'The pandemic had a significant impact on child trafficking.''With economic hardships, traffickers exploited the situation to target desperate parents and children.' Illustrations: Dominic......
As many as 14 people, including several Indian-origin business owners and employees have been charged in a $53 million fraud scheme involving a COVID-19 pandemic relief programme in the US state of......
‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......
In Chanda's defence, one can always say, why would the Videocon Group take care of her husband as a quid pro quo to get a loan? After all, the group has taken money from the entire banking industry......
Narendra Modi took a potshot at Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Gujarat on Monday, but Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore discovered an electrifying atmosphere as the Yatra passed through Balapur in......
'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......
In its reply to the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said urgent action was warranted against the promoters of Zee Entertainment Enterprises......
The real requirement for the finance minister's explanatory speech is to explain the measures taken in the Budget to influence inflation and growth not just through the announcement of a deficit......
Ahead of the Union Budget 2023, insurers are hoping that the Centre will act on their recommendations, which includes increasing the limit for tax deduction under 80D of the Income Tax Act.......
India has a huge untapped population which doesn’t have facilities for financial aid and insurance, and it is perhaps plausible to look at the option of having niche players catering to......
Indian audiences have always favoured family dramas. One of the earliest popular serials on Doordarshan was Hum Log. Later, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Dekh Bhai Dekh became family comedy classics. When......
You’ll come out laughing till your sides hurt, promises Sukanya Verma. Men falling for men masquerading as women is an old gag. Rishi Kapoor and Paintal’s girly avatars in......
IMAGE: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City reacts. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The British government announced a 300 million pounds ($397.11 million) 'winter survival package' on......
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......