the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, after scoring a goal......

Mitchell Marsh: From scratching 'pad rash' itch to helping Aussies win

‘I've certainly had a bit of pad rash the last couple of games but I play the game to enjoy team success’ IMAGE: Australia's Mitchell Marsh of Australia reacts. Photograph: Quinn......

Why the hell was Harsha Bhogle axed?!

'The BCCI is -- and always has been, across successive dispensations -- allergic to criticism.''It has used the 'control' it enshrines in its name to destroy anyone who has dared to point fingers......