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India bars all international flights, insists on work from home

India bars all international flights, insists on work from home

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

The central government said the railways and civil aviation ministry must suspend all concessional travel on trains and flights, except for students, patients and disabled people.

Ekta Kapoor: I'm a terrible actor

Ekta Kapoor: I'm a terrible actor

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj launch their new show, Ek Thhi Naayka.

Can Godrej group achieve its ambitious growth targets?

Can Godrej group achieve its ambitious growth targets?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2013

The group is selling off unprofitable businesses and narrowing its focus to raise revenue ten fold by 2021.

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.

Why the pink ball is leg spinner-friendly

Why the pink ball is leg spinner-friendly

Rediff.com19 Nov 2019

'When a finger spinner bowls, the ball is released with seam so that there is turn and bounce. When you are bowling the googly, the seam will be scrambled and very difficult to pick'

Questions on coronavirus answered

Questions on coronavirus answered

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

A virologist answers questions on the deadly virus presently haunting the world.

Pix: Ash, Abhishek's first ad together

Pix: Ash, Abhishek's first ad together

Rediff.com21 Oct 2009

Here's a sneak peek.

Remembering TT

Remembering TT

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

T Thomas, former chairman of Hindustan Unilever, passed away March 2.

Chemicals: Remove customs duty on LNG, Naphtha

Chemicals: Remove customs duty on LNG, Naphtha

Rediff.com7 Mar 2012

It is likely that the import duty on input materials would be maintained at the current levels. However many finished products with lower import duty compared to duty on input materials may be increased.

Urvashi Dholakia wins Bigg Boss 6

Urvashi Dholakia wins Bigg Boss 6

Rediff.com12 Jan 2013

Urvashi Dholakia won the sixth season of the popular reality TV show Bigg Boss. The actress, who was very popular as the vampish Komolika in the soap Kasautii Zindagii Kay, was clearly a favourite among the viewers.

Why the poor won't trust this government anymore

Why the poor won't trust this government anymore

Rediff.com24 May 2020

'"We have lost our jobs, we have lost our savings, we have been beaten up for being on the streets, we have walked for a thousand kilometres, we have seen our children starve or die because nobody came to help us".' 'For such people, the relationship with the government has gone,' notes Aakar Patel.

COVID-19: The frantic questions doctors face

COVID-19: The frantic questions doctors face

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

The most commonly asked questions relate to symptoms and prevention -- 'Will summer kill the coronavirus?', 'Should outside food and non-veg food be avoided?', 'Does smoking affect chances of recovery?', 'Are face masks useful?', 'Are hand sanitisers better than soap?', 'Are elders in my family more susceptible?'

Deepika: I've never had to do a film as a favour

Deepika: I've never had to do a film as a favour

Rediff.com11 Dec 2012

Deepika Padukone gets candid.

Colgate enters aromatherapy segment

Colgate enters aromatherapy segment

Rediff.com13 Aug 2003

Bidve's murderer loses appeal against his life sentence

Bidve's murderer loses appeal against his life sentence

Rediff.com22 Nov 2012

Kiaran 'Psycho' Stapleton, the man convicted for the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve has failed in his attempt to have his life sentence reduced.

COVID-19 doubling time in India improved to 13.6 days: Vardhan

COVID-19 doubling time in India improved to 13.6 days: Vardhan

Rediff.com17 May 2020

The fatality rate is down to 3.1 per cent and the recovery rate has improved to 37.5 per cent, he said.

The stunning new B-Class Mercedes-Benz

The stunning new B-Class Mercedes-Benz

Rediff.com12 Nov 2012

The new Mercedes-Benz B-Class is a luxury product that also provides comparative value for money.

Dharavi holds its breath as coronavirus cases increase

Dharavi holds its breath as coronavirus cases increase

Rediff.com6 Apr 2020

Overcrowding, unsanitary conditions in Asia's largest slum pose big challenges to containment.

Life lessons from WOMEN who INSPIRE

Life lessons from WOMEN who INSPIRE

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

The women who inspired them...

Anand Mahindra's mantras for a post-coronavirus world

Anand Mahindra's mantras for a post-coronavirus world

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

Terming the coronavirus pandemic as a "crisis of a magnitude that we have never faced before", Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra on Thursday asked employees of the conglomerate to use the lockdown period to relook at their personal and professional way of life to prepare for the future and to serve the "post corona world". In a letter to the over two lakh employees of the group, Mahindra reiterated what he had suggested during the last global recession on how to use the "down time to Reboot, Reinvent and Reignite" through introspection of the way things are currently done and then doing them better.

