News for 'Eastern Europe'

Economic Tech's health centre in India

Economic Tech's health centre in India

Rediff.com22 Dec 2004

The healthcare arm of Economic Technologies, Fulana Healthcentres has announced that the company would set up 5300 high-tech, globally interconnected network of health centres in 150 countries, including India, which would be accessible with a single

The energy underworld

The energy underworld

Rediff.com17 Jun 2008

With prices soaring, the oil and gas business has become ripe for criminal behavior.

Greenhouse emissions to dominate G-8

Greenhouse emissions to dominate G-8

Rediff.com8 Jun 2007

The G-8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the beachside in Heiligendamm, which is sealed off from anti-globalisation protestors by a 13-kilometre-long fence.

Latin America lures Indian IT firms

Latin America lures Indian IT firms

Rediff.com1 Jun 2007

The report, however, cautions that weak English-speaking skills and lack of international experience among Brazilian workers make many of them unsuitable for employment.

Latin America lures Indian IT firms

Latin America lures Indian IT firms

Rediff.com1 Jun 2007

The report, however, cautions that weak English-speaking skills and lack of international experience among Brazilian workers make many of them unsuitable for employment.

Visa, re-skilling key challenges for IT industry: Survey

Visa, re-skilling key challenges for IT industry: Survey

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

It said while Indian IT services companies were the "disruptors" and had created the modern offshoring industry, they are now incumbents, challenged by a host of specialised and niche start-ups that have emerged in the new digital environment.

Challenges in Manipur haven't disappeared, but...: CDS

Challenges in Manipur haven't disappeared, but...: CDS

Rediff.com30 May 2023

The situation now in Manipur is "not related to insurgency". It is a clash between two ethnicities and a situation of law and order, CDS Anil Chauhan said.

Why The World Must Worry About Zaporizhzhia

Why The World Must Worry About Zaporizhzhia

Rediff.com27 Aug 2022

The military conflict around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine -- Europe's largest nuclear plant -- has raised fears of an accident worse than the Chernobyl accident in 1986.

How big brands get hijacked online

How big brands get hijacked online

Rediff.com22 Aug 2007

A new study reveals how drug brand names are hijacked by online pharmacies that churn out spam e-mails and hawk counterfeit pills.

Modi, Russia discuss Iran corridor

Modi, Russia discuss Iran corridor

Rediff.com5 Jul 2006

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a six-day visit to Russia, discussed with the Astrakhan Governor using of the Rail-Road North-South Cargo Container Corridor through Iran.

Slavia and Shakhtar crowned

Slavia and Shakhtar crowned

Rediff.com19 May 2008

A round-up of the weekend soccer action in eastern Europe.

Alert: Overseas volunteering fellowships

Alert: Overseas volunteering fellowships

Rediff.com14 Jun 2004

Alert: Overseas volunteering fellowships

Europa League: Arsenal drawn with Eintracht Frankfurt

Europa League: Arsenal drawn with Eintracht Frankfurt

Rediff.com30 Aug 2019

Manchester United, winners of the competition in 2017, will have a lot of travelling to do to Eastern Europe after being drawn alongside Kazakhstan side Astana, Serbia's Partizan Belgrade and Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.

Infosys to set up centre in Czechoslovakia

Infosys to set up centre in Czechoslovakia

Rediff.com16 Mar 2004

With a view to tap the east Europe market better, the Nasdaq-listed software major Infosys is planning to set up a centre in Czechoslovakia for both information technology and business process outsourcing operations.

Crashes due to bogus parts: MiG official

Crashes due to bogus parts: MiG official

Rediff.com7 Feb 2003

First Deputy General of the MiG Corporation said, 'We cannot bear responsibility for spare parts.'

Timex to outsource more watches from India

Timex to outsource more watches from India

Rediff.com29 May 2003

Timex Corp, the biggest selling watchmaker in the United States, said on Thursday it planned to increase its outsourcing of watches and parts from its Indian unit but did not say by how much.\n\n\n\n

'Sex in the City' reveals London's dark secrets

'Sex in the City' reveals London's dark secrets

Rediff.com20 Aug 2004

More than 8,000 women, a vast majority of them from overseas, including South East Asia, are working as prostitutes in flats, saunas and massage parlours in London and many of them are operating through escort agencies, a study indicated on Friday.

Putin's invasion of Ukraine a test for the ages: Biden

Putin's invasion of Ukraine a test for the ages: Biden

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

"I spoke from this chamber one year ago, just days after Vladimir Putin unleashed his brutal war against Ukraine. A murderous assault, evoking images of the death and destruction Europe suffered in World War II," Biden said in his address to a Joint Session of the US Congress on Tuesday night.

Sourcing from low-cost countries to rise by 85%

Sourcing from low-cost countries to rise by 85%

Rediff.com1 Jun 2005

US and European companies plan to increase the sourcing of goods and services from low-cost countries, including India, by 85 percent within the next 2-3 years, according to a study by global consultant Accenture.

India to enhance economic ties with East Europe

India to enhance economic ties with East Europe

Rediff.com11 Dec 2002

India on Wednesday asked for enhanced economic ties with Central and East European countries.

