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'I thought I was going to die in two minutes'

'I thought I was going to die in two minutes'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

'The Naxals started firing indiscriminately.' 'The whole jungle echoed with the sound of bullets.' 'The only thing I heard from that side was 'Chhodna kisi ko nahi (don't let anyone escape)'.'

DeMo effect? GDP slides to 3-year low of 5.7%

DeMo effect? GDP slides to 3-year low of 5.7%

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

The GDP slumped to a three-year low lagging China for the second straight quarter -- as manufacturing slowed ahead of the GST launch amid demonetisation effect.

How to Fight Slowdown: Demand Revival Is Key

How to Fight Slowdown: Demand Revival Is Key

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

'The current crisis is one of incomes, driven by poor job growth, agrarian distress and poor investment sentiment,' notes Harsh Pati Singhania, director, JK Organisation.

Buzz: Bangladesh to play T20I series in Pakistan, no Tests

Buzz: Bangladesh to play T20I series in Pakistan, no Tests

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

Test cricket returned to Pakistan for the first time in ten years with the Sri Lankan team playing two matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi, with the hosts winning the second match to clinch the series 1-0 after the rain-curtailed first game ended in a draw.

Budget: Here's what the industry leaders have to say

Budget: Here's what the industry leaders have to say

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.

This Kashmiri Pandit wants cinemas to reopen in the valley

This Kashmiri Pandit wants cinemas to reopen in the valley

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

''I am not going to force anyone to watch movies. If they want to, they can come and watch.' 'I want to give them the choice that everyone has in the rest of the country.'

Your salary is below market standards? 95% employees agree with you

Your salary is below market standards? 95% employees agree with you

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

A majority of employees seem dissatisfied with their current salaries, a recent survey conducted by JobBuzz, an employer rating platform powered by TimesJobs, revealed.

'Economy on right track; FY17 GDP could rise to 7%'

'Economy on right track; FY17 GDP could rise to 7%'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

According to the global financial services firm, FY16 would be a notable year for India with gradual improvement in economic growth and declining inflationary pressures amid falling global commodity prices and policy initiatives.

Emerging markets facing 5th year of slow growth: World Bank

Emerging markets facing 5th year of slow growth: World Bank

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Emerging markets facing 5th year of slow growth: World Bank.

'Vikas Dubey thought nothing would happen to him'

'Vikas Dubey thought nothing would happen to him'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

'Caste-based power politics made him think that he can get away with murder.'

GST rates finalised for services; education, healthcare exempt

GST rates finalised for services; education, healthcare exempt

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Others taxed at 5, 12, 18, 28%

Education, healthcare to be out of GST

Education, healthcare to be out of GST

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

The Centre is against giving any shock in the first year of the rollout by bringing in new services.

Modi must act fast on cleaning up the financial sector mess

Modi must act fast on cleaning up the financial sector mess

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

The three main regulators have different approaches to grievance redressal and different standards to stop harmful from coming pitched at the consumer.

Has Modi fatigue set in?

Has Modi fatigue set in?

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

Desperate times need desperate actions, and the BJP's only option is to enforce legislation to build a Ram mandir, says Sunil Sethi.

India-US Roller Coaster Reaches New High

India-US Roller Coaster Reaches New High

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

'Many said his visit was very risky. But mercifully, Air Force One has taken off from Delhi without Mr Trump stepping on anybody's toes,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.

As rains paralysed Mumbai, people slept in offices, train stations

As rains paralysed Mumbai, people slept in offices, train stations

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

The place of work turned into place of stay or a dormitory for the office goers and almost all the offices, especially those of state-run institutions that dominate the south Mumbai area, hosted employees for the night.

Anil Ambani's future hinges on walking the talk

Anil Ambani's future hinges on walking the talk

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

As debt piles up, Anil Ambani's ability to see the asset sale plan through will be crucial

Scam helped Rose Valley create Rs 2,500-cr assets

Scam helped Rose Valley create Rs 2,500-cr assets

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Rose Valley is one of the biggest money businesses after Sahara.

'Spectacle is a big part of why Trump is coming to India'

'Spectacle is a big part of why Trump is coming to India'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

'If there were no Ahmedabad programme -- no flashy town hall event in a huge cricket stadium with thousands cheering him on -- then Trump may well have decided not to go to India.'

