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73% fake medicines routed through UAE

73% fake medicines routed through UAE

Rediff.com16 Aug 2010

About 73 per cent of the fake medicines seized at the European borders last year was routed through the UAE, a newspaper report has said.

Plane bearing rifles as cargo lands in Chennai

Plane bearing rifles as cargo lands in Chennai

Rediff.com23 Feb 2010

A mysterious consignment of 10 AK-47 rifles along with telescopes landed here in a cargo plane three days ago and now security agencies are hot on trail of a man from Uttar Pradesh.

DRI tracking counterfeit currency racket in Kerala

DRI tracking counterfeit currency racket in Kerala

Rediff.com3 Jul 2009

The Department of Revenue Intelligence, DRI is tracing a major counterfeit currency racket with roots in Kerala and wings spread across Middle east and Far East.

What was their role in '93 blasts

What was their role in '93 blasts

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

The detailed role of the six convicts in the case, whose trial was separated from the main one, which concluded in 2007.

Hindujas plan world-class TV network in India

Hindujas plan world-class TV network in India

Rediff.com15 Sep 2008

Group Chairman S P Hinduja told a meeting of shareholders of IndusInd International Holdings Ltd in Dubai that the network would be set up by IndusInd Media and Communications Ltd, which is among the largest Cable TV companies in India with a customer base of 5.5 million households. IIHL has an indirect investment of about $385,000 in IMCL.

Rupee fall: Indian tourists cancel vacations abroad

Rupee fall: Indian tourists cancel vacations abroad

Rediff.com16 Jun 2013

Travel companies are reducing the number of days from packages to make it more affordable for globe trotters.

SEE: How Kohli became supremely fit during COVID-19 lockdown

SEE: How Kohli became supremely fit during COVID-19 lockdown

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

Virat Kohli ensured during the break that his supreme fitness level was not impacted and, in fact, it helped him skill-wise on his return to action

Gold worth Rs 91 lakh seized at Chennai, Kochi airports

Gold worth Rs 91 lakh seized at Chennai, Kochi airports

Rediff.com12 Apr 2015

Over three kg of gold, worth Rs 91 lakh, was seized on Sunday in two separate cases at Chennai and Kochi airports.

Forex scam traced to HDFC Bank accounts

Forex scam traced to HDFC Bank accounts

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

The amounts were transferred from HDFC Bank to BoB.

Smugglers cash in on foreign cigarettes as gold loses shine

Smugglers cash in on foreign cigarettes as gold loses shine

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

Huge margins, high custom duty and increasing demand among youngsters have led to exponential increase in smuggling of foreign cigarettes.

India Inc eyes listings beyond Nasdaq, NYSE

India Inc eyes listings beyond Nasdaq, NYSE

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

In pursuit of their global ambitions, domestic companies are looking to list their shares on exchanges in new geographies - not just New York or Nasdaq exchanges.

Emirates cancels order for Airbus 70 A350 planes

Emirates cancels order for Airbus 70 A350 planes

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

The decision cuts the order book for the European company's newest jet, which is due to enter service in around six months' time, by around 10 per cent.

Ferrari to Porsche target small-town millionaires

Ferrari to Porsche target small-town millionaires

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

'Hathras, Muradabad, Trichur, Salem, Madurai, Aligarh and Kanpur are cities where we are expecting and in some cases have seen new buyers come from.'

How DHFL diverted Rs 12,700 crore to shadowy firms

How DHFL diverted Rs 12,700 crore to shadowy firms

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

The ED, which is probing the DHFL promoters' role in financing funds to gangster Iqbal Memon (alias Iqbal Mirchi), said Kapil Wadhawan, former chairman and managing director of the debt-laden company, played a very crucial role in these "nefarious transactions" by way of money laundering.

As India watches, China grows powerful in Sri Lanka

As India watches, China grows powerful in Sri Lanka

Rediff.com8 Jun 2021

Xi Jinping is winning the war without firing a shot in Sri Lanka, observes Colonel R Hariharan (retd).

Doha Bank gets licence to commence banking operations in India

Doha Bank gets licence to commence banking operations in India

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

This licence will further enhance the niche role Doha Bank is playing and facilitating the movement of trade between Qatar and India.

New Zealand rolls out easy visa route to encourage Indian tourists

New Zealand rolls out easy visa route to encourage Indian tourists

Rediff.com30 Nov 2014

The US has already eased the procedure for issuing visa to attract a million Indian tourists by 2015

Jet Air cuts fares by up to 30% on overseas routes

Jet Air cuts fares by up to 30% on overseas routes

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

The reduced fare offer is also available for travel on partner airline Etihad Airways flights

Is note ban behind ripples in global bullion market?

