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IAF plays key role in restoring power in Kashmir

IAF plays key role in restoring power in Kashmir

Rediff.com10 Jan 2012

The Indian Air Force played a major role for the quick repair of the snapped transmission lines following the recent snowfall, restoring power to the Kashmir valley.

Covid-19 leads to India's only quinine factory being revived

Covid-19 leads to India's only quinine factory being revived

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Perched in the hills of Darjeeling, the factory was set up in 1874, but has remained shut since 2001. Efforts to reopen the colonial era establishment are now on a war footing.

Why linking loans to external benchmark won't be easy for banks

Why linking loans to external benchmark won't be easy for banks

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Senior bankers are trying to impress upon the central bank that the shift to external benchmark-linked lending be postponed to April 1, 2020.

Largest Hindu temple won't be exact replica of Angkor Wat

Largest Hindu temple won't be exact replica of Angkor Wat

Rediff.com27 Mar 2012

The Hindu temple which will be constructed in Bihar's Vaishali district will have the tallest 'shikhar' (spire) in the world. M I Khan reports.

44 dead, 34 hurt as bus falls in drain in HP

44 dead, 34 hurt as bus falls in drain in HP

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

The private bus (bearing registration number HP 66-7065) fell into the over 300-metre-deep nullah near the Dhoth Morh in Banjar tehsil of the district, Kullu Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri said.

Economic activity clearly losing traction: Das said at MPC meet

Economic activity clearly losing traction: Das said at MPC meet

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

Das favoured shifting the stance of monetary policy from neutral to accommodative to send a clear signal, indicating that more measures could be taken in the near future to boost growth.

MUST SEE: The 10 BIG SURPRISES of 2011

MUST SEE: The 10 BIG SURPRISES of 2011

Rediff.com15 Dec 2011

The year 2011 has been an eventful one, full of surprises. Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the Government of India, jots down 10 unexpected economic and political developments in India and across the world this year, some of which changed the course of history.

Meet the young Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3

Meet the young Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

Siddharth Nigam is a trained 13-year-old gymnast from Allahabad.

Box Office: 2.0 gets a decent opening, thanks to Akshay

Box Office: 2.0 gets a decent opening, thanks to Akshay

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

The hits and misses of the week.

Pakistan violates LoC ceasefire again; 195th this year

Pakistan violates LoC ceasefire again; 195th this year

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

Pakistani troops on Friday resorted to mortar shelling and firing on the Line of Control in Jammu district, the second ceasefire violation in two days ahead of a crucial meeting of the Directors General of Military Operations of the two sides aimed at easing tensions along the ceasefire line.

Yoga exercises to make your face glow

Yoga exercises to make your face glow

Rediff.com24 Jun 2011

Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, shows you five simple yogic face-lift practices that can be practiced anywhere, anytime.

Box Office: Pihu, Mohalla Assi fare poorly

Box Office: Pihu, Mohalla Assi fare poorly

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

The hits and misses of the week.

Coming up: World's largest Hindu temple in Bihar

Coming up: World's largest Hindu temple in Bihar

Rediff.com4 Mar 2012

To be built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, the five-storied and 222-feet tall temple will come up at a sprawling campus spread over 15 acres at a place near Ismailpur village on Hajipur-Bidupur road, which will be christened as Angkor Nagar, BMMT's secretary and ex-IPS officer Acharya Kishore Kunal said.

Should've asked Cong FMs: Sitharaman on Rahul's RBI remark

Should've asked Cong FMs: Sitharaman on Rahul's RBI remark

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

The committee had eminent people on it and making any allegations like this is 'outlandish', Sitharaman said.

Karnataka AG's head BJP's gift to Jayalalithaa?

Karnataka AG's head BJP's gift to Jayalalithaa?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2012

B V Acharya, one of the senior most advocates in Karnataka, resigned as the advocate general on Wednesday. There is no one reason been given for the resignation and the former two time AG also does not spell out the real reason for him quitting.

K'taka advocate general says he quit under govt pressure

K'taka advocate general says he quit under govt pressure

Rediff.com9 Feb 2012

Contradicting Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's claims, former advocate general B V Acharya insisted that he resigned after the government pressured him to quit as the special public prosecutor in the wealth case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

Stampede kills 16, injures 30 in Haridwar

Stampede kills 16, injures 30 in Haridwar

Rediff.com8 Nov 2011

Six persons were killed and several others injured on Tuesday when a stampede broke out at an ashram in Chandidweep area in Haridwar, official sources said.

PIX: Poonam Pandey, Ranbir, Hrithik at Bright awards

PIX: Poonam Pandey, Ranbir, Hrithik at Bright awards

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

Check out the star arrivals.

Monetary policy specialist Patra is new RBI dy guv

Monetary policy specialist Patra is new RBI dy guv

Rediff.com15 Jan 2020

Patra, as executive director of the central bank, was the principal advisor to the Monetary Policy Department since July 2012.

Box Office: Uri is all set to be a hit

Box Office: Uri is all set to be a hit

Rediff.com15 Jan 2019

The hits and misses of the week.

Tough road ahead for Ramdev's companies

Tough road ahead for Ramdev's companies

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

More troubles are brewing for yoga guru Ramdev after the CBI registered a case against his close aide Acharya Balkrishan, with Enforcement Directorate probing the funding part of his business empire, that includes cash-rich trusts.

IMF monitoring situation in India, bats for RBI's independence

IMF monitoring situation in India, bats for RBI's independence

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

The IMF expressed its opposition to any move that compromises the independence of central banks anywhere in the world.

India's booming salute for fallen soldiers

India's booming salute for fallen soldiers

Rediff.com29 Mar 2011

In an unusual pilgrimage, A Ganesh Nadar visits a war memorial that doesn't allow us to forget the sacrifices of India's martyrs.

Higher currency circulation may impact liquidity

Higher currency circulation may impact liquidity

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

While there are several instruments in the RBI's disposal, the most effective one for infusing durable liquidity is bond purchase from the secondary market

Govt says RBI did not consult it over important decisions

Govt says RBI did not consult it over important decisions

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

'The PCA framework was revised and tightened in April 2017, but there was no discussion in any board meeting. The government does not know the rationale behind revising the framework and how the RBI arrived at it. Similarly, there was no discussion in the board meeting on the revised NPA framework,' said an official.

Sedition case filed against Baba Ramdev in Patna

Sedition case filed against Baba Ramdev in Patna

Rediff.com9 Jun 2011

A case of sedition against yoga guru Baba Ramdev has been filed in a local court in Patna on Thursday.

Spotted: Irfan Pathan

Spotted: Irfan Pathan

Rediff.com30 Nov 2009

Reader Sandeep Acharya met former India pacer Irfan Pathan at Bangalore International Airport.

LeT militant killed in J&K encounter

LeT militant killed in J&K encounter

Rediff.com24 May 2011

Security forces gunned down a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant in a fierce gun battle in the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.

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