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Anil Agarwal to demerge 5 businesses of Vedanta, restructure zinc unit

Anil Agarwal to demerge 5 businesses of Vedanta, restructure zinc unit

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

Mining magnate Anil Agarwal's conglomerate on Friday announced a major business shake-up, with flagship Vedanta Ltd approving a spin-off of its metals, power, aluminium and oil and gas businesses into separate listed entities and an overhaul of lucrative zinc unit planned as part of value creation and reducing debt load. Vedanta will issue one share of the five demerged businesses for every share held in the company, the firm said in a statement. The entire exercise, which would require shareholder and lender approval as well as a nod from the stock exchanges and courts, is expected to be completed in 12-15 months, its president for finance Ajay Agarwal said.

US-based boutique investment company GQG Partners overweight on India

US-based boutique investment company GQG Partners overweight on India

Rediff.com13 Mar 2023

US-based boutique investment company GQG Partners has shot into limelight with its Rs 15,446-crore Adani wager.

SC refuses to bar Mirzapur S3, says pre-screening not possible

SC refuses to bar Mirzapur S3, says pre-screening not possible

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

Observing that it always felt pre-censorship was impermissible, the Supreme Court on Thursday wondered how there can be a pre-screening committee for web series, films or other programmes which are directly released on online platforms.

Most of Adani Group stocks bounce back

Most of Adani Group stocks bounce back

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

Shares of eight of the ten listed firms of the Adani Group ended with gains on Tuesday after taking a beating in recent sessions. Adani Enterprises stock jumped 14.22 per cent to settle at Rs 1,364.05 on the BSE. During the day, it rallied 19 per cent to Rs 1,421.95.

New Covid variants not behind China outbreak, finds Lancet study

New Covid variants not behind China outbreak, finds Lancet study

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

Two known Omicron sub-variants -- rather than any new variants -- have chiefly been responsible for the recent Covid-19 surge in China, according to a study of cases in Beijing published in The Lancet journal.

What led to collapse of over 100 buildings in Shimla

What led to collapse of over 100 buildings in Shimla

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

Overburdening of hills with construction coupled with saturation of soil and seepage seem to be responsible for landslides in Shimla city, said Principal Scientific Officer, Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) S S Randhawa.

Monkeypox outbreak: Govt alerts agencies, asks them to keep vigil

Monkeypox outbreak: Govt alerts agencies, asks them to keep vigil

Rediff.com20 May 2022

The Union health ministry has also directed airport and port health officers to be vigilant, they said.

Encouraging results for April-June quarter of FY24 lifts Tata Power stock

Encouraging results for April-June quarter of FY24 lifts Tata Power stock

Rediff.com20 Aug 2023

Tata Power declared encouraging results for the April-June quarter (Q1) of the 2023-23 financial year (FY24). The firm's revenue rose 5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 15,210 crore. It was driven by higher sales to distribution companies (discoms) and capacity addition in renewables. Company's adjusted profit after tax (PAT) rose 3 per cent to Rs 906 crore with reported PAT at Rs 1,100 crore on a one-time gain of Rs 235 crore.

EMI Pinch: Explore Home Loan Transfer

EMI Pinch: Explore Home Loan Transfer

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

While most borrowers calculate the gain they stand to make from switching to a lower interest rate, they often fail to take into account all the costs.

Denied MCD ticket, ex-AAP councillor climbs electricity tower

Denied MCD ticket, ex-AAP councillor climbs electricity tower

Rediff.com13 Nov 2022

Apparently miffed over being denied a ticket for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Haseeb-ul-Hasan on Sunday climbed an electricity tower in east Delhi, police said.

Infra assets worth over Rs 1.62 lakh cr to be monetised this fiscal: FinMin

Infra assets worth over Rs 1.62 lakh cr to be monetised this fiscal: FinMin

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

Infrastructure assets worth over Rs 1.62 lakh crore are expected to be monetised during the current fiscal, Parliament was informed on Monday. The government had last year announced a Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) to unlock value in infrastructure assets across sectors, ranging from power to road and railways in four years till 2025. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said about Rs 97,000 crore worth of public assets were monetised in the last fiscal (2021-22).

WHO urges nations to strengthen surveillance, health measures for monkeypox

WHO urges nations to strengthen surveillance, health measures for monkeypox

Rediff.com24 Jul 2022

In the WHO South-East Asia region, four cases of monkeypox have been reported, three from India and one from Thailand.

SC grants pre-arrest bail to Raj Kundra, Sherlyn, Poonam in porn case

SC grants pre-arrest bail to Raj Kundra, Sherlyn, Poonam in porn case

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to businessman Raj Kundra and others, including actors Sherlyn Chopra and Poonam Pandey, in connection with an FIR against them for allegedly distributing pornographic videos.

NASA's Webb telescope detects water on distant planet

NASA's Webb telescope detects water on distant planet

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

The observation is the most detailed of its kind to date, demonstrating Webb's unprecedented ability to analyse distant atmospheres, according to NASA. WASP-96 b is one of more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets in the Milky Way.

