With elections to local bodies looming, the Maharashtra cabinet took 21 decisions on Tuesday, an unusual number for a single meeting, including the closure of the state's asset reconstruction......
On his 200th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff traces the life, thought, and legacy of Dadabhai Naoroji, the Grand Old Man of India. IMAGE: Dadabhai Naoroji. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons......
'What we need to watch is how Saudi Arabia's financial assistance will be used by Pakistan. If the funds go to build their military hardware and operations, it should worry us.' India must use its......
Banking, postal and other services are likely to face disruption on Wednesday as more than 25 crore workers affiliated with central and sectoral trade unions have announced to go on strike across......
In the months immediately following the 2024 tragedy, reporting on the landslide per se had been a straightforward affair. On one side was death and destruction. On the other side, survivors and......
Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector.There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal......
These are the highlights of the Union Budget 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com DIRECT TAX No personal......
The Budget comes on the back of lower-than-expected growth numbers during the second quarter and geopolitical uncertainty. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the pre-Budget......
The government’s focus on AI-driven innovation — through initiatives like the DeepTech Fund of Funds and 10,000 fellowships for research at IITs and IISc — will propel......
Students will now have easy accessibility to loans for higher studies. Budget Provisions For companies, for financial year 2015-2016, additional surcharge called the “Education......