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5 more people from Kerala test positive for coronavirus

5 more people from Kerala test positive for coronavirus

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

All the five have been isolated in Pathnamathitta general hospital and are under observation. Their tests were confirmed on Saturday night.

Festival cheer helps automakers log positive sales in Nov

Festival cheer helps automakers log positive sales in Nov

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors and Tata Motors reported sales growth in the domestic market in November, aided by robust offtakes amid the festival season. While Maruti Suzuki India reported marginal growth, Hyundai logged in its highest ever monthly sales in November. Others like Honda Cars India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Mahindra & Mahindra and MG Motor India also reported sales growth in November as compared with the same month last year.

'Chinese have taken a huge slice of our land'

'Chinese have taken a huge slice of our land'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

'Today, our vast green pastures where local herders used to take their cattle to graze have been taken over by the Chinese.' 'The people in the Galwan Valley have lost their lands where their cattle used to graze.'

US accounts for over 1/4th of global COVID-19 deaths

US accounts for over 1/4th of global COVID-19 deaths

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

Despite accounting for the largest number of fatalities, the death rate, however, in the US is much lower than other countries.

2+2: COMCASA saves the day!

2+2: COMCASA saves the day!

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

'India appears to have stood its ground on strategic autonomy by resisting US pressure on Russia, China and Iran, but succumbed to the temptation to walk into a tighter embrace in defence cooperation, a high priority of the Trump administration,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Force India stand by Sutil after assault claim

Force India stand by Sutil after assault claim

Rediff.com18 May 2011

Force India stood by Adrian Sutil on Tuesday after their German Formula One driver was warned he faced an assault charge following a nightclub incident in China last month.

From Microsoft to Jackfruit 365!

From Microsoft to Jackfruit 365!

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

'I knew there was a huge business opportunity, but it was Dr Kalam who made me jump into it as an entrepreneur.'

Is govt's $60 billion agri exports target feasible?

Is govt's $60 billion agri exports target feasible?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

Aiming to push India into the list of the top 10 agri export nations, the policy has been backed by the Prime Minister's Office

Pranab cremated with full state honours in shadow of pandemic

Pranab cremated with full state honours in shadow of pandemic

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

Mukherjee's family and relatives paid their last respects clad in PPE kits while conforming to COVID-19 safeguards.

PM Modi takes swipe at Pak, says some nations are arming terrorists

PM Modi takes swipe at Pak, says some nations are arming terrorists

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

Putin said India was facing a serious problem on account of terrorism and it was not an "imaginary thing".

All England: Lin Dan wins title after Chong Wei retires

All England: Lin Dan wins title after Chong Wei retires

Rediff.com12 Mar 2012

Lin Dan of China won his fifth All England title on Sunday when world number one Lee Chong Wei had to retire with a shoulder injury that had emerged over the last 24 hours.

Why journalists are 'jealous' of Bhavya Dore

Why journalists are 'jealous' of Bhavya Dore

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

The crash between a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 and a Saudia Boeing 747 over Charkhi Dadri in Haryana occurred 24 years ago.' During the lockdown, journalist Bhavya Dore reported on it from her home. Her article found a proud mention in the Bloomsburg Jealousy List 2020.

Positive Venus not focussing on 'gorilla' comment row

Positive Venus not focussing on 'gorilla' comment row

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Doug Adler, commentating on the African-American 13th seed's second-round match against Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele on Wednesday, provoked outrage on social media when he was taken to have described Williams charging "like a gorilla". Adler, a former tennis professional, said he had said "guerrilla".

COVID-19: UN, WHO praise India for its lockdown

COVID-19: UN, WHO praise India for its lockdown

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

In an attempt to stem the spread of coronavirus in India, Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday announced a nationwide lockdown for three weeks.

Asian Para Games: 11 medals for India, javelin thrower Sandeep smashes world record

Asian Para Games: 11 medals for India, javelin thrower Sandeep smashes world record

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

Sandeep Chaudhary claimed the top honours with a best throw of 60.01m, which he managed in his third attempt.

Xiaomi to raise $1.5 billion in latest funding boost

Xiaomi to raise $1.5 billion in latest funding boost

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

Xioami, currently the world's third-largest smartphone maker, is now planning to raise about $1.5 billion in its fifth round of financing, media reports said.

Srikanth rises to career-best World No. 2 ranking

Srikanth rises to career-best World No. 2 ranking

Rediff.com2 Nov 2017

India ace Kidambi Srikanth was rewarded for his sensational run this season as he grabbed a career-best ranking of World No. 2 after jumping two places in the latest BWF ranking released on Thursday.

Why Procter & Gamble put India on backburner

Why Procter & Gamble put India on backburner

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

With India contributing only 2% to its revenues, the multinational is focusing more on key markets like the US and China.

