'Judges Don't Descend From Mars Or The Moon'

'The quality of justice is directly linked to the quality of judges -- if that suffers, justice delivery suffers.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In the leafy lanes of Golf Links, one of......

A Nuclear Scientist Who Advocated Disarmament

M R Srinivasan focused on the peaceful use of nuclear power at a time when the popular view among the 'hawks' was that India should build a nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. IMAGE: Dr Malur Ramasamy......

K'taka budget: Sidda announces Muslim quota for govt supplies

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced reservation for Muslims in supplying goods and services up to a value of Rs 1 crore to various government departments, corporations and......

Jayant Narlikar: A Voice That Lit The Cosmos

'When Dr Murli Manohar Joshi wanted to start a course on astrology, Jayant was the first one to have the courage to stand up and say astrology is not science.''That's a very rare quality -- to......

India Opens Doors To Foreign Banks, But...

But selectively, with regulatory scrutiny and special approval, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In September 2006, the Union government had put the Satara......

'GST 2.0 Great Opportunity For Insurance Biz To Make Products Affordable'

'The government is putting insurance in the same category as food, which is essential for life.''Now this is an opportunity for the sector to focus on the consumer.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

How Trump's Tariffs Hurts Dollar Town Of Garments

'The US slump could hit our hosiery market hard since 40 per cent of our exports go there.''Job losses could be severe if the government doesn't step in fast.' Kindly note the image has been......

Piyush Goyal urges India Inc to pass on GST benefits to consumers

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday described the reduction in GST rates as "game-changing" and the "biggest reform" since independence, as he asked the industry to pass......

'OTT Has Become Desi Porn'

'This kind of content will destroy our culture.' IMAGE: Bipasha Basu in Jism, the film that provoked Uday Mahurkar into moving the Supreme Court over vulgar content. The Supreme Court of India on......

'Don't be fooled by Ranveer's bling'

'In him resides a fierce lion of an actor who would have made Stanislavsky proud.' 'With Rocky he started with his body, his hair, his clothes; then his walk, his language, the constant listening......

BCCI hikes team India jersey sponsorship rates

IMAGE: The Indian team will be without a title sponsor in the Asia Cup starting September 9 in the UAE as the Board has set September 16 as the last date to submit bids. Photograph:......

India's cricket jersey gets new sponsor - Apollo Tyres

IMAGE: The deal, that will run through March 2028, is valued at Rs 579 crore, higher than the Rs 358 crore agreement with Dream 11 for the same duration. Photograph: ANI Photo Apollo Tyres has......