News for '-gurgaon'

Pet pics: 'Elma is the queen of our hearts'

Pet pics: 'Elma is the queen of our hearts'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

We asked you to share your pet pics. This is what Paresh Khanna, 27, from Gurgaon shared.

Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passes away

Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passes away

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

Vinod Dua was a Hindi broadcast journalism pioneer with stints in Doordarshan and NDTV.

Delhi wakes up to hailstorm

Delhi wakes up to hailstorm

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said parts of South Delhi reported hailstorm around 7.30 am. More rain and hailstorms are predicted during the day, it said.

DLF bags Gurgaon land for Rs 1,750 cr

DLF bags Gurgaon land for Rs 1,750 cr

Rediff.com20 Aug 2009

DLF, the country's largest realty firm, on Thursday bagged a 350-acre plot for Rs 1,750 crore (Rs 17.50 billion) in Haryana for developing a recreation and leisure project, making it one of the costliest land deals in recent times.

Locust attack: Delhi govt puts all districts on high alert

Locust attack: Delhi govt puts all districts on high alert

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

An advisory issued by the Delhi development commissioner said that residents can distract the locusts by making high-decibel sound through beating of drums, utensils; playing high-volume music, bursting crackers, and burning neem leaves.

Delhi Metro starts running with 100% seating capacity

Delhi Metro starts running with 100% seating capacity

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation till Sunday was running trains with 50 per cent seating capacity, after the services had resumed after a long hiatus on June 7.

'Happy Mother's Day Ma'

'Happy Mother's Day Ma'

Rediff.com5 May 2021

Readers share messages for their mothers.

UK's carrier strike group to conduct wargame with Indian Navy

UK's carrier strike group to conduct wargame with Indian Navy

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

The UK said the deployment of the carrier strike group marks the start of "a new era of defence cooperation with allies in India and the Indo-Pacific."

Farmers' stir: Heavy police force deployed, 3 Delhi border points closed

Farmers' stir: Heavy police force deployed, 3 Delhi border points closed

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

The protest by farmers at the Delhi border points entered the sixth day and is set to continue as the critical talks between three Union ministers and farmer groups ended in a stalemate on Tuesday after they rejected the government's suggestion of a new committee to look into issues raised by agitating farmers.

Renaming in Modi's India: From cities to fruits

Renaming in Modi's India: From cities to fruits

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Cities, roads, stations rechristened in the time of Modi.

Cong asks Twiiter to affix 'manipulative media' tag on 11 Union ministers' tweets

Cong asks Twiiter to affix 'manipulative media' tag on 11 Union ministers' tweets

Rediff.com25 May 2021

Surjewala has alleged that the "forged, fabricated material" and the claims made under the #CongressToolkitExposed by various ministers are identical to the material that has already been marked as 'manipulative media' by Twitter.

Vedanta drops cases against govt to settle retro tax dispute

Vedanta drops cases against govt to settle retro tax dispute

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

Billionaire Anil Agarwal's mining group Vedanta on Monday said it has withdrawn cases in the Delhi high court as well as before an international arbitration tribunal to settle a Rs 20,495 crore retrospective tax dispute with the government. Post slapping of a Rs 10,247 crore tax demand on UK's Cairn Energy Plc for alleged capital gains made on a 2016 internal reorganisation prior to the listing of its India business, the Income Tax Department had sought Rs 20,495 crore in taxes (including penalty) from Cairn India for failing to deduct tax on capital gains made by its British parent. Cairn India was in 2011 bought by Agarwal's group and subsequently, the firm was merged with Vedanta Ltd.

Farmers halt toll collection on most highways in Haryana

Farmers halt toll collection on most highways in Haryana

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

The toll plaza employees allowed vehicles to pass through without paying any charge.

Sonu Sood evaded tax of Rs 20 crore, violated FCRA: I-T Dept

Sonu Sood evaded tax of Rs 20 crore, violated FCRA: I-T Dept

Rediff.com18 Sep 2021

The department had launched searches against the 48-year-old actor and the Lucknow-based group of industries involved in infrastructure on September 15 and the CBDT said the action was continuing.

'India is Amazon's second-largest technology hub'

'India is Amazon's second-largest technology hub'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

India is the second-largest technology hub for Amazon globally and its teams are powering innovations not only for customers in the country but globally as well, a top company executive said on Thursday. Speaking at Amazon India Career Day, Amazon global senior vice president and country head India Amit Agarwal said the e-commerce company employs over one lakh professionals in India across diverse areas from engineering, supply chain, content creation, marketing, video and others. "India is also the second-largest technology hub for Amazon globally, with some of the most talented software developers, product managers, machine learning scientists, and research scientists as part of the team," he said.

Heavy rains cripple Delhi-NCR; waterlogging disrupts traffic

Heavy rains cripple Delhi-NCR; waterlogging disrupts traffic

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

The meteorological department has forecast more rains through the day and relative humidity at 100 per cent in Delhi.

Give up BJP's hospitality: Congress to Raj rebel MLAs

Give up BJP's hospitality: Congress to Raj rebel MLAs

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Surjewala said that the legislators should first hold a dialogue with the party on the condition that they give up the security of Haryana police in Manesar, and the hospitality and friendship of the BJP.

Britain posts liaison officer at Indian Navy's IFC

Britain posts liaison officer at Indian Navy's IFC

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

The United Kingdom on Tuesday posted a liaison officer at the Indian Navy's Information Fusion Centre (IFC) that has emerged as a key hub in tracking movements of ships and other developments in the Indian Ocean, a region witnessing increasing Chinese naval presence.

SEE: How to make eggless carrot cake

SEE: How to make eggless carrot cake

Rediff.com1 Aug 2020

You can bake it like a teacake or have it like a muffin, says Kanak Soneja.

