Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

Joshimath Crisis: What Happens To Badrinath Treasure?

During the winter, Badrinath's 45 kg of gold and 35 kg of silver is kept at the Narsingh temple in Joshimath, located about half a kilometre from the houses which have developed cracks because of......

Hindu-Muslim hatred being spread 24x7: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of spreading communal hatred across the country to divert the attention of people from real issues and use it as a "weapon" to......

Prashant Kishor Doesn't Have A Magic Wand

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'I have never done one wrong thing in my life'

'A few years back two big politicians -- both good friends of mine -- came to me and offered (to keep with) me big money. They said they had full faith in me and they wanted to keep Rs 10,000......

Why Consumers Are Denied Discounts From Russian Crude

Officials from State-run refiners contend that savings from purchase of Russian oil are used to offset a part of the losses in revenues from selling transport fuels and LPG at State-set rates.......

We must have just 2 rates of income tax

10 per cent for those who earn up to Rs 30 lakh a year and 25 per cent for those who earn more, suggests T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Business Standard's Budget......

Micromax wants to give Bharat an option against China

With its new line-up, the firm has managed to touch the right chords, but to regain market share from the established players, Micromax will have to fight a protracted battle. Rahul Sharma has......

'Go after Sanjay Dutt and kill him'

'Two things were clear: Firstly, Salem and Sanjay were no longer friends. Two, Salem was gunning for Sanjay.' 'The actor was in Goa at the time, along with his friend and the director of Kaante,......

Why Dutee Chand wants to sell her BMW

'Today, I don't have any cash!' IMAGE: Dutee Chand with her BMW. Photograph: Dutee Chand/Facebook   India's fastest woman has put her luxury car up for sale. Reason? Dutee Chand wants to......