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Dabholkar case: CBI announces Rs 5 lakh reward for info on accused

Dabholkar case: CBI announces Rs 5 lakh reward for info on accused

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

The Central Bureau of Investigation has announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for giving credible information about absconding accused Sarang Akolkar and Vinay Pawar in the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar.

EPFO to start investing in stock markets from next month

EPFO to start investing in stock markets from next month

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

Some unions have opposed EPFO investing in share markets.

2002-2003 Mumbai blasts case: HC releases Atif Mulla on bail

2002-2003 Mumbai blasts case: HC releases Atif Mulla on bail

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

A division bench of justices A S Oka and A A Sayed granted bail to Atif Mulla on a surety of Rs 1.50 lakh.

The Man Who Makes Bollywood Look GOOD

The Man Who Makes Bollywood Look GOOD

Rediff.com7 May 2019

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Parinda, 1942: A LOve Story, Devdas, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munnabhai MBBS, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, Bhag Milkha Bhag, Kalank... all bear the visual stamp of Binod Pradhan's genius.

Declassified files reveal Netaji wanted to speak over radio

Declassified files reveal Netaji wanted to speak over radio

Rediff.com19 Sep 2015

"For the last one month a rather strange broadcast is being heard over the radio...The broadcast only says 'Neta Subhas Chandra transmitter...wanted to speak," this was written by Netaji's nephew Amiya Nath Bose in a letter to his brother in 1949 as revealed by one of the secret files on the leader declassified by the West Bengal government.

Pansare case: Irked over probe, HC says state a 'laughing stock'

Pansare case: Irked over probe, HC says state a 'laughing stock'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

A bench of Justices S C Dharamadhikari and B P Colabawalla summoned Maharashtra home department's additional chief secretary on March 28 to explain the cause of the slow progress made in the case.

In Digital India, SAAS firms are lapping up young execcutives

In Digital India, SAAS firms are lapping up young execcutives

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Indian firms selling SAAS products have got a bonanza as companies meet, manage and sell remotely. The top five firms - Zoho, Freshworks HighRadius, Druva, and Icertis - account for 33 per cent of the market share. Chennai, India's SAAS centre, alone generates $1 billion in annual revenue. Yuvraj Malik explains how these companies are planning their next phase of growth.

Mkts rebound as RBI ups GDP outlook

Mkts rebound as RBI ups GDP outlook

Rediff.com29 Jan 2010

Banking, realty and capital goods sectors-- the sectors which are more interest sensitive and hence battered for long now--were the winners today.

Anand Piramal, Mukesh Ambani's future son-in-law

Anand Piramal, Mukesh Ambani's future son-in-law

Rediff.com10 May 2018

The Harvard alum has known the Yale alum for ages, but hit it off recently.

BSE to exclude 10 cos from IPO Index

BSE to exclude 10 cos from IPO Index

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

The Bombay Stock Exchange today said 10 companies on its recently launched IPO index to track newly listed companies for the first two years would be excluded after completion of their term.

SC order grants relief to Prez's brother

SC order grants relief to Prez's brother

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to direct further investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the murder of a Jalgaon Congress leader in a case in which the Bombay High Court has rejected a plea to make President Pratibha Patil's brother G N Patil as an accused.

Factfile - Vijay Hazare

Factfile - Vijay Hazare

Rediff.com18 Dec 2004

India's tax regime and the Vodafone problem

India's tax regime and the Vodafone problem

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

The manner in which India has allowed the rule of law to be subverted for over eight years is tragic, notes former additional solicitor general of India Bishwajit Bhattacharyya.

Company set up by Kochhar bros failed to repay Rs 30 crore loans

Company set up by Kochhar bros failed to repay Rs 30 crore loans

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

Kochhar brothers stepped down from the board of Credential Finance by 2009. While Deepak Kochhar started NuPower Renewables, Rajiv set up Avista Advisory Group

HC sets aside AN Roy's appointment as Maha DGP

HC sets aside AN Roy's appointment as Maha DGP

Rediff.com5 Feb 2009

The Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside the appointment of A N Roy as Maharashtra's director general of police. It also asked the state government to appoint a new DGP within four weeks.Roy had moved the HC to challenge the Central Administrative Tribunal's order setting aside his appointment as the state's top police officer.