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors review

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors review

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors is not a great show, but an efficient one, notes Sreehari Nair.

India Post calls to say you've got mail

India Post calls to say you've got mail

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Changing with the times and in compliance with social distancing norms, customers are now picking up their parcels, speed posts and registered letters within the city themselves after they are informed on phone.

Anandi gets a new face, Pratyusha Banerjee out

Anandi gets a new face, Pratyusha Banerjee out

Rediff.com27 Feb 2013

'I want to move on in life,' the actress explains.

PIX: Meet the Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 contestants

PIX: Meet the Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 contestants

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

Here's the line-up for the latest Khatron Ke Khiladi season.

Ad guru and actor Alyque Padamsee passes away at 90

Ad guru and actor Alyque Padamsee passes away at 90

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

Padamsee will be best remembered for iconic campaigns such as 'Lalitaji' for Surf, 'Cherry Charlie' for Cherry Blossom Shoe Polish, MRF's 'Muscle Man', the Liril girl in the waterfall and 'Hamara Bajaj' for the auto major.

'Getting food is a major concern than coronavirus'

'Getting food is a major concern than coronavirus'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

'All the hotels and restaurants from where I used to eat have been shut. I used to beg but now there is no one to give me alms too'

Rupee's fall spurts household expenditure

Rupee's fall spurts household expenditure

Rediff.com22 Dec 2011

It's not just the high street across India that will feel the pinch of the weakening rupee against the dollar.

Saregama to exit film production

Saregama to exit film production

Rediff.com17 Aug 2012

"We will come up with a new brand identity next month and have already assigned one agency for this. It will be a new branding for Saregama, with a more youthful and uncluttered logo. We have chalked out the future road map. While there are plans to enter the television space more aggressively, we are exiting the films business," said Sanjiv Goenka, chairman of the Group.

'I hope I've inspired ladies of my age after Jhalak stint'

'I hope I've inspired ladies of my age after Jhalak stint'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

Jayati Bhatia, who got eliminated last weekend, talks about her experiences on Jhalak Dhikhhla Jaa.

Budget's impact on the FMCG sector

Budget's impact on the FMCG sector

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

Increase in tax exemption limit by Rs 50000 is positive for the FMCG sector, as it will leave more discretionary income in the hands of consumers.

The tough life of window cleaners

The tough life of window cleaners

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

The cleaners have to obtain a license for high-rise operations and must not have high blood pressure or naturally suffer a fear of heights.

Schools reopen in Kerala, Karnataka, Assam with Covid regulations

Schools reopen in Kerala, Karnataka, Assam with Covid regulations

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

Though many students attended school, with letters of consent from their parents, some chose to continue education online with their guardians anxious about the pandemic situation and the emergence of a new strain of the novel coronavirus.

Mandira's Marriage Mantras

Mandira's Marriage Mantras

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

'Physical compatibility is very important among couples before marriage.'

Chemicals: Import duty reduction on feedstock sought

Chemicals: Import duty reduction on feedstock sought

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Sustained growth only if domestic manufacturing rises

Pix: Check out these yummiest moms

Pix: Check out these yummiest moms

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

A look at the top five women voted Britian's yummiest moms.

Hockey India-IHF row hogs limelight in 2011

Hockey India-IHF row hogs limelight in 2011

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

Another year passed but the sorry state of Indian hockey refused to change as the prolonged struggle for power between two warring federations once again took centre-stage over the performance of the national team in 2011.

How Railways is ferrying 10 mn workers

How Railways is ferrying 10 mn workers

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Ferrying migrant workers back to their states would be the largest special service by any railway network in the world in one go. Here's how the transporter manages it.

FMCG companies on cost-cut drive

FMCG companies on cost-cut drive

Rediff.com12 Dec 2011

This includes input substitution, overhead management, rationalising personnel - all aimed at reining in expenditure.

Caught napping over migrants' exodus, BJP fights back

Caught napping over migrants' exodus, BJP fights back

Rediff.com6 Apr 2020

'We had no inkling this would come. Admittedly, we failed to inspire confidence in migrants that no harm would come to them if they stayed back.' Radhika Ramaseshan reports.