Diwali celebrated with fervour after 2 yrs of muted festivities

Colourful lights illuminated buildings and earthen lamps dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with pomp on Monday after two years of muted festivities due to the pandemic.......

'Vegetarianism can help'

'But one of the important things to remember is that what we are seeing today in India -- the destruction of the forests, the opening up of the forests to mining companies.''It's a horrifying thing......

India's Future: Tier 2 Cities

If India is to urbanise successfully, it has to focus on Tier 2 cities with a population of one-five million, observes T N Ninan. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

IOC, Adani-Total, Shell, 26 other firms lap up Reliance's KG-D6 gas

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Adani-Total Gas Ltd and Shell were among the 29 companies that bid and bought natural gas to be produced from the deepest field in the KG-D6 block of......

Govt revises gas pricing formula; CNG, piped cooking gas to cost 10% less

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a revision in the formula for pricing of natural gas and imposed cap or ceiling price to help cut CNG and piped cooking gas prices by up to 10 per cent.......

'Current bull run calls for caution'

'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'Ashley Coutinho listens in. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit saw some of......

S&P index to remove Adani Ports for links with Myanmar military

S&P Dow Jones Indices on Tuesday said it will remove Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone from its sustainability index following reports of its business ties with Myanmar's military that has been......

IPL and the great Indian sporting revival

And no, the commercial sporting leagues didn't cause the drought, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The opening game of IPL 9 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, April 9, 2016: Ishant Sharma celebrates......