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Almost 68% households in rural India have cell phones

Almost 68% households in rural India have cell phones

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2015

The data profiles the country's rural households.

SBI to reward customers for repaying loan on time

SBI to reward customers for repaying loan on time

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2015

SBI offers reward points for various types of banking transactions.

'Not an inch of land should be acquired without farmers' consent'

'Not an inch of land should be acquired without farmers' consent'

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2015

Farmers shouldn't be denied right to approach court, the MPs added.

Chennai gets a swanky Metro Rail

Chennai gets a swanky Metro Rail

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2015

The first train of the Chennai Metro Rail chugged off from Alandur Station in Chennai on Monday.

Facebook launches Lite in India to tap users with slow net

Facebook launches Lite in India to tap users with slow net

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2015

Globally, Facebook has 1.4 billion people on its network.

April-May fiscal deficit at 37.5% of budget estimate

April-May fiscal deficit at 37.5% of budget estimate

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2015

Non-Plan expenditure for April-May stood at Rs 2.01 lakh crore.

Rishad Premji gets Rs 1.7-cr salary

Rishad Premji gets Rs 1.7-cr salary

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2015

Rishad, who joined the company in July 2007, is currently chief strategy officer of the Bengaluru-based company.

Railways' modernisation gets a big boost

Railways' modernisation gets a big boost

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2015

Indian Railways has tied up funds for the next two years for its ambitious modernisation programme.

Buzz over Rahul Yadav's resignation gets louder

Buzz over Rahul Yadav's resignation gets louder

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2015

Sources say investors of the company have expressed their desire to speak to the management shortly and it could be about discussing Yadav's role in the company.

Cipla heir apparent Kamil steps down

Cipla heir apparent Kamil steps down

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2015

Kamil's elder sister Samina Vaziralli has taken on an expanded role

5 things you should know about digital locker

5 things you should know about digital locker

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2015

To sign up for your Digital Locker, you need an Aadhaar number and a mobile number linked to that

India among top 10 FDI destinations in 2014

India among top 10 FDI destinations in 2014

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2015

FDI inflows into India were $34 billion in 2014, up 22%.

Govt notifies new Income Tax return forms

Govt notifies new Income Tax return forms

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2015

The new Income Tax return forms are much simpler in many respects.

Govt may infuse Rs 19k cr into PSU banks in FY16

Govt may infuse Rs 19k cr into PSU banks in FY16

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2015

Banks will need more funds, as they have to provide more capital.

'India's business sentiment may have bottomed out'

'India's business sentiment may have bottomed out'

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2015

The RBI has lowered the policy rate by 0.75 percentage points.

Monsoon blessing for rate-sensitive stocks

Monsoon blessing for rate-sensitive stocks

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2015

Banking and real estate stocks rise up to 5% on further rate-cut hope.

Housing for all: Good plan but tough to execute

Housing for all: Good plan but tough to execute

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2015

Currently, there's a shortfall of 23 million houses in India.

US visa interviews from June 22-26 cancelled

US visa interviews from June 22-26 cancelled

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2015

The problems stem from a hardware failure in a State Department.

Madhu Kapur gets say on YES Bank board appointments

Madhu Kapur gets say on YES Bank board appointments

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2015

Bombay High Court upholds rejection of Shagun Gogia as board member, terms two director appointments invalid.

India added nearly two ultra-rich a day in 2014

India added nearly two ultra-rich a day in 2014

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2015

India jumps to fourth from thirteen in the list of countries having households with more than $100 mn private wealth.