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Toyota lockout lifted but workers refuse to sign undertaking

Toyota lockout lifted but workers refuse to sign undertaking

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

When the workers returned to work for the 6 am shift on Monday morning, the management insisted each employee sign an undertaking, but the workers refused to do so.

'90% of India wants the lockdown to go'

'90% of India wants the lockdown to go'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'When you don't have food to eat, will you be worried about the virus or the next meal?'

Why getting the 'right' price for Air India will be a tough task

Why getting the 'right' price for Air India will be a tough task

Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

If the government is asking a maximum price for Air India but asks to keep old personnel, it will not match.

Oscar Fernandes' plans for the transport sector

Oscar Fernandes' plans for the transport sector

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

Roads and national highways are the lifeline of the country, says Oscar Fernandes.

Rupee gains for 2nd straight day; Fed policy in focus

Rupee gains for 2nd straight day; Fed policy in focus

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

Forex dealers said besides selling of the American currency by exporters and banks, gains in other Asian currencies against the dollar and a higher opening in the domestic stock market also supported the rupee.

Swadeshi Jagran Manch: 'We want Paytm to close down'

Swadeshi Jagran Manch: 'We want Paytm to close down'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2017

'We are against Alibaba investing in Paytm.' 'We are against the concessions given to Paytm.' 'In fact, we want Paytm to close down because of its alliance with Alibaba.'

ADB pegs India's GDP rate at 5.5%

ADB pegs India's GDP rate at 5.5%

Rediff.com1 Apr 2014

India's GDP is poised to accelerate to 5.5 per cent in 2014-15 on the back of improved performance in industry and services but it may take some time for the country to reach its potential growth rate, says an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

'India unlikely to see self-driving cars soon'

'India unlikely to see self-driving cars soon'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

'It is a gradual process of saying we want to have all the decisions across business sectors available in India as well.'

After long wait, India, France ink deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets

After long wait, India, France ink deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets

Rediff.com24 Sep 2016

The deal which is worth 7.87-billion (Rs 58,363 crore) comes with a saving of nearly 750 million (Rs 5,611 crore).

Virus with no vaccine claims 3 lives in Kerala

Virus with no vaccine claims 3 lives in Kerala

Rediff.com21 May 2018

Nipah virus infection is a newly emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans.

Rupee ends 7 paise lower against dollar

Rupee ends 7 paise lower against dollar

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

The rupee ended lower by 7 paise to 62.31 against the American currency on fresh dollar demand from banks.

12th year in a row, Fitch keeps India sovereign rating unchanged

12th year in a row, Fitch keeps India sovereign rating unchanged

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

Fitch had last upgraded India's sovereign rating from BB+ to BBB- with a stable outlook on August 1, 2006.

Skilling to become mandatory in govt tenders

Skilling to become mandatory in govt tenders

Rediff.com17 Jul 2016

Government tenders could soon go to bidders who promise to train highest number of youth.

Obama's nuclear gift to Modi is shrewd investment

Obama's nuclear gift to Modi is shrewd investment

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

About 4 GW of new nuclear power capacity is under construction in India

Brexit: $108-billion uncertainty for Indian IT sector

Brexit: $108-billion uncertainty for Indian IT sector

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Europe is the second largest market for Indian IT-BPM industry.

Why is IAF sitting on HAL's Tejas proposal?

Why is IAF sitting on HAL's Tejas proposal?

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

'The air force has treated the Tejas like a step child.' 'The Tejas has grown in capability, but the IAF has preferred foreign fighters like the Rafale.'

Services growth falters as new business weakest in two years

Services growth falters as new business weakest in two years

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

The HSBC Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 51.7 in June from May's three-month high of 53.6, in a sign that Asia's third-largest economy is still struggling to climb out of a quagmire of low growth and high inflation.

The curious case of India's industrial growth

The curious case of India's industrial growth

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

The greatest disconnect lies in the estimates of industrial growth.

Natarajan enjoying IPL experience in maiden season

Natarajan enjoying IPL experience in maiden season

Rediff.com30 Apr 2017

'I'm trying to learn Hindi now'

Is India's job market as bad as it is made out to be?

Is India's job market as bad as it is made out to be?

Rediff.com9 Nov 2017

About 13 million first time car/two-wheeler buyers are entering the market every year. If employment creation is such a big issue, where are these people coming from, asks Mahesh Nandurkar.

