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2 days ago | rediff.com | Devangshu Datta

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 Srinivasan. Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan, who dedicated his entire life to India's nuclear programme, was in many ways an odd man out in the country's nuclear establishment.

4 days ago | rediff.com | Divya Nair |Savera R Someshwar

All India JEE toppers Rajit Gupta and Saksham Jindal reveal the strategies that helped them crack this competitive exam. Delhi Zone's Rajit Gupta bagged the top rank in the IIT Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced); the results were announced on June 2. "A total of 180,422 candidates appeared for both papers 1 and 2 in JEE (Advanced) held on May 18; 54,378 candidates have qualified," a senior official said.

4 days ago | rediff.com | Sanjeeb Mukherjee

The last time the southwest monsoon arrived earlier than in 2025 -- that is, back in 2009 -- the rains lost steam after the early onset and ended the season with almost 23 per cent deficient rainfall, which was the lowest recorded average rainfall in several decades over India. IMAGE: People ride a motorbike through a waterlogged street following heavy rainfall in Mumbai, May 26, 2025.

4 days ago | rediff.com | Anupreksha Jain

'Afterwards, some improvement is expected.'Following Canara Bank's earnings in the fourth quarter of 2024-25 (Q4FY25), K Satyanarayana Raju, MD & CEO of the bank, in an interview with Anupreksha Jain/Business Standard in Mumbai talks about the bank's performance during the period and outlined the strategic approach being adopted across various segments in the current financial year (FY26). How do you see your margin trajectory evolving going forward, especially considering the dip observed in Q4?

4 days ago | rediff.com | Harsh Kumar |Asit Ranjan Mishra

The revised ceiling will be within the Rs 10 lakh mark. IMAGE: Account holders queue outside a branch of the New India Co-operative Bank in Mumbai after the Reserve Bank barred it from offering new loans or accepting deposits, making it unable for customers to withdraw funds. The government is actively considering a hike in the deposit insurance limit for bank deposits from the present level of Rs 5 lakh within the next six months, a senior finance ministry official told Business Standard.