Adani group withdraws from M&As, to focus on prepaying debt

Adani group withdraws from M&As, to focus on prepaying debt

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

On Thursday, Adani Enterprises announced that it will not go ahead with acquiring Macquarie group's two road companies at an enterprise valuation of Rs 3,100 crore.

New Omicron variant spreads more than original: Study

New Omicron variant spreads more than original: Study

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

There is also evidence to support immune evasive properties of the BA.2 sub-variant, the researchers said.

4 Palestinian Women: A Touching Story

4 Palestinian Women: A Touching Story

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

'The idea of this movie is to trace these journeys and not to blame.' 'We could have talked what happened in 1948. This is what the Israelis did. This is what the Palestinians and Arabs did.' 'We didn't want to go there.'

No concerns on power supply from Adani: Bangladesh minister

No concerns on power supply from Adani: Bangladesh minister

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

Bangladesh has no concerns about Adani Group's ability to supply power from a plant in Jharkhand, said Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, adviser to the country's prime minister on energy. Speaking on sidelines of the India Energy Week in Bengaluru, Chowdhury, who holds ministerial rank, said talks with Adani on the supply are private and can't be made public. "Electricity will come very timely. Summer peak is coming and that 600 MW of Adani Power is very helpful," he said.

India is doing fine, unlikely to witness spike in Covid cases: Virologist

India is doing fine, unlikely to witness spike in Covid cases: Virologist

Rediff.com23 Dec 2022

Kang said that "at the moment, India is doing fine" but maintained that surveillance should be ensured to "detect signal of any changes in the behaviour of the virus".

There's no credit risk for Adani group's lenders: Rating agencies

There's no credit risk for Adani group's lenders: Rating agencies

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

After a $110 billion rout in market value, embattled Adani group got some reprieve on Tuesday after shares of most of its listed firms rebounded on bourses and international rating agencies said there was no credit risk for lenders with exposure to the group. The group, which is in the midst of a political storm after US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research's adverse report dated January 24 triggered a meltdown in group stocks wiping out billions of dollars in market value, also had a mixed day with the quarterly results of four of its entities, particularly Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone reporting a 12.94 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,336.51 crore for the December quarter 2022. Shares of flagship firm Adani Enterprises settled nearly 15 per cent higher at Rs 1,802.50 apiece while shares of Adani Wilmar jumped 5 per cent to end at Rs 399.40 on BSE.

Adani Enterprises tumbles 20%, its 1-year low on BSE

Adani Enterprises tumbles 20%, its 1-year low on BSE

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

Shares of Adani Group firms continued to remain weak for the seventh day running on Friday amid a host of negative events surrounding the companies. The stock of Adani Enterprises tumbled 20 per cent to Rs 1,173.55 -- its one-year low -- on the BSE. Shares of Adani Ports tanked 10 per cent, Adani Transmission (10 per cent), Adani Green Energy (10 per cent), Adani Power (5 per cent), Adani Total Gas (5 per cent), Adani Wilmar (4.99 per cent), NDTV (4.98 per cent), ACC (4.24 per cent) and Ambuja Cements (3 per cent).

Explained: What is monkeypox?

Explained: What is monkeypox?

Rediff.com20 May 2022

Monkeypox is a rare zoonotic disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, which also includes the viruses causing smallpox and cowpox disease

Two-day Covid readiness drill in hospitals from Monday amid spike in cases

Two-day Covid readiness drill in hospitals from Monday amid spike in cases

Rediff.com9 Apr 2023

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit AIIMS, Jhajjar on April 10 to oversee the mock drill, officials said on Sunday.

Maha says no move to privatise power firms, employees call off strike

Maha says no move to privatise power firms, employees call off strike

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the energy portfolio, held a meeting with trade union representatives and later said the government had no intention to privatise state-run power utilities.

NSE to include Adani Wilmar, Adani Power to few indices from Mar 31

NSE to include Adani Wilmar, Adani Power to few indices from Mar 31

Rediff.com18 Feb 2023

Leading stock exchange NSE has tweaked the constituents of its major indices with Adani Group's two companies -- Adani Wilmar and Adani Power -- all set to make their way into some of the Nifty indices from March 31, 2023. Adani Wilmar will be part of Nifty Next 50 and Nifty 100 indices, while Adani Power will be included in Nifty 500, Nifty 200, Nifty Midcap 100, Nifty Midcap 150, Nifty LargeMidcap 250, and Nifty Midsmallcap 400 indices. All the changes in the indices will be effective from March 31 this year, the exchange said in a late night statement on Friday.

How To Make Banks Treat Customers Fairly

How To Make Banks Treat Customers Fairly

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

Nobody is held accountable for lapses, no matter how badly it affects the person or business whose accounts are frozen. Nor is there compensation for losses. Most people get to know their accounts are blocked only when a cheque bounces, points out Debashis Basu.

