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Why did Shinde, deputies add their mothers' names on nameplate?

Why did Shinde, deputies add their mothers' names on nameplate?

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

His new nameplate now reads 'Eknath Gangubai Sambhaji Shinde'.

Chambers wins silver in world indoors

Chambers wins silver in world indoors

Rediff.com8 Mar 2008

Sprinter Dwain Chambers won a silver medal in the world indoor championships on Friday, finishing second behind Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba and level with Kim Collins of St Kitts. The 29-year-old, who is trying to resurrect his athletics career following a two-year doping ban imposed in 2003, clocked a personal best time of 6.54 seconds, the same as Collins who was also awarded silver and three hundredths behind Fasuba.

The Hotelier Who BJP Apologised To

The Hotelier Who BJP Apologised To

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

Sree Annapoorna Sree Gowri Shankar is a familiar name across the country. With over 1,500 employees, it is renowned for its filter coffee and Keerai Vada throughout Tamil Nadu. Its operating revenues range from Rs 100 crore to Rs 500 crore.

2024: The Best South Films

2024: The Best South Films

Rediff.com11 Dec 2024

Arjun Menon looks at the Top 10 South films that made an impact in 2024.

'Unhappy' with chair, Opposition MPs may exit Waqf panel

'Unhappy' with chair, Opposition MPs may exit Waqf panel

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

Opposition MPs in the parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill are scheduled to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday to protest its chairperson Jagdambika Pal's alleged 'unilateral' decisions and attempts to 'bulldoze' proceedings, indicating that they may disassociate themselves from the panel.

FIFA player transfer rules breach EU law, says top court

FIFA player transfer rules breach EU law, says top court

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

'All professional players have been affected by these illegal rules (in force since 2001!) and can therefore now seek compensation for their losses.'

After SC's ruling on mineral rights, CIL stares at 'hard hit' in Odisha

After SC's ruling on mineral rights, CIL stares at 'hard hit' in Odisha

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

State-owned mining giant, Coal India, is hoping to recover around 75-80 per cent of its liabilities from customers with whom it has long-term fuel supply agreements (FSAs) after the Supreme Court (SC) allowed states to recover dues retrospectively. A legal recourse, however, is underway. "We are impacted in two states - Jharkhand and Odisha.

SC to hear pleas to review same-sex marriage verdict on July 10

SC to hear pleas to review same-sex marriage verdict on July 10

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

According to the cause list of July 10 uploaded on the apex court website, a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud would consider in chambers the pleas seeking review of the October 17 last year verdict.

Parliament Staff's Style Makeover

Parliament Staff's Style Makeover

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

Parliament staff will don a new set of uniforms from the five-day special session of Parliament which begins on Monday, September 18.

Why Barricade Is Gaining Popularity

Why Barricade Is Gaining Popularity

Rediff.com14 Nov 2024

A poignant political play, needed for today's times, is being staged in Mumbai.

Modi asked us to make India our home: Cisco head John Chambers

Modi asked us to make India our home: Cisco head John Chambers

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

The company will invest additional $60 million in India.

Kamala Harris: 'Female Obama' who didn't make it to White House

Kamala Harris: 'Female Obama' who didn't make it to White House

Rediff.com6 Nov 2024

Kamala's role as vice president was more than just symbolic. Unlike her predecessors, she wielded considerable power during Biden's presidency.

Parliament breach: 3 MPs hailed as 'saviours of the day'

Parliament breach: 3 MPs hailed as 'saviours of the day'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

Lok Sabha members Hanuman Beniwal, Malook Nagar and Gurjeet Singh Aujla were at the centre of the scene when a group of MPs managed to overpower two persons who jumped into the House chamber and released yellow gas from canisters.

No country sends its people to gas chambers to die: SC on manual scavenging

No country sends its people to gas chambers to die: SC on manual scavenging

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

The bench termed as "inhuman" the situation where the people are not provided with any protective gear and they are dying during the process of cleaning of sewage and manholes across the country.

Mamata, business chambers to discuss rail PPPs

Mamata, business chambers to discuss rail PPPs

Rediff.com29 Jan 2010

The meeting is a prelude to the framing of a public private partnership policy for the railways.

Subhash Dandekar: The man who brought colours to artists and students!

Subhash Dandekar: The man who brought colours to artists and students!

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

Subhash Dandekar, chairman emeritus of Kokuyo Camlin and the man known for bringing colours to artists as well as students in the country, passed away on Monday at 85.

Intruders sat quietly in visitors gallery, jumped down suddenly

Intruders sat quietly in visitors gallery, jumped down suddenly

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

Visitors at the public gallery of Lok Sabha on Wednesday said the two protesters who jumped into the House's chamber were sitting quietly and disrupted the proceedings "all of a sudden".

SC closes habeas corpus plea against Jaggi's foundation

SC closes habeas corpus plea against Jaggi's foundation

Rediff.com18 Oct 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday closed the proceedings in a habeas corpus petition filed by a man who had alleged that his two daughters were held captive inside the premises of spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation at Coimbatore.

Tributes pour in for Tata's 'Ratan'

Tributes pour in for Tata's 'Ratan'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

Industry leaders on Thursday mourned the death of Ratan Tata saying with his demise India has lost a visionary who shaped its industrial and philanthropic landscape. Tata was a truly remarkable business leader who placed the country before business interests, and whose vision was truly transformational for a country and its people, TVS Motor Co Chairman Emeritus Venu Srinivasan said in a statement. "Mr Tata was a truly remarkable business leader, the likes of whom nations get only once in a century," he added.