Toolkit row: 2 Cong leaders get Delhi Police notice to join probe

Toolkit row: 2 Cong leaders get Delhi Police notice to join probe

Rediff.com25 May 2021

A preliminary enquiry into the complaint is still being carried out by the Delhi Police's Special Cell team and no FIR has been registered in the matter yet, officials said.

Minor improvement in Delhi air quality; remains 'poor'

Minor improvement in Delhi air quality; remains 'poor'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

At 9 am on Monday, the air quality index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 207 against an AQI of 254 at the same time on Sunday.

Jyotiraditya Scindia tests positive for COVID-19

Jyotiraditya Scindia tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

He was admitted to Max Hospital, Saket on Monday.

Work resumes at Honda Motor's Manesar plant

Work resumes at Honda Motor's Manesar plant

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

The stand-off at the facility, which employs around 1,900 permanent workers and 2,500 contract workers, began on November 5 morning when the company management did not allow some of the contractual workers to go inside the plant.

CBI raids 169 sites nationwide in Rs 7k cr bank frauds

CBI raids 169 sites nationwide in Rs 7k cr bank frauds

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

The cases pertain to State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Andhra Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Overseas Bank, Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank, Dena Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank, Central Bank of India, Union Bank of India, IDBI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra and Bank of India.

Competition Commission orders fresh probe against DLF

Competition Commission orders fresh probe against DLF

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

The case relates to development and sale of residential units in Gurgaon.

'I want to be the best actor there is'

'I want to be the best actor there is'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

'It's all that pain that makes you the artist you are.'

Social activist Swami Agnivesh passes away

Social activist Swami Agnivesh passes away

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

Agnivesh was critically ill and was on ventilatory support since Tuesday

Public authority's power only to be used for public good, says SC

Public authority's power only to be used for public good, says SC

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

A public authority possesses power only to use it for public good and this imposes a solemn duty on the State to act impartially and to adopt a procedure of allotment of licence which is 'fair play in action,' the Supreme Court has said.

US court sentences Indian to 3 years in jail for call centre fraud

US court sentences Indian to 3 years in jail for call centre fraud

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

An Indian national from Gurgaon has been sentenced to three years in federal imprisonment on charges of call centre fraud that intended to cheat Americans of millions of dollars, a US attorney said.

Parliamentary panel to Twitter: 'Law of land supreme, not your policy'

Parliamentary panel to Twitter: 'Law of land supreme, not your policy'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Amid a tussle between the Union government and Twitter over the new IT rules, officials of the microblogging site on Friday deposed before a parliamentary panel chaired by Congress's Shashi Tharoor over preventing misuse of social media.

The Guru in 'Gurugram'

The Guru in 'Gurugram'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2016

More than Guru Dronacharya, the cult of his wife, Kripi, runs stronger in Gurgaon.

Anxiety and angst as Indians mark month of lockdown

Anxiety and angst as Indians mark month of lockdown

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

The journey of getting used to a new way of life -- without domestic help, without the necessity of dressing up to step out and just staying cooped up indoors -- has been out of the ordinary, equal parts good, bad and ugly.

Farmers hold protests at district headquarters in Punjab, Haryana

Farmers hold protests at district headquarters in Punjab, Haryana

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

The Haryana Police closed the Ambala-Patiala highway after protesters gathered at the Shambhu border point with adjoining Punjab. The ruling Congress also held protests in Punjab, with the state unit chief Sunil Jakhar participating in one near the Shambhu border.

Emergency-level AQI: Delhiites advised to limit outdoor activities

Emergency-level AQI: Delhiites advised to limit outdoor activities

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

According to the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the air quality is considered to be in the emergency category if the PM2.5 and PM10 levels continue to be above 300 micrograms per cubic metre and 500 micrograms per cubic metre respectively for 48 hours or more.

In pix: How to holiday in Kashmir

In pix: How to holiday in Kashmir

Rediff.com12 Aug 2019

Rediff readers sent us these interesting pictures from their trip to the valley.

7-hour long traffic snarl in Delhi due to NH-8 congestion

7-hour long traffic snarl in Delhi due to NH-8 congestion

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

Commercial vehicle drivers, caught unaware of Supreme Court's imposition of an 'environment tax', remained stranded on National Highway-8 in Gurgaon on Saturday for around five hours which led to a massive traffic jam in the area.

Land acquisition case: CBI raids residences, offices of Hooda and his aides

Land acquisition case: CBI raids residences, offices of Hooda and his aides

Rediff.com3 Sep 2016

The former Haryana chief minister is facing a court case over land deals in Manesar.

Inspired by TV serial, Noida-based designer planned her own kidnapping!

Inspired by TV serial, Noida-based designer planned her own kidnapping!

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Meerut Zone, Lakshmi Singh, on Friday ruled out a case of kidnapping and said that the fashion designer during questioning told the police that she was inspired by a television crime show.

Ex-NSG chief who led 26/11 counter-terror op dies of Covid

Ex-NSG chief who led 26/11 counter-terror op dies of Covid

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Dutt, along with about 200 'black cats' commandos, had boarded an IL-76 aircraft of the Aviation Research Centre (ARC) to fly the first batch of the counter-terrorist strike force to Mumbai soon after the western metropolis reported multiple shootouts and public killings in the night of November 26, 2008.

Pilot gets 4-day breather, no action till next week on disqualification move

Pilot gets 4-day breather, no action till next week on disqualification move

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

The division bench of the court, hearing the dissident MLAs petition against the Speaker's notices, adjourned Friday evening. It fixed the next hearing for 10 am on Monday. The counsel for the Speaker assured the court that no order shall be passed on the notice till 5.30 pm on Tuesday.