What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.

The BSE topped the terrorists's list

The BSE topped the terrorists's list

Rediff.com21 Jan 2009

The Lashkar wanted to bomb the BSE because it would cripple India's financial capital, Fahim Ansari told the Mumbai police.

Mumbai rail agitation ends, hundreds of protesters booked

Mumbai rail agitation ends, hundreds of protesters booked

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

The protesters, students demanding jobs in railways, blocked the rail track at 7 in the morning, forcing the authorities to stop the suburban as well as express trains in the affected section between Matunga and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.

Gadkari case: HC notice to Maharashtra

Gadkari case: HC notice to Maharashtra

Rediff.com26 May 2009

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Maharashtra government, on a writ petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the death of a seven-year-old girl, who was found in state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari's car. Yogita was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Gadkari's private car at his residence in Nagpur last Tuesday.

'Severity, deaths not higher, but more transmissible'

'Severity, deaths not higher, but more transmissible'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2021

'People are just putting the mask below their nose.' 'They are only protecting the mouth, but not the nose.' 'People need to understand that it is the nose which has to be protected.'

Prez's brother refused polygraph in murder case

Prez's brother refused polygraph in murder case

Rediff.com26 Nov 2008

The Central Bureau of Investigation has informed the Bombay high court that G N Patil, brother of President Pratibha Patil, and two others had refused to undergo a lie detector test during the agency's probe into the three-year-old murder of a Congress leader from Jalgaon in Maharashtra

Brokers can't set off trading losses

Brokers can't set off trading losses

Rediff.com1 Apr 2009

Stockbrokers who have been taking advantage of the ambiguity in the Income Tax Act rules to reduce their tax payouts could be in for a rude shock.

Maharashtra DGP moves HC against CAT order

Maharashtra DGP moves HC against CAT order

Rediff.com23 Oct 2008

As per CAT's order, which came on October 8, within four weeks state government was supposed to appoint new state DGP from amongst the three IPS officers who are senior to Roy. This period lapses on November 6, but court on Thursday gave Roy a reprieve till November 11.

No proposal to hike EPFO investment in ETFs

No proposal to hike EPFO investment in ETFs

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

EPFO had started investing ETFs in August last year.

After DGP, Sena wants Maha Home Secy removed

After DGP, Sena wants Maha Home Secy removed

Rediff.com6 Feb 2009

Hailing the Bombay High Court's verdict setting aside the appointment of A N Roy as the Maharashtra Director General of Police, the Shiv Sena on Friday renewed its demand for the removal of state Home Secretary Chitkala Zutshi for the 'failure of bureaucracy' to ensure law and order. "Roy enjoyed political patronage that led to his illegal appointment as the top cop. He continues to stick to his chair despite a rap from the Central Administrative Tribunal," it said.

Court stays move to bring UTI under RTI

Court stays move to bring UTI under RTI

Rediff.com12 Sep 2008

The Bombay high court has stayed the Central Information Commission's order on the applicability of the Right to Information Act 2005 on UTI Asset Management Company. UTI Mutual Fund and UTI Trustee company had filed a writ petition challenging the CIC order.

'Stay on sale of gas from KG basin needs to go'

'Stay on sale of gas from KG basin needs to go'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2009

The government told the court that price of gas, determined by an empowered group of ministers, is applicable to all the buyers, whether they are government companies or private. The government will file an affidavit to this effect on Tuesday.

Sleuths piece together the terror jigsaw

Sleuths piece together the terror jigsaw

Rediff.com9 Jan 2009

Before the weapons could be retrieved, investigators say Shehzad was arrested. As a result, the attack on the Bombay Stock Exchange was averted, but the Mumbai attacks were moved from September to November.

'RIL-RNRL case is back on track now'

'RIL-RNRL case is back on track now'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2008

Additional solicitor general Mohan Parasaran talks about the logic behind withdrawing the government affidavit in the RIL-RNRL gas dispute in the Bombay high court.

