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3 banks to help govt sell Axis shares

3 banks to help govt sell Axis shares

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

At the bank's current market price, the stake on offer is worth about Rs 5,700 crore

ONGC highest profit-making PSU, BSNL worst performer

ONGC highest profit-making PSU, BSNL worst performer

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

Oil explorer ONGC again emerged as the highest profit-making PSU of the country during 2012-13 while telecom major BSNL turned out to be the biggest loss-making enterprise, says the Economic Survey.

PM gives his ministers of state a pep talk

PM gives his ministers of state a pep talk

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with ministers of state with independent charge

Antony dropped the ball like India did at Old Trafford

Antony dropped the ball like India did at Old Trafford

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

'Antony and I have been friends for over half a century, and I know the man does not tell lies. The problem is that what he believes to be the truth might not actually be true. He may believe that India needs the Congress, and that the Congress in turn needs the Nehru-Gandhi family, but that does not mean that India shares those articles of faith,' says T V R Shenoy.

Amid AP crisis, special team keeps watch on electricity grid

Amid AP crisis, special team keeps watch on electricity grid

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

Amid anti-Telangana agitations impacting power supplies in Andhra Pradesh, the Union Power Ministry has set up a special team to monitor the functioning of electricity grid the state.

Cabinet clears 14 changes to Companies Act

Cabinet clears 14 changes to Companies Act

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

The move is aimed at making it easier to do business in India.

Pollution: Millions die young every year!

Pollution: Millions die young every year!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

India is, indeed, particularly vulnerable to this menace.

Two pence for Cabinet notes but information worth a million

Two pence for Cabinet notes but information worth a million

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Companies use journalists as conduits.

India Inc's hopelessness with Modi is justified

India Inc's hopelessness with Modi is justified

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

The earlier government was blamed for non-performance, the current one will be rightfully blamed for mismanagement

Markets snap 3-day winning streak, Nifty holds 8,250; Midcaps outshine

Markets snap 3-day winning streak, Nifty holds 8,250; Midcaps outshine

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.

Espionage case: Police raids petrochemical firm in Noida

Espionage case: Police raids petrochemical firm in Noida

Rediff.com21 Feb 2015

Delhi Police Crime Branch raided the office of a petrochemical co.

HRD goes from Smriti to Javadekar, I&B from Jaitley to Naidu

HRD goes from Smriti to Javadekar, I&B from Jaitley to Naidu

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who inducted 19 new ministers into his Cabinet on Tuesday has carried out major changes in the portfolios of his top ministers.

Cabinet rejig: 20 new ministers likely to be sworn-in

Cabinet rejig: 20 new ministers likely to be sworn-in

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

As many as 20 new faces are expected to be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers on Sunday in the first revamp exercise which is likely to bring in BJP leaders Manohar Parrikar, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Bandaru Datttatreya while elevating a few.

Power Grid out of ETF; FinMin files offer document

Power Grid out of ETF; FinMin files offer document

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

The Finance Ministry has filed the offer document with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India for the Central Public Sector Enterprises ETF, which could fetch the exchequer about Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion).

'Don't know why the govt calls Greenpeace anti-national'

'Don't know why the govt calls Greenpeace anti-national'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

'We are facing a crackdown for more than a year. Our permission to collect funds was cancelled. Our bank accounts were frozen.' 'We believe that our work in India is very important. We want to be the environment watchdog. We do not want to waste time fighting legal battles.'

FM meets bankers, industrialists in Bengaluru

FM meets bankers, industrialists in Bengaluru

Rediff.com14 May 2013

Chidambaram first met bankers and industrialists in Mumbai to seek ways to revive slowing economic growth.

Sensex soars 237 points ahead of Brexit poll outcome

Sensex soars 237 points ahead of Brexit poll outcome

Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

Participants will watch out for the Brexit poll outcome in the late morning trades tomorrow.

Sensex marks first gain of 2018, rebounds 176 points

Sensex marks first gain of 2018, rebounds 176 points

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.

CBI to press for autonomy before Supreme Court

CBI to press for autonomy before Supreme Court

Rediff.com4 Aug 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to press before the Supreme Court that its demand for autonomy is legitimate and will pave the way for curbing interference in its functioning, two days after the government junked the agency's proposal for more power for its director.

Shinde, RPN reject allegation of pressurising terror accused

Shinde, RPN reject allegation of pressurising terror accused

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and his deputy Minister of State for Home RPN Singh on Wednesday rejected the allegation levelled by 2007 Ajmer blast accused Bhavesh Patel that they had pressured him to implicate top Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionaries in the case, saying they do not know him.

