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AAP govt presents Rs 53,000 cr budget; thrust on green initiatives, health

AAP govt presents Rs 53,000 cr budget; thrust on green initiatives, health

Rediff.com22 Mar 2018

This is the first "Green budget" of the government for effective containment of pollution in the city, the deputy chief minister said in the budget session of the assembly in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane... it's five planets in a rare celestial dance

Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane... it's five planets in a rare celestial dance

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Pay attention skywatchers! Five of the planets in our solar system will align diagonally in the predawn night sky starting Thursday morning.

NASA spacecraft enters Saturn orbit

NASA spacecraft enters Saturn orbit

Rediff.com1 Jul 2004

Cassini has become the first to orbit Saturn, the second-largest planet in the solar system.

Venus to swish across the sun

Venus to swish across the sun

Rediff.com7 Jun 2004

The event will take place between 1046 IST and 1651 IST, according to Nehru Planetarium Director Piyush Pande.

Why our cities get submerged in the monsoon

Why our cities get submerged in the monsoon

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

'Urbanisation results in heavy rainfall events.'

'Attempt to change status quo at LAC is unacceptable'

'Attempt to change status quo at LAC is unacceptable'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

As the pandemic unfolded, the India-China relationship has come under severe stress. To restore normalcy, agreements between the two countries must be respected scrupulously in their entirety. Where the Line of Actual Control is concerned, any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo is unacceptable, declares External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

PM Narendra Modi reaches Mongolia on historic visit

PM Narendra Modi reaches Mongolia on historic visit

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Ulan Bator on his historic visit to Mongolia to hold talks with the country's leadership to bolster economic and trade cooperation, including in transport, highways and energy sectors.

PIX: Divya Dutta, Manoj Bajpayee pay tribute to Om Puri

PIX: Divya Dutta, Manoj Bajpayee pay tribute to Om Puri

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Om Puri's friends remember him.

Achche din for India's infrastructure sector is miles away

Achche din for India's infrastructure sector is miles away

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

An analyst says, due to excess capacity, investment in manufacturing will not be forthcoming

ISRO launches second defence satellite, will be used by IAF

ISRO launches second defence satellite, will be used by IAF

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

The mission life of the 2,250kg GSAT-7A, built by ISRO, is eight years. It will provide communication capability to users in Ku-band over the Indian region.

PM at NRIs meet: We plugged '85% loot' taking place during Cong rule

PM at NRIs meet: We plugged '85% loot' taking place during Cong rule

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

Continuing his attack on the Congress, he said efforts to stop the 'leakage' could have been made earlier as well but there was no intention and will power.

Antony dropped the ball like India did at Old Trafford

Antony dropped the ball like India did at Old Trafford

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

'Antony and I have been friends for over half a century, and I know the man does not tell lies. The problem is that what he believes to be the truth might not actually be true. He may believe that India needs the Congress, and that the Congress in turn needs the Nehru-Gandhi family, but that does not mean that India shares those articles of faith,' says T V R Shenoy.

Is China ahead of India in the space race?

Is China ahead of India in the space race?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

'China pumps in a lot more money than what we do. China's space budget is close to $5 billion while it is hardly $1 billion for us.' 'We manage the programmes within the constraints of our budget. The main difference is we prioritise.'

Hussain under pressure

Hussain under pressure

Rediff.com23 Jul 2003

Do you own these stocks? EXIT them NOW

Do you own these stocks? EXIT them NOW

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

'2 to 3 years for economy to recover'

'2 to 3 years for economy to recover'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

'It was like a doctor giving some simple pain killers to a patient in dire requirement of chemotherapy.' 'There was no sense of urgency or desperation in this particular Budget.'

How Indian students built world's thinnest satellite in 6 days

How Indian students built world's thinnest satellite in 6 days

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

They made history for India and the world.

'Our scriptures, they all respect nature: Bhoomi, Prithvi and Dharti Mata'

'Our scriptures, they all respect nature: Bhoomi, Prithvi and Dharti Mata'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'

Mistry's ouster: How the tables turned at Bombay House

Mistry's ouster: How the tables turned at Bombay House

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

What could be the reason for this swift change in less than four years of Mistry taking charge? People in the know said it was building up. The latest trigger was Tata Power's acquisition of Welspun Renewables' solar and power assets

India's latest communication satellite launched on board European vehicle

India's latest communication satellite launched on board European vehicle

Rediff.com6 Feb 2019

The GSAT-31 is a 'high power' communication satellite going to serve and replace some of the satellites that are going to expire soon.

