Will Monsoon Session Be Another Washout?

The productivity of the Budget session was abysmal.The Lok Sabha functioned for 33% of its scheduled time (46 hours); the Rajya Sabha 24% (32 hours). IMAGE: Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway......

Bill on uniform civil code not listed for monsoon session of Parliament

The government on Thursday listed bills on personal data protection, to amend forest conservation laws and on the contentious ordinance on Delhi services for the monsoon session of Parliament......

SC approves Navlakha's house arrest, with strict conditions

Activist Gautam Navlakha, lodged in Navi Mumbai's Taloja prison in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case, was allowed by the Supreme Court on Thursday to be placed under house arrest......

In contact with India, others on mediation bids to end Ukraine war: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that he has been in 'very close contact' with India and other countries including Turkey, China and Israel on mediation efforts......

India Inc heaves sigh of relief over 30-day grace for loan default

Lenders can now review a borrower account within 30 days of default. Earlier, the banks had to start resolution within one day of default.  Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. The......

Reimagining environmental governance won't be easy

Successive governments focused on altering the clearance processes but largely gave a pass to the second, and essential, element of environmental regulations for monitoring pollution levels and how......

Shivinder vs Malvinder: Mother helps avoid legal battle for now

Sources said she had stopped eating for the past few days and had constantly been making calls and sending emails to the two brothers. Fortis Healthcare co-founder Shivinder Singh on Thursday......

How Gurumurthy may change the RBI

With his strong views on Bharatiya economics, his appointment to the RBI board may well presage interesting times, says Archis Mohan. Photograph: Sreeram Selvaraj for Rediff.com With the exception......

How Bollywood's writers are fighting back

'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.''Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'Ranjita Ganesan reports. IMAGE: Excel Entertainment, producers of Gully......

Why is Sanjay Leela Bhansali being targeted?

'The film industry will remain soft targets and continue to be picked upon with no respite, with no choice but to give in due to personal safety and financial compulsions,' says director Suparn......

AAI suspension overshadows archers' stellar 2019 show

The biggest blow to Indian archery came in August when World Archery suspended the national federation after two warring groups conducted parallel elections in Delhi and Chandigarh in a clear......

Soccer Extras: Rapinoe wins Sports Illustrated's top prize

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field  IMAGE: Megan Rapinoe rocketed to household fame this year, taking home the Golden Boot and Golden Ball from the World Cup as top......

Vinod Rai: 'No one better than Ganguly to lead BCCI'

After an eventful 33-month tenure, during which he was witness to the good, the bad and the ugly of Indian cricket, Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai is happy that someone of Sourav......

Archery Association of India suspended by world body

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Dean Alberga/World Archery Federation via Getty Images The World Archery on Thursday suspended the Archery Association of India for......

Soccer Extras: United's Bailly out for four months

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Eric Bailly, 25, hurt his knee in last Thursday’s 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur in the International Champions Cup......