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ISRO plans return to Mars, missions to Venus, Sun

ISRO plans return to Mars, missions to Venus, Sun

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

The ISRO is looking at Mangalyaan-2, a follow-on mission to Mars, and launching two satellites that would look at Venus and explore asteroids.

US approves sale of anti-ship missiles, torpedoes to India

US approves sale of anti-ship missiles, torpedoes to India

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

The sale of 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II air-launched missiles is estimated to cost $92 million (Rs 699 crore), while 16 MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight Torpedoes and three MK 54 Exercise Torpedoes are estimated to cost $63 million (Rs 478.8 crore), the Defence Security Cooperation Agency said on Monday in two separate notifications to the Congress.

ASK KHEVNA SHAH: 'I've been laid off, what do I do now?'

ASK KHEVNA SHAH: 'I've been laid off, what do I do now?'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2023

'Don't take being laid off personally or as a reflection of your performance if you have always been a good performer,' says HR Expert Khevna Shah.

'Plan to nuke Surat sounds fantastical'

'Plan to nuke Surat sounds fantastical'

Rediff.com9 May 2023

'You are dealing with a small gang of semi-literate terrorists. These are guys flying kites.' 'There is huge difference between flying kites and actually having a deliverable, executable, plan.'

Char Dham Highway: 'Damage will be irreversible'

Char Dham Highway: 'Damage will be irreversible'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

'From environmental impact assessment to forest clearances, this has turned out to be an unscientific road-widening project with catastrophic consequences.'

Modi Breaks Fresh Ground In Foreign Policy

Modi Breaks Fresh Ground In Foreign Policy

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

'The big power struggle in faraway Europe erupted at a most critical juncture when India has been increasingly sceptical about American policies and statesmanship,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Cheetah deaths: African experts tell Indian govt to...

Cheetah deaths: African experts tell Indian govt to...

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Younger cheetahs that are habituated to management vehicles and human presence are preferred candidates for relocation to India, international experts involved in Project Cheetah have told the government based on lessons learnt from the initial experience in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park.

Coal gate: AG Vahanvati apologises in SC for losing cool

Coal gate: AG Vahanvati apologises in SC for losing cool

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Attorney General G E Vahanvati on Wednesday apologised before the Supreme Court for losing his cool during arguments in the coal blocks allocation scam case on Tuesday.

Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Rediff.com22 May 2023

More than 70 per cent of Indian youth aged between 15 and 29 can't!

Leaked documents show how ISIS is building its state

Leaked documents show how ISIS is building its state

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

The 24-page dossier outlines how the terror group is trying to build a state complete with guidelines for education, natural resources, industry, diplomacy, propaganda and the military.

BJP most important foreign political party in world: WSJ

BJP most important foreign political party in world: WSJ

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

The opinion piece added that the party combines the most striking principles of three major political entities in the world -- the Likud Party of Israel, the Communist Party of China and the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt.

A national park on Moon?

A national park on Moon?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2013

A new bill introduced into the US Congress would create the Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park on the Moon.

Startups offer solutions to water problems

Startups offer solutions to water problems

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

As India reels from a severe water shortage, startups have begun offering innovative ways to help people access safe drinking water.

Want to be VEGAN? 7 Tips For You

Want to be VEGAN? 7 Tips For You

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

Veganism is all about being kind. And it all starts when you're kind to yourself first.

Doubtful if right to refuse vaccine can be exercised: HC

Doubtful if right to refuse vaccine can be exercised: HC

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

"Vaccinating oneself may not only be to protect oneself but also in the larger interest of public health."

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal

Rediff.com15 May 2022

A reception often reserved for rockstars came the way of mining mogul Anil Agarwal when he started revealing nuggets of his ascent from a scrap-metal dealer to one of India's most prominent self-made industrialists on social media. And now he has been flooded with booking writing proposals and has even been offered money for a biopic. In February this year, Agarwal, 68, started tweeting his journey from Bihar to Mumbai first and then to London to head a globally diversified natural resources company with interests in zinc-lead-silver, iron ore, steel, copper, aluminium, power, oil and gas.

'2019 election will be about arithmetic'

'2019 election will be about arithmetic'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

'This coming general election is not going to be about manifestoes.'

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

A lesson we have not learnt from China is the urgent need to knit the vast country together to keep it from falling apart at the seams. While there is considerable dent in poverty, sadly, the North East remains as distant today as it always was, points out Shreekant Sambrani.

Wipro disappoints, posts surprise fall in Q3 profit

Wipro disappoints, posts surprise fall in Q3 profit

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

Revenues from IT services segment, which accounts for a significant portion of the company's topline, stood at $2.013 billion, remaining flat sequentially and up by 5.8 per cent year-on-year.

'Trapped workers played cricket'

'Trapped workers played cricket'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

'I decided to send a bat and a ball which was smaller in size so that it shouldn't get stuck in the pipe. And with that, they had a little good time.'

We've quality: China on India becoming most populous country

We've quality: China on India becoming most populous country

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

The population is important and so is the talent, he said about China, the world's second-largest economy after the United States.