She changed the lives of India's disabled

She changed the lives of India's disabled

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

The differently-abled deserve a normal life. Nothing will stop Poonam Natarajan from ensuring that India, slowly but surely, gives it to them, discovers Shobha Warrier.

Office space leasing jumps three-fold in Delhi-NCR: C&W

Office space leasing jumps three-fold in Delhi-NCR: C&W

Rediff.com20 Apr 2014

Office space leasing in the Delhi-NCR region jumped more than three-fold to nearly 1.5 million sq ft during the January-March period, mainly due to higher absorption by IT firms in Gurgaon.

GST Bill set to be tabled as states' key demands met

GST Bill set to be tabled as states' key demands met

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

After securing Congress support for a rise in the foreign investment cap in the insurance Bill, this is another key reform Bill where the Centre has managed a broad consensus.

Postmen to carry GPS devices from next week

Postmen to carry GPS devices from next week

Rediff.com26 Dec 2015

GPS devices will enable real-time money transactions

CAD dips to $8.2 billion in September quarter

CAD dips to $8.2 billion in September quarter

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

India's balance of payments in negative territory.

Dancing for a Dream

Dancing for a Dream

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Mumbai's break dancers pin their hopes on their passion to dance to get out of city's ghettos.

PM surveys flood-hit Kerala, grants Rs. 500 cr emergency aid

PM surveys flood-hit Kerala, grants Rs. 500 cr emergency aid

Rediff.com18 Aug 2018

An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh will be given per person to the next of kin of those killed in the floods.

Warren Buffett looks to succession, signals future growth problems

Warren Buffett looks to succession, signals future growth problems

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

Greg Abel and Ajit Jain would be prime candidates

Soon you will be able to access driving licence on your mobile

Soon you will be able to access driving licence on your mobile

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

The DigiLocker platform, launched on July 1, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has 2.1 million registered users and 2.4 million documents have been uploaded

'Axis Bank became a true universal lender under Shikha Sharma'

'Axis Bank became a true universal lender under Shikha Sharma'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

Sharma would be 60 in November 2018, and would have completed 10 years as Axis Bank's CEO the following year in June.

10 laws that changed how India does business

10 laws that changed how India does business

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Experts consider Sebi's takeover code in its present form to be on a par with any foreign code governing public mergers and acquisitions.

To glorify one family, deliberate attempts made to belittle contributions of others: PM

To glorify one family, deliberate attempts made to belittle contributions of others: PM

Rediff.com23 Jun 2018

Modi accuses Congress of spreading 'lies, confusion and pessimism'

'The market is getting ahead of the fundamentals'

'The market is getting ahead of the fundamentals'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Ravi Gopalakrishnan, head-equities, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, tells Ashley Coutinho that earnings growth will pick up once the benefits of reform initiatives accrue.

Markets end flat amid choppy trade; Nifty holds 8,700

Markets end flat amid choppy trade; Nifty holds 8,700

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation

40 Years Ago...And now: Are people saving wisely?

40 Years Ago...And now: Are people saving wisely?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

The curious thing is that savings instruments have not really kept pace with changing needs, although people have access to a wider variety than before.

PM hails Congress ally Mulayam for his support to end Parliament logjam

PM hails Congress ally Mulayam for his support to end Parliament logjam

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress for "misusing" Parliament to stop the country's growth and hailed Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for "understanding this conspiracy" and working to end the logjam in the House.

Jaitley, others pitch India story before global investors

Jaitley, others pitch India story before global investors

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, along with other senior ministers, on Tuesday pitched India growth story before 21 large global investors

'If trading had not resumed, the attackers would have won'

'If trading had not resumed, the attackers would have won'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

'We saw people tripping over each other, running, screaming.' 'You could see people running with their daily briefcase despite suffering deep cuts and blood pouring from them.'

Modi is at a crucial juncture

Modi is at a crucial juncture

Rediff.com12 Sep 2017

'There is economic danger: Not inflation, but a slowdown that feeds an employment crisis,' says T N Ninan.

The curious case of Modi-Obama nuclear 'breakthrough'

The curious case of Modi-Obama nuclear 'breakthrough'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

Weeks after 'breakthrough', substantial work is yet to be done