Market Crash: Advice For Investors

Market Crash: Advice For Investors

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

'This is a good time to restructure your portfolio because the sectors and stocks that performed in the last bull market may not perform as much now.'

IMF slashes India's FY23 GDP growth forecast to 8.2%

IMF slashes India's FY23 GDP growth forecast to 8.2%

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook report, has slashed its forecast for India's FY23 gross domestic product growth to 8.2 per cent from 9 per cent, saying that higher commodity prices will weigh on private consumption and investment. This was one of the steepest cuts for emerging economies compared to the IMF's January WEO forecasts. Saying that global economic prospects have worsened significantly due to commodity price volatility and disruption of supply chains caused by the war in Europe, IMF cut its global growth outlook for calendar year 2022 to 3.6 per cent from 4.4 per cent, and said both Russia and Ukraine could experience large GDP contractions.

Night curfew in Maharashtra; new rules for Europe arrivals

Night curfew in Maharashtra; new rules for Europe arrivals

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

"It will be in effect till January 5," Thackeray said, according to the statement.

PIX: 25,000 soccer fans flock back for Belgrade derby

PIX: 25,000 soccer fans flock back for Belgrade derby

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

Serbian leader relaxed after 25,000 go to match as lockdown eases

Govt allocates Rs 928 cr to CBI, down by Rs 40 cr from FY 2024

Govt allocates Rs 928 cr to CBI, down by Rs 40 cr from FY 2024

Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

The agency had received Rs 946.51 crore to manage its affairs in the Budget Estimates for 2023-24, which was later increased to Rs 968.86 crore in the Revised Estimates.

Stock Picks: 10 Value Bets For Rich Payoffs

Stock Picks: 10 Value Bets For Rich Payoffs

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

10 non-bank and non-finance stocks from the BSE500 Index universe that offer an optimal blend of low valuation, reasonably robust revenue and earnings growth in recent quarters, a strong balance sheet, and most importantly, positive cash flow from their operations.

5% cancer cases in India last yr linked to drinking: Study

5% cancer cases in India last yr linked to drinking: Study

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

Globally, the researchers found that more than 7,40,000 or four per cent of new cancer cases in 2020 may be attributed to alcohol drinking.

India abstains from UNSC vote to discuss Ukraine, calls for quiet diplomacy

India abstains from UNSC vote to discuss Ukraine, calls for quiet diplomacy

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

India on Monday abstained from a procedural vote taken in the UN Security Council ahead of a meeting to discuss the situation on the Ukraine border.

Russian envoy thanks India for 'withstanding US pressure' on Ukraine

Russian envoy thanks India for 'withstanding US pressure' on Ukraine

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

India abstained on the procedural vote taken in the Security Council ahead of a meeting to discuss the tense situation on the Ukraine border.

Fears Of Nuclear Accident In Ukraine

Fears Of Nuclear Accident In Ukraine

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

Zaporizhzhia residents queue at the local administration office to receive iodine tablets in the city's eastern Khortytskyi district as fears of a nuclear accident at Europe's largest nuclear power plant remain high.

'Putin is playing Russian roulette'

'Putin is playing Russian roulette'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

'There is a cost to war.' 'The West knows that and so does Putin.' 'The point is, how much of the cost are both sides willing to pay?'

How Mithun Dazzled The World

How Mithun Dazzled The World

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

'Mithun has showed Hindi cinema that a tall, dark man with a charming smile and a great physique can take the world on.'

Ukraine crisis: Russia claims troop pullback as world watches

Ukraine crisis: Russia claims troop pullback as world watches

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

A convoy with military equipment of the Russian southern military district units crossed the Crimean bridge on the way to the places of permanent deployment following the planned drills in Crimea, the Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday.

US Troops 6 Km From Ukraine Border

US Troops 6 Km From Ukraine Border

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

As Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a 'military operation' in eastern Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby revealed at a press conference in Washinton, DC, on Wednesday that 'Secretary Austin (US Secretary of Defense General Lloyd Austin III) ordered the additional movement of some US forces that are currently stationed in Europe to continue our support for NATO allies in the defense of the Eastern Flank.'

TCS net profit jumps 7.4% to Rs 9,926 crore in Q4

TCS net profit jumps 7.4% to Rs 9,926 crore in Q4

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

The country's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services on Monday opened the fourth-quarter earnings season with a stellar set of numbers, crossing the Rs 50,000 crore revenue mark for the first time and earning a net income of Rs 9,926 crore, registering a growth of 7.4 per cent year-on-year. The company said its revenue jumped 15.8 per cent to Rs 50,591 crore in the reporting quarter on an annualised basis. Many analysts were expecting the Tata group flagship to report over Rs 10,000 crore of net income and revenue to cross the Rs 50,000 crore mark this quarter.

Top-level rejig at Diageo management

Top-level rejig at Diageo management

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

Diageo Western Europe President John Kennedy would will take responsibility for Russia, Eastern Europe and Turkey as President, Diageo Europe.

I am going to Miami, Messi confirms MLS move

I am going to Miami, Messi confirms MLS move

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

'After winning the World Cup and not being able to go to Barca, it was time to go to the US league to experience football in a different way and enjoy the day-to-day.'