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Hero staff seek up to Rs 18k hike over 3 years

Hero staff seek up to Rs 18k hike over 3 years

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

The nearly 1,200 permanent workers, under the aegis of Hero MotoCorp Workers Union, are observing silent protest by wearing black badges and not taking tea and snacks provided by the company to press for their demand.

Sena to BJP: Approach us if you are ready to share CM post

Sena to BJP: Approach us if you are ready to share CM post

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should resign as the term of the existing assembly is ending (on November 9), the Sena spokesman said.

US visa fee hike: India to move WTO this week

US visa fee hike: India to move WTO this week

Rediff.com21 May 2012

As per the procedure of World Trade Organisation, consultation is the first stage of a complaint filed with the global trade body.

SC ruling leaves IT deals worth $1 bn in limbo

SC ruling leaves IT deals worth $1 bn in limbo

Rediff.com3 Feb 2012

Ruling comes at a time when IT firms have signed multi-million dollar deals with telecom firms.

Relations with Pak should be India's top priority: Aiyar

Relations with Pak should be India's top priority: Aiyar

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

Scoffing at former minister Mani Shankar Aiyar's suggestion of close India-Pakistan cooperation on combating terror, Lalit Mansingh, former ambassador to the United States, argued that India needs to discuss with countries like China and Pakistan from a position of strength. Aziz Haniffa reports.

After ban, gutkha makers expose 'more harmful' fag

After ban, gutkha makers expose 'more harmful' fag

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Piqued by the number of states opting to ban the production, sale and marketing of gutkha, a group of manufacturers under the aegis of the Smokeless Tobacco Association have issued print ads saying it is unfair to ban their products when the tobacco content in these is lower than that in cigarettes.

Education loans: Banks to rate institutes

Education loans: Banks to rate institutes

Rediff.com22 Mar 2012

Banks may also rate students every year and fix interest rates according to the ratings.

Tibetan refugees organise protest rally in Guwahati

Tibetan refugees organise protest rally in Guwahati

Rediff.com10 Mar 2012

A large number of Tibetan refugees on Saturday organised a rally in Guwahati to register their protest against continued self-immolation by their compatriots back home against the 'suppression' by the Chinese regime. The protestors, under the aegis of the Tibetan Solidarity Committee, orgainsed a rally on the occasion of the 53rd Tibetan National Uprising Day to express their anguish over the death of another Tibetan due to self-immolation in Ngaba in north-eastern Tibet.

In Srinagar, an angry protest with a difference

In Srinagar, an angry protest with a difference

Rediff.com18 Feb 2012

Srinagar, which is no stranger to angry protests, on Saturday witnessed a demonstration with a difference as civil society activists took to the streets to protest the growing menace of stray dogs in the city.

Advertisers feel the heat of Bollywood drug abuse probe

Advertisers feel the heat of Bollywood drug abuse probe

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

Advertising agencies admitted that conversations had begun with their clients to exercise restraint while using brand endorsements featuring film actors whose names appeared in the probe.

With Air India will Pawan Ruia prove to be India's 'turnaround tycoon'?

With Air India will Pawan Ruia prove to be India's 'turnaround tycoon'?

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Pawan Ruia has finally done it, a beaming Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, then West Bengal chief minister, had said at the reopening of the 70-year-old Sahagunj factory owned by Dunlop in 2005. But with the Calcutta high court passing a winding-up order in 2013 and the Trinamool Congress-led state government passing a Bill to take over the company in 2016, the once-upon-a-time undisputed leader in the Indian tyre industry looks vastly undone. But that can hardly be a deterrent for Ruia, who has a penchant for making headlines one way or the other.

Indian BPOs head to China

Indian BPOs head to China

Rediff.com26 Aug 2011

After information technology, it's now the turn of Indian business process outsourcing services companies to harness China as a delivery location.

AIFF to withdraw support for Premier League Soccer

AIFF to withdraw support for Premier League Soccer

Rediff.com11 Feb 2012

The much-anticipated IPL-style Premier League Soccer (PLS) may reach a dead end, with the AIFF set to withdraw the permission of conducting the tournament, during its all-powerful Emergency Committee meeting, in New Delhi on Monday.

Sports Shorts: Women's recurve team tops qualification

Sports Shorts: Women's recurve team tops qualification

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

Chess grandmasters resume COVID-delayed tournament in Russia

Assam: 50,000 Bodos hit streets, demand statehood

Assam: 50,000 Bodos hit streets, demand statehood

Rediff.com15 Oct 2011

Bodos, the largest tribe ethnic to Assam, on Saturday hold a massive rally at North Assam tea town Dekiajuli reviving their long-standing demand for a separate Bodoland state and warned that in case the United Progressive Alliance government gave consent to Telangana statehood, Bodoland must also be created.

TCS is the top employer in IT industry

TCS is the top employer in IT industry

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

At the end of June, 2016, TCS had a total headcount of 3.62 lakh.

Govt announces setting up of National Institute of Hockey

Govt announces setting up of National Institute of Hockey

Rediff.com1 Oct 2011

Aiming to revive hockey fortunes in the country, Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Saturday announced that a top-class national institute will be established at the Dhyan Chand Stadium with initial budget of Rs 20 crore.

First Look: Nagarjuna's Rajanna

First Look: Nagarjuna's Rajanna

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

The movie is set in the post independence period during the during the Razakkar regime.

Dr Singh may tell Parliament he wants PM's post under Lokpal

Dr Singh may tell Parliament he wants PM's post under Lokpal

Rediff.com9 Dec 2011

The much-awaited report of the Parliamentary panel that examined the Lokpal Bill has left the final decision -- about the inclusion of the prime minister's post under the aegis of Lokpal --- to the House. The report, along with 16 dissenting notes, was submitted and tabled in Parliament on Friday.

PM body to review trade treaties on Friday

PM body to review trade treaties on Friday

Rediff.com28 Apr 2011

The TERC, which comprises, among others Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, will also review the state of play in the Doha Round of talks for a multilateral trade agreement under the aegis of World Trade Organization, sources said.

Premji's dream university from July

Premji's dream university from July

Rediff.com10 Mar 2011

The Azim Premji Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation under whose aegis it is being set up, said on Wednesday the university would launch three courses in the first year of operation, to begin this July.

Concerns remain despite ceasefire in northeast

Concerns remain despite ceasefire in northeast

Rediff.com24 Sep 2011

A source informed rediff.com that the issue came up for discussion in the recent meeting of state police chiefs held in New Delhi under the aegis of Union Home Ministry.

Review: Go for Engeyum Eppodhum

Review: Go for Engeyum Eppodhum

Rediff.com19 Sep 2011

Directed by M Saravanan, this film is a slice of life.

Review: Vandhaan Vendraan disappoints

Review: Vandhaan Vendraan disappoints

Rediff.com16 Sep 2011

The screenplay of the film falls apart spectacularly.

Anurag Kashyap: I'd rather work with actors than stars

Anurag Kashyap: I'd rather work with actors than stars

Rediff.com2 Jun 2011

The maverick filmmaker talks about Shaitan and why he enjoys working with newer filmmakers.

Entrepreneurs, do you have that Next Big Idea?

Entrepreneurs, do you have that Next Big Idea?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL), at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) has announced the launch of Next Big Idea, a business plan competition.

Net savvy Indians more price conscious: Study

Net savvy Indians more price conscious: Study

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

Post the economic downturn, internet savvy Indian shoppers have become more conscious about price than brands, and are spending more time online looking for attractive deals, according to a joint study by Microsoft Advertising and Aegis Media.

Mandatory rules that e-retailers will have to follow from this week

Mandatory rules that e-retailers will have to follow from this week

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

Among other things, the e-commerce players will have to display the total 'price' of goods and services offered for sale, mention the 'expiry date' of goods and the 'country of origin' of goods and services.

