After 6 years, CBI closes graft case against ex-minister Jayanthi Natarajan

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a closure report in a corruption case against former Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan over the diversion of forest land for a steel plant......

Excise policy case: SC reserves verdict on Sisodia's bail pleas

The Supreme Court told the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday if the bribe that was allegedly paid for tweaking the Delhi excise policy is not part of a predicate offence, then it will be difficult......

ED attaches Maha ex-MLA's assets worth Rs 152 cr in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday attached more assets, worth over Rs 150 crore, of former Maharashtra MLA Vivekanand Shankar Patil, his family and a cooperative society "controlled" by him......

How 33% reservation empowered women at panchayat level

Geeta Mahanand, the sarpanch of Risama panchayat in Chhattisgarh's Durg, said she would have never come forward to contest the rural polls had there been no reservation for women in the Panchayati......

Softer US inflation, drop in yields prop up domestic markets

Equity markets rallied after softer-than-expected inflation data in the US and UK rekindled hopes of the end of the rate-hiking cycle by major central banks. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Samvat 2080: A year of hope for industrial and precious metals

The new Samvat 2080 is viewed as a year of hope for industrial and precious metals. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters A key reason is the expectation of US interest rates peaking, followed by a......

Festival gold rush widens trade deficit to new high

India’s merchandise trade deficit surged to a record $31.5 billion in October as festival demand led to a sharp increase in imports of gold and silver, even as exports registered positive......

Bulls prowl D-Street, Sensex jumps 742 points; Nifty ends at 19,675

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty jumped more than 1 per cent on Wednesday amid a rally in global markets on favourable US inflation data. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI Photo An encouraging......

Boxers Panghal, Rohit receive show cause notice for "poor discipline"

IMAGE: Experienced boxer Amit Panghal is on the reserve list for the Asian Games. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives  The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has......

Vinesh Phogat out of Asian Games with injury

Vinesh clears way for Antim Panghal's inclusion IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat said that she suffered the injury on August 13 and will undergo a surgery on August 17 in Mumbai. Photograph: Vinesh......

Court set to rule on Vinesh, Bajrang's Asian Games entry

The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will pass an order on July 22 on a challenge to the exemption granted to top wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia from Asian Games trials. Justice......

Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan granted bail

IMAGE: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was granted bail with certain conditions. Photograph: ANI A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh......

Wrestling trials to take place from July 20 after 'unofficial' assurance from...

IMAGE: The protesting wrestlers had sought an extension to prepare for the Asian Games trials. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The trials to short-list the wrestlers for the Asian Games will......