When Pakistan Faced A Power Outage

When Pakistan Faced A Power Outage

Rediff.com26 Jan 2023

Millions of people in Pakistan were left without electricity when a major power outage occured on January 23.

EC comes up with RVM prototype for migrant voters

EC comes up with RVM prototype for migrant voters

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

If implemented after stakeholder consultations, migrant voters do not need to travel to their home district to exercise their franchise.

China reported nearly 250mn Covid cases in just 20 days: Report

China reported nearly 250mn Covid cases in just 20 days: Report

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

The report came at the time when British-based health data firm Airfinity, said that the infections in China are likely to be more than one million a day with deaths at more than 5,000 a day.

Sensex climbs over 224 points, Nifty dips

Sensex climbs over 224 points, Nifty dips

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

From the Sensex pack, ITC jumped 4.74 per cent. The other major gainers were IndusInd Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services and ICICI Bank. HDFC, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Power Grid and HDFC Bank were the major laggards.

India's Discoveries Haven't Received Attention They Deserve

India's Discoveries Haven't Received Attention They Deserve

Rediff.com6 Sep 2023

In the ancient world there is a great deal of give and take and reciprocal learning. India was an integral and important constituent of such interchanges of goods and ideas.

BF.7 variant found in several Covid +ve samples of int'l fliers: Govt

BF.7 variant found in several Covid +ve samples of int'l fliers: Govt

Rediff.com11 Jan 2023

More than 15 lakh international air passengers have so far been screened and 200 of them have tested positive for COVID-19, Mandaviya said on the sidelines of a book launch.

Nepal: A dramatic political turn amid a turbulent 2022

Nepal: A dramatic political turn amid a turbulent 2022

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

Nepal witnessed political turbulence in 2022 that dramatically turned rivals into allies and throned former guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' as the prime minister for a third time, as Kathmandu made efforts to balance ties with immediate neighbours India and China with high-profile talks and visits.

Experts downplay apprehensions centred around Covid XE

Experts downplay apprehensions centred around Covid XE

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Experts said the strain has not propelled a surge in cases like Omicron, but advised strict adherence to COVID-19-appropriate behaviour.

Telecom service providers log in to AI filter to stop pesky calls: Trai

Telecom service providers log in to AI filter to stop pesky calls: Trai

Rediff.com3 May 2023

Telecom service providers (TSPs) have begun to monitor and prevent spam calls since May 1, with the help of an artificial intelligence and machine language-based system acting on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) latest directive on the matter, its officials told Business Standard. Touted as the first big technological measure against the growing menace of unsolicited commercial communications, all TSPs have confirmed to Trai that they have rolled out the AI/ML tool. The filter system works on the distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform used by TSPs, and is set to go for incremental updates, rules for which will soon be released, they added.

'Omicron won't be a big challenge for India'

'Omicron won't be a big challenge for India'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

... 'Or any country which has reasonable vaccine coverage.' 'The emergence of Omicron clearly proves that if we allow a virus to circulate in an unvaccinated population, it would take a form which could be a Variant of Concern, or a new variant.'

Over 85% active large-cap schemes underperform in 2022

Over 85% active large-cap schemes underperform in 2022

Rediff.com19 Apr 2023

Over 87 per cent of active large-cap schemes failed to outperform the benchmark S&P BSE 100 (total return) in the 2022 calendar year (CY), significantly higher than the 2021 figure of 50 per cent, shows a report by S&P Dow Jones Indices. During the three-year period (CY 2020, '21, '22), the percentage of schemes underperforming the index was even higher at 97 per cent. While active large-cap schemes generally find it tough to outperform due to a rising efficiency in the market, 2022 proved to be even more challenging as mid-cap and small-cap stocks (where they have some allocation) performed poorly vis-a-vis the large-caps.

Arunachal govt building mini power projects along China border

Arunachal govt building mini power projects along China border

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

The Arunachal Pradesh government has launched an ambitious plan to build 50 mini hydropower projects along the border with China for electrification of remote villages that are facing challenges of poor connectivity and mountainous terrain.

Adani group firms lose Rs 5.56 lakh cr in market cap in 3 days

Adani group firms lose Rs 5.56 lakh cr in market cap in 3 days

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

Shares of most of the Adani group firms ended lower on Monday, a day after it released a 413-page response to allegations of wrongdoing brought by a US-based short seller Hindenburg Research.

A report that sent Adani stocks crashing for 3rd day

A report that sent Adani stocks crashing for 3rd day

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

Shares of Adani group firms have faced heavy drubbing since Tuesday's close last week, after US-based short seller Hindenburg Research made damaging allegations against the conglomerate. Most of the group firms fell for the third day running on Monday. Since Tuesday's close last week, shares of Adani Transmission have tumbled 41.66 per cent, Adani Total Gas tanked 39.57 per cent, Adani Green Energy declined 37.55 per cent and Adani Ports fell 23.75 per cent on the BSE.