Gurdip Singh

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Why DBS is all praise for Modi government

Why DBS is all praise for Modi government

Rediff.com   22 May 2015

Any return to 9-10%(economic) growth is some years away.

Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore in fastest-growing global cities list

Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore in fastest-growing global cities list

Rediff.com   21 May 2015

Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata are cities of global repute.

IMF welcomes passage of GST by Indian Parliament

IMF welcomes passage of GST by Indian Parliament

Rediff.com   7 May 2015

The GST will subsume excise, service tax, value added tax, octroi etc.

Modi discusses bilateral initiatives with Singapore leaders

Modi discusses bilateral initiatives with Singapore leaders

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Singapore leaders and conveyed his condolences

'India can attract significant FDI if it sorts out tax issues'

'India can attract significant FDI if it sorts out tax issues'

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2015

India can attract significant FDI, says experts.

Divers continue to hunt for AirAsia victims; 50 bodies found till date

Divers continue to hunt for AirAsia victims; 50 bodies found till date

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2015

Divers on Thursday searched the sunken fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jet in the JavaSea to retrieve the missing bodies of the 162 people killed in the disaster, a day after the main wreck was located in the choppy waters after over two weeks of multi-national hunt.

Crashed AirAsia plane's tail lifted from seabed

Crashed AirAsia plane's tail lifted from seabed

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2015

Divers were on Saturday sent to investigate underwater pings that may be coming from the flight recorders of the AirAsia plane as efforts continued to retrieve the jet's tail from the bottom of the Java Sea.

Air Asia: Divers battle strong current to locate black box

Air Asia: Divers battle strong current to locate black box

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2015

Indonesian military divers on Thursday battled strong waves to reach the submerged tail section of the crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in the murky depths of the Java Sea in the hopes of finding the crucial black box.

'Searchers may have located tail of crashed AirAsia plane'

'Searchers may have located tail of crashed AirAsia plane'

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2015

Navy divers on Monday resumed efforts to find more wreckage of the ill-fated AirAsia jet with no signal detected yet from the black box recorders, as rescue teams expanded search eastward to locate large objects of the plane believed to be on the ocean floor.

Another body, 5th large object found from AirAsia wreckage site

Another body, 5th large object found from AirAsia wreckage site

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2015

Rescuers on Sunday recovered another body and a fifth large object belonging to the doomed AirAsia jet in the JavaSea as they continued to scour the choppy waters for the eighth day.

AirAsia crash: Search teams find four large objects

AirAsia crash: Search teams find four large objects

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2015

Two large metal objects have been found in the search for the AirAsia airliner in the JavaSea, Indonesian officials said on Saturday, even as continuing bad weather held back efforts to hunt for the plane's data recorders.

AirAsia crash: Rescuers find 30 bodies, focus on 5 sq km area

AirAsia crash: Rescuers find 30 bodies, focus on 5 sq km area

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2015

Rescuers found 30 bodies with 5 of them still strapped to their seats as multi-national teams equipped with sophisticated equipment narrowed the search to a 5 sq km area of the choppy Java Sea where some debris of the ill-fated AirAsia jet have emerged.

Hunt on for missing AirAsia jet likely to be 'at bottom of sea'

Hunt on for missing AirAsia jet likely to be 'at bottom of sea'

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2014

The AirAsia aircraft that went missing after taking off from Indonesia with 162 people on board may be at the bottom of the sea, a top Indonesian official said on Monday, as the multinational search for the Airbus continued amid fading hopes of finding any survivors.

SIA to honour business class seats sold wrongly at eco price

SIA to honour business class seats sold wrongly at eco price

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2014

The move is a reversal of its earlier decision, when the airline said it would not absorb the price difference and advised customers to pay the fare difference or receive a refund, according to media reports.

Life's not rosy for all Indians working in Singapore

Life's not rosy for all Indians working in Singapore

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2014

Some of the workers claimed they were entitled to draw salaries of SGD 2,200 to SGD 3,300 per month but were paid only SGD 900

'Asian mobile apps challenge tech giants like Apple, Google'

'Asian mobile apps challenge tech giants like Apple, Google'

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2014

New inventions allow Tencent Holdings' WeChat users to book taxis, top up phone credit, while Clone Algo's YAY App users are able to talk and chat free besides being able to apply for online for micro loans and use Clone Algo trading algorithms.

22 injured as flight from Singapore to Mumbai hits turbulence

22 injured as flight from Singapore to Mumbai hits turbulence

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2014

More than 400 people on board a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 superjumbo from Singapore to Mumbai had a narrow escape after it was hit by a sudden turbulence on descent, injuring 22 passengers and crew.

Indian companies concerned about cyber attacks

Indian companies concerned about cyber attacks

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2014

Globally, the estimated average financial loss from cyber incidents was $2.7 million, a 34-per cent increase over 2013.

India needs political will to promote phone banking: Pitroda

India needs political will to promote phone banking: Pitroda

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2014

There were opportunities in having these people to open bank accounts and use phone banking, said Pitroda.

Changi Airport to raise stake in Bengal Aerotropolis

Changi Airport to raise stake in Bengal Aerotropolis

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2014

Singapore's Changi Airport International (CAI) has decided to increase its stake in Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) to 32.2 per cent from 26 per cent held since the project began in 2009.