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Review: Billu

Review: Billu

Rediff.com13 Feb 2009

When Bollywood takes a crack at children's cinema, it usually does so with such condescending formulaic tripe that it's hard to sit through the forcefed emotions and the like. Billu is definitely a more sincere product, one that tries hard to keep the story and morals straight, and let the rest work on its own.

Nissan X-Trail is back! This time as a hybrid SUV

Nissan X-Trail is back! This time as a hybrid SUV

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

This new avatar comes with a completely new 2.0 litre petrol engine under its hood.

Kolkata: Woman gangraped in moving car

Kolkata: Woman gangraped in moving car

Rediff.com31 May 2016

A 24-year-old girl was gang-raped allegedly by four to five persons at Salt Lake's sector-V in a moving vehicle.

Test flights make smooth landing at Hyd airport

Test flights make smooth landing at Hyd airport

Rediff.com14 Feb 2008

Pilot DD Gandhi, who flew the Kingfisher aircraft from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, circled thrice over the Shamshabad airport before touching the South Asia's longest runway (4,260 metres) amidst applause from the 50-odd passengers, mostly journalists besides guests and officials of the GMR group.

Know all about MICR code

Know all about MICR code

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

Many of you would have seen the magnetic inks bar codes printed on the bottom of your bank's cheque leaves. These bar codes are known as MICR code, an abbreviation for 'Magnetic Ink Character Recognition'.

Admissions open to Manipal University for 2008

Admissions open to Manipal University for 2008

Rediff.com30 Nov 2007

The university opens admissions to courses for the year 2008.

e-empowered MBA course

e-empowered MBA course

Rediff.com30 Apr 2007

Mumbai Educational Trust (MET) Asian Management Development Centre announces admissions for the autonomous e-empowered Management and Business Administration.

Haven't filed your tax returns yet?

Haven't filed your tax returns yet?

Rediff.com21 Jan 2009

Can you file your tax returns for the last three years before March 31, 2009? Is a post office recurring deposit covered under Section 80C? Can you claim any tax benefit on money spent on your child's school uniform? How can you avail of tax deductions under Section 80 DD? Can you claim tax deduction on interest paid on personal loans? Here are the answers.

Anil Ambani co to launch DTH service on Aug 19

Anil Ambani co to launch DTH service on Aug 19

Rediff.com18 Aug 2008

Big TV will be the fourth entrant in the 7-million private DTH subscribers market following Dish TV's launch in 2003, Tata Sky (2006) and Sun Direct (2007). Doordarshan's DD Direct Plus is the fifth player (also launched in 2003) but is a free-to-air service.

Tata Sky keen to cast a wider net

Tata Sky keen to cast a wider net

Rediff.com20 Oct 2017

Tata Group had hinted at combining its enterprise business with Tata Communications and its fixed-line and broadband businesses with Tata Sky.

Pay disparity: Prasar Bharti staff on strike

Pay disparity: Prasar Bharti staff on strike

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

The administrative staff of All India Radio and Doordarshan across the country today went on one-day mass casual leave in protest against disparity in the pay scales in Prasar Bharti. More than 5,000 employees across various DD and AIR kendras submitted their leave applications.

Want to train with India's top companies?

Want to train with India's top companies?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2007

WLC College India is offering a traineeship programme and a study abroad programme in several locations around Mumbai.

Videocon to enter DTH business

Videocon to enter DTH business

Rediff.com4 Jul 2007

Videocon plans a foray into the direct to home business. The company has applied for the DTH licence and is expected to start services by next year, government sources said.

CMC admission 2008 for PG courses

CMC admission 2008 for PG courses

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

CMC offers admission 2008 for PG courses.

India's exit: Advertisers seek rebate

India's exit: Advertisers seek rebate

Rediff.com27 Mar 2007

Though advertisers cannot force re-negotiations on ad rates, as they are bound by contracts, the dip in viewership and waning interest among Indian viewers is irking them.

TV on mobile phones from today

TV on mobile phones from today

Rediff.com23 May 2007

The new era in television started with the Doordarshan services becoming available on phone sets based on a new technology called Digital Video Broadcast-Hand held (DVB-H).

Tri-nation Malabar naval exercise 2017 begins

Tri-nation Malabar naval exercise 2017 begins

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

95 aircraft, 16 ships and 2 submarines from 3 countries are taking part in Malabar exercise.

