AMU professor booked for lecture on 'rape' in myths, varsity suspends him

The police on Wednesday registered an FIR against an Aligarh Muslim University professor who referred to examples of 'rape' in Hindu mythology during a forensic science class, provoking accusations......

Govt's transparency reducing need for filing RTI: Shah

The objective of the Modi government is to proactively put out as much information as possible in public domain to reduce the need for Right to Information applications, Union home minister Amit......

'In a party that has disciples, Jaitley was Modi's personal friend'

'Amit Shah and Modi have a disciple and guru relationship. But Modi and Jaitley's relationship was based on friendship. That's the difference.' Veteran journalist Harish Gupta speaks......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Tribunal dismisses Bhargava's plea against Jet-Etihad deal

The Competition Appellate Tribunal on Thursday dismissed the appeal challenging fair trade watchdog CCI's approval for the Rs 2,060 crore (Rs 20.6 billion) Jet-Etihad deal, saying the appellant......

Modi govt must act swiftly to revive fortunes of Air India

The Modi government in its first 90 days hasn't really spelt out its plan for Air India except stating that it wouldn't be privatised, notes Jitendra Bhargava. It is no state secret that successive......

More direct A-I flights to London

Air India will operate more direct flights to London from other Indian cities like Bangalore and Hyderabad in the coming days, officials said on Monday, after the launch of a direct Kolkata-London......

Air India may order 10 A380s

National carrier Air India might place an order for 10 superjumbo A380s this year. "A deal with Air India could come sometime this year," Airbus COO John Leahy has been quoted in reports from the......