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

Malaysian Chong Wei retains All England crown

Malaysian Chong Wei retains All England crown

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

A safety-first approach paid off handsomely for world number one Lee Chong Wei when the Malaysian downed old foe Lin Dan of China 21-17, 21-17 to retain his All England badminton title on Sunday.

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.

India likely to be among top 20 global FDI sources by 2021

India likely to be among top 20 global FDI sources by 2021

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

While the UN report said that FDI inflows rose 6 per cent in 2018 to $ 42 billion, the government's own data for the entire FY19 period has shown that inbound equity investments declined for the first time in six years in FY19.

India at the Asian Games: Day 4

India at the Asian Games: Day 4

Rediff.com16 Nov 2010

India's performance on day four of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhour, on Tuesday.

Sports Shorts: India record best-ever haul in World Para Athletics

Sports Shorts: India record best-ever haul in World Para Athletics

Rediff.com16 Nov 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday

Slowdown? Nah, India home to 1.98 lakh millionaires!

Slowdown? Nah, India home to 1.98 lakh millionaires!

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

The top four countries account for 60.3% of the total worldwide HNWI population.

COVID-19 death toll in US crosses 1 lakh

COVID-19 death toll in US crosses 1 lakh

Rediff.com29 May 2020

The wave of deaths, one-third of which has come from the world's financial capital of New York and neighbouring New Jersey and Connecticut, has had a devastating impact on American economy which has now gone into recession with an unprecedented over 35 million losing their jobs in the last three months.

'Punjab will burn': Amarinder opposes SYL canal

'Punjab will burn': Amarinder opposes SYL canal

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

SYL has been a contentious issue between the two states with the Punjab portion of the canal still incomplete.

World Bank predicts crude oil price rebound

World Bank predicts crude oil price rebound

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

The revised projection comes after a 17% rise in the April-June.

Big worry for new FM, GDP growth slows to 5-year low

Big worry for new FM, GDP growth slows to 5-year low

Rediff.com31 May 2019

While India's GDP growth slowed to five-year low of 5.8% in Q4, China grew at 6.4%.

Why desis supported Trumpism

Why desis supported Trumpism

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

In this moment there has to be honest acknowledgement of how so many in our community willingly voted for another four years of Trump, based on the morally flimsiest of reasons, points out Suleman Din.

Talent shortage a concern for 34% employers in India

Talent shortage a concern for 34% employers in India

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

Around 88 per cent of all Indian employers surveyed said they offered benefits to attract employees from competitors.

Apurvi wins year's second women's 10m Air Rifle WC gold

Apurvi wins year's second women's 10m Air Rifle WC gold

Rediff.com26 May 2019

This was Apurvi's second ISSF World Cup gold of the year followed by a world record score in New Delhi in February.

ITC Q2 net up 6% at Rs 2,640 cr, cigarettes hit by high tax

ITC Q2 net up 6% at Rs 2,640 cr, cigarettes hit by high tax

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

The cigarettes segment had a revenue of Rs 4,554.21 crore during the second quarter of the current fiscal, as against Rs 8,528.47 crore in the year-ago period, down 46.56 per cent.

Rio Olympic champions Bolt and Ayana win IAAF awards

Rio Olympic champions Bolt and Ayana win IAAF awards

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Ethiopian distance runner Almaz Ayana were crowned as the IAAF's athletes of the year on Friday.

RuPay, UPI set to pip global giants in retail transactions

RuPay, UPI set to pip global giants in retail transactions

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

An analysis for the first eight months of CY18 shows that the value of RuPay and UPI transactions constitute 65.2 per cent of all transactions done through debit and credit cards, in value terms, across retail outlets by the end of August.

Sports Shorts: Irishman Lowry wins British Open

Sports Shorts: Irishman Lowry wins British Open

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

Sports Shorts: Saina, Sindhu enter second round in Indonesia

Sports Shorts: Saina, Sindhu enter second round in Indonesia

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday

Not against Savarkar, but Hindutva ideology: Manmohan

Not against Savarkar, but Hindutva ideology: Manmohan

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

Earning goodwill of the people of Jammu & Kashmir was necessary before such a move, the former prime minister said.

India has slowest Internet growth in APAC

India has slowest Internet growth in APAC

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

India, which accounts for the third largest online userbase globally after China and the US, has had the lowest Internet penetration growth in Asia Pacific (APAC) at 17.4 per cent so far this year, research firm eMarketer said in a report.

Why the Jio Phone rules the feature phone market

Why the Jio Phone rules the feature phone market

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

It has captured 38 per cent of the feature phone segment in 2018 through frequent innovation, says Arnab Dutta.