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EC extends SIR schedule by a week amid Opposition concerns

The Election Commission on Sunday extended the entire schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in nine states and three Union territories by one week amid allegations......

IIM Indore student accuses placement panel member of sexual harassment

The Indian Institute of Management Indore has initiated a formal investigation into a sexual harassment complaint filed by a female student against a male student-member of the business school's......

Govt to push nuclear reforms as Oppn targets SIR in winter session

The Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the Opposition is......

Railways to make OTP mandatory for Tatkal tickets at counters

To book Tatkal train tickets from railway reservation counters, passengers will now have to provide a one-time password received on their mobile phones, a move officials say is aimed at curbing......

SC seeks Centre's response on plea against anonymous political donations

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea which challenged the validity of a provision of the Income Tax Act that allows political parties to receive......

Fraud Bleeds Insurers Of Rs 10,000 Crore A Year

These losses increase insurance premiums for customers and reduce insurer margins on the other. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The insurance industry has been witnessing Rs 8,000 crore to......

Liquor firms in Telangana buckle under unpaid state bills

A deepening payment paralysis in Telangana’s liquor industry is beginning to choke manufacturing units and strain supplies, employment, and the broader investment landscape, industry bodies have......

CAG to conduct pan-India audit on ease of doing biz for MSMEs

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has launched an integrated audit across 32 states and Union Territories to assess the ease of doing business for the micro, small and medium......

Equity Mutual Funds Break All Records

'The day is not too far when the share of MFs alone will be greater than that of foreign institutional investors.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Mutual funds' equity assets under management......

With firefighting behind them, insurers can now shift gears and focus on growth

Recent years have been turbulent for the insurance industry due to direct and indirect tax reforms, regulatory overhaul and other external pressures. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh The events......

What Made Geeta Dutt's Life So Tragic

The song that best encapsulates Geeta Dutt's unfairly abbreviated life would probably be: Yaad Karoge, Yaad Karoge, Ek Din Humko Yaad Karoge.On her 95th birth anniversary on November 23, Dinesh......

BJP leader seeks ban on Paresh Rawal's 'The Taj Story'

A Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Ayodhya has filed a complaint with the I&B Ministry and the CBFC, seeking a ban on the upcoming film The Taj Story starring Paresh Rawal, claiming that it is......

Bajrang, Vinesh's petition against WFI dismissed

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat with Bajrang Punia had moved the Delhi High Court, alleging that the Wrestling Federation of India elections were not conducted in a fair and transparent manner. Photograph:......

'Be Thick-Skinned': Zaheer's Advice For Gambhir

'Accountability and appraisal are always going to be there.' IMAGE: Under Gautam Gambhir, India suffered a humiliating 2-0 whitewash against South Africa on home soil, their second home series......

New twist in Karnataka State Cricket Association polls

IMAGE: The Karnataka High Court order means that former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad will now have competition for the KSCA president's post during the elections scheduled on December 7.......

Djokovic questions 'special treatment' for Sinner

'There is the lack of transparency, the inconsistency, the convenience (of) the ban coming, between the slams, so he doesn't miss the others - it's just, it was very, very odd' IMAGE: Italy's......

India 'not there yet' for T20 WC: Gambhir admits

From fitness point of view, we are still not where we want to be: Gautam Gambhir IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir said the players needed to take their fitness to the next level as India prepare to defend......