Will Delhi's Master Plan '21 solve its woes?

Will Delhi's Master Plan '21 solve its woes?

Rediff.com4 Apr 2007

The implementation of the recently unveiled Master Plan for Delhi is unlikely to provide durable solutions for the capital's multitude of housing, infrastructure and other problems.

Viewership for free-to-air channels rises

Viewership for free-to-air channels rises

Rediff.com15 Feb 2007

"The drop in channel shares is more because of the shortage of set-top boxes and delay in installation of direct-to-home systems in households," said Paritosh Joshi, president, ad sales and distribution, Star India.

India's tryst with the millennium

India's tryst with the millennium

Rediff.com13 Jul 2007

As the world trembled in anticipation of the Y2K disaster, India awoke to outsourcing.

Windies series live on All India Radio

Windies series live on All India Radio

Rediff.com10 May 2006

The state broadcaster has acquired the radio rights of the five ODIs and four Tests.

FM prods PSBs to implement 'Aatmanirbhar' relief package

FM prods PSBs to implement 'Aatmanirbhar' relief package

Rediff.com22 May 2020

The finance minister has emphasised on the quick disbursal of additional loans to MSMEs, to simplify process, formats and documentation.

Lack of transponders hits DTH expansion

Lack of transponders hits DTH expansion

Rediff.com21 Feb 2007

The non-availability of transponders on satellites has hit the expansion plans of not only existing direct-to-home players such as DD Direct Plus and Dish TV but also new entrants such as Sun Direct, Reliance Bluemagic and the Bharti group.

Which celebrity couple has the best chemistry?

Which celebrity couple has the best chemistry?

Rediff.com3 May 2019

Not in real life, of course.

Navin Kumar to be Prasar Bharati CEO

Navin Kumar to be Prasar Bharati CEO

Rediff.com30 Jun 2006

Doordarshan director-general Navin Kumar is tipped to take over as CEO of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. \n

Champions Trophy hockey fixtures revised

Champions Trophy hockey fixtures revised

Rediff.com7 Dec 2005

The FIH agreed to a combined request from Doordarshan and the IHF for a late reschedule of the matches.

Going from Star One to Doordarshan

Going from Star One to Doordarshan

Rediff.com29 Nov 2006

All the latest TV gossip.

Govt to launch new TV channel for farmers

Govt to launch new TV channel for farmers

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

The government on Thursday announced a new 24-hour TV channel dedicated to agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 100 crore for providing real-time information to farmers.

'Reliance stocks, a fantastic story'

'Reliance stocks, a fantastic story'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2006

PM's Mission Shakti speech didn't violate poll code: EC

PM's Mission Shakti speech didn't violate poll code: EC

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

'He did not seek vote. He did not describe the missile launch as an achievement of the government. He only hailed the scientists. There was no electioneering involved'

Day before Chhattisgarh poll, Naxals trigger IED blast; 1 BSF soldier killed

Day before Chhattisgarh poll, Naxals trigger IED blast; 1 BSF soldier killed

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

This is the fourth IED blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh in the last 15 days.

SC upholds Kerala prohibition policy, booze only in five-star hotels

SC upholds Kerala prohibition policy, booze only in five-star hotels

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Kerala government's policy restricting the sale and consumption of liquor at the bars in five star hotels only and rejecting other hotels serving liquor at bars.

IPL 9 Final: How RCB, Sunrisers got there!

IPL 9 Final: How RCB, Sunrisers got there!

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Rajneesh Gupta's fascinating look at the routes RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad took to the IPL 9 final.

Zee loses DTH rights too

Zee loses DTH rights too

Rediff.com6 Oct 2004

Strictly for minors only!

Strictly for minors only!

Rediff.com26 Nov 2003

Alert: Courses in nursing

Alert: Courses in nursing

Rediff.com28 Jun 2004

Alert: Courses in nursing

Alert: Masters in management

Alert: Masters in management

Rediff.com21 Jun 2004

Alert: Masters in management

Mohanlal to promote Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate

Mohanlal to promote Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate

Rediff.com21 Feb 2014

The superstar will take the show down south, and spread awareness through it.

Alert: General management at XLRI

Alert: General management at XLRI

Rediff.com4 Feb 2004

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