Delhi HC to rule tomorrow on pleas to criminalise marital rape

The Delhi high court is scheduled to pronounce on Wednesday its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking the criminalisation of marital rape. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

Don't Delay Appointing Service Chiefs!

If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a......

HC quashes rule requiring Centre's nod for judges' private foreign travel

The Delhi high court has struck down a central government office memorandum requiring the judges of the Supreme Court and high courts to obtain political clearance for private visits abroad, saying......

HC reserves order on pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape

The Delhi high court on Monday refused to grant more time to the Centre to place its stand on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape, saying that it was not possible to defer an ongoing......

How successful is India in catching economic offenders?

Despite Nirav Modi 'win', in the last five years, India managed to bring only about 20 fugitive offenders. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Even as the government is moving closer to seek......

Post Covid, 2-wheeler EV firms see steady growth

EV players suggest a reduction in the goods and services tax on batteries from 18 to 5 per cent as it would help push demand. IMAGE: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and NITI Aayog CEO......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I......

Bank, finance stocks make for nearly half of FPIs' record investment in Nov

Experts said banking is a play on the economy and the latest buying into this space is underpinned by hopes of a sharper-than-expected recovery in the economy. Sundar Sethuraman & Samie Modak......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

Tandav and 7 other CONTROVERSIES

8 instances when Indian movies and Web shows were neck deep in trouble! A Muslim boy and a Hindu girl kissing in A Suitable Boy, the name of a dog in Pataal Lok, a Pakistani actor in a starring......

25 STUNNING FRAMES of Gupt

Gupt's greatest success lies in how attractive it remains despite the suspense becoming common knowledge, feels Sukanya Verma. Gupt's spoiler is the worst kept secret of all time. But it's also one......

Let the truth emerge: SC on Sushant's death

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sushant Singh Rajput/Facebook The Supreme Court said the truth behind Sushant Singh Rajput's death should come out even as the Centre informed the apex court that it has......

Can India win more than 10 medals in Tokyo Olympics?

'Olympics is the platform where the best in the world will compete. I hope our athletes will make their best effort and make the country proud by winning medals.' IMAGE: Sports Minister Kiren......

PIX: Check out India's official kit for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: There are two sets of uniforms -- one in blue and the other in a white with orange embellishments. Photographs: SAI Media India unveiled their official team kits for the upcoming Tokyo......

All Olympics-bound Indian athletes will be vaccinated: IOA

IMAGE: M C Mary Kom gets her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Pune, May 12, 2021. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday said all the Tokyo......

IOA welcomes postponement of Tokyo Olympics

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday welcomed the International Olympic Committee’s  (IOC) decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. "IOA welcomes the decision of IOC.......

India's Olympics-bound athletes learn Japanese culture

IMAGE: From street etiquette to food culture, everything quintessentially Japanese was touched upon in the workshop. Photograph: Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian......