K'taka council passes hate speech bill amid BJP-JD-S protests

Karnataka Legislative Council on Friday passed a bill to curb hate speech, amid strong protest from Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal-Secular, which called it "draconian", "direct......

Is India Still Buying Russian Oil?

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Mohan meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, December 5, 2025. Photograph: Press Information Bureau Indian private sector and......

Passenger cooks noodles using kettle in train; Railways react

The Central Railway has launched efforts to trace a woman passenger after her viral video of cooking instant noodles using an electric kettle inside an AC coach of an express train has raised......

Maha set for major civic battle in Mumbai, 28 bodies on Jan 15

A year after assembly polls, Maharashtra will see another big electoral battle on January 15 when 29 municipal corporations, including the cash-rich Mumbai, will vote, giving an opportunity to the......

Sensex drops 120 pts on foreign fund outflows

Stock markets declined for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with benchmark Sensex closing lower by 120 points at a week's low due to relentless foreign fund outflows. Photograph: Shailesh......

Sensex rallies 638 pts, Nifty settles above 26,000

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 1 per cent on Monday as investor sentiment remained positive amid foreign fund inflows and a rally in global markets on expectations of......

'Labour Codes Will Reduce Take-Home Salary Is Wrong'

'It will increase the contribution to gratuity, which is something the employer has to give.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Days after the Centre notified the long-pending four labour Codes,......

Centre restarts MGNREGA in West Bengal, but conditions apply

After a gap of more than three years, the central government has agreed to resume the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) works in West Bengal with immediate effect,......

SAI unveils ambitious plan to upgrade facilities

One of the key projects recommended by the SAI governing body is the procurement of Poligras Paris GT Zero hockey turf for SAI Bengaluru, which serves as the training hub for both the Indian men's......