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Prez assent to Gujarat labour law with contentious provisions

Prez assent to Gujarat labour law with contentious provisions

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

Prez assent to Gujarat labour law with contentious provisions.

Swiss government names Lalit Modi among those facing tax probe

Swiss government names Lalit Modi among those facing tax probe

Rediff.com31 May 2016

In the past, several other Indian nationals have been named in such notifications after the Swiss FTA was approached by Indian authorities for information about those people with regard to the pending tax-related probes against them.

New gas rates to be applicable from Apr 1: RIL to buyers

New gas rates to be applicable from Apr 1: RIL to buyers

Rediff.com14 May 2014

The Election Commission asked the government to defer announcement of the new price till completion of the polls and so RIL was asked to continue selling the gas at old rates.

RIL says new gas rates to be effective from April 1

RIL says new gas rates to be effective from April 1

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

Last week, RIL and urea companies failed to settle the key terms of gas supply from April 1 upon expiry of the five-year contracts that priced gas from the eastern offshore KG-D6 fields at $4.205 per million British thermal units.

Did the RBI keep the PM in the dark?

Did the RBI keep the PM in the dark?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

'When I met the prime minister on November 15 there was no RBI report with the prime minister as to why this was done.' 'When I asked the PMO officer about this, he said the RBI did not bring this to the PM and did it independently.' 'When I asked how could the RBI ban DCCBs from accepting deposits from farmers in old notes when the government gazette released on November 9 allowed them to do so, this officer told me that not even senior PMO officials had any idea about this RBI ban.'

Making a mockery of the Supreme Court order on Aadhaar

Making a mockery of the Supreme Court order on Aadhaar

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

'The attempt to make Aadhaar mandatory has now emerged as an act of bullying by government agencies, turning citizens into subjects by making fundamental rights conditional on biometric identification,' says Gopal Krishna.

AAP's decision on FDI in retail irresponsible: Minister

AAP's decision on FDI in retail irresponsible: Minister

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

In a major policy reversal, the AAP government wrote to the Centre to withdraw the approval given by the previous Sheila Dikshit government for FDI in multi-brand retailing in Delhi, saying the entry of global chains such as Walmart and Tesco in India would result in large-scale job losses.

Get ready to pay more for air tickets to fund Modi's 'dream flights'

Get ready to pay more for air tickets to fund Modi's 'dream flights'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

UDAN scheme takes off; fares capped at Rs 2,500 for 1-hr flight

Day after strikes, government slashes army's disability pensions

Day after strikes, government slashes army's disability pensions

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

'Instead of joining us in celebrating the strikes, the MoD has stabbed us in the back,' says a top general.

Year's worst air quality leaves Delhi gasping

Year's worst air quality leaves Delhi gasping

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

The national capital woke up on Tuesday morning to 'severe' air quality under a blanket of thick haze, as pollution levels breached the permissible standards by multiple times.

Bangalore is officially Bengaluru from now

Bangalore is officially Bengaluru from now

Rediff.com1 Nov 2014

It's official! Bangalore is now Bengaluru, Mangalore is Mangaluru and Mysore is Mysuru from Saturday as Karnataka turned 68.

Why the Hindu right-wing targets AMU

Why the Hindu right-wing targets AMU

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

'Besides electoral opportunism, a sustained vilification of AMU on one or the other pretext helps them sustain their 'everyday communalism', the new strategy of the BJP of the Narendra Damodardas Modi-Amit Anilchandra Shah era,' says Mohammad Sajjad.

India's coal mining ambition hurting indigenous group: Amnesty

India's coal mining ambition hurting indigenous group: Amnesty

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

Coal accounts for more than 60 per cent of India's electricity capacity, and the government plans to nearly double annual coal output by 2020, opening a new mine nearly every month

Indian Navy teams join Lanka flood rescue ops; toll reaches 193

Indian Navy teams join Lanka flood rescue ops; toll reaches 193

Rediff.com30 May 2017

The Indian contingent of more than 300 navy personnel was assisting in the relief, with divers searching the brackish waters and medical teams seeing patients in makeshift tents set up at shelters.

Facing procedural problems with your investments? Here's help!

Facing procedural problems with your investments? Here's help!

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

Many people struggle to claim or liquidate investments and insurance policies due to procedural issues.

Cauvery dispute: Karnataka gets more as SC reduces Tamil Nadu's share

Cauvery dispute: Karnataka gets more as SC reduces Tamil Nadu's share

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

The SC ruled that Karnataka will now have an enhanced share of 14.75 tmcft water per year while Tamil Nadu will get 404.25 tmcft, which will be 14.75 tmcft less than what was allotted by the tribunal in 2007.

A HUGE embarrassment for Modi sarkar: Kejriwal on HC order

A HUGE embarrassment for Modi sarkar: Kejriwal on HC order

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the Delhi high court judgement that his government's Anti-Corruption Branch has the jurisdiction to arrest policemen is a "huge embarrassment" for the Centre.

