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Digital life certificate, a big relief for pensioners

Digital life certificate, a big relief for pensioners

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

In a big relief to over a crore retired employees of government and PSUs, a pensioner can now digitally provide proof of his existence to authorities for continuity of pension every year instead of requiring to present himself physically or through a Life Certificate issued by specified authorities.

Cong man who took party state unit website down joins AAP

Cong man who took party state unit website down joins AAP

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

Days after he quit Congress and created a controversy by taking down the website of the party state unit, Sanjay Puri on Thursday joined Aam Aadmi Party along with scores of Janakpuri block Congress workers.

Rahul ropes in number cruncher for 2014 polls

Rahul ropes in number cruncher for 2014 polls

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

Rahul has been impressed by the way former Union minister C P Joshi uses the computer to cull out figures and facts.

US national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns

US national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

His departure came just after reports surfaced the Justice Department warned the Trump administration last month that Flynn misled administration officials regarding his communications with the Russian ambassador to the United States.

Love food and tech? These jobs are calling you!

Love food and tech? These jobs are calling you!

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Did you know that a food security officer in a leading company can earn upto $84,000 a year by just protecting data?

K'tka Governor in controversy over splurging of money on Raj Bhavan

K'tka Governor in controversy over splurging of money on Raj Bhavan

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala, a former Gujarat finance minister, was embroiled in a controversy over expenditure of Rs four crore on renovation of Raj Bhavan and another Rs 1.30 crore on air travel including by special flights during nine months.

Is it expensive to study in the US?

Is it expensive to study in the US?

Rediff.com17 Dec 2016

International education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.

How the Web lost its innocence

How the Web lost its innocence

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Ajit Balakrishnan on how the Web could return to its original egalitarian goals.

Expert tips: The best options to study in the US

Expert tips: The best options to study in the US

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

In an online chat with readers, NNS Chandra offered advice on how to pursue an education abroad.

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Rediff.com4 Jan 2020

In just 18 frames, the photograph of the dainty Sheena, with her winsome smile and starry eyes, dissolved, flesh falling off her facial bones, into what the CBI alleged was her corresponding yellowed, morose-looking skull with hollow, haunting eye sockets.

Services attract highest FDI despite Make in India push

Services attract highest FDI despite Make in India push

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Services attract highest foreign direct investment, despite Make in India push.

For Modi's Teachers' Day speech, UP distributes 14.36 lakh laptops

For Modi's Teachers' Day speech, UP distributes 14.36 lakh laptops

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Political opposition notwithstanding, the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh has made elaborate arrangements to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech reaches lakhs of students in the state this Teachers' Day.

FDI in 2013 dips 3% to $22 billion

FDI in 2013 dips 3% to $22 billion

Rediff.com30 Mar 2014

In 2012, India attracted $22.78 billion of FDI, according to the data by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.

Delhi's AIIMS plans to go green, with a little help from Hitachi

Delhi's AIIMS plans to go green, with a little help from Hitachi

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Aiming for a better AIIMS

Who are Digital India's brand ambassadors? Govt clarifies

Who are Digital India's brand ambassadors? Govt clarifies

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Ankit Fadia said he has been appointed the brand ambassador of Digital India on July 1.

New tool to help robots 'see' better

New tool to help robots 'see' better

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

Object recognition is one of the most widely studied problems in computer vision, researchers said.

Watch what you say on the net from now on; the govt is watching you

Watch what you say on the net from now on; the govt is watching you

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

India's snooping programme is officially underway and multiple agencies will use internet surveillance system Netra and National Cyber Coordination Centre to keep a tab on suspicious activities on the internet, says Vicky Nanjappa.

Hillary 'fears jihadists may get hold of Pak nukes'

Hillary 'fears jihadists may get hold of Pak nukes'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2016

She asserted that people live in fear that Islamabad is going to have a coup.

Post offices in a brave new world

Post offices in a brave new world

Rediff.com10 May 2016

'He was asked to do the KYC again because the earlier exercise would not do as they were 'computerising.' 'Getting the records transferred to the reluctant computer would take time and so he was advised to come a few weeks later.' 'My only prayer is that post offices will survive the modernisation process with at least some customer base intact,' says Subir Roy.

