News for 'Basant Kumar'

B K Birla alters will

B K Birla alters will

Rediff.com28 Jul 2004

'It's high time to destroy the Naxalites'

'It's high time to destroy the Naxalites'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2009

Brigadier Basant Kumar Ponwar, the army's counter-Naxalite expert and director of Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College, tells R Krishna Das that this is the right time to destroy the rebels militarily and dismantle their network.

Ramya: Ban is a big joke

Ramya: Ban is a big joke

Rediff.com24 Mar 2011

Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President Basant Kumar Patil announced a one-year ban on actress Ramya

GP Birla dies at 87

GP Birla dies at 87

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

Industrialist Ganga Prasad Birla died last night at 87 after a prolonged illness. His Rs 5,000-crore business included companies like Hindustan Motors, Orient Paper and Industries, Hyderabad Industries, Avtec and Nigeria Engineering Works.

Lodha files defamation suit against Birlas

Lodha files defamation suit against Birlas

Rediff.com2 Nov 2006

The legal tussle between the Birlas and Lodha has taken another turn with Lodha filing a Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) defamation suit against the Birlas for alleged statements made against him.

BK Birla heir for 3 firms soon

BK Birla heir for 3 firms soon

Rediff.com13 Jan 2005

Birlas not to let 'outsider' grab property

Birlas not to let 'outsider' grab property

Rediff.com14 Jul 2004

"We are sure that the will is fabricated and so are going to challenge it in the court of law," highly-placed sources in B K Birla group said on Wednesday.

West Bengal a manufacturing hub?

West Bengal a manufacturing hub?

Rediff.com19 Jun 2004

Coal scam: Ex-Jharkhand CM Koda, 8 others to face trial

Coal scam: Ex-Jharkhand CM Koda, 8 others to face trial

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta, former Jharkhand chief secretary Ashok Kumar Basu and six others were on Tuesday ordered to be put on trial by a special court on charges of corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating in connection with a coal block allocation scam case.

It's BJP vs INDIA in bypolls in 4 states, except in Kerala and WB

It's BJP vs INDIA in bypolls in 4 states, except in Kerala and WB

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

While the opposition alliance is putting up a united front in Ghosi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand's Dumri, Dhanpur and Boxanagar in Tripura and Uttarakhand's Bageshwar, its constituents are contesting against each other in Dhupguri in West Bengal and Puthuppally in Kerala.

B K Birla, a doyen of Indian industry is no more

B K Birla, a doyen of Indian industry is no more

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

Birla was the chairman of Century Textiles and Industries and had been active in business since the age of 15. He was instrumental in a slew of business initiatives, starting with his stint as the chairman of Kesoram Industries.

'Love is all shades of blues and hues'

'Love is all shades of blues and hues'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

Film folk get romantic on Valentine's Day, and post loved-up pictures and messages.

Now, pay fine if you spend more than 3 hours at Taj

Now, pay fine if you spend more than 3 hours at Taj

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

Tourists are dismayed by the new rules, asserting that it would affect tourism.

40 years ago... and now: Birlas - A family that hit the headlines over a will

40 years ago... and now: Birlas - A family that hit the headlines over a will

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

The fierce litigious fight for little-known Birla Corporation marked the first major controversy for this storied and reserved business family.

Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda convicted in coal scam case

Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda convicted in coal scam case

Rediff.com13 Dec 2017

Koda, Basu and two accused public servants conspired to favour VISUL in the coal block allocation, the agency alleged.

Champs Bengaluru FC held in Durand Cup opener

Champs Bengaluru FC held in Durand Cup opener

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

Chennaiyin FC beat Tribhuvan Army 3-0 to enter quarter-finals

Harsh Lodha thanks Priyamvada Birla for his success

Harsh Lodha thanks Priyamvada Birla for his success

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Birla Corporation has grown from a Rs 1,763-crore company to Rs 3,200 crore; profitability, however, has suffered due to the slowdown.

SP beats BJP in UP's Ghosi, makes it 4 for INDIA, 3 for NDA

SP beats BJP in UP's Ghosi, makes it 4 for INDIA, 3 for NDA

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

rivals Congress, JMM and TMC and Samajwadi Party.

Went to Delhi to buy undergarments: Hemant Soren's brother

Went to Delhi to buy undergarments: Hemant Soren's brother

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

Basant Soren, the brother of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has given an awkward statement over his absence from the state during the recent political crisis.

