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Terror trail: Africa's deadly 5

Terror trail: Africa's deadly 5

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

A look at some of the major terror outfits operating in African continent

Bodies in corridor, not enough beds: Scenes from Mumbai's Covid-19 facility

Bodies in corridor, not enough beds: Scenes from Mumbai's Covid-19 facility

Rediff.com27 May 2020

"Only 27 bodies can be kept in the KEM mortuary. But, all slots are filled with COVID-19 victims' bodies and other bodies have been kept in the corridor. There are some 15 bodies kept on stretchers on both sides of the corridor that leads to the second floor where the testing laboratory is located," KEM staffers' union leader Santosh Dhuri said. "Workers need protection kits and assurance of financial support in case of falling sick. These issues are not satisfactorily addressed by the BMC and the state government despite several reminders and agitations," he said.

Vodafone-Idea tech integration may take 4 years

Vodafone-Idea tech integration may take 4 years

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

A large team led by Kumar Mangalam Birla has taken charge of the integration process.

Dust storm hits Delhi; plunges city into darkness

Dust storm hits Delhi; plunges city into darkness

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Traffic was thrown out of gear; visibility dipped, leading to delays in flights.

Suicide bomber targets ancient Egyptian temple; 2 killed

Suicide bomber targets ancient Egyptian temple; 2 killed

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

The bomber was killed outside the popular Karnak temple which is the second largest ancient religious site in the world.

Anti-rape protests near India Gate, PM's residence

Anti-rape protests near India Gate, PM's residence

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

Women and student activists on Sunday converged near India Gate, which had witnessed largescale anti-rape protests in December last, demanding justice for the five-year-old rape victim in the national capital.

Want to be SMART investor? Follow these 4 tips

Want to be SMART investor? Follow these 4 tips

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Irrational behaviour, born out of incomplete understanding, biases, overconfidence, fear or greed, has led investors to make less than half of what they could have in the capital markets, says Erik Hon.

Rs 8 trillion of banks loans will be restructured!

Rs 8 trillion of banks loans will be restructured!

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

What will be its impact on the banks's balance sheets? Since banks need to provide for 10 per cent of the loans restructured, they would need Rs 50,000 crores to Rs 80,000 crore for this purpose, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Continuing with its focus on R&D, Tata Steel plans to develop 40 high-end products

Continuing with its focus on R&D, Tata Steel plans to develop 40 high-end products

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

New products being designed mainly for auto, oil & gas sectors; firm is raising Kalinganagar plant capacity from three mtpa to eight mtpa

Taxmen raid houses of Kamal Nath's aides; cops clash

Taxmen raid houses of Kamal Nath's aides; cops clash

Rediff.com7 Apr 2019

The searches are linked to suspected movement of hawala money during the ongoing polls season and tax evasion, they said.

Connaught Place is world's 9th most expensive office location

Connaught Place is world's 9th most expensive office location

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), which houses the offices of some of the biggest banks in the country, however, slipped to 26th position from the 16th position.

4,789 COVID-19 cases in India; Maha crosses 1,000-mark

4,789 COVID-19 cases in India; Maha crosses 1,000-mark

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Maharashtra has reported the most coronavirus deaths at 45, followed by Gujarat at 12, Madhya Pradesh nine, Telangana and Delhi seven each, Punjab six and Tamil Nadu five fatalities.

Why is Raghuram Rajan talking about Taylor Swift?

Why is Raghuram Rajan talking about Taylor Swift?

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

At the Mumbai launch of his latest book, The Third Pillar: How Markets And States Leave The Community Behind, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan served up an interesting mix that included Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, privileged families and a strong dose of commonsense economics.

36 hurt in Kathmandu blast

36 hurt in Kathmandu blast

Rediff.com9 Nov 2004

The police suspect Maoist rebels were behind the blast in Kathmandu's largest office-cum shopping complex.

No space for 'samadhis', VVIPs to share memorial place

No space for 'samadhis', VVIPs to share memorial place

Rediff.com16 May 2013

There will be no separate samadhis for VVIPs in Delhi as the government on Thursday decided to have a common complex for memorials of departed national leaders like Presidents, vice presidents and prime ministers. The Union Cabinet cleared a proposal to set up 'Rashtriya Smriti' along the Yamuna river in central Delhi in view of the paucity of space as around 245 acres of prime land in the national capital has already been occupied by separate samadhis.

Twin suicide attacks in Pakistan leave 16 dead

Twin suicide attacks in Pakistan leave 16 dead

Rediff.com9 Oct 2008

Initial reports said the blast occurred within the barracks of the Anti-Terrorism Squad at the Police Lines. Witnesses said several injured persons were rushed to nearby hospitals by ambulances.

The five things in Narendra Modi's favour

The five things in Narendra Modi's favour

Rediff.com29 Nov 2012

Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, who is travelling around Gujarat, lists the factors that will help Chief Minister Narendra Modi likely win the state election.

IN PICS: India's top 10 landmarks

IN PICS: India's top 10 landmarks

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

We bring you a list of the top ten landmark sites in India most recommended by TripAdvisor travellers.

Mumbai gears up as Covid-19 overwhelms health system

Mumbai gears up as Covid-19 overwhelms health system

Rediff.com19 May 2020

With projections suggesting the number of cases in the city will touch 75,000 by the end of May, civic authorities are working overtime to add to the number of beds.