Paradox of India's weak industrial growth

Paradox of India's weak industrial growth

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

Electricity generation has outperformed the industrial production index for five months in a row this financial year, even as the broader economy is struggling to grow.

Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers take charge; spell out priorities

Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers take charge; spell out priorities

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

Apart from Smriti, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Ananth Kumar took over as law and parliamentary affairs ministers respectively.

India eyes loans from China-led Asian Investment Bank

India eyes loans from China-led Asian Investment Bank

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

India, the bank's second biggest shareholder after China, is looking to borrow from the AIIB.

Govt notifies new gas pricing formula; doubles rate to $8.4

Govt notifies new gas pricing formula; doubles rate to $8.4

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

The bank guarantee, which will be equivalent to the incremental revenue that RIL will get from the new gas price, will be encashed if it is proved that the company hoarded gas or deliberately suppressed production at the main D1&D3 fields in the eastern offshore KG-D6 block since 2010-11.

Govt focuses on countryside in cash distress

Govt focuses on countryside in cash distress

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

For the urban population, recalibration of ATMs has already started and they will start dispensing the new Rs 2,000 currency notes from Monday or Tuesday.

FDI caps in different sectors could be revisited: FM

FDI caps in different sectors could be revisited: FM

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

While India allows 100 per cent FDI in a large number of the sectors, there is a ceiling on foreign investment in sensitive segments like multi-brand retail, insurance, defence and telecom.

Taj Mansingh to finally go under hammer, Le Meridien licence cancelled

Taj Mansingh to finally go under hammer, Le Meridien licence cancelled

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

The decision to auction Taj Mansigh brings to an end a six-year-old tussle between the NDMC and Tata Group, which has operated the landmark property for nearly four decades.

113 per cent surge in corruption complaints: CVC

113 per cent surge in corruption complaints: CVC

Rediff.com2 Sep 2013

There has been a quantum jump in the number of complaints of corruption received by the Central Vigilance Commission last year as against those in 2011.

'Let's integrate our rail, airport infrastructure'

'Let's integrate our rail, airport infrastructure'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

India as a large country should have inter-modal connectivity, which will help us make travel easier, safer and seamless. That is how you will also gain. You will gain more money, make more revenues, says Praful Patel.

Power minister woos investors in US; meets PE giants Blackstone, Warburg

Power minister woos investors in US; meets PE giants Blackstone, Warburg

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

The power minister briefed the investors on various steps undertaken by the government.

Big expectations from Budget: Can Jaitley please all?

Big expectations from Budget: Can Jaitley please all?

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

This is the BJP's first full-year Budget.

Will govt's new initiatives bring a bonanza for the states?

Will govt's new initiatives bring a bonanza for the states?

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

The centre's promise of a new deal for the states is a welcome development.

Secretaries list expectations, highlight urgent issues to Modi

Secretaries list expectations, highlight urgent issues to Modi

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

In his meeting with the secretaries of all government departments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the top bureaucrats space and time to voice their expectations from the new administration besides listing areas needing urgent attention.

After blaming UPA for 'groups of ministers', Modi brings them back

After blaming UPA for 'groups of ministers', Modi brings them back

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

In its manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had criticised the Congress-led UPA regime for "policy and decision paralysis".

He lights up buildings in Kolkata with solar power and sells it too

He lights up buildings in Kolkata with solar power and sells it too

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Conservation of energy dominated Ghosh's thoughts ever since he completed his Masters in Energy Science and Technology from Jadavpur University early 2000.

India's infrastructure action on the Twitter route

India's infrastructure action on the Twitter route

Rediff.com18 Dec 2013

From Kudankulam to the Land Bill, the author takes the Twitter route to capture the infra action of 2013.

Govt rethinks CIL, ONGC stake sale

Govt rethinks CIL, ONGC stake sale

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Divestment in PFC, REC, NHPC, Nalco, Hindustan Copper and NMDC could be considered

Panagariya expects economy to grow at 8-10% for 15 years

Panagariya expects economy to grow at 8-10% for 15 years

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

This kind of growth will turn India into a $8 trillion economy.

Weak oil prices drag markets; Nifty ends below 7,400

Weak oil prices drag markets; Nifty ends below 7,400

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.

The new government must not undermine PSU independence

The new government must not undermine PSU independence

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided that 10 per cent of the government's stake in Coal India Ltd would be sold. Similarly, the sale of five per cent of its stake in ONGC and 11.4 per cent in the hydropower public-sector unit, NHPC, has been cleared.