Coal scam: Ex-coal secretary hid facts from PM Singh, says CBI

Coal scam: Ex-coal secretary hid facts from PM Singh, says CBI

Rediff.com29 May 2015

The CBI on Friday told a special court that former coal secretary H C Gupta had allegedly concealed facts from then prime minister Manmohan Singh.

Coal scam: CBI chargesheets ex-Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda

Coal scam: CBI chargesheets ex-Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, ex-Jharkhand chief secretary Ashok Kumar Basu and six others have been chargesheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a coal block allocation scam case.

Droupadi Murmu's journey from Councillor to President

Droupadi Murmu's journey from Councillor to President

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

At 64, the woman who will be India's 15th president, taking over from Ram Nath Kovind, will also be the youngest and India's first President to be born after Independence.

28 students from Super 30 crack IIT-JEE

28 students from Super 30 crack IIT-JEE

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Among the successful students include wards of marginal farmer, daily wager and small time teachers.

9 booked over forced religious conversions in UP

9 booked over forced religious conversions in UP

Rediff.com29 Oct 2022

While there is no mention of how many people have been converted, local BJP leader Deepak Sharma claimed that more than 100 people living from Mangatapuram Colony had allegedly been converted to Christianity.

DLF's Rajiv Singh tops list of wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneurs

DLF's Rajiv Singh tops list of wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneurs

Rediff.com23 May 2023

Realty major DLF's chairman Rajiv Singh remains the wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneur with a wealth of Rs 59,030 crore, according to GROHE-HURUN India. With a wealth of Rs 42,270 crore, Mangal Prabhat Lodha and his family of Mumbai-based Macrotech Developers (Lodha Group) is at the second position. Arjun Menda & family of Bengaluru-based RMZ Corp debuted at the third position on the list, with a wealth of Rs 37,000 crore.

2 PFI members arrested with huge quantity of explosives in UP

2 PFI members arrested with huge quantity of explosives in UP

Rediff.com16 Feb 2021

Explosive devices including battery and red wire, a .32 bore pistol, seven live cartridges, cash, PAN card, four ATM cards, pen drives, metro card, driving licenses and Aadhar cards were recovered from their possession, he said.

Policeman clearly intended to kill Odisha minister Das, says FIR

Policeman clearly intended to kill Odisha minister Das, says FIR

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The Odisha police, in its FIR on the killing of Health minister Naba Kishore Das, said the accused assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Gopal Das had "clear intention" to kill the minister.

How Zeus Numerix will make Indian warships invisible

How Zeus Numerix will make Indian warships invisible

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

Rather than going through the tedious, hit-or-miss process of physically designing hull forms and superstructures for warships and then determining how visible they are to radar, the company will simulate this process on supercomputers.

PIX: Katrina, Abhishek at Saraswati Puja

PIX: Katrina, Abhishek at Saraswati Puja

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

Prayer time in Bollywood!

I Am Bihar: 'No one in my family knows what IIT is'

I Am Bihar: 'No one in my family knows what IIT is'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Their families are poor and do not know what IIT is but their sons dream of IIT and working for ISRO and NASA one day. One man is helping them towards their dream. As Bihar goes to the polls, Archana Masih salutes its greatest success story.

Ranji round-up: Padikkal's ton gives Karnataka lead

Ranji round-up: Padikkal's ton gives Karnataka lead

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.

After hate mails, India seeks security for embassy in Italy

After hate mails, India seeks security for embassy in Italy

Rediff.com21 Feb 2014

India on said it has asked Italy to provide more security to its embassy in Rome after the mission reported receiving hate mails and a live bullet in retaliation to Italian marines issue.

Ranji roundup: Tiwary-Gharami steer Bengal to win

Ranji roundup: Tiwary-Gharami steer Bengal to win

Rediff.com14 Jan 2023

Senior batter Manoj Tiwary combined with the young Sudip Kumar Gharami to steer Bengal to a hardfought seven-wicket win against Baroda to climb to the top of Group A in the Ranji Trophy.

When Lataji Was Devastated

When Lataji Was Devastated

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

Biswajit, movie heart-throb of the 1960s, remembers The Legend.

Farewell, Nimmi

Farewell, Nimmi

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Nimmi, the legendary actress, passed away at her Mumbai home on Wednesday, March 25.

Ranji: MP record resounding win over Jammu

Ranji: MP record resounding win over Jammu

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

For MP, Saransh Jain, Kumar Kartikeya and Anubhav Agarwal also took two wickets apiece. MP got seven points from the win. The outright-winning team gets six points while a victory of an innings or 10-wickets fetches seven points.