Rajasthan imposes more Covid curbs, but no lockdown

The Rajasthan government clamped more restrictions on Friday in view of a surge in coronavirus cases in the state. IMAGE: A temporary hospital of 500 beds is being readied at the Radha Swami......

Lockdown relaxations won't be revoked: Uddhav

Amid reports that the Maharashtra government planned to withdraw the lockdown relaxations in the state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday made it clear that no such decision has been taken.......

The BJP's Politics of Population

Population is a touchy issue in India. Anybody will notice the crowded rat race we live in, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The Indian population is now 1.3 billion and the country is forecast to be......

Team up for toys: PM's fresh push for Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon startups and entrepreneurs to "team up for toys", as he noted India's miniscule share in the global toy market of over Rs 7 lakh crore and......

Has Paytm Woken Up Too Late?

Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank?For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay. IMAGE: A cobbler uses Paytm as a mode......

New PCA framework for NBFCs introduced

To further strengthen the supervision on non-banking entities (NBFCs), the Reserve Bank on Tuesday issued revised guidelines on a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework for such companies,......

'Cyber attackers are 10 steps ahead'

'Hacking of an ID or an account will have the same impact on a user in a city and one in a small town.''Security is like a railroad, you create it to last for every customer.' Illustration:......

Interest on home, auto loans to be linked to new benchmarks from April 1

The final guidelines to link the interest rate to external benchmarks will be issued by the end of this month Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In a bid to ensure greater transparency, the RBI......

Olympic-bound shooter Manu receives first dose of COVID vaccine

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker, 19, was administered the Covishield vaccine at the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Dhakla village in Jhajjar, Haryana. Photograph: Manu Bhaker/Twitter India's ace shooter Manu......