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US university with 90 per cent Indian students ordered to shut down

US university with 90 per cent Indian students ordered to shut down

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

The University of Northern Virginia has been asked to stop operations July 16 onwards because it has failed to get accreditation from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Varun Gandhi dismisses 'honey trapping' allegations

Varun Gandhi dismisses 'honey trapping' allegations

Rediff.com22 Oct 2016

Gandhi was in the eye of a storm for allegedly leaking defence secrets to controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma.

Can Modi get rid of corruption in public sector banks?

Can Modi get rid of corruption in public sector banks?

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

Public sector banks are inefficient, poorly governed and beset by largescale corruption.

Fighting for cheating-free petrol pumps

Fighting for cheating-free petrol pumps

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation, tells Sudhir Bisht, a veteran of the petroleum industry.

Banks recall over 32 lakh debit cards; govt seeks details

Banks recall over 32 lakh debit cards; govt seeks details

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

The suspected security breach happened through a malware in the systems of Hitachi Payments Services, which serves ATM network of Yes Bank

'Lalu is finished in politics'

'Lalu is finished in politics'

Rediff.com31 May 2017

'Nitish Kumar thinks the matter will keep Lalu in check and that he will remain in power without any challenge from the RJD.'

Saradha probe suggests Rs 2,500 cr-scam just tip of iceberg

Saradha probe suggests Rs 2,500 cr-scam just tip of iceberg

Rediff.com16 Nov 2014

As a multi-agency probe continues in Saradha scam, findings of one official investigation suggests that the group floated at least 279 companies to channelise money collected from gullible investors as part of a vast 'ponzi' network.

Jagdish Tytler summoned as accused by court in forgery case

Jagdish Tytler summoned as accused by court in forgery case

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who has been chargesheeted by CBI along with controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma in a forgery case, was issued summons as an accused by a Delhi court asking him to appear on September 30.

Cash crisis: Aaj ki taaza khabar!

Cash crisis: Aaj ki taaza khabar!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2016

Aaj ka taaza khabar

Investment treaty tops Obama's agenda

Investment treaty tops Obama's agenda

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

With India, the last round of talks took place in February 2011.

India's most ambitious airport city project in a limbo

India's most ambitious airport city project in a limbo

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

The project is awaiting clearances from the DGCA.

Former BCCI chief Manohar, ruling group in war of words

Former BCCI chief Manohar, ruling group in war of words

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president and eminent lawyer Shashank Manohar was engaged in a proxy war of words with BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel over Tamil Nadu strongman N Srinivasan clinging to the hot seat in the world's richest cricket body.

Indradhanush: Rainbow of hope for Indian banks?

Indradhanush: Rainbow of hope for Indian banks?

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

Indradhanush-II is likely to chart out the process for resolution of non-performing assets.

Mallya case: ED to attach fresh assets

Mallya case: ED to attach fresh assets

Rediff.com11 Sep 2016

The next edition of attachments will be carried out under sections of the Criminal Procedure Code

All payments during IPL in SA in 2009 were legitimate: BCCI

All payments during IPL in SA in 2009 were legitimate: BCCI

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday refuted allegations that it violated India's foreign exchange regulations while conducting the second edition of the Indian Premier League in South Africa in 2009, insisting that all the payments were "bona fide and legitimate".

A bypoll unlike any other

A bypoll unlike any other

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

There are so many questions surrounding the conduct of the revised bypoll to Chennai's RK Nagar seat that it stretches the credibility of the electoral process, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Uber adds muscle to local arms

Uber adds muscle to local arms

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

The San Francisco-based giant has acquired a Delhi-based company.

Verdict unlikely to bring curtain down on the Satyam case

Verdict unlikely to bring curtain down on the Satyam case

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Satyam Case has not ended after court verdict, there's lot to unfold say insiders.

For Cong, defence was only about brokering deals: PM

For Cong, defence was only about brokering deals: PM

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

He said the NDA's work culture was different from that of the previous governments.

Karuna's wife, Raja, Kanimozhi slapped with money-laundering charge

Karuna's wife, Raja, Kanimozhi slapped with money-laundering charge

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

Former telecom minister A Raja, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Kanimozhi and 17 others were on Friday chargesheeted by the Enforcement Directorate in a special court in connection with a money-laundering case relating to the 2G spectrum allocation scam in which the party-run Kalaignar TV was allegedly paid Rs 200 crore by the promoters of Swan Telecom.

The great Indian debate: Do mobile towers really cause cancer?

The great Indian debate: Do mobile towers really cause cancer?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

Mobile tower radiation reaching us is more than a thousand times weaker than that from the handsets we use and the Indian standards are 10 times more stringent than the global norms recommended by the World Health Organisation, points out T V Ramachandran.

Are we on the brink of water wars?

Are we on the brink of water wars?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

'Nature does not send us a bill, so we ignore them in decision making until we hit a moment of crisis, such as the current shortage of water.'

Chanda Kochhar falls on her sword, but why now?

Chanda Kochhar falls on her sword, but why now?

