News for '-mumbai-kolkata'

Stepping into high fashion

Stepping into high fashion

Rediff.com21 Jul 2004

Station-- Another Hindi film from Bangalore

Station-- Another Hindi film from Bangalore

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

Station is a crime thriller about three psychotic assassins sent to carry out a job at a deserted railway station.

India to get 52,000 hotel rooms in the next 5 years

India to get 52,000 hotel rooms in the next 5 years

Rediff.com2 Feb 2014

Nearly 52,000 new hotel rooms are expected to be added in India over the next five years on rising demand from travellers as global economic conditions improve.

TRAI to issue fresh IUC order in July

TRAI to issue fresh IUC order in July

Rediff.com16 Jun 2003

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will issue a fresh order on the Interconnect User Charge regime in July, replacing the existing order that came into effect from May, its chairman Pradeep Baijal said on Monday.

Cable TV to cost more, post-CAS

Cable TV to cost more, post-CAS

Rediff.com19 May 2003

Sebi finds lack of evidence in tax evasion of  38K cr

Sebi finds lack of evidence in tax evasion of 38K cr

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Legal hurdle cited in I-T action against 32,000 entities.

'Futsal is a combination of speed and skills'

'Futsal is a combination of speed and skills'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

Portugal football legend Luis Figo launched Premier Futsal, a five-a-side game played on a shorter arena, in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Struggling to find buyers, builders go slow on new projects

Struggling to find buyers, builders go slow on new projects

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

Launch of new homes dropped by 12 per cent to over 172,000 units so far during this calendar year in the eight major cities.

Sale of 5-kg LPG cylinders allowed at pumps across nation

Sale of 5-kg LPG cylinders allowed at pumps across nation

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

The smaller cylinders will be sold at market rates.

Wockhardt to start 4 super speciality hospitals

Wockhardt to start 4 super speciality hospitals

Rediff.com12 Jul 2003

The Wockhardt Group plans to invest Rs 400-500 crore to establish new super speciality hospitals in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore in the next three years, a top official of the group said on Saturday.

Fighters jets to be on alert on R-Day

Fighters jets to be on alert on R-Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2003

The IAF and the army will also set up observation posts at airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Chennai, sources said.

'Biggest' spectrum auction begin; bids worth Rs 53,531 cr on Day 1

'Biggest' spectrum auction begin; bids worth Rs 53,531 cr on Day 1

Rediff.com1 Oct 2016

India's largest-ever spectrum auction kicked off on Saturday with major telecom operators placing bids worth Rs 53,531 crore across bands, even as the premium 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz frequencies did not find any buyer.

Rupee fall hits middle income group hard: Assocham

Rupee fall hits middle income group hard: Assocham

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

The middle income group has been impacted by inflation particularly in context of falling The rupee and its cascading effects on price rise of items like petroleum products and edible oil, according to a survey by apex chamber Assocham.

New Snapdeal hiring halved

New Snapdeal hiring halved

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Not chasing IIM-A graduates whose joining dates have been deferred by rival Flipkart, says the company

CBI unearths 339 shell companies used to divert Rs 2,900 crore

CBI unearths 339 shell companies used to divert Rs 2,900 crore

Rediff.com7 May 2017

CBI sources said the shell companies were allegedly being used by the suspects to divert loan funds meant for specified purposes, creating fake invoices, and 'round-tripping' of funds to evade taxes and generate black money.

How Maneka plans to tackle problem of runaway children

How Maneka plans to tackle problem of runaway children

Rediff.com30 Nov 2014

The Women and Child Development Ministry has found a new route to tackle the problem of runaway children, most of whom take trains to end up in big cities, and has sought Railways' support in this regard.

Flipkart launches same day guaranteed delivery in 10 cities

Flipkart launches same day guaranteed delivery in 10 cities

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

The service is available in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Manesar, Navi Mumbai and Thane and will be scaled up to other cities soon

Office lease records 10-quarter high, Bengaluru No.1

Office lease records 10-quarter high, Bengaluru No.1

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

The office space absorption in seven cities, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, rose 14 per cent during the July-September quarter compared with the year-ago period.

I-T dept identifies over 2 million potential non-filers

I-T dept identifies over 2 million potential non-filers

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

After sending notices to 1.21 million Permanent Account Number (PAN) cardholders who had not filed their income tax (I-T) returns, the I-T department has now identified another 2.17 million potential non-filers. It had already sent letters to 50,000 potential non-filers in the first batch.

