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How India shopped online this festive season

How India shopped online this festive season

Rediff.com8 Nov 2018

What sold the most this year? Beauty, toys and baby care, sports and fitness, television and large appliances, followed by fashion, says T E Narasimhan.

Reliance Jio applies for network test before 4G launch

Reliance Jio applies for network test before 4G launch

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Gearing up for its pan-India 4G services launch in coming months, Reliance Jio Infocomm has approached the Department of Telecom for a network test conducted along with security agencies.

BJP has removed dynastic politics from India: Shah

BJP has removed dynastic politics from India: Shah

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

Shah said the Modi government has in the last three years shown the political will to take decisions.

Sep retail inflation at 6.46%, lowest since Jan 2012

Sep retail inflation at 6.46%, lowest since Jan 2012

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

CPI inflation is on the decline since July.

More than 50% jobless in India in 2004-05

More than 50% jobless in India in 2004-05

Rediff.com29 Sep 2006

The employment rate (number of person unemployed per 1000 person in the labour force) according to usual status was 17 in the rural areas and 45 in the urban locations.

Rural BPOs to bridge digital divide

Rural BPOs to bridge digital divide

Rediff.com5 Feb 2007

The digital divide separating rural and urban India may finally be narrowing, thanks to setting up of BPOs in villages.

Brands target India's 'orange' men

Brands target India's 'orange' men

Rediff.com30 Nov 2007

The use of henna as hair dye may be waning as western tastes sweep through the malls and markets of urban India, but it is far from dead in towns and villages.

Mobile computing in India soon

Mobile computing in India soon

Rediff.com12 Apr 2006

250 mn Indians spend Rs 14 per day on consumption

250 mn Indians spend Rs 14 per day on consumption

Rediff.com28 Dec 2006

The Indian economy may be registering strong growth, but nearly 20 per cent of the population or close to 250 million people of spent less than Rs 14 per person per day on consumption in 2004-05.

Jaitley sees FY16 gross domestic product growth at 7.6%

Jaitley sees FY16 gross domestic product growth at 7.6%

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

'Implementation of GST would lead to the growth story of India'.

New affordable housing benefits not for urban poor

New affordable housing benefits not for urban poor

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

Effects of the new schemes launched under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana would be felt more in tier-II and tier-III cities, as not many budget or affordable housing projects are in the works in metropolitan cities.

FMCG to get a major push via govt's common service centres

FMCG to get a major push via govt's common service centres

Rediff.com9 Mar 2017

Talks on with P&G, HUL, Patanjali, among others to push their products via 250,000 common centres

The fate of mom & pop stores!

The fate of mom & pop stores!

Rediff.com19 Jan 2006

The future of Indian cities

The future of Indian cities

Rediff.com26 Sep 2006

What ails our cities?

What ails our cities?

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Reforms do happen and one example is Odisha which has taken steps to create a dedicated municipal cadre.

Indians spending less on food now

Indians spending less on food now

Rediff.com11 Apr 2006

Former Davis Cup coach paints bleak picture of Indian tennis future

Former Davis Cup coach paints bleak picture of Indian tennis future

Rediff.com5 Feb 2017

Enrico Piperno, who was also India's Fed Cup coach says, lack of funding, support and infrastructure will cease creation of a top-50 player

How Indian start-ups are taking on global rivals

How Indian start-ups are taking on global rivals

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

Flipkart's appointment of Kalyan Krishnamurthy as CEO and Ola's choice of PepsiCo's Vishal Kaul for COO speaks to the growing trend of bringing in experienced professionals to run business. Karan Choudhury reports.

Made in Heaven: Beautiful contradictions, flat revelations

Made in Heaven: Beautiful contradictions, flat revelations

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

'Made in Heaven plays well as a busy show; when it's hip, but without being hopeless,' feels Sreehari Nair.

Rural India getting richer? You bet!

Rural India getting richer? You bet!

Rediff.com2 Jun 2005

R V Rajan, chief managing director, Anugraha Madison, speaks on how rural India has changed over the last two decades.

India's monthly per capita expenditure

India's monthly per capita expenditure

Rediff.com11 May 2005

The average monthly per capita consumer expenditure in the country was Rs 554 for the rural areas, while for urban India it was Rs 1,022 according to the National Sample Survey, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Environmentalist Sunita Narain stable after hit-and-run mishap

Environmentalist Sunita Narain stable after hit-and-run mishap

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

Hit by a car while cycling, environmental activist Sunita Narain on Monday said cyclists in Indian cities are being edged out systematically to make way for cars.

Malls have a cracking Diwali!

Malls have a cracking Diwali!

Rediff.com10 Nov 2004

Dev Anand: a role model

Dev Anand: a role model

Rediff.com26 Sep 2003

'Vulgar to hold IPL tamasha in drought-hit state'

'Vulgar to hold IPL tamasha in drought-hit state'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

'Over 50 crore Indians are currently suffering from a livelihood crisis, something to which the whole country had shut its eyes to for the past six months.' 'We woke up only after the IPL was affected.'

Say no to junk food! Go healthy!

Say no to junk food! Go healthy!

Rediff.com13 May 2005

The earlier you start on a diet of fruits and vegetables, the better it is for your health, say doctors.

Banks fill up ATMs on holiday eve

Banks fill up ATMs on holiday eve

Rediff.com12 Nov 2004

Jobless rate up in cities

Jobless rate up in cities

Rediff.com4 Apr 2005

'Never thought I'd come this far'

'Never thought I'd come this far'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

'I still remember I couldn't buy How To Learn Acting because I did not have sufficient money.' 'Later, when I searched for the book, I could never find it.'

Bonding with coffee

Bonding with coffee

Rediff.com18 Mar 2005

Which areas of India have the most toilets?

Which areas of India have the most toilets?

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Rediff's data journalists bring you data about toilet/bathroom and sanitation facilities across India from the 69th round (2012) of National Sample Survey.

The Rediff Review: Stumble

The Rediff Review: Stumble

Rediff.com21 Feb 2003

FMCG Vs durables

FMCG Vs durables

Rediff.com25 Aug 2003

A return to power

A return to power

Rediff.com20 Dec 2003

India's food revolution takes off

India's food revolution takes off

Rediff.com20 Sep 2003

Special: Back to school

Special: Back to school

Rediff.com16 Sep 2003

'Budget gives new wings to aspirations of poor'

'Budget gives new wings to aspirations of poor'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

After Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his fifth straight budget in the Lok Sabha, Bharatiya Janata Party members and ministers from the Cabinet reacted positively to the Budget. Here are some of the reactions.