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Kejriwal's dy secretary, 2 other top officials suspended in graft case

A deputy secretary in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office and two sub-divisional magistrates have been suspended by Lt Governor VK Saxena on corruption charges, official sources said on......

Mystery Behind The Sinking Of The Moskva

The symbolism of the sinking of a major naval ship is deeply complex and military history is replete with tales of how the loss of a single high value war ship perhaps impacted the larger war that......

Govt seeks Parl nod for Rs 1.07 lakh cr additional spend

The government on Monday sought Parliament nod for net additional spending of over Rs 1.07 lakh crore, including about Rs 15,000 crore towards fertiliser subsidy, in the third batch of......

BJP Punjab manifesto: 75% quota for locals in govt jobs

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance released its manifesto for the February 20 Punjab polls on Saturday, promising a slew of sops for various sections, including 75 per cent......

Budget: Sitharaman promises 80 lakh houses under PMAY in 2022-23

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced allocation of whopping Rs 48,000 crore for completion of 80 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), both rural and urban,......

HDFC witnesses highest ever loan approval; crosses Rs 2 lakh cr in FY22

Mortgage lender HDFC on Wednesday said it has approved the highest ever retail home loans of over Rs 2 lakh crore in 2021-22. Photograph: PTI Photo The demand for these loans was from across the......

Morgan Stanley joins India downgrade chorus

Morgan Stanley on Thursday became the latest brokerage to question the valuations of Indian equities and downgraded them from ‘overweight’ (OW) to ‘equalweight’ (EW) and......

RBI slams banks, FIs for delay in detecting frauds

RBI said a total of 8,707 frauds involving Rs 1 lakh and above were detected during 2019-20 involving an amount of Rs 185,644 crore. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The average lag......

HDFC's ambitious plan to build affordable homes

International Finance Corporation will put in $200 million and HDFC will contribute $600 million to create $800-mn corpus for affordable homes In a major fillip to the government’s housing......

Housing for poor finally taking off

For those in the EWS and LIG category who wish to take a loan up to Rs 600,000, there is an interest subsidy of 6.5 per cent for a tenure of 15 years. Though the central government’s Housing......

'After Jai Ho, I didn't get any work'

'Salman Khan is a person who doesn’t acknowledge kissing and doing all this stuff on screen. But he is also is a very wise man.' 'He knows Jai Ho did not do what it was supposed to......

Will Puss in Boots be as popular as Shrek?

Long before he even meets Shrek, the fighter, lover and rebel Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) becomes a hero when he starts on an adventure with the tough and street-smart Kitty Softpaws (Salma......

Natalie Portman: Engaged, pregnant

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Actress Natalie Portman is on cloud nine after announcing that she is engaged and pregnant. The 29-year-old......

IPL Auction 2016: The 10 best buys on offer

351 cricketers -- 230 Indians and 131 foreigners -- will go under the hammer in Saturday's IPL auction. Ahead of the bidding, Harish Kotian/Rediff.com lists the top 10 players who could trigger a......

No basis to Triesman allegations: FIFA

FIFA has found no basis for allegations reported by the former head of England's 2018 World Cup bid that rival bidders Spain and Russia were conspiring to bribe referees at next month's tournament......

FIFA sets up players' match-fixing hotline

FIFA has stepped up its fight against match-fixing ahead of next month's World Cup, including setting up a confidential hotline for players, coaches and referees to report any attempts to bribe......

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