India set for biggest ever spectrum sale

India set for biggest ever spectrum sale

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

Eyeing a record high spectrum sale of Rs 1 lakh crore, the government on Wednesday fixed the base price for 3G auction at Rs 3,705 crore per mega hertz - which itself can fetch over Rs 17,000 crore (Rs 170 billion) from this band.

Internet users in India zoom to 302 million

Internet users in India zoom to 302 million

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

More than 100 million new users added in just one year; mobile internet usage seen as next frontier.

Carrying Rs 25,000, TVs? All flyers to India have to declare them

Carrying Rs 25,000, TVs? All flyers to India have to declare them

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

Passengers entering India will now have to declare Indian currency exceeding Rs 25,000 and LCD, LED or Plasma televisions.

No Haj subsidy from this year, announces Naqvi

No Haj subsidy from this year, announces Naqvi

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

"This is part of our policy to empower minorities with dignity and without appeasement," Naqvi said.

8 private telcos apply for spectrum auction, SSTL opts out

8 private telcos apply for spectrum auction, SSTL opts out

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, RCom, Reliance Jiosubmitted applications.

Mobile rates may go up with rise in spectrum price

Mobile rates may go up with rise in spectrum price

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

High spectrum charges would lead to rise in mobile services rates and adversely impact government's Digital India initiative by impeding telecom network expansion.

India's ambitious high-speed rail plans

India's ambitious high-speed rail plans

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

The feasibility study of Delhi-Chennai corridor is being done in cooperation with Chinese Railways.

How domestic airlines are planning to counter Vistara

How domestic airlines are planning to counter Vistara

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

IndiGo, which has about 550 flights a day, has increased the number of daily flights from Delhi to Hyderabad and Chennai to seven.

Wherever you go, tax dept follows

Wherever you go, tax dept follows

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

Officials are relying on both formal and informal methods for reaching non-filers.

I won't be surprised if Gauri's killers are not caught

I won't be surprised if Gauri's killers are not caught

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

'Those who were first at the site of Gauri Lankesh's murder scene noticed that the place was still open for people to casually walk in and out.' 'No forensic evidence of value can remain in such places,' points out Aakar Patel.

Onion prices more than double to Rs 36-40/kg in metros

Onion prices more than double to Rs 36-40/kg in metros

Rediff.com23 Jul 2013

Currently, onion is being sold at Rs 36 per kg in retail markets of the national capital and Rs 32 per kg each in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, according to the Consumer Affairs Ministry that monitors prices of 22 essential food items.

Panama Papers: New data shows about 2,000 Indian links

Panama Papers: New data shows about 2,000 Indian links

Rediff.com10 May 2016

A random check of the database for India displays about 22 offshore entities, 1,046 officers or individual links, 42 intermediaries and as many as 828 addresses within the country ranging from the tony and posh locations of metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai to mofussil locations like that in Haryana's Sirsa, Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Madhya Pradesh's Mandasaur and state capital Bhopal.

15 facts you didn't know about Uber

15 facts you didn't know about Uber

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

'Make every trip feel like an escape' says the Uber website. Ironically, it remains to be seen how the company can get away from this controversy.

How to stop students from cheating

How to stop students from cheating

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Top universities should stop taking students from UP and Bihar to make these states act against the rampant mass cheating in school exams, suggests Anjuli Bhargava/Business Standard.

RCom cuts 3G rates by half across all circles

RCom cuts 3G rates by half across all circles

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

RCom slashed 3G prices for all kind of connections -- pre-paid, post-paid, new and old -- across 13 circles where its third-generation services are available.

Power sectors hopes for reforms in the upcoming Budget

Power sectors hopes for reforms in the upcoming Budget

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

Santosh Kamath, partner (infrastructure and government services), KPMG in India, expects an extension of a tax holiday for the sector.

How life insurance companies get celebrities on a small budget

How life insurance companies get celebrities on a small budget

Rediff.com23 Apr 2016

Life insurance companies are balancing the increasing use of celebrity endorsers by limiting the association to short, event-led campaigns.

Vodafone withdraw plea against DoT from court

Vodafone withdraw plea against DoT from court

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Vodafone had contended in its plea that DoT instead of signing and executing the ULs had at the last moment informed them that their request for deletion of 'restrictive' clauses in licence pertaining to roaming cannot be accepted.

3 die in queue to exchange notes; ATMs across country run dry

3 die in queue to exchange notes; ATMs across country run dry

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

73-year-old dies in Mumbai, 75-year-old in Kerala.

Hooray! The book fairies have landed in India

Hooray! The book fairies have landed in India

Rediff.com7 Aug 2017

An army of 'book fairies' are anonymously dropping off some delightful books in public places across the world.