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Dynasts' report card: Defeat for Sharad's, Shatrughan's wards

Dynasts' report card: Defeat for Sharad's, Shatrughan's wards

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

They entered the Bihar poll battle to protect and carry forward their fathers' political legacy, but many of them could not win their own seat though some tasted victory.

Punjab Congress wants Channi as CM face, top brass differs

Punjab Congress wants Channi as CM face, top brass differs

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

The Congress high command has so far maintained that the party will fight the February 20 elections to the 117-member assembly under a "collective leadership"

PIX: Jacqueline, Disha, Tiger watch Hrithik's Super 30

PIX: Jacqueline, Disha, Tiger watch Hrithik's Super 30

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Check out the arrivals.

Deepika-Ranveer's '83 date night

Deepika-Ranveer's '83 date night

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

Priyanka meets Keanu Reeves.. Pratik wraps up a shoot with Vidya... Rajkummar celebrates with Patralekhaa...

Why BJP leaders are praising Tejashwi

Why BJP leaders are praising Tejashwi

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

'By making Rachel Rajeshwari, Tejashwi has done an exemplary thing.'

After brisk Dec, hotels face biz loss as Omicron drives cancellations

After brisk Dec, hotels face biz loss as Omicron drives cancellations

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

In a bad start to the new year, hotels are counting their losses again. Weddings and corporate events for this month have either been called off or postponed. The blow has throttled the nascent recovery which had kicked in around August. It is primarily hurting the banquet-driven hotel chains, some of which are seeing cancellations running into lakhs for a single day.

Tatas, Adani, Ambanis in scramble for super app

Tatas, Adani, Ambanis in scramble for super app

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

The groups plan to take on well-entrenched players like Amazon, Flipkart, and Paytm by merging their offline businesses with e-commerce initiatives.

PIX: Like the mehendi designs on Karisma's hands?

PIX: Like the mehendi designs on Karisma's hands?

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

Karisma and Kareena Kapoor's cousin Armaan Jain had a fun mehendi ceremony over the weekend, as his large family came together for the special occasion.

ISL: Hyderabad FC hold ATK Mohun Bagan

ISL: Hyderabad FC hold ATK Mohun Bagan

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

Hyderabad FC maintained their unbeaten run in the Indian Super League

This restaurant serves food, adventure -- 160 ft up in the air

This restaurant serves food, adventure -- 160 ft up in the air

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

Fly Dining at Noida sector 38 A has become a perfect place for adventure lovers where they can enjoy their food in a unique way and place -- 160 feet up in the air.

PIX: Taimur is 3!

PIX: Taimur is 3!

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor celebrate their son's birthday.

Love and jihad don't go hand in hand, says TMC MP Nusrat Jahan

Love and jihad don't go hand in hand, says TMC MP Nusrat Jahan

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

Actor-turned-politician Nusrat Jahan had herself married a person of another religion, businessman Nikhil Jain last year.

#DostiDiaries: A brother from another mother

#DostiDiaries: A brother from another mother

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Swapnil Bajpai, 32, from Jalandhar, Punjab tells us about his 17 years of friendship with his best buddy Nikhil who currently resides in Dubai.

Himachal stun TN to win maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy

Himachal stun TN to win maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy

Rediff.com26 Dec 2021

Shubham Arora came out all guns blazing with his maiden List A century as Himachal downed five-time champions Tamil Nadu

Lalu's sidelined son Tej Pratap Yadav floats parallel organisation

Lalu's sidelined son Tej Pratap Yadav floats parallel organisation

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

The maverick MLA came out with the announcement, claiming, as always, that he had "the blessings of Lalu Prasad", at a time when he was left licking his wounds after losing the battle in a tug of war with state RJD chief Jagadanand Singh.

Retail inflation eases to 5.59% in July on softer food prices

Retail inflation eases to 5.59% in July on softer food prices

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

Declining prices of food items like vegetables pulled down retail inflation to 5.59 per cent in July, bringing it back within the RBI's comfort zone after two months, official data showed on Thursday. The retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had remained above 6 per cent during May and June. The government has mandated the RBI to maintain retail inflation at 4 per cent, with a margin of 2 per cent on either side. The CPI based inflation stood at 6.26 per cent in June 2021 and 6.73 per cent in July 2020.

Ask MF Guru: 'Want to invest Rs 30 lakh in MFs'

Ask MF Guru: 'Want to invest Rs 30 lakh in MFs'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Sunny Leone, Daniel Weber at a prayer meet

Sunny Leone, Daniel Weber at a prayer meet

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Ace photographer Dabboo Ratnani's mother Prabha passed away on November 28.

Bihar polls: Big winners and losers

Bihar polls: Big winners and losers

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

Here's how the biggies fared in Bihar elections 2020.

Industrial production remains muted; inflation @ 6-month high

Industrial production remains muted; inflation @ 6-month high

Rediff.com12 Jan 2022

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by 1.4 per cent in November as most components like manufacturing, electricity, mining, primary goods, and consumer durables witnessed a slowdown, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Wednesday. This is on the base of a decline of 1.7 per cent in November 2020 and before the new Covid variant started impacting economic activity. IIP growth was lower than the 4 per cent expansion recorded in the previous month but was better than a 1.6 per cent contraction seen in November 2020. Separately, rising prices of kitchen staples pushed retail inflation, or rate of price increase, to 5.59 per cent in December 2021, bringing it close to the upper band of Reserve Bank's comfort zone.

Kareena RULES the Ramp!

Kareena RULES the Ramp!

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Looking back at all the times Kareena Kapoor Khan brought the curtains down in style at LFW.

