Karnataka approves cyber security policy for curbing crimes, data privacy

The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the cyber security policy aimed at curbing cyber crimes in the state and promoting data privacy. IMAGE: Karnataka law and parliamentary affairs minister......

Arming Armed Forces: India's Choice Not Trump's

We need to equip the Indian armed forces, not 'commercial' as Trump wants, but 'operationally' looking at growing Chinese military capabilities, asserts Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd).......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Cabinet re-promulgates land ordinance for third time

The government on Saturday decided to re-promulgate the controversial land ordinance, saying it is necessary for maintaining continuity and providing a framework to compensate people whose land is......

Why This Banker Didn't Get Promoted!

The bank made a Rs 67 crore net profit, up 21% from the previous year.Its deposits grew 8%, the loan book 10%. Net bad loans dropped from 7.53% to 6.07%.So why was the banker, who headed the bank,......

For $5 tn GDP, India must spend about $1.4 tn on infra by 2025

In order to achieve $5 trillion GDP by FY'25, India needs to spend about $1.4 trillion over this period on infrastructure, according to the Economic Survey. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Govt changes biz models to attract private investments in infra

To speed awarding of projects in the infrastructure sector and to get in private investment at a faster pace, the government has doubled the threshold limit for highway projects to be put up for......

Railways seeks private fund to develop Mumbai's CST station

The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 1,642 crore. The Indian Railways has floated a tender to redevelop Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) station with private......

Brazil outlines $2.3 billion in public spending for Olympics

Brazil's government on Tuesday issued its first estimate of public spending on projects related to Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic Games, though the 5.6 billion reals price tag is set to swell as......