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Subsidy on kerosene will cease to exist from 2020

Subsidy on kerosene will cease to exist from 2020

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

The kerosene subsidy is expected to decline by 40 per cent from Rs 7,595 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 4,500 crore this financial year.

Easter recipes to get you into the festive mood

Easter recipes to get you into the festive mood

Rediff.com19 Apr 2019

Executive Chef Lokesh Jarodia of The Deltin, Daman shares his special Easter recipes.

ONGC invested Rs 81,890 crore for raising output

ONGC invested Rs 81,890 crore for raising output

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has deployed the best-in-class technologies in its Improved Oil Recovery and Enhanced Oil Recovery schemes on these fields.

PHOTOS: Sant Chatwal organises prayers for Hillary's victory

PHOTOS: Sant Chatwal organises prayers for Hillary's victory

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

Chatwal said the prayer service aims to garner blessings for Clinton.

Manual scavenging -- a national shame

Manual scavenging -- a national shame

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

Rediff labs analysed the socio-economic caste census 2011 data on number of manual scavengers in India.

Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Bhupen Hazarika, Nanaji Deshmukh

Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Bhupen Hazarika, Nanaji Deshmukh

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

With these three recipients, 48 eminent people have been conferred the award so far.

Everybody has the right to eat beef: NDA minister

Everybody has the right to eat beef: NDA minister

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

Union minister Ramdas Athawale said 'so-called' cow vigilantes are like 'nar-bhakshaks'.

States with dry ATMs received highest share of currency notes in 2017-18

States with dry ATMs received highest share of currency notes in 2017-18

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

An RBI official said the supply of currency was adequate in the states facing a crunch at ATMs but the logistic issues led to the present situation

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

Rediff.com1 May 2020

This classification of districts is to be followed by states and union terrotories till a week post May 3, when the second phase of lockdown will end, for containment operations.

Over 3 lakh people evacuated as Cyclone Vayu set to hit Guj

Over 3 lakh people evacuated as Cyclone Vayu set to hit Guj

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force started landing in Gujarat with the help of the Indian Air Force to undertake preventive evacuation of people living on the west coast, an IAF official said.

60 lakh voters chose NOTA, Puducherry tops

60 lakh voters chose NOTA, Puducherry tops

Rediff.com17 May 2014

Close to 60 lakh voters opted for the None of The Above option across the country while exercising their franchise in the 16th Lok Sabha polls, with the maximum percentage of the electorate going for this choice in Puducherry.

10 ways of loving India

10 ways of loving India

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

'To love all Indians is to love India in reality.' 'To love the lines on a map is to love a symbol,' says Aakar Patel.

AAP, BSP, BJD support resolution to scrap Art 370

AAP, BSP, BJD support resolution to scrap Art 370

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Various opposition parties like the Congress, the Trinamool Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Communist Party of India, and the Communist Party of India-Marxist raised vociferous protests in the upper house while opposing the resolution and the bill.

Rains play spoiler in Mumbai, Thane; normal life hit

Rains play spoiler in Mumbai, Thane; normal life hit

Rediff.com4 Aug 2019

the India Meteorological Department has forecast intermittent rain with heavy to very heavy showers in the city and suburbs and extremely heavy rain at isolated places in next 24 hours.

Pay all bills, make investments from one place

Pay all bills, make investments from one place

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

BBPS allows you to pay electricity, telephone, water supply, gas and DTH bills. Its scope will be expanded to include other payments like school and university fees, government taxes, insurance premiums, mutual fund investments, even credit card bills.

Salman verdict: 'The punishment is way too harsh'

Salman verdict: 'The punishment is way too harsh'

Rediff.com8 May 2015

TV stars speak up for Salman Khan.

Covid-19 scare: 30 states, UTs in complete lockdown

Covid-19 scare: 30 states, UTs in complete lockdown

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

A tweet by the Press Information Bureau said the states which have imposed lockdown in all districts include Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland. The other states are: Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Ladakh, Tripura, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Haryana, Daman Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Karnataka and Assam.

Will convert you to Islam: Owaisi to those who shaved off beard of Muslim

Will convert you to Islam: Owaisi to those who shaved off beard of Muslim

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

A Muslim man's beard was allegedly shaved off in Gurugram.

Recipes: Paan cheese cake, palak patta chaat

Recipes: Paan cheese cake, palak patta chaat

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Senior Sous Chef Vijesh Modi at The Deltin, Daman shares four easy but impressive recipes.