Kamal@70: The Motto He Believes In

Kamal@70: The Motto He Believes In

Rediff.com7 Nov 2024

'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his life.' 'There is no looking back at the past, for his only motto has been 'Tomorrow belongs to us'!'

8 security personnel suspended for Parl security breach

8 security personnel suspended for Parl security breach

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

Those suspended have been identified as Rampal, Arvind, Vir Das, Ganesh, Anil, Pradeep, Vimitt and Narendra.

Budget: Nirmalaji sets the ball rolling; FM to hold meets

Budget: Nirmalaji sets the ball rolling; FM to hold meets

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to hold pre-budget consultations with industry chambers on June 20, sources said. The budget for 2024-25 fiscal is likely to be presented in Parliament in the second half of July. Industry sources said the pre-budget consultation with Sitharaman would be preceded by a meeting with Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra on June 18.

Wholesale inflation falls to 3-month low of 2.04% in July

Wholesale inflation falls to 3-month low of 2.04% in July

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Wholesale inflation fell to a 3-month low of 2.04 per cent in July on decline in prices of food items especially vegetables, government data released on Wednesday showed. The decline in wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation in July came after it rose for four months in a row till June, when it was 3.36 per cent. It was (-) 1.23 per cent in July last year. In April wholesale inflation stood at 1.19 per cent.

Ratan Tata, The Rishi India Trusted Most

Ratan Tata, The Rishi India Trusted Most

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

To me he always symbolised the sincere, confident, face of a Bharat whose rise is unstoppable. Ratan Tata was a Rishi who was unquestioningly trusted by people who never saw him and never met him, asserts Tarun Vijay, the former BJP MP.

Maha IAS officer joins Washim office amid row, uses official vehicle

Maha IAS officer joins Washim office amid row, uses official vehicle

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar on Thursday took charge as an assistant collector at the Washim district collectorate in Vidarbha region, but declined to comment on the flurry of claims that she used illegal means to clear her civil services exam.

CBI status report on RG Kar doc's rape-murder disturbing: SC

CBI status report on RG Kar doc's rape-murder disturbing: SC

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

The top court also questioned the West Bengal government's decision to hire contractual employees for the protection of doctors and other staff in hospitals.

Pre-Budget talks: Industry bodies suggest tax reforms to revenue secy

Pre-Budget talks: Industry bodies suggest tax reforms to revenue secy

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

Three industry bodies suggested changes in India's tax regime in their pre-Budget discussions with Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra in New Delhi on Tuesday. The bodies - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) - held separate meetings with Malhotra during the day and put across their suggestions for the upcoming Budget.

SC dismisses plea to review Adani-Hindenburg verdict

SC dismisses plea to review Adani-Hindenburg verdict

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking review of its January 3 verdict by which it refused to transfer the probe into allegations of stock price manipulation by the Adani Group to a special investigation team or the CBI.

MFN status must for India: Pakistani industry chamber

MFN status must for India: Pakistani industry chamber

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry President Zubair Ahmed Malik also said that the negative list should also be pruned to boost bilateral trade with India.

Shooter acted alone but,...: FBI on Trump assassination attempt

Shooter acted alone but,...: FBI on Trump assassination attempt

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

The shooter, as per FBI, used an AR-style rifle chambered in 5.56mm, a common calibre for such weapons.

SEE: 2 men jump into Lok Sabha from visitors' gallery

SEE: 2 men jump into Lok Sabha from visitors' gallery

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

The video shows the man running around the Lok Sabha as baffled MPs watch and make sense of the situation.

Govt panel to check out credentials of controversial Maha IAS officer

Govt panel to check out credentials of controversial Maha IAS officer

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

In a statement, the Centre said the probe would be conducted by an additional secretary-rank officer to verify the candidature claims and other details of the 2023 batch officer, who has been allotted the Maharashtra cadre.

RBI seen warming up for a neutral shift in stance

RBI seen warming up for a neutral shift in stance

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

With concern on food inflation ebbing with the monsoon progressing well, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is warming up to the idea of a change in stance to "neutral" from "withdrawal of accommodation", according to economists. In his speech on Thursday during the annual event of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry-Indian Banks' Association, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said: "The balance between inflation and growth is well-poised."

Controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar likely to be sacked

Controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar likely to be sacked

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

Probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar, who is at the centre of a controversy over alleged misuse of power and privileges, may be terminated from service if found guilty, official sources said on Friday.

Chaos continues in Bangladesh as police remain absent

Chaos continues in Bangladesh as police remain absent

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

The students, including members of Bangladesh Scouts, were seen controlling the traffic movement at several places, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

Parl security breach accused wanted to discredit Indian democracy

Parl security breach accused wanted to discredit Indian democracy

Rediff.com8 Sep 2024

The chargesheet, spread over 1,000 pages, was filed before the Patiala House Court in June and the court took its cognisance last month. A supplementary was filed in July.

Kallis turns to oxygen chamber for fast recovery

Kallis turns to oxygen chamber for fast recovery

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

Injured South African all rounder Jacques Kallis has turned to an oxygen chamber in a bid to recover in time for the first Test against England at Centurion next week.

Influenced 9 policy decisions in India: US trade chamber

Influenced 9 policy decisions in India: US trade chamber

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

The Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement, the civil nuclear technology transfer, telecom infrastructure security and business jet landing rights are among other "policy accomplishments in 2011" listed on the US chamber's website.

Raj Bhavan probe clears Bengal guv of molestation charges

Raj Bhavan probe clears Bengal guv of molestation charges

Rediff.com21 Jul 2024

The report, made public on Saturday, claimed the complaints were "ill-motivated."