Beware! New info stealing virus in online banking space

Beware! New info stealing virus in online banking space

Rediff.com19 Jan 2014

The 'severely' spreading virus of the Trojan family has been detected conducting its clandestine operations at the point of sale counters placed at retail terminals after the RBI made it mandatory in December last year for debit cards holders to punch in their PIN every time they make a purchase.

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells Veenu Sandhu.

IT+IT= IT: PM Modi's formula for India's future

IT+IT= IT: PM Modi's formula for India's future

Rediff.com10 May 2017

PM urges lawyers to fight cases for the poor for free.

Filing tax returns? 3 problems most people who changed jobs face

Filing tax returns? 3 problems most people who changed jobs face

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Without Form 16, tax computation becomes cumbersome

Bhubaneswar to get India's first energy-sufficient building

Bhubaneswar to get India's first energy-sufficient building

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Spread over three acres, the project will house the new office of the Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd, under the Odisha government's energy department.

9 held for terror attack on Pakistan's agriculture institute

9 held for terror attack on Pakistan's agriculture institute

Rediff.com3 Dec 2017

Three burqa-clad Taliban terrorists stormed the training institute and opened indiscriminate fire, killing at least 12 people, half of them students, before being shot dead by security forces on Friday.

IT: Provide relief from service tax and VAT double taxation

IT: Provide relief from service tax and VAT double taxation

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

The industry employs about 10 million workforce.

E-filing of audit reports must with tax returns

E-filing of audit reports must with tax returns

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

The filing of audit reports was made mandatory in ITR Form 5, 6 and 7 after the tax department noticed discrepancies in filing of some returns along with audit reports.

US approves billion-dollar sale of missiles, helicopters to Pak

US approves billion-dollar sale of missiles, helicopters to Pak

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

The US state department has reportedly given a final nod to Pakistan's request for military hardware

'Let govt ensure MSP is a legal right just like MRP'

'Let govt ensure MSP is a legal right just like MRP'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

'Government is saying that I will not be responsible for ensuring you get MSP but traders and large corporate will be responsible. 'India now is the only country that is saying such things'

India successfully test-fires Agni-5 ballistic missile

India successfully test-fires Agni-5 ballistic missile

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

Describing the trial as "fully successful", the sources said, the sophisticated missile travelled for 19 minutes and covered 4,900 km.

Safety of Aadhaar data: Budget may focus on cybersecurity

Safety of Aadhaar data: Budget may focus on cybersecurity

Rediff.com15 Jan 2018

With a rise in the number of cyber crimes and hacking, and many putting a question mark on safety of Aadhaar data, the FM might bring proposals in this regard and allocate funds separately.

India, Singapore lift ties to strategic partnership, ink 10 pacts

India, Singapore lift ties to strategic partnership, ink 10 pacts

Rediff.com24 Nov 2015

India and Singapore on Tuesday elevated their ties to the 'strategic partnership' level and signed bilateral agreements for enhanced defence cooperation and in areas like cyber security, shipping and civil aviation.

Placements: How IITs got the numbers this year

Placements: How IITs got the numbers this year

Rediff.com1 Jan 2018

This year, campuses placed most number of students in the first phase compared to past few years.

CBI arrests Kejriwal's principal secy, 4 others for graft

CBI arrests Kejriwal's principal secy, 4 others for graft

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

CBI sources said that Kumar has been charged with abusing his official position to award contracts to M/s Endeavour Systems Pvt Ltd and securing government tenders worth Rs 9.5 crore between 2007 and 2014 for the company.

These schemes will help strengthen e-services in rural India

These schemes will help strengthen e-services in rural India

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

Govt announces slew of schemes for rural India

Now, 35 foreign private equity firms in tax soup

Now, 35 foreign private equity firms in tax soup

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Face Rs 1,000-cr minimum alternate tax demand

Obama commutes sentence of WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning

Obama commutes sentence of WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

White House ruled out a similar consideration for Edward Snowden, who is currently on a political asylum in Russia.

Electronics industry faces BIS certification challenge

Electronics industry faces BIS certification challenge

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

Bureau has registered just one product so far despite 1,500 applications.

Fresh tax demand on foreign investors

Fresh tax demand on foreign investors

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Tax department sends notices saying they are liable to pay MAT.

15 outstanding women honoured with Nari Shakti Puraskar

15 outstanding women honoured with Nari Shakti Puraskar

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

The winners for the year 2019 are from fields as diverse as agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife conservation, armed forces and education.