Recipes: 6 chutneys that'll make your mouth water

Recipes: 6 chutneys that'll make your mouth water

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Mini Ribeiro gets top chefs to share the best chutney recipes.

Phase 3: All you want to know about 116 seats

Phase 3: All you want to know about 116 seats

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

In the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 23, 116 seats spread across 13 states and two Union Territories, will go to the polls.

Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh, heavy rains in Bengal, Odisha

Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh, heavy rains in Bengal, Odisha

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

The storm has claimed 27 lives in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

22 states, UTs support bill to prevent 'honour killings'

22 states, UTs support bill to prevent 'honour killings'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

As many as 22 states and Union Territories have supported a Law Commission recommendation to bring a bill to prevent 'honour killings', but government has refused to fix a timeline to put in place a legal framework, saying a decision will be taken after due consultations.

Gambling to be legal? Maharashtra to take a call

Gambling to be legal? Maharashtra to take a call

Rediff.com23 May 2016

The present legislative framework on betting and gambling in India is sketchy, at best.

Congress leader Gurudas Kamat dies

Congress leader Gurudas Kamat dies

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

Kamat was a Member of Parliament for the Mumbai North West constituency in 2009 and the Mumbai North East constituency in 1984, 1991, 1998 and 2004.

Assam becomes first state to ban smokeless tobacco

Assam becomes first state to ban smokeless tobacco

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The sale, consumption, manufacturing, trading, storage and advertisement of all forms of smokeless tobacco including pan masala have been banned in Assam through enactment of a legislation that has come into effect from Thursday.

India gold discounts widen on tepid demand, ample supply

India gold discounts widen on tepid demand, ample supply

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Gold discounts in India, the world's second-biggest consumer, widened this week as dealers struggled to offload stocks amid sluggish demand.

Cong names screening committees for selection of LS candidates

Cong names screening committees for selection of LS candidates

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

In a major exercise ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Congress on Thursday night constituted screening committees for all states and union territories for early selection of candidates.

Terrorists kill 7 Amarnath pilgrims, injure 19 in Kashmir

Terrorists kill 7 Amarnath pilgrims, injure 19 in Kashmir

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

The police claimed the bus driver had violated rules for the pilgrimage.

High alert in Gujarat as cyclonic storm Vayu closes in

High alert in Gujarat as cyclonic storm Vayu closes in

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said people living in the coastal belt would be shifted to safer places.

Euro-IV petrol, diesel in 50 more cities by March 2015

Euro-IV petrol, diesel in 50 more cities by March 2015

Rediff.com9 May 2014

After the launch in April 2010, Euro-VI fuel supply was expanded to seven cities of Puducherry, Mathura, Vapi, Jamnagar, Ankleshwar, Hissar and Bharatpur in 2011-12.

Heavy rains cause flash floods in Gujarat; 5 dead

Heavy rains cause flash floods in Gujarat; 5 dead

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Heavy rains lashed south and east central Gujarat causing flood like situation in localities alongside rivers flowing through Valsad, Navsari and Surat districts and killing at least five persons at two places, officials said on Tuesday.

Tewari given temporary charge of Cong's communication dept

Tewari given temporary charge of Cong's communication dept

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari, who is not contesting Lok Sabha polls as he is ailing, has been made acting in-charge of the AICC Communication department along with party spokesman Randeep Surjewala.

Highways across country turn local to skirt liquor ban

Highways across country turn local to skirt liquor ban

Rediff.com9 Apr 2017

Hundreds of kilometres of national and state highways in states like Maharashtra, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and others have turned into local, municipal or district roads, just a few days after a Supreme Court order banning liquor sale along highways.

GST rates will have no inflationary impact: Jaitley

GST rates will have no inflationary impact: Jaitley

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

GST compensation law allows for imposition of cess on certain luxury goods like tobacco, high-end cars and aereated drinks to create a corpus for compensating states for any loss of revenue in the first five years

Cyclone Komen: Bengal, Odisha brace for impact

Cyclone Komen: Bengal, Odisha brace for impact

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

Odisha has issued a fresh flood alert in wake of heavy rains under influence of cyclone Komen

BArch admissions 2018: How to get into IITs, NITs, SPAs, CFTIs

BArch admissions 2018: How to get into IITs, NITs, SPAs, CFTIs

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

Decoding the JEE Main Paper 2.