Dabholkar, Pansare killings well planned, linked: HC

Dabholkar, Pansare killings well planned, linked: HC

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

The HC asked the investigators to look beyond their current line of probe to apprehend the culprits.

Ex-CDSL MD demands Rs 1 cr relief for ouster

Ex-CDSL MD demands Rs 1 cr relief for ouster

Rediff.com7 Jul 2008

Raut Vijay, current managing director of CDSL, said, "We have received the letter from Daga. The board would go through the entire matter and decide accordingly." Prior to joining CDSL in November 2001, Daga was the executive director (business development) at Unit Trust of India (UTI) during the CSE payment crisis. Broker Ketan Parekh made huge share purchases through his associates before March 2001, with CSE-listed DSQ Software being a favourite.

5 sensational cases involving armed forces officials

5 sensational cases involving armed forces officials

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

The arrest of an Indian Army Major for allegedly killing a fellow officer's wife he was "obsessed" with is not the first incident of alleged inappropriate conduct in the history of the country's armed forces. In the past, a number of such cases have hogged the limelight at different points in time. Here are some of such cases.

Satyam: CBI probes role of regulators

Satyam: CBI probes role of regulators

Rediff.com16 Mar 2009

The agency was probing the rotation of funds and the role of front companies used in rotation of funds, sources said. They added that the conduct of the regulators was also being probed and, if need be, some officials may also be probed. Experts, including CAs from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India are assisting the CBI in probing the role of regulators in this case.

RIL-RNRL battle: Government joins the fray

RIL-RNRL battle: Government joins the fray

Rediff.com21 Oct 2008

Mukesh Ambani-led RIL and Anil Ambani's RNRL are locked in a dispute over the terms of the gas supply master agreement, whereby RIL is to supply gas for RNRL's power projects. Earlier, the division bench of Justices J N Patel and K K Tated had said it would like to finish the hearing before Diwali, so that the judgment could be written during the vacation. But now, with the government's entry into the litigation, the hearing may not get over before the Diwali vacation.

RIL-RNRL gas case: HC asks govt to file affidavit

RIL-RNRL gas case: HC asks govt to file affidavit

Rediff.com17 Oct 2008

Lawyer T S Doabia told the court the government's approval was necessary for the rate at which RIL sells the gas to other private parties. The division bench of Justices J N Patel and K K Tated pointed out that, according to RNRL, the government stated in Parliament it would not be fixing the gas price, except for its own share. When told this was not contrary to what Doabia was saying, the court asked him to file an affidavit, clarifying the government's position.

RIL gas case: HC questions govt move

RIL gas case: HC questions govt move

Rediff.com16 Oct 2008

The main issue in the case is terms of Gas Supply Master Agreement whereby Mukesh Ambani-led RIL is to supply natural gas from its Krishna Godavari reserves to Anil Ambani's RNRL. Both parties have filed appeals before division bench, not satisfied with single judge's verdict last year.

'I am more interested in human drama'

'I am more interested in human drama'

Rediff.com20 May 2021

'Somewhere, I have to be true to myself. At this point in life, I am more interested in human drama.'

Rao-Manmohan reforms are outdated

Rao-Manmohan reforms are outdated

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

'Those who are talking of adopting the Narasimha Rao-Manmohan Singh policy must understand now that what was a reform then is no longer a reform now,' argues Sukumar Mukhopadhyay who was associated with the 1991 economic reforms.

NTPC plans to stay out of RIL-RNRL legal dispute

NTPC plans to stay out of RIL-RNRL legal dispute

Rediff.com25 Aug 2008

NTPC, India's largest thermal power operator, said it will stay away from the ongoing Reliance Industries and Reliance Natural Resources case in the Bombay high court over the supply of KG Basin gas.

Fresh probe in murder case involving Prez brother

Fresh probe in murder case involving Prez brother

Rediff.com4 Dec 2008

The Bombay high court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to reinvestigate certain aspects of the Vishram Patil murder case in which President Pratibha Patil's brother has been sought to be made an accused