A behind the scenes look at Raymond Davis's release

A behind the scenes look at Raymond Davis's release

Rediff.com17 Mar 2011

Raymond Davis's release followed secret talks between the ISI and CIA held under the aegis of the Saudi intelligence, says B Raman

President awards Garud commando killed in J-K with Ashok Chakra

President awards Garud commando killed in J-K with Ashok Chakra

Rediff.com26 Jan 2018

The award was received by Corporal Nirala's wife Sushmanand and his mother Malti Devi at the majestic Rajpath.

Govt slashed nuclear power budget 45% to Rs 757 cr

Govt slashed nuclear power budget 45% to Rs 757 cr

Rediff.com7 Mar 2011

The huge reduction in the government's support for Bhavini has brought down the overall budgetary allocation for nuclear power schemes by 20 per cent.

Centre will scuttle important points in Lokpal Bill: Hegde

Centre will scuttle important points in Lokpal Bill: Hegde

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

The meeting of the Joint Drafting Committee of the Lokpal Bill, scheduled to be held later on Tuesday, is expected to be a decisive one. But the representatives of civil society don't have any high hopes from this meeting.

US warship in Black Sea irks Russia

US warship in Black Sea irks Russia

Rediff.com12 Jun 2011

In a statement issued the Russian Foreign Ministry has objected to the entry of USS Monterrey guided missile cruiser armed with AEGIS missile shield for joint Sea Breeze 2011 war games with Ukraine.

'BJP in Bengal is nothing but TMC 2.0'

'BJP in Bengal is nothing but TMC 2.0'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

'Tell me, one BJP policy that Mamata has opposed and is fighting tooth and nail?' Be it Article 370, instant triple talaq, be it CAA/NRC/NPR, be it notebandi, FDI, she has aligned with the BJP.'

US must help India join nuke control groups: Panel

US must help India join nuke control groups: Panel

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

An Indo-US working group comprising leading nuclear non-proliferation and foreign policy experts has urged both Washington and New Delhi to agree in principle to bring India into the export control groups that are part of the non-proliferation system.

Autocross for two/four-wheelers in Mumbai

Autocross for two/four-wheelers in Mumbai

Rediff.com14 Feb 2011

If you are a motorsport enthusiast, be sure to be there at the Somaiya grounds in Sion East, Mumbai, on Sunday, February 20. Some of the best two and four-wheeler drivers will be in action in an Autocross event, billed as RotoCross, organized by the Rotary Club of Deonar, Mumbai, along with Sportscraft, under the aegis of FMSCI.

MP: 30 villagers go blind after cataract surgery

MP: 30 villagers go blind after cataract surgery

Rediff.com20 Oct 2010

At least 30 people have lost their vision after they underwent cataract surgeries conducted by a charitable trust-run hospital at Mandla in Madhya Pradesh.

Va Quarter Cutting music is worth a listen

Va Quarter Cutting music is worth a listen

Rediff.com13 Sep 2010

With G V Prakash Kumar setting the tunes, here's what the collection sounds like.

In PHOTOS: South and North Korea on brink of war again

In PHOTOS: South and North Korea on brink of war again

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

The South Korean military on Monday fired shells into disputed waters in the Yellow Sea in a live-fire drill that could re-ignite tensions with North Korea

Teen golfer Bhati sells trophies, raises  4.30 lakh to fight coronavirus

Teen golfer Bhati sells trophies, raises 4.30 lakh to fight coronavirus

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Arjun Bhati has managed to raise 4.30 lakh to fight the COVID-19 pandemic by selling all his trophies, including three world junior golf championship titles and a national championship. Meanwhile, chess players in the country, including the likes of Grandmaster P Harikrishna, are doing their bit in the fight against the Covid-19 by raising more than Rs 3 lakh as their contribution.