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

'Make no mistake, legally Chanda Kochhar was not and still is not obliged to quit.' 'But quitting earlier would have placed her personally and as a leader on a very high pedestal, indeed where she belonged until this lapse,' says S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.

Two charged for alleged match-fixing in English lower league soccer

Two charged for alleged match-fixing in English lower league soccer

Rediff.com29 Nov 2013

Two men alleged to be members of an illegal betting syndicate based in Singapore were charged with conspiracy to defraud on Thursday as part of a match-fixing investigation into English lower league soccer.

Big Billion Day sale cost Flipkart big; govt takes notice

Big Billion Day sale cost Flipkart big; govt takes notice

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

CCI investigation into predatory pricing likely

Indian cricket's superstar culture will continue to thrive

Indian cricket's superstar culture will continue to thrive

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

Indian cricket, it seems, pays overwhelming obeisance to a vapid, old adage: The more it changes, the more it remains the same.

Hopes dashed, why India Inc fears Modi now

Hopes dashed, why India Inc fears Modi now

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

'The Modi government needs some big private sector trophies to affirm its anti-corruption credentials before the polls.' 'So on whose neck will the sword fall next?' 'To that extent, the outing of the ICICI Bank-Videocon story is cathartic,' says Shekhar Gupta.

Some tax treaties could be overridden by GAAR

Some tax treaties could be overridden by GAAR

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

GAAR will not override the recently revised double taxation avoidance agreements with Mauritius and Singapore.

Of Welspun, Cyprus and the FEMA conundrum

Of Welspun, Cyprus and the FEMA conundrum

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

The sluggish legal system in India makes it extremely difficult for law-enforcing agencies in the ministry of finance to punish violations of foreign exchange laws. Unfortunately, it is not just FEMA. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act too has significant infirmities, say Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Pranati Mehra.

Sheena Bora trial: Peter has aged so many years

Sheena Bora trial: Peter has aged so many years

Rediff.com28 Sep 2019

The close-onto four years (since November 2015) Peter has spent in Arthur Road jail, central Mumbai, in judicial custody, have taken their toll, lending him a bit of a melancholy stoop, a laborious gait and a tired face, turning him prematurely into a much older man than his nearly 64 years. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.

IPR: US trade body bats for India despite tough resistance

IPR: US trade body bats for India despite tough resistance

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

The council resisted intense pressure from the powerful manufacturing, pharma and other trade lobbies that have urged the Obama administration to enact punitive measures against India for a laundry list of alleged intellectual property and patent violations.

With TN bypoll cancellation, Centre gets more than a toe in

With TN bypoll cancellation, Centre gets more than a toe in

Rediff.com10 Apr 2017

The Rs 89 crore question before Tamil Nadu now is what shape a central intervention would take, and if there would be any role whatsoever for acting governor, Ch Vidyasagar Rao, in it, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

5,275 wilful defaulters (+ Mallya) owe banks Rs 56,621 crore

5,275 wilful defaulters (+ Mallya) owe banks Rs 56,621 crore

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

India's five leading wilful defaulters are Winsome Diamonds & Jewellery Ltd and associate Forever Precious Jewellery & Diamonds, Zoom Developers, Kingfisher Airlines, Beta Naphthol and Raza Textiles

The common thread running through TN protests

The common thread running through TN protests

Rediff.com28 May 2018

In the circumstances, an independent probe alone would establish the truth, starting from Koodangulam. It is more so in the case of Marina violence, which may even at this late hour hold a candle to the events and developments in Thoothukudi, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.

The man who cracked the Rs 3,700 crore online scam

The man who cracked the Rs 3,700 crore online scam

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

With just 10 detectives under his leadership and in about three weeks' time, Senior Superintendent of Police of Uttar Pradesh's Special Task Force Amit Pathak cracked an online digital racket that swindled 600,000 people and is now worth Rs 3,700 crore and counting.

Lawyers told me I couldn't fire Vikas Bahl: Anurag Kashyap

Lawyers told me I couldn't fire Vikas Bahl: Anurag Kashyap

Rediff.com7 Oct 2018

'According to legal advice provided to me then, I was told we had very limited options.' 'Now in hindsight and after taking stock of things myself, I can quite see how I was ill-advised.'

The changing fortunes of Lalit Modi

The changing fortunes of Lalit Modi

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Prakash Bhandari chalks the journey of Lalit Modi from his troubled adolescent days to his mid-life crisis, from his grand success at the India Premier League to his dramatic exit from it

Air India cleans house, says discipline, performance priority

Air India cleans house, says discipline, performance priority

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

The company has dismissed 194 cabin crew and 11 pilots over past year for unauthorised absence and such reasons.

Trucker hurt in Udhampur attack dies, triggers protests

Trucker hurt in Udhampur attack dies, triggers protests

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

Zahid Rasool Bhat, 19, a truck assistant had received 74 per cent burn injuries with another person on October 9 when a Kashmir-bound truck was attacked by a mob protesting against the beef party hosted by an independent MLA in the summer capital of Srinagar.