Electoral bond scheme deserved improvement, not scrapping: Amit Shah

Noting that he fully respects the Supreme Court order on electoral bonds, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the scheme was introduced to end black money in politics and added that it......

Poll code first imposed in Kerala in1960, here is its history

The Model Code of Conduct which will come into force on Saturday after the announcement of Lok Sabha polls finds its origin during assembly elections in Kerala in 1960 when the administration tried......

'No one knows who funds the BJP'

'Who has given how much money to which party, the people of India must know this fact.'   IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded by Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister......

Jaitley had defended anonymity of electoral bonds

Years before the Supreme Court struck down as 'unconstitutional' an opaque political funding tool that allowed individuals and companies to donate money to political parties anonymously and without......

Large domestic order book, exports growth key drivers for defence stocks

Defence exports grew 33 per cent in the calendar year 2023 (CY23) to around Rs 21,083 crore while domestic defence orders serviced by listed companies were Rs 48,000 crore. The sector is poised for......

'Markets started building on NDA's win since Dec'

'Rather than taking a very short-term view on the markets, equity investing should be premised on longer term growth opportunities.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has been a......

Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, Zomato on Jefferies hotlist for 5 years

Jefferies has identified 11 stocks set to benefit from long-term macro trends like capital expenditures, government manufacturing initiatives, and financialisation. Photograph: Eduardo......

View Consumption Survey Numbers With Caution

Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......

Mirabai Chanu to train in Paris ahead of Olympics

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu will train in Paris for the upcoming Olympics. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters Former world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's proposal to train in Paris ahead of the......

Olympics-bound Priyanka Goswami to train in Australia

  IMAGE: In preparation for the Paris Olympics, Priyanka Goswami will train at a hight-altitude facility in Canberra. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives  Sports......