The battle for Dalit pride

The battle for Dalit pride

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

'It is a reassertion of their lost martial stride, of a history that is papered over by turning it into a memory largely of the upper castes.'

Months before 8/11, MP, Haryana probed note ban

Months before 8/11, MP, Haryana probed note ban

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

Months before 8/11, MP, Haryana probed note ban

Beyond the fighter pilot glamour

Beyond the fighter pilot glamour

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

'Why have we focused mainly on the question of women becoming fighter pilots? Why have women never asked for induction as Airwomen, Security Guards or Enrolled Non-Combatants? Is it that these jobs at lower levels demand far greater hardships without being glamorous?' asks Air Marshal P V Athawale (retd).

Deposit gold in banks for nation's economic prosperity, says Modi

Deposit gold in banks for nation's economic prosperity, says Modi

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

Finance Minister had announced the scheme in the Union Budget.

Meet India's only world heritage city

Meet India's only world heritage city

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

How did the newly anointed heritage city bag the title and is it ready for the expected rush of tourists?

Government defends NDTV India ban, says criticism politically inspired

Government defends NDTV India ban, says criticism politically inspired

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

Information and Broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday attacked those criticising the one-day ban on NDTV India over its Pathankot coverage, saying the "belated criticism" is clearly "ill informed and politically inspired" to create a controversy.

Toxic smog suffocates Delhi; schools shut, construction halted

Toxic smog suffocates Delhi; schools shut, construction halted

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

The air quality in Delhi is turning worse, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

Modi move to allow dual use in SEZs to help Adani SEZ

Modi move to allow dual use in SEZs to help Adani SEZ

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Developers had been urging dual usage of their SEZ land since the beginning of global financial recession in 2008.

Gujarat polls before Dec 18, Himachal on Nov 9; results on same day

Gujarat polls before Dec 18, Himachal on Nov 9; results on same day

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

The schedule for Gujarat will be announced separately.

Should Aadhaar card be linked with midday meal?

Should Aadhaar card be linked with midday meal?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

Corruption in the scheme may have nothing to do with fake children being shown to siphon out money, says Somasekhar Sundaresan.

Sebi tightens P-note norms

Sebi tightens P-note norms

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

New regime places more limits on unregulated foreign entities

Indian aviation faces swadeshi headwinds

Indian aviation faces swadeshi headwinds

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

Amber Dubey explains why India needs to stop blocking competition if it ever wants to become the top aviation market.

Regulator might inspect Wockhardt units

Regulator might inspect Wockhardt units

Rediff.com12 Jun 2013

Last month, the US Food and Drugs Administration had placed Wockhardt's facilities in Waluj near Aurangabad on import alert, barring supply of various products from these facilities to the US.

Who's the boss? Delhi's dilemma over the years

Who's the boss? Delhi's dilemma over the years

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

At the core of the issue is the national capital's unique status of a Union Territory that is administered by both the Centre and the government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Should mother tongue replace English in our schools?

Should mother tongue replace English in our schools?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

It is a difficult question to answer. This problem will remain with us for a very long time because we are the only major nation whose elite speaks a language that is a foreign tongue, says Aakar Patel.

India-Bangladesh land boundary bill gets Rajya Sabha nod

India-Bangladesh land boundary bill gets Rajya Sabha nod

Rediff.com6 May 2015

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday unanimously passed a historic bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh that provides for exchange of territories to settle the 41-year border issue.

What to expect in the months ahead as Telangana takes shape

What to expect in the months ahead as Telangana takes shape

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

The entire process of the formation of a new state of Telangana is expected to take 5 to 6 months, say experts. The government is likely to impose President's rule in Andhra Pradesh until the process is completed. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Proxy advisers now face real scrutiny

Proxy advisers now face real scrutiny

Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) planned research analyst regulations will also apply to proxy advisory services which provide advice on corporate governance and issue voting recommendations to institutional shareholders regarding company resolutions.

Bangladesh bans Islamist group linked to blogger killings

Bangladesh bans Islamist group linked to blogger killings

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Bangladesh on Monday banned an Islamist militant outfit that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers.

Fagu: A quaint town where time stands still

Fagu: A quaint town where time stands still

Rediff.com11 Oct 2015

A little ahead of Shimla, the town of Fagu is an idyllic escape from the crowd

TRAI bars differential tariff for Internet access

TRAI bars differential tariff for Internet access

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

TRAI said that Internet service providers would not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services.

Land acquisition continues despite ongoing debate on new Bill

Land acquisition continues despite ongoing debate on new Bill

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

The Union government acquired land for widening of an under-construction highway, overruling farmers objections in Rohtak, Haryana.

Image overhaul: Congress, SP field fewer Muslim candidates for UP bypolls

Image overhaul: Congress, SP field fewer Muslim candidates for UP bypolls

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party's historic Lok Sabha election success in Uttar Pradesh has influenced its two main rivals in the state, the Samajwadi Party and Congress, to field fewer Muslim candidates for the 11 assembly seats that go to the by-polls on Saturday.