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COVID-19: Scenes India Must Never Forget

COVID-19: Scenes India Must Never Forget

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2021

Photographer Danish Siddiqui/Reuters captures the horror and the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic at a cremation ground in New Delhi.

Adani inks JV with EdgeConnex for data centre business

Adani inks JV with EdgeConnex for data centre business

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2021

Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of the Adani group, on Monday said it had entered into a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with EdgeConnex, a leading global data centre operator, to develop and operate data centres across India. The idea behind the JV, AdaniConneX, was to leverage the two partners' complementary expertise and capabilities, it said. In addition to full-scale data centres, AdaniConneX will also develop a portfolio of Edge data centres strategically located across the country to address the need for more proximate capacity.

Budget 2021: Bad bank will be a win-win for lenders

Budget 2021: Bad bank will be a win-win for lenders

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2021

All banks are eligible for privatisation. A committee of secretaries will decide which banks will be privatised, says Financial Services Secretary Debasish Panda.

6 masks you'd like to own!

6 masks you'd like to own!

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2021

Interesting masks spotted at the Coming of Age Day celebration at Yokohama, Japan.

SEE; Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

SEE; Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2020

'Once finished, the project will reduce the travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to just over two hours.'

Wipro's share buyback decision on Oct 13 board meeting

Wipro's share buyback decision on Oct 13 board meeting

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2020

The company, which in the previous quarter announced former Capgemini top executive Thierry Delaporte as its new chief executive officer and managing director, is looking at improving its performance in coming quarters.

Vodafone Idea hints at raising tariffs

Vodafone Idea hints at raising tariffs

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2020

The two independent brands Vodafone and Idea will be phased out, and the legacy of the two companies will reflect in the common brand -- Vi.

Revealed: Why Urjit Patel quit as RBI governor

Revealed: Why Urjit Patel quit as RBI governor

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2020

Patel, who headed the RBI from September 2016 till his sudden resignation in December 2018, says in his book thta the government seemed to lose enthusiasm for the new bankruptcy law in the middle of the year he left the central bank. Though Patel does not name anybody in the book, the mid-2018 period he refers to is the time when Piyush Goyal held temporary charge of the finance ministry between May and August.

Facebook, Saregama ink global licensing deal

Facebook, Saregama ink global licensing deal

Rediff.com   4 Jun 2020

This partnership will allow users to choose from a wide variety of music to add to their social experiences such as videos, stories via music stickers and other creative content.

Coronavirus: How India Inc is tackling the crisis

Coronavirus: How India Inc is tackling the crisis

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2020

Across the country, companies have stepped up their act to contain the crisis. IT and other new economy firms seem to have taken a lead.

'Land acquisition law in 2013 went too far'

'Land acquisition law in 2013 went too far'

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2020

In his book, Backstage: The Story Behind India's High Growth Years, Montek Singh Ahluwalia accepted the Act "increased the cost of land to financially unsustainable levels ... and made it easier for anyone who wants to stop a project to use the various consultative processes required under the law to delay matters".

Paytm may buy Rana Kapoor's stake in Yes Bank

Paytm may buy Rana Kapoor's stake in Yes Bank

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2019

Kapoor and his associate entities owned 10.6 per cent in the bank at the end of June 2019.

Article 370 scrapped: India Inc are now bullish on J&K

Article 370 scrapped: India Inc are now bullish on J&K

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2019

Companies, so far, were constrained by the provisions of Articles 370 and 35A, which restricted the purchase of land and hiring manpower.

Another family feud breaks open and this time in the Godrej family

Another family feud breaks open and this time in the Godrej family

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2019

At the heart of the disagreement is a 1,000-acre land parcel, part of the 3,400 acres owned by the family in Vikhroli, a northeastern suburb of Mumbai.

Indian pharma exports report double-digit growth after 3 yrs

Indian pharma exports report double-digit growth after 3 yrs

Rediff.com   3 May 2019

The only category of pharmaceuticals that showed a negative growth in exports this time was herbal products, exports of which stood at $299 million as compared to $ 312 million in the previous year.

Closure of Pak airspace has hit Air India hard

Closure of Pak airspace has hit Air India hard

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2019

This closure has led to increase in flight duration and has put a strain on Mumbai's air traffic controllers, who are working extra shifts to handle the increase in traffic.

Ghoramara: India's disappearing island

Ghoramara: India's disappearing island

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2018

Residents of Ghoramara Island want to leave their home as it shrinks every year due to rising seas, but many say they can't afford it.

India needs 100 million new jobs by 2026: PwC

India needs 100 million new jobs by 2026: PwC

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2018

Eighty per cent of the new employment requirements over the next decade would arise in the 10 states - Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Assam - that account for 62 per cent of our population.

Differences surface over Kochhar's re-appointment at ICICI Securities

Differences surface over Kochhar's re-appointment at ICICI Securities

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2018

Institutional Investor Advisory Services had recommended investors to vote 'against' the proposal, while Stakeholders Empowerment Services asked investors to vote 'for' the proposal.

Urjit Patel on why RBI decided to hike repo rate after 4 years

Urjit Patel on why RBI decided to hike repo rate after 4 years

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2018

Governor Urjit Patel and his deputies spoke to the media about the central bank's decision to raise the repo rate.