Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?

For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the......

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......

RS okays bill allowing interception, opening of postal items

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Post Office Bill, 2023 that seeks to repeal the 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act and consolidate and amend the law relating to post offices in the country.......

RS Panel on Raghav Chadha: Guilty but no suspension

Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha was on Monday held guilty of presenting misleading facts to the media by the Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha and was allowed to attend the House proceedings......

Fresh formal job creation declines to six-month low, shows EPFO data

Fresh formal job creation cooled for the second consecutive month to decline to a six-month low in September, signalling a downturn in the labour markets this financial year. Illustration: Uttam......

Kharif crop prices will guide inflation fight in coming mths

The Centre recently released the first advance estimates of kharif crops that, barring tur dal, showed a dip in production due to uneven monsoon and other natural calamities including pest attacks......

'Growth during the second half should be good'

'With NPA under control, we should be able to post better profits.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Shriram Finance Ltd, the largest retail NBFC in India, posted 14 per cent rise in......

At 1.3 million, two-wheeler sales cross pre-Covid figs of September 2019

The two-wheeler segment is, however, still far from its H1FY19 peak of 9.7 million units. IMAGE: Ola Electric's S1 Air e-scooters are pictured inside its manufacturing facility in Pochampalli,......

Rainbow Rishta Review: Heartwarming!

If these six stories in Rainbow Rishta are any indication, then urban Indian society is moving towards a welcome liberalism, even though reality cannot be so simple, notes Deepa Gahlot. When there......

Navratri: Bollywood Says Yay To Yellow

And the fourth and fabulous shade on the Navratri colour time table after orange, white, red and royal blue is... The colour of joy -- bright, bouncy and jolly yellow. Sukanya Verma notes its nine......

Delhi Crime 3 Update: 'Right now, it's...'

'I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.''I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Shah/Instagram From its......

'It was an honour to play one of our nation builders'

'I hope more shows highlight the unsung heroes of our rich history.''As for bringing the trophy home, a man can hope, but truly I am just excited to be there.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Jim......