Indian deputy consul general arrested in US on visa fraud charges

Indian deputy consul general arrested in US on visa fraud charges

Rediff.com13 Dec 2013

Devyani Khobragade, deputy consul general at the Indian consulate in New York, was arrested on charges that she allegedly presented fraudulent documents to the United States State Department in support of a visa application for an Indian national employed as a babysitter and housekeeper at her home in Manhattan.

REVEALED: What went wrong with bank loans

REVEALED: What went wrong with bank loans

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

'Flush with funds, lending became a cash management exercise.' 'Road projects, power generation plants, airports etc were financed left and right with apparently no regard for the projects' ability to repay,' explains S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.

India's GDP to grow at 6.3% in 2015: Morgan Stanley

India's GDP to grow at 6.3% in 2015: Morgan Stanley

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Comparative to other Asian GDP growths, India would have the fastest economic expansion, it said

Trade unions up in arms against Pay Panel report

Trade unions up in arms against Pay Panel report

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Employees and workers will meet on November 27 to protest against the recommendations

Why India's exporters are worried

Why India's exporters are worried

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

As the liquidity crunch reaches crisis levels and getting tax refunds remain a big headache, exporters saw orders fall by 15 per cent till October.

Chennai building collapse exposes unscientific methods of construction

Chennai building collapse exposes unscientific methods of construction

Rediff.com2 Jul 2014

The collapse of an under-construction 11-storey building in Chennai which claimed 11 lives should serve as a wake-up call for the housing sector to have a regulatory mechanism for the construction industry, says N Sathiya Moorthy

How Modi can put the economy back on rails

How Modi can put the economy back on rails

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

At this point of time, the requirement of the economy is obviously more investment, which will create more jobs and increase purchasing power that will sustain a high level of production, says K M Chandrasekhar.

NITI Aayog to be leaner

NITI Aayog to be leaner

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

The perspective planning division might get a new lease of life.

Visa processing time for IT firms may get longer

Visa processing time for IT firms may get longer

Rediff.com2 Oct 2013

If shutdown stays for an extended period, there would be an overall macroeconomic impact that may affect the IT industry.

India Inc wants banks to fully pass on previous rate cuts

India Inc wants banks to fully pass on previous rate cuts

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan expressed anguish at the banks' reluctance to pass on benefits of the earlier rate cuts.

H-1B visa row: Nasscom sees attempts to portray Indian IT negatively

H-1B visa row: Nasscom sees attempts to portray Indian IT negatively

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

US is the largest market for the over $140 billion Indian IT services industry

India's COVID-19 toll rises to 169; total cases 5,865

India's COVID-19 toll rises to 169; total cases 5,865

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

Of the 20 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, eight were from Maharashtra, three each from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, two from Jammu and Kashmir and one each from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Centre drops plan for airport privatisation

Centre drops plan for airport privatisation

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

A ministry spokesperson said he wasn't aware of the development.

Traders turn bearish as gold loses glitter

Traders turn bearish as gold loses glitter

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

This has steered a rally in global equities and dollar Index also ticked higher, trading near its four year high.

'India Inc's social responsibility is just to whitewash sins'

'India Inc's social responsibility is just to whitewash sins'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

'The Indian state is very benevolent when it comes to corporates,' says Tom Thomas, chief executive officer of Praxis, and convenor of CRW India.

Wanted: Greater private sector investment in agriculture

Wanted: Greater private sector investment in agriculture

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

From linking innovation with supply of inputs to providing contract farming, the private sector can help agriculture move to the next stage of development.

Barca fans boo coach but players rally behind him

Barca fans boo coach but players rally behind him

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has decried the fans who booed manager Luis Enrique and the players in Sunday's laboured 2-1 home win over Leganes in La Liga as having a short-term memory.

Are we Indians technology-averse?

Are we Indians technology-averse?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

Some examples that show we may be call for introspection, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Can AAP stop Modi?

Can AAP stop Modi?

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

Even a 6 percent vote-share would make AAP an important player on the national scene. The key lies in strategically concentrating AAP's vote, especially in the cities, so that it can break Narendra Modi's momentum, besides defeating an already weak Congress, says Praful Bidwai.

'We will stop the Vibrant Gujarat summit'

'We will stop the Vibrant Gujarat summit'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

'The Gujarat model which is being shown is not the right picture.' 'Farmers are not getting their dues, youth are unemployed and factories have shut shop.'