PM Modi and Obama meet for 8th time in 2 years

PM Modi and Obama meet for 8th time in 2 years

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

This could be their last meeting as leaders of the two countries with Obama's second term as US President coming to an end in November.

Mehul Choksi refuses to join CBI probe

Mehul Choksi refuses to join CBI probe

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

The jeweller, who had left the country before Punjab National Bank approached the CBI with complaint against him and Nirav Modi, said the media continued to conduct a trial by itself blowing each and every issue out of proportion.

Vikram located on lunar surface, did not soft-land: ISRO

Vikram located on lunar surface, did not soft-land: ISRO

Rediff.com8 Sep 2019

Asked if the lander was 'damaged' during the 'hard landing", Sivan said: "That we do not know".

Modi eyes Silicon Valley on US trip as euphoria fades

Modi eyes Silicon Valley on US trip as euphoria fades

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Western businesses and diplomats in Delhi privately say Modi's reputation as a man of action has been hurt by setbacks on economic reform.

All you need to know about Riteish Deshmukh's birthday Tesla X

All you need to know about Riteish Deshmukh's birthday Tesla X

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

Model X is Tesla's only SUV, & it can go from zero to 97 kmph in 2.9 seconds.

Images that will make you go OMG!

Images that will make you go OMG!

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Photographs from moments that shaped the world last week.

Early flood warning system set up in Assam districts

Early flood warning system set up in Assam districts

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

The Kathmandu-based International Centre of Integrated Mountain Development has launched a project to set up a hi-tech flood early warning system in the flood prone districts of Eastern Assam's Dhemaji and Lakhimpur.

'Rocket launch is always a risky business'

'Rocket launch is always a risky business'

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

'It is a blessing in disguise that they could find the glitch before the launch.' 'If this was not found, the entire mission would have been lost.'

NASA's new 1.6 million-km view of Earth is a stunner

NASA's new 1.6 million-km view of Earth is a stunner

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

The image clicked on July 6 clearly shows desert sand structures, river systems and complex cloud patterns.

Gujarat's growth story crumbles, ranked below UP in investment

Gujarat's growth story crumbles, ranked below UP in investment

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and portrayed as 'growth engine' of India has witnessed a steep fall in new investments for the second quarter of 2014-15 compared to the first quarter of the same fiscal.

Everything you want to know about the World T20 venues

Everything you want to know about the World T20 venues

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

With India all set to host the ICC World Twenty20 for the first time in 2016, we take a look at the 8 grounds that will host the 58 matches over 27 days from March 8 to April 3.

#TrillionDollarBaby whizzes past Earth

#TrillionDollarBaby whizzes past Earth

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Asteroid 2011 UW-158, an asteroid with 90 million tons of platinum core worth over five trillion dollars, hurtled past earth early Monday morning.

Working Sunday for Jaya; opens 'Amma' canteens, clears schemes worth Rs 18K crore

Working Sunday for Jaya; opens 'Amma' canteens, clears schemes worth Rs 18K crore

Rediff.com24 May 2015

Attending office for the first time in her fifth shot as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa on Sunday cleared a string of welfare proposals and declared open 201 more eateries under the populist 'Amma Canteen' scheme.

PM to embark on 4-nation tour on Monday

PM to embark on 4-nation tour on Monday

Rediff.com28 May 2017

The tour is aimed at boosting India's economic engagement with these nations and inviting more investment.

This ex-investment banker is changing rural lives

This ex-investment banker is changing rural lives

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

Gaurav Mehta, one of 100 'Young Global Leaders', is tapping entrepreneurs inside rural Indians.

Just who is Nirav Modi?

Just who is Nirav Modi?

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

No one knows where billionaire Nirav Modi emerged from. What is known is that when he came (back) to India, he cut his teeth in the diamond business under the tutelage of his jeweller uncle. Then he began to build a