Is note ban behind ripples in global bullion market?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2016

Real reason for crashing gold prices is not Trump victory, says expert.

Review: Loham lacks lustre

Review: Loham lacks lustre

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Mohanlal's Loham is not original at all, warns Paresh C Palicha.

How companies deal with coronavirus panic

How companies deal with coronavirus panic

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

Employees asked to work from home... cancelled travel plans... curtailed meetings... Caution and precaution dominate Corporate India's response to Covid-19.

Conflict gold entering India through Ghana

Conflict gold entering India through Ghana

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

Report says gold being exported by persons of Indian origin and routed through Dubai

A robot gives Tata Motors reasons to smile

A robot gives Tata Motors reasons to smile

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

TAL Manufacturing Solutions expects its indigenously made affordable industrial robot, the Brabo, to boost the robotics vertical and contribute almost 40 per cent of its overall revenues in the next five years. Sohini Das reports.

Reliance Life to tap Gulf returnees

Reliance Life to tap Gulf returnees

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

Company launches claim guarantee scheme for customers.

SpiceJet set to buy Boeing 737 Max plane

SpiceJet set to buy Boeing 737 Max plane

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Though a formal purchase agreement with Boeing is yet to be signed, SpiceJet's order size could be of 40-50 planes, a source familiar with the development said. At list price, a 737 Max aircraft is valued at about $100 million (Rs 620 crore).

Rain, hailstorms and snowfall lash north India

Rain, hailstorms and snowfall lash north India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

As many as 38 flights, including 23 domestic and nine international, were diverted from the Delhi airport to nearby cities between 6-8.45 pm.

With seizures up, gold smuggling into India loses shine

With seizures up, gold smuggling into India loses shine

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

Based on the estimate, a courier bringing in 1 kg of gold currently worth around $40,000 at world prices could earn $470 if not caught.

Jet enters into code share pacts with Air France, KLM

Jet enters into code share pacts with Air France, KLM

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

Code share is a commercial agreement between two or more airlines that share the same flight, with all the partnering airlines able to sell seats on that particular flight.

Plan your monsoon holiday at cheap rates

Plan your monsoon holiday at cheap rates

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

Short trips can be made to interesting places at 15-20 per cent lower prices.

Air India asked to check gold smuggling by its staff

Air India asked to check gold smuggling by its staff

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

In a letter written by Director General of DRI Najeeb Shah, Air India has been asked to sanitise its staff, especially those involved in ground-handling duties, official sources said.

Black money: Gold imported via Switzerland under govt's scanner

Black money: Gold imported via Switzerland under govt's scanner

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

This year, India bought 27.7% of the gold exported by Switzerland; in Jan, this was only 15%.

For Indians, paper gold can't beat the real thing

For Indians, paper gold can't beat the real thing

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

The best way to curb gold demand is by reducing black money in circulation.

1993 blasts: Salem, Karimullah get life, death for 2 others

1993 blasts: Salem, Karimullah get life, death for 2 others

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

Another accused Riyaz Siddiqui was sentenced for 10 years

Gold-hungry traders tap Indians living abroad

Gold-hungry traders tap Indians living abroad

Rediff.com25 Dec 2013

Non-resident Indians are bringing gold into the country by taking advantage of rules that allow each individual to carry 1 kg of the metal, helping traders cope with restrictions on imports during the peak wedding season.

Mumbai airport's T2 terminal to open on Wednesday

Mumbai airport's T2 terminal to open on Wednesday

Rediff.com9 Feb 2014

Prithviraj Chavan will inaugurate the elevated road linking the western express highway to T2 on Wednesday morning.

Why, despite Mosul massacre, Punjab's youth still want to go to Iraq

Why, despite Mosul massacre, Punjab's youth still want to go to Iraq

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

'The main reason people go to other countries is unemployment in Punjab'

Flying by Jet Air? Agents can now book your preferred seats

Flying by Jet Air? Agents can now book your preferred seats

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Such seats would be available on a pre-payment of Rs 500 per passenger on domestic flights and Rs 800 for international travel

Busted interstate porn racket involved in flesh trade too

Busted interstate porn racket involved in flesh trade too

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

The Allapuzza the police found that nearly 1,700 girls were trapped in sex rackets. Many of them were exploited due to their poor financial background and some were threatened and blackmailed into the trade. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Despite Jet crisis, domestic air traffic set for double-digit growth again

Despite Jet crisis, domestic air traffic set for double-digit growth again

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets. The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of an overall economic slowdown.