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'Women Forgot All Their Problems After They Got 10,000 In Their Bank Accounts And Voted For The NDA'

'Women from all castes and religions voted for Nitish Kumar as it was his last election.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supporters celebrate leads in the Bihar assembly election in Patna, November......

Why Modi plans to transfer Rs 10K each to Bihar's 75 lakh women

The scheme is universal in nature, under which financial assistance will be provided to one woman from each family in the state, enabling them to start employment or livelihood activities of their......

'Girls Are Taking A Leap Of Faith Every Day'

Bandana Preyashi, the bold and fearless IAS officer from Bihar, is the court-appointed mentor to 18-year-old Sakshi, who had fled home to follow her IAS dream. IMAGE: Bandana Preyashi is Bihar's......

Why BJP, Nitish Need Each Other

Left to its machinations, the BJP would have loved to cut Nitish down to size, but it can't afford to do so as the JD-U is in alliance with the BJP at the Centre, and cannot form a government on......

Rapped by teacher for Insta messages, student kills self

The protest by students at Kannadi Higher Secondary School in Palakkad, held on Thursday morning over the suicide of a Class 9 boy, was called off following the suspension of a teacher and the......

Ramesh's funds still go to self-help groups

Much before Jairam Ramesh threw his weight behind tigers and mangroves at the cost of irking corporate interests, he was an enthusiastic champion of the experiments in rural development being done......

Banks gung-ho over women self-help groups

Bankers' fretting about competition is a given. Bankers' grumbling about defaulters, the rigours of recovery and sub-prime lending rate lending is nothing new. However, broach the topic of lending......

PM hails women power, releases over Rs 1600 cr for self-help groups

Faulting previous governments for not taking adequate measures to economically empower women in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government was constantly creating an......

'NPS Will Exceed 30% Growth This Financial Year'

'The informal sector can grow at a 100 per cent rate -- we have to plan big.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman Shri......

'For FY26, We Expect Corporate Loan Book Upto Rs 4 Tn'

'We currently have new proposals worth Rs 1.48 trillion in the pipeline.' Punjab National Bank (PNB) is witnessing strong momentum across retail, micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME), and......

'Acting Is In My Karma'

'When I was shooting Aashiqui, I would hear comments like "Yeh toh bahut lambi hai. Heroine nahin dikhti hai".''But Aashiqui became such a big hit, and you know how the industry is.''You have......

PIX: After 19 years, Devine bows out with a heavy heart

'Disappointing. Not to make it about myself, I wanted to go out on a high and today's performance wasn't that.' IMAGE: New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine, who retired from WODIS after the match......

Chess world fumes over Kramnik's remarks on Naroditsky's death

The FIDE CEO said while Kramnik's tendency to level allegations without concrete evidence is unacceptable and will be dealt with, it is hard to ignore the fact that Naroditsky was fighting......

'Gill is not an auto-pilot captain, which I admire'

IMAGE: Former India cricketer Arun Lal believes captain Shubman Gill's patience and self-assurance are rubbing off on the group. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Former India cricketer Arun Lal was......

Should Pant have been subbed? Vaughan thinks so

'It was great theatre watching Pant come out to bat with a broken foot on the second morning. It was unbelievable courage' 'The fact that he (Pant) was allowed to have a replacement as......

Kipyegon misses sub-4 mile, but vows to try again

'I know one day, one time, a woman will run under four. I will not lose hope' IMAGE: Faith Kipyegon’s 4:06 mile not ratified. Photograph: Nike/X Kenya's Faith Kipyegon fell short in her attempt......