It's Time For Rahul Gandhi To Step Aside

Democracy in India is too important to be left to a leader with a limited appeal.If Rahul Gandhi cares for India, he should step aside for a new crop of leaders, suggests Harishchandra. IMAGE:......

Why The Americans Were Opposed To Agni

'The heat shield technology for re-entry vehicles was first mastered in DRDO for the Agni missile.''This is why the Americans were so opposed to Agni in the 1980s, unlike other missiles -- it was a......

Chopper crashes near Kedarnath, all 7 on board killed; AAIB to probe

A helicopter carrying pilgrims from the Kedarnath shrine crashed early Sunday in the forests of Gaurikund amid poor visibility, killing all seven people on board, the fifth helicopter accident on......

'After Quit India, There Could Be No Retreat'

On the 83rd anniversary of the Quit India movement, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff recalls the conditions under which the Congress, led by Mahatma Gandhi, launched the final struggle for independence.......

Inside The Tata Trusts Showdown: A House Divided

A quiet power struggle has erupted within the storied 156-year-old Tata Trusts a year after group patriarch Ratan Tata's death. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Tata Trusts is the......

Byju's CEO speaks to shareholders, firm to set up board advisory committee

Byju Raveendran, CEO and founder of the eponymous edtech giant, has told shareholders that the company will set up a board advisory committee (BAC). Photograph: Kind courtesy, Byju's This was......

Ajay Banga becomes first Indian-American to head World Bank

Ajay Banga was on Wednesday appointed the next president of the World Bank, becoming the first-ever Indian-American to head the global financial institution which said it looks forward to working......

Loan recast: FM to meet heads of banks, NBFCs on Thursday

Banks are in the process of getting a board-approved restructuring framework in line with the RBI's framework and eligibility defined by the central bank. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will......

BCCI emergency Working Committee Meeting to be rescheduled

The scandal-ridden BCCI could be forced to bring forward its Emergency Working Committee meeting due to the crisis created by the resignation of two senior Board functionaries, Joint Secretary......

Yadav to chair BCCI Emergent Working Committee meeting

Former Test off spinner Shivlal Yadav, the Supreme Court-appointed interim president of BCCI for non-IPL related matters, will chair the Emergent Working Committee meeting of the Board in Mumbai,......

BCCI units calls for emergent working committee meeting

At least six affiliated state units, including Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), have sought an emergent working committee meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday to......

Former chief Manohar to attend BCCI's Working Committee meeting

Former president Shashank Manohar will attend the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Emergent Working Committee meeting in Mumbai on Sunday as a special invitee of the Vidarbha Cricket......

'Srinivasan likely to attend BCCI working committee meeting'

The Board of Control for Cricket in India treasurer Ravi Savant on Wednesday said that Board president N Srinivasan is likely to attend the Working Committee meeting in Kolkata on September 1."I......