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Bachelors, Masters, Law progs at Allahabad Univ

Bachelors, Masters, Law progs at Allahabad Univ

Rediff.com13 Apr 2009

University of Allahabad invites applications for admission to Bachelors, Masters and Law courses.

Check out all that happened at the GST meet

Check out all that happened at the GST meet

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

GST Council extends anti-profiteering authority's tenure, sends rate cut on EVs to fitment panel and also extended the date for filing annual returns under the GST by two months to August 30.

VW opens unit, targets 10% market share

VW opens unit, targets 10% market share

Rediff.com1 Apr 2009

The factory, inaugurated on Tuesday, will initially build Skoda Auto AS's Fabia hatchbacks from May before beginning production of a hatchback version of Volkswagen Polo in 2010. With this, VW becomes the last of the world's biggest auto manufacturers to mark its foray into India through a full production facility.

Bajaj Auto to raise stake in Austria's KTM

Bajaj Auto to raise stake in Austria's KTM

Rediff.com14 Jul 2009

Five-year time frame for 'slow process of integration'. Bajaj Auto, through its 100 per cent Dutch subsidiary, Bajaj Auto International Holding BV, will buy the additional stakes in the Vienna Stock Exchange-listed KTM on-behalf of the company.

TN Guv ordered 3 convicts' release after due process, says office

TN Guv ordered 3 convicts' release after due process, says office

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

Purohit eventually cleared them only after obtaining legal opinion from the state Advocate General.

Don't miss Kabaddi

Don't miss Kabaddi

Rediff.com3 Jul 2009

Good story, natural performance and great music makes this Kannada movie a must watch.

Global drug cos bag 392 India patents in 32 months

Global drug cos bag 392 India patents in 32 months

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

Global pharma majors such as Novartis, Roche and Pfizer have secured 392 medicine patents in less than three years of India changing its patent laws to allow product patenting system for drugs in the country. While Swiss multinational Hoffmann La Roche leads the tally with 34 patent grants, Novartis AG and Pfizer Inc follow closely with 25 and 24 respectively.

'No single stakeholder should control Subhiksha'

'No single stakeholder should control Subhiksha'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2009

The public spat with private equity firm ICICI Venture notwithstanding, retail chain Subhiksha Managing Director R Subramanian today said they can together bring the firm back on track provided one shareholder is not allowed to force its decisions on the firm.

Dump ICL and come back, PCB lures Yousuf

Dump ICL and come back, PCB lures Yousuf

Rediff.com9 Feb 2009

Senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf will be immediately selected in the national team if he snaps his ties with the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League, the Pakistan Cricket Board said.

Novartis may revise open offer price

Novartis may revise open offer price

Rediff.com28 May 2009

The company is likely to increase buy-back offer from Rs 351 to Rs 425-450. The open offer price is likely to be revised from the earlier Rs 351 to between Rs 425 and Rs 450, as the current share prices of Novartis India are above the present open offer price, the sources added.

Asia Cup: India lose 2-3 to Pakistan

Asia Cup: India lose 2-3 to Pakistan

Rediff.com10 May 2009

Defending champions India started their Asia Cup campaign on a disastrous note, going down 2-3 to arch-rivals Pakistan in a nerve-wrecking rain-marred Pool B match at the Wisma Belia Kuantan Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia on Sunday.

Bosch Q1 net drops 70 per cent

Bosch Q1 net drops 70 per cent

Rediff.com28 Apr 2009

Bosch Ltd, a supplier of automotive components to original equipment makers, has reported 69.4 per cent drop in net profit to Rs 49.3 crore for its first quarter ended March 2009, compared with the corresponding quarter last year. Its net sales for the quarter dropped 20.6 per cent to Rs 991.6 crore.

Infosys to freeze April wage hike, promotions

Infosys to freeze April wage hike, promotions

Rediff.com17 Apr 2009

The impact of the global meltdown has forced India's second largest IT bellwether Infosys Technologies to freeze wage hikes and hiring in new fiscal 2009-10.

The numbers game - 1st Test, Day 2

The numbers game - 1st Test, Day 2

Rediff.com12 Dec 2008

309 - Number of Test wickets taken by Harbhajan Singh, same as that of West Indian Lance Gibbs. Among the off-spinners only Muttiah Muralitharan (756) has taken more.

SC notice to Centre on ill-equipped Mumbai cops

SC notice to Centre on ill-equipped Mumbai cops

Rediff.com12 Dec 2008

The court issued the notice while admitting a Public Interest Litigation filed by former attorney-general Soli Sorabjee.

Find out why it was win-win for Super Bowl gamblers

Find out why it was win-win for Super Bowl gamblers

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

Singer Katy Perry's performance at Super Bowl was hyped for months and did not disappoint.

Water to be more expensive than oil in the Gulf

Water to be more expensive than oil in the Gulf

Rediff.com19 Nov 2008

The cost of water in the Gulf region will outstrip that of oil in the years ahead if its importance was not recognised soon, a top official of the global energy metering services provider said.

Volkswagen to source auto parts from India

Volkswagen to source auto parts from India

Rediff.com3 Nov 2008

German auto major Volkswagen AG is embarking on an auto component sourcing drive from India, which will see the company ordering materials worth one billion euro for its global operations, within the next two years.

Panel on Women's Bill meets on stormy note

Panel on Women's Bill meets on stormy note

Rediff.com27 May 2008

The first meeting of the key Parliamentary committee on Women's Reservation Bill on Tuesday was a stormy affair with the supporters and opponents of the measure indulging in verbal duels over the contentious issue. The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice saw clashes between supporters and opponents of the Bill seeking to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

Bangalore court orders probe against Kumaraswamy

Bangalore court orders probe against Kumaraswamy

Rediff.com4 Jan 2008

A Bangalore court has directed the police to register a case against former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and probe whether some of his remarks had hurt the religious sentiments of Veerashaiva community.

Mamta quits Parliament; vows to paralyse Bengal

Mamta quits Parliament; vows to paralyse Bengal

Rediff.com10 Nov 2007

Mamata said her party will 'paralyse' West Bengal from Monday.

Nivea to enter women's fairness market in India

Nivea to enter women's fairness market in India

Rediff.com13 Aug 2008

Germany-based Beiersdorf AG, the maker of Nivea skin creams, is entering the women's fairness cream market in India, almost a year after it began selling fairness cream for men locally in a bid to take on rivals including Hindustan Unilever, L'Oreal and other players.

Govt eases norms for foreign firms to set up branch offices in India

Govt eases norms for foreign firms to set up branch offices in India

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India was the approving authority.

ArcelorMittal to reduce stake in German firm

ArcelorMittal to reduce stake in German firm

Rediff.com15 Dec 2008

ArcelorMittal has entered into binding agreements to reduce its economic and voting interest in Dillinger Hutte from 51.25 per cent to 33.4 per cent in line with existing governance rights through sale of shares to Struktur-Holding-Stahl GmbH & Co KG aA and Dillinger Hutte Saarstahl AG, a company statement said. Dillinger Hutte enterprise value is estimated to be about $2.6 billion, the statement said.

Japanese economy slips deeper into recession

Japanese economy slips deeper into recession

Rediff.com9 Dec 2008

Recession in Japan has worsened after the country's gross domestic product shrank 0.5 per cent in the third quarter, much higher than the earlier estimate of 0.1 per cent.

SC orders floor test in Uttarakhand on May 10; rebel MLAs can't vote

SC orders floor test in Uttarakhand on May 10; rebel MLAs can't vote

Rediff.com6 May 2016

The apex court directed that the proceedings of the floor test should be video-graphed. The President's rule, imposed on the state on March 27, was suspended for the proceedings of floor test.

Mercedes' F1 driver Rosberg's name features in Panama Papers

Mercedes' F1 driver Rosberg's name features in Panama Papers

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

Formula One world championship leader Nico Rosberg's contract with the Mercedes team has shown up in the Panama Papers, leaked documents which reveal offshore financial dealings, German broadcaster ARD reported on Monday.

AMU VC row: Can varsity be minority institution, SC asks

AMU VC row: Can varsity be minority institution, SC asks

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

"Can a university itself be termed as a minority institution," the SC asked during the hearing of a plea seeking a direction to quash the appointment of AMU vice-chancellor Lt Gen (Retd) Zameeruddin Shah.

A self-driving concept car that can turn into a living room!

A self-driving concept car that can turn into a living room!

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

The F 015 luxury sedan concept, with its spacious cabin and lounge-like seating for four, explores new possibilities for self-driving cars that can double as virtual living rooms on wheels.

Auto majors race to India for component sourcing

Auto majors race to India for component sourcing

Rediff.com5 Oct 2007

According to the Auto Component Manufacturers Association, the apex body of component makers in India, global sourcing of components from the country will double from $2.95 billion to $5.9 billion in 2008-09, and is slated to hit $20 billion in seven years.

Modi confirms positive test in IPL

Modi confirms positive test in IPL

Rediff.com14 Jul 2008

Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi has confirmed that a player tested positive in the World Anti-Doping Agency 's random dope test, conducted during the inaugural Twenty20 tournament in India.

TN police recover 89 antique items from bizman's house

TN police recover 89 antique items from bizman's house

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

A total of 89 items including 56 stone idols, 22 pillars and 12 metal statues were recovered from the house.

SC to hear petition against Raj on Feb 22

SC to hear petition against Raj on Feb 22

Rediff.com8 Feb 2008

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant urgent hearing to a petition seeking direction to the Election Commission, to derecognise Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navanirman Sena, for his controversial remarks against north Indians. A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said that the petition would be heard on February 22, as fixed by the registry. The petition had been filed by advocate Arvind Shukla.

Reliance launches Blackberry

Reliance launches Blackberry

Rediff.com10 Sep 2007

Anil Dhirubhai AG company Reliance Communications became the first CDMA telecom service provider in India on Monday to launch Blackberry, the push mail smart phone from Canada-based Research in Motion.

'India is the world's value creation centre'

'India is the world's value creation centre'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2008

The entrepreneur is endlessly curious. He will not give you copybook answers. He is in constant search of all the things he can do better than others, says Bill McDermott.

Undergraduate, postgraduate courses at BHU

Undergraduate, postgraduate courses at BHU

Rediff.com20 Mar 2007

Banaras Hindu University is conducting entrance tests for

N-deal: PM seeks Japan's support; Abe guarded

N-deal: PM seeks Japan's support; Abe guarded

Rediff.com23 Aug 2007

India will have to request the NSG to relax its restrictions on the transfer of nuclear technology and fuel.

SAP CEO to visit India this month

SAP CEO to visit India this month

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

India is of major strategic importance to SAP as it is a vibrant market with a sound technology development and services-support delivery. This visit is also to reaffirm their commitment to the Indian sub-continent, a company official said.

DaimlerChrysler to buy 26% in Sutlej Motors

DaimlerChrysler to buy 26% in Sutlej Motors

Rediff.com7 Jan 2008

DaimlerChrysler plans to buy 26% of the bus body builder Sutlej Motors. The two companies will then jointly manufacture buses for the Indian roads.

HC rejects Novartis' plea on patent

HC rejects Novartis' plea on patent

Rediff.com6 Aug 2007

The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Swiss pharmaceutical major Novartis AG, challenging the constitutional validity of the section 3 (d) of the Patents (Amendment) Act 2005.