PFI, its activities were under radar of govt agencies for long

The banned Popular Front of India has for long been accused of involvement in violent acts, "instigating" protests like the one against the Citizenship Amendment Act and having "links" with global......

Kerala: Police probing PFI's links with Al Qaeda

The Kerala police is probing alleged links of radical PFI, blamed for the attack on a college lecturer, with terror outfits Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al Qaeda, but not found any......

Muslim politics takes a turn in Kerala

The Muslim politics in Kerala has taken a turn with the advent of the Popular Front, a political party floated with the support of four Islamic organisations of southern India. The National......

Dalit body backs Paswan as PM

Taking a cue from Barack Obama's election as US President, the National Dalit Front has said a Dalit should be made the prime minister of India and Union minister Ramvilas Paswan is the ideal......

Banking system liquidity surplus touches Rs 1 trn, shows RBI data

While liquidity in the banking system has turned surplus in the last few weeks, it could go back to deficit again, mainly due to corporate advance tax outflows. Illustration: Uttam......

Is foreign exchange rate stability desirable? Not really

The recent depreciation of the rupee along with sharp fall in the country’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves has sparked a debate whether stability of the exchange rate is necessary and......

Rupee tumbles 3% in 2024; turbulence to ebb in 2025

The rupee tumbled 3 per cent against the US dollar in 2024 as concerns over slower economic growth and a stronger greenback in global markets weighed, but it was among the least volatile currencies......

A premium on Re in the NDF mart

The rupee has been getting a premium against the dollar in the non-deliverable forwards market since the past one week -- an unprecedented occurrence."This has never happened before. Traditionally,......

Lu Shanglei crowned World Jr chess champion

From left to right: Aniruddha Deshoande (Chairman, organising committee, World Junior Chess Championships), Venkatrama Raja (President AICF), girls' champion Aleksandra Goryachkina, former......