Bihar by-polls: Misa, Tej Pratap omitted from RJD star campaigners' list

Bihar by-polls: Misa, Tej Pratap omitted from RJD star campaigners' list

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Lalu Prasad's eldest daughter Misa Bharti, a Rajya Sabha MP, and elder son Tej Pratap Yadav have been omitted from RJD's star campaigners' list released on Thursday for the upcoming by-elections to a couple of assembly seats in Bihar, a development seen as an attempt to push them to the margins in an intra-family feud to control the single largest party in the state assembly.

Sitar maestro Pandit Debu Chaudhuri dies of Covid related complications

Sitar maestro Pandit Debu Chaudhuri dies of Covid related complications

Rediff.com1 May 2021

The sitarist, considered among the greatest sitar players alongside Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee, belonged to Jaipur's Senia Gharana of music started by the descendants of Tansen's family and known for working towards preserving the purity of ragas.

Will Bhumi and Sushant score with Sonchiriya?

Will Bhumi and Sushant score with Sonchiriya?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2019

Abhishek Chaubey's movie releases March 1.

Retail inflation spurts to 7-month high in Jan

Retail inflation spurts to 7-month high in Jan

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

The retail inflation rate breached the 6 per cent upper tolerance limit of the RBI for the first time in seven months in January, while the wholesale price index stayed in double-digits for the 10th month in a row, showed two sets of data released by the government on Monday. Retail inflation, the key input for the RBI while reviewing the repo rate every two months, soared during the month mainly because of a spike in certain food items. The previous high for retail inflation was 6.26 per cent in June 2021.

Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai review

Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai review

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai is painfully regressive in the garb of comedy, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.

7 Most Sought-After Jobs In The World

7 Most Sought-After Jobs In The World

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

The demand for full-stack developers in India have seen a 20% increase in the last one year.

Hotels roll out red carpet for year-end vacationers

Hotels roll out red carpet for year-end vacationers

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

After a better-than-expected Dussehra weekend, hospitality firms are hopeful of ending the year on a positive note by doing good business over Christmas and the New Year. Typically, year-end bookings kick in two to four weeks before the season begins. Owing to pandemic-related uncertainties, hotels are seeing a significant reduction in the booking window, with travellers waiting till the last minute to make hotel reservations.

Nusrat Jahan's husband breaks silence over marriage row

Nusrat Jahan's husband breaks silence over marriage row

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

Jahan had tied the knot with Jain at a destination wedding at Bodrum in Turkey in 2019, attended by a select few.

PIX: Katrina watches a film with Sonam, Disha

PIX: Katrina watches a film with Sonam, Disha

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

Bollywood stars queued up to watch the week's release Malang at a special screening in Mumbai.

Ahaan review

Ahaan review

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

What Ahaan lacks in film-making, it makes up by way of humble charm, observes Sukanya Verma

When marching contingents wowed crowds at Rajpath

When marching contingents wowed crowds at Rajpath

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

Crowds at Rajpath and all across the nation were wowed by the various contingents that marched down Rajpath during the Republic Day parade. Take a look!

Shah Rukh, Sanjay Dutt condole with Ajay Devgn

Shah Rukh, Sanjay Dutt condole with Ajay Devgn

Rediff.com28 May 2019

He was 85.

1st Covid wave: Private sector bore the brunt of income losses

1st Covid wave: Private sector bore the brunt of income losses

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Almost 80 per cent of all income losses during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020 were incurred by the private sector in India, while in many other countries the entire loss was on respective governments, a report said on Wednesday. While the Centre had announced a Rs 21 lakh crore COVID-19 relief package, comprising 10 per cent of the GDP, the actual financial support was only about 2 per cent of GDP, as the rest was all credit-driven. "Almost four-fifths of all income losses during the pandemic in 2020 were incurred by the private sector in the country, while the government sector bore only about a fifth of the losses.

IPO rush continues; Paytm, 2 other public issues to open next week

IPO rush continues; Paytm, 2 other public issues to open next week

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

Hectic fundraising through IPOs will continue next week, with three firms -- One97 Communications, owner of Paytm; Sapphire Foods India, which operates KFC and Pizza Hut outlets; and Latent View Analytics -- are set to launch their initial share-sales to collectively mop up about Rs 21,000 crore. This comes after five companies successfully concluded their public offerings (IPOs) this week. Those five firms are - FSN E-Commerce Ventures, which runs online marketplace for beauty and wellness products Nykaa; Fino Payments Bank; Policybazaar parent entity PB Fintech; decorative aesthetics supplier SJS Enterprises; and microcrystalline cellulose maker Sigachi Industries.

Will comply with ban, invited to meet govt: TikTok

Will comply with ban, invited to meet govt: TikTok

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

"The Government of India has issued an interim order for the blocking of 59 apps, including TikTok, and we are in the process of complying with it. We have been invited to meet with concerned government stakeholders for an opportunity to respond and submit clarifications," Nikhil Gandhi, head of TikTok India, said.

Nushrat turns 33

Nushrat turns 33

Rediff.com18 May 2018

Happy Birthday Nushrat!

Social media posts against Bihar govt, MPs, MLAs are now punishable

Social media posts against Bihar govt, MPs, MLAs are now punishable

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

Objectionable social media posts against ministers, members of Parliament and the state legislature, other elected representatives and government officials shall be counted as cyber crime and warrant penal action, says a missive issued by a top police official in Bihar.

Bombay HC stays code of ethics clause in new IT Rules

Bombay HC stays code of ethics clause in new IT Rules

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

The Bombay high court on Saturday granted an interim stay to the operation of parts of the recently notified Information Technology Rules, 2021 which require that all online publishers follow a "code of ethics" and norms of conduct.

Radhika Madan gets vaccinated!

Radhika Madan gets vaccinated!

Rediff.com6 May 2021

Dulquer celebrates a precious birthday... Sonu donates blood...