How to give the economy some animal spirit

How to give the economy some animal spirit

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

A peek into Cuba's housing facilities

A peek into Cuba's housing facilities

Rediff.com30 Mar 2013

Cuba has an eclectic mix of colonial and Art Deco homes, apartment complexes and impoverished buildings.

Modi's twin test: Vodafone and Bihar

Modi's twin test: Vodafone and Bihar

Rediff.com19 Oct 2020

If Modi's truly a reformer and a believer in minimum government, he would bury the Vodafone ghosts now. He would also then go to Bihar, campaigning on his politically controversial reforms. Both will need him to dip deep into his accumulated political capital and risk it, suggests Shekhar Gupta.

China records 78 new coronavirus cases, spike in imported infections

China records 78 new coronavirus cases, spike in imported infections

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

The NHC said, 78 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland on Monday, of which 74 were imported from abroad taking the number of overseas cases to 427.

This start-up can help the next 100 million loan seekers

This start-up can help the next 100 million loan seekers

Rediff.com22 Sep 2017

Credit Vidya helps lenders assess credit and fraud risk for thin-file and new-to-credit customers.

'Blade Runner' Pistorius charged with murdering girlfriend

'Blade Runner' Pistorius charged with murdering girlfriend

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius, known as the "Blade Runner" for his racing prosthetics, was charged on Thursday with murdering his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria.

Air pollution may hinder India's fight against COVID-19: Scientists

Air pollution may hinder India's fight against COVID-19: Scientists

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

Long-term exposure to chronically high PM2.5 levels weakens the ability of the lungs to fend off infections, therefore making people more susceptible to COVID-19, the scientists said.

Return of the Licence Raj!

Return of the Licence Raj!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

Are we creeping back to controls on corporate decision making? Three moves over the past eight months reinforce this notion, says Kanika Datta.

How distorted laws are helping India Inc to bypass FDI rules

How distorted laws are helping India Inc to bypass FDI rules

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey explains how complexities of foreign exchange rules are used by India Inc to dispute contractual obligations.

Kathua rape case: 3 get lifer, 3 get 5-year-jail term

Kathua rape case: 3 get lifer, 3 get 5-year-jail term

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

The quantum of punishment will be announced later on Monday.

Identify lawyers indulging in hooliganism: Bar Council of India

Identify lawyers indulging in hooliganism: Bar Council of India

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said in a letter that sparing such "rowdy elements" is tarnishing the image of the institution and it is the inaction and tolerance of bar bodies that encourage these advocates, which would ultimately result in "contempt proceedings by the high courts or Supreme Court".

Rs 5,000-crore stressed asset fund for MSMEs mooted

Rs 5,000-crore stressed asset fund for MSMEs mooted

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

The RBI panel has also recommended a government-sponsored 'fund of funds' of Rs 10,000 crore to support the venture capital and private equity firms investing in the MSME sector.

RBI: Banks' NPAs still too high for comfort

RBI: Banks' NPAs still too high for comfort

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

'The banking sector appears to be on course to recovery,' declares the RBI governor.

Why derivatives are a Pyrrhic triumph for our equity markets

Why derivatives are a Pyrrhic triumph for our equity markets

Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

The expansion in equity market volumes is driven by retail speculators indulging in heavy trading of complex derivatives that are economically unproductive, say Praveen Chakravarthy and T V Somanathan.

How corrupt are India's contract labour laws?

How corrupt are India's contract labour laws?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Labour

SYL canal issue: Haryana MLAs protest outside Punjab assembly

SYL canal issue: Haryana MLAs protest outside Punjab assembly

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

In an unprecedented development, MLAs of opposition Indian National Lok Dal in Haryana on Thursday virtually stormed the assembly of neighbouring Punjab to protest against a move that could stall construction of a canal by which Haryana is supposed to receive water.

Two Indians killed in Nepal earthquake

Two Indians killed in Nepal earthquake

Rediff.com26 Apr 2015

Two Indians, including the daughter of an Indian embassy employee, were killed in the powerful earthquake that struck Nepal.

Malls, hotels, religious places open as Unlock 1 begins

Malls, hotels, religious places open as Unlock 1 begins

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

As the number of cases crossed 2,56,000 with more than 7,100 fatalities, according to Union health ministry figures, and the country made a calibrated exit from the lockdown in non-containment zones, shop shutters in many malls went up for the first time since March 25 but the sprawling retail places were eerily empty.

Stomach bug rules Nadal out of Davis Cup opener vs India

Stomach bug rules Nadal out of Davis Cup opener vs India

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

Spain's World No 5 Rafael Nadal has been ruled out of opening singles rubber against India in their Davis Cup World Group play-off in New Delhi on Friday.

In India, it's easier to buy guns, than starting new business: Survey

In India, it's easier to buy guns, than starting new business: Survey

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Delhi Police ask for 45 documents for opening a restaurant, only 19 for a gun: Survey

The day K P Singh wanted to sell DLF for 26 lakh

The day K P Singh wanted to sell DLF for 26 lakh

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

Persuaded not to sell that day in January 1975, DLF today has assets of over Rs 52,237 crore and a net worth of around Rs 40,000 crore.