Dravid to make presence at CBI conference

Dravid to make presence at CBI conference

Rediff.com10 Nov 2013

In a rare opportunity, former India captain Rahul Dravid will be exchanging his views with some of country's finest investigators at a CBI function to deliberate on corruption in sports in the backdrop of fixing allegations in cricket.

'Panic part of market fall was over on Friday'

'Panic part of market fall was over on Friday'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

"What would be your advice for investors?" 'Keep it simple. Don't panic.'

CBI likely to file status report in coal scam on Tuesday

CBI likely to file status report in coal scam on Tuesday

Rediff.com20 Oct 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to file its status report in the coal scam before the Supreme Court on Tuesday stating details of its 14th FIR against Hindalco and others and also progress in the remaining 13 cases.

SC rejects govt's sealed cover on OROP, issues timeline to pay arrears

SC rejects govt's sealed cover on OROP, issues timeline to pay arrears

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

"I am personally averse to sealed covers. There has to be transparency in court... This is about implementing orders. What can be secret here," the CJI said.

Global Corruption Index And Its Imperialist Past

Global Corruption Index And Its Imperialist Past

Rediff.com20 Feb 2022

With corruption rankings, the White-Anglo-Saxon-White Caucasian countries have succeeded in discovering a replacement for the old form of imperialistically deracinating the rest of the world, argues Sudarshan Madabushi.

Debt profile worsens for V G Siddhartha's unlisted private companies

Debt profile worsens for V G Siddhartha's unlisted private companies

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

The financials of six privately held companies associated with Siddhartha show an increase in debt and falling ability to meet short-term obligations.

Anil Ambani gives up LPG subsidy, urges 1 lakh workers to follow

Anil Ambani gives up LPG subsidy, urges 1 lakh workers to follow

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

Modi had last month launched the 'Give-it-Up' campaign.

Swamy seeks suspension of India-Abu Dhabi air pact

Swamy seeks suspension of India-Abu Dhabi air pact

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Thursday sought suspension of the new bilateral air services agreement between India and Abu Dhabi, saying prima facie it appeared to be linked with Jet-Etihad deal.

China hikes defence budget to $179 bn, nearly 3 times that of India

China hikes defence budget to $179 bn, nearly 3 times that of India

Rediff.com22 May 2020

The hike in the budget is the lowest increment in recent years apparently due to the heavy disruption caused to its economy by the COVID-19, according to the official media.

Let Brand India be globally famous for zero defects: Modi

Let Brand India be globally famous for zero defects: Modi

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

The Make in India campaign was launched by Modi in September.

Akhil Gogoi walks free as court clears him of all charges

Akhil Gogoi walks free as court clears him of all charges

Rediff.com2 Jul 2021

Akhil Gogoi, member of the legislative assembly from Sivasagar in Assam, is likely to be released from jail on Thursday as a special NIA court cleared him and his three associates of all charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for their alleged role in the violent anti-Citizenship Amendment Act stir in Assam in December 2019.

Article 370 scrapped: India Inc are now bullish on J&K

Article 370 scrapped: India Inc are now bullish on J&K

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

Companies, so far, were constrained by the provisions of Articles 370 and 35A, which restricted the purchase of land and hiring manpower.

When Mamata wooed 5 Tata group MDs

When Mamata wooed 5 Tata group MDs

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

The managing directors -- Rana Sinha of Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company, Dibyendu Bose of TM International Logistics Limited, Sandipan Chakravortty of Tata Steel Processing and Distribution Limited, Viresh Oberoi of mjunction, and Sanjiv Paul of Tata Metaliks -- met at Nabanna, the makeshift state secretariat. Finance and industry minister, Amit Mitra, was also present.

Who Will Admit To Committing Fraud?

Who Will Admit To Committing Fraud?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

Banks do extensive investigation before declaring an account fraud; they owe it to us as they deal with our money. Why would they try to fix an innocent borrower? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Jharkhand has been looted shamelessly: Modi

Jharkhand has been looted shamelessly: Modi

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

Kicking off Bharatiya Janata Party's poll campaign in Jharkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched an attack on the state government over the issue of development and asked the people to free the state from dynastic rule to end corruption.

India did $32.6 bn M&A deals this year; infra high on the list

India did $32.6 bn M&A deals this year; infra high on the list

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

In the corresponding period of the last year, there were 614 deals worth $ 27.7 billion.

Good news for India's infrastructure sector

Good news for India's infrastructure sector

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

The increase in infrastructure spends in the country is likely to be driven by sectors like housing, telecom, healthcare, education and transportation.

Holy cow! Now even India Inc spends money on them

Holy cow! Now even India Inc spends money on them

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

41 listed firms made 73 donations to gaushalas (cow shelters) and other cow-related charities over the last four years. The donations range from a few thousand rupees to a million.

World's tallest statue to be unveiled in Gujarat today

World's tallest statue to be unveiled in Gujarat today

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

The 182-metre statue of Vallabhbhai Patel will be dedicated to the nation on his birth anniversary in Narmada District of Gujarat.