Naidu back with NDA as TDP-BJP announce tie-up

The Bharatiya Janata Party sealed its alliance with the Telugu Desam Party on Saturday for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh assembly elections, with former chief minister of the southern......

LS okays bill to regulate legal profession, curb touts

A Bill which aims at regulating the legal profession by a single Act and seeks to target "touts" was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday with Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal saying there should......

After Moon and Sun, ISRO's next frontier: astronomy

After the launch of Chandrayaan-3 Moon lander and Aditya-L1 ventures, Indian Space Research Organisation has readied a mission aimed at enhancing cutting edge scientific understanding in Astronomy.......

All In The Family In The Name Of Politics

With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected......

Investors become poorer by Rs 6 lakh cr as markets crash

Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 6 lakh crore in a single day on Wednesday as the BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled over 790 points. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives The 30-share BSE......

Sitharaman's pre-election budget shuns populism, boosts infra spend

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 11.11 lakh crore spending on infrastructure and vowed to continue reforms as she resisted resorting to populist measures in Modi......

SIP wave hits record level, more to come

India’s mutual fund (MF) industry had barely any retail footprint when it completed 50 years in 2013. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com MFs had Rs 7 trillion in assets under......

RBI gives clarity to 'politically exposed persons' term to meet FATF norms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has updated Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for politically exposed persons (PEPs) who transact with regulated entities (REs), seeking to comply with the......