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EPFO makes it mandatory to provide workers' bank a/c numbers

EPFO makes it mandatory to provide workers' bank a/c numbers

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

EPFO's Central Provident Fund Commissioner K K Jalan has said that these directives shall help the body in getting the bank account details of all the members which are necessary for making UAN operational.

Ishrat case: Senior Guj IPS officer declared absconder

Ishrat case: Senior Guj IPS officer declared absconder

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ahmedabad police declared Gujarat Indian Police Service officer P P Pandey an absconder in the 2004 fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others.

Left out of smart city list, Gandhinagar shows off its chops

Left out of smart city list, Gandhinagar shows off its chops

Rediff.com9 Jan 2017

'Smart' Gandhinagar is now wired to the future, becomes India's first smart city; launches citywide WiFi services, smart streetlights, speed and face recognition surveillance.

Dera's IT head arrested for tampering with evidence

Dera's IT head arrested for tampering with evidence

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

Vineet Kumar had changed several hard disks before the search operation at its headquarters in Sirsa.

Pak can't weaken India, forces given free hand to retaliate: Modi

Pak can't weaken India, forces given free hand to retaliate: Modi

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

"Our neighbouring country thinks such terror attacks can weaken us, but their plans will not materialise," he said at a function to flag off a new semi-high speed train from Delhi to Varanasi.

Crores await release of final NRC draft amid tight security

Crores await release of final NRC draft amid tight security

Rediff.com29 Jul 2018

The NRC will include the names of all Indian citizens who have been residing in Assam before March 25, 1971.

Mumbai cops on the lookout for rumour mongers who spread 'riot' messages

Mumbai cops on the lookout for rumour mongers who spread 'riot' messages

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

A hunt has been on to trace the perpetrators, who allegedly circulated false messages during and after a clash between two groups last week at Lalbaug in central Mumbai to ignite further unrest, police said on Monday.

I-T dept collects over Rs 3,500 crore from non-filers

I-T dept collects over Rs 3,500 crore from non-filers

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

The I-T department expects that some more revenue would be garnered.

When Keshub Mahindra silenced T N Seshan

When Keshub Mahindra silenced T N Seshan

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

T N Seshan believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.

Portugal's Antonio Guterres officially elected as UN secretary general

Portugal's Antonio Guterres officially elected as UN secretary general

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

The 15-nation UN Security Council had last week voted for Guterres by acclamation and forwarded his name to the General Assembly.

Bomb scare: No explosive material found in Delhi-bound plane

Bomb scare: No explosive material found in Delhi-bound plane

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

A reported bomb threat on a Delhi-bound Air India plane from Kochi, with 164 people on board, which landed under emergency conditions at the airport in Bangalore, was a hoax, police said on Tuesday.

Sydney hostage crisis continues, 5 flee cafe

Sydney hostage crisis continues, 5 flee cafe

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

Several people, including an Indian techie, were taken hostage by an armed man at a popular caf in Sydney and forced to display an Islamic flag, triggering a security alert in Australia and leading to evacuation of key buildings, including the Indian Consulate.

Sushma Swaraj meets family of Mumbai engineer lodged in Pak jail

Sushma Swaraj meets family of Mumbai engineer lodged in Pak jail

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday met the family of Indian prisoner Hamid Nehal Ansari, who was attacked at least thrice by inmates in a Peshawar jail, and assured them of all possible help.

PFO settles 10.26 lakh claims in May

PFO settles 10.26 lakh claims in May

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

In May, EPFO received deposits of Rs 6,500 crores (Rs 65 billion) which, is 200 crores more than what was received in April this year.

'We have to avoid an explosion of numbers'

'We have to avoid an explosion of numbers'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'... so that the hospitals do not get overwhelmed. We have to avoid it at all costs.'

Hand over police to Delhi government: Kejriwal to Centre

Hand over police to Delhi government: Kejriwal to Centre

Rediff.com19 Jul 2015

In the wake of gruesome murder of a 19-year-old girl, Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday renewed his long-standing demand for handing over of Delhi Police to the city government even as police Commissioner B S Bassi said he will try to dispel "misconceptions" about functioning of his force in his meeting on Monday with the chief minister.

Inflation firefight: Price stabilisation fund in offing

Inflation firefight: Price stabilisation fund in offing

Rediff.com6 Jul 2014

Central pool of onions to be set up; offences under Essential Commodities Act to be made non-bailable.

India's 2nd-largest job provider is today gasping for growth

India's 2nd-largest job provider is today gasping for growth

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

Particularly hit has been the apparel sector, where the time taken by the industry to adjust to the Goods and Services Tax regime, downward revision of export incentives, and a credit squeeze faced by small and medium scale enterprises, has pushed production downwards.

EPFO dumps CSC Aadhaar services after data theft

EPFO dumps CSC Aadhaar services after data theft

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Unique Identification Authority of India said the alleged data breach took place on a website that does not belong to it.

Interpol need not hear Lalit before issuing red corner notice: ED

Interpol need not hear Lalit before issuing red corner notice: ED

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

The ED on Monday contested claims made by the Lalit Modi camp that the former IPL boss will be heard before Interpol issues a red corner notice against him.

IPL 7 will not be in India; South Africa favourite to host

IPL 7 will not be in India; South Africa favourite to host

Rediff.com21 Feb 2014

The Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has conveyed the government's inability to provide security during the Twenty20 extravaganza that coincides with the General Elections. The elections are scheduled for April-May.

18-year-old arrested in London tube attack

18-year-old arrested in London tube attack

Rediff.com16 Sep 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May said military personnel would replace armed police "on guard duties at certain protected sites which are not accessible to the public".

Police clueless about anti-superstition activist Dabholkar's killers

Police clueless about anti-superstition activist Dabholkar's killers

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

Police have claimed that the probe into the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar is on the "right track". But no concrete clue to the broad daylight slaying seems to have emerged a month after the incident that jolted the progressive social movement in Maharashtra.

Fire demolishes heritage building in Shimla

Fire demolishes heritage building in Shimla

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

A devastating fire swept through the British-era Gorton Castle, which houses the office of the Accountant General of Himachal Pradesh, in the wee hours of Tuesday, reducing two floors of the magnificent heritage building to ashes.

Assam continues to burn, 2 die in police firing, DGP's car attacked

Assam continues to burn, 2 die in police firing, DGP's car attacked

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Anti-CAB protests intensify in Guwahati even as the PM appealed for calm, assuring the people of the state that the govt will protect their interests.

India's fight against COVID-19 has gone awry

India's fight against COVID-19 has gone awry

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

'The handling of the pandemic, under this totally constitutional and legal three-level dictatorship, has begun to show its downside,' observes Shekhar Gupta.

CBI grills Chidambaram for nearly 4 hrs in INX media case

CBI grills Chidambaram for nearly 4 hrs in INX media case

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

After coming out of CBI headquarters in New Delhi, Chidambaram said he had appeared before the CBI and the first information report did not contain any allegations against him.

SC judge who rejected Yakub Memon's plea gets threat letter

SC judge who rejected Yakub Memon's plea gets threat letter

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Justice Misra was part of the three-judge Supreme Court bench, which had dismissed the mercy plea and delivered the final order on 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon.

Gatiman Express: Travel from Delhi to Agra in 105 minutes!

Gatiman Express: Travel from Delhi to Agra in 105 minutes!

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

Railways have chalked out nine more routes for running similar trains.

'Unholy nexus between govt employees and private firms'

'Unholy nexus between govt employees and private firms'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2015

Scandal is a result of callous administrative approach.

Two titans of diplomacy leave a rich legacy

Two titans of diplomacy leave a rich legacy

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

CPRF jawan goes on rampage; kills officer, injures 4 colleagues

CPRF jawan goes on rampage; kills officer, injures 4 colleagues

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

A Central Reserve Police Force jawan on Friday shot dead his officer and a member of the All Assam Students' Union and injured four colleagues when they were out on an operational task in Nalbari district of Assam.

Are Ambani's, Sachin Tendulkar's children under threat?

Are Ambani's, Sachin Tendulkar's children under threat?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

An RTI report has named Mukesh Ambani's eldest son Anant, mother Kokilaben and Sachin Tendulkar's children Sara and Arjun among the list of people provided security by the Mumbai police.

PoK-linked London Bridge attacker was 'ISIS fighter'

PoK-linked London Bridge attacker was 'ISIS fighter'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2019

'The person who carried out the London attack... was a fighter from the Islamic State, and did so in response to calls to target citizens of coalition countries,' the ISIS statement read.

China issues flood alert in Brahmaputra; Arunachal, Assam caution people

China issues flood alert in Brahmaputra; Arunachal, Assam caution people

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

A senior official of the Union water resources ministry said it was an unprecedented situation on the Chinese side where Tsangpo broke a 150-year record with swollen waters and hence China has shared the information with India.

5 changes Rajya Sabha wanted in Aadhaar Bill

5 changes Rajya Sabha wanted in Aadhaar Bill

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

The Congress and the Left parties might move court to challenge LS speaker's ruling on Aadhaar as money Bill.

Don't mock India's scientific past!

Don't mock India's scientific past!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Faulty hip implants: Centre to ask J&J to compensate victims

Faulty hip implants: Centre to ask J&J to compensate victims

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

Once the patients are identified, the government will decide on the quantum of compensation in each case and then approach J&J for claim settlement.

How Piyush Tewari is making India's roads safer

How Piyush Tewari is making India's roads safer

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

Indian roads continue to be among the most dangerous in the world. Few people are even aware that the Good Samaritan Law exists. Getting a licence to drive is still far too easy.

A helpline for women in distress

A helpline for women in distress

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

The call centre works round the clock attending to calls ranging from domestic violence to suicide attempts to seeking medical help.