Sahil Makkar And Sohini Das

Stories by Sahil Makkar And Sohini Das

Meet PM Modi's 20-year-old rakhi sister

Meet PM Modi's 20-year-old rakhi sister

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2014

Twenty-year-old Ripal Prajapati had to settle for mailing a 'rakhi' to her god-brother this time around.

Amul: Amazing story of India's most successful brand

Amul: Amazing story of India's most successful brand

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2014

The creation of the Amul brand and its famous mascot gave a rural revolution a durable competitive edge.

'Hindu nation is an existential notion'

'Hindu nation is an existential notion'

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2014

Till 2000, K N Govindacharya, former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak, was considered the Bharatiya Janata party's chief ideologue. Govindacharya, who now heads the Rashtriya Swabhiman Andolan, which opposes anti-people policies of governments, tells Sahil Makkar and Archis Mohan the Narendra Modi-led government is still in the election mode.

Ranbaxy brands to stay alive

Ranbaxy brands to stay alive

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2014

Sun Pharma to retain these in most markets; US could be the exception, where the Ranbaxy name has taken a hit.

Car manufacturers flock to Gujarat ITIs

Car manufacturers flock to Gujarat ITIs

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2014

Car makers have started hiring from Gujarat's industrial training institutes (ITIs) for their factories across the country.

Modi wave sweeps through Bundelkhand

Modi wave sweeps through Bundelkhand

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2014

In Bundelkhand, support for Narendra Modi seems to cut across the caste barriers; even so, a vigorous and 4-cornered tussle is on the cards. Sahil Makkar reports

Bulk drug prices may rise this fiscal

Bulk drug prices may rise this fiscal

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2014

The industry feels that prices of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can go up in the range of 5-15 per cent.

Now, Honda Cars scouts Gujarat for new plant site

Now, Honda Cars scouts Gujarat for new plant site

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2014

Honda has invested Rs 3,526 crore in its Rajasthan unit.

Poll panel raises red flag on bank licence timing

Poll panel raises red flag on bank licence timing

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2014

EC received the RBI proposal in the first week of this month, soon after the model code of conduct came into force on March 5.

BJP, Congress leaders on Naxal hit list: IB

BJP, Congress leaders on Naxal hit list: IB

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2014

Communication, dated February 17 to all state governments, said the CPI (Maoist) planned to capture attention once again

Maruti urges Guj Gov to rework Hansalpur plant agreement

Maruti urges Guj Gov to rework Hansalpur plant agreement

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2014

Maruti Suzuki is keen that the Gujrat government revises payment condition in the agreement it signed with the former for setting up a plant in Hansalpur.

Muslim businessmen in Gujarat sing Modi tune

Muslim businessmen in Gujarat sing Modi tune

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2014

Development in state has benefitted community, they say.

Maruti to rework deal with Gujarat

Maruti to rework deal with Gujarat

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2014

Maruti Suzuki signed a State Support Agreement with the Gujarat government in June 2012 for buying land and setting up a factory

What minority status will mean for Jains

What minority status will mean for Jains

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2014

Community will now avail of exclusive schemes run by the ministry of minority affairs.

Chinese dragon haunts local kite makers in Gujarat

Chinese dragon haunts local kite makers in Gujarat

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2014

While tukkal salers claim that their business has doubled this season, kite makers and retailers say that business has been down by around 25 per cent.

Are private detectives prying on personal details?

Are private detectives prying on personal details?

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2013

Private detectives forge relations with policemen and unsuspecting people in telecom companies, as they have access to call data, says Sahil Makkar

Maruti's Gujarat plant site draws real estate developers

Maruti's Gujarat plant site draws real estate developers

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2013

According to villagers in the region, builders have been doing the rounds of the area, trying to spot suitable locations for residential projects.

Modi faces terror threat but no change in campaign plans

Modi faces terror threat but no change in campaign plans

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2013

Security is a worry but the Gujarat chief minister will continue is campaign ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.

Meet the man who unearthed the fodder scam

Meet the man who unearthed the fodder scam

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2013

Rumour has it that former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad had once misbehaved with Amit Khare, the then district commissioner of Chaibasa in south Bihar, in full public view. The incident was enough to enrage the strong lobby of Indian Administrative Service officers to take on the all-powerful chief minister.

Govt puts cyber policy in place, invites pvt players

Govt puts cyber policy in place, invites pvt players

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2013

The policy proposes a contingency plan to handle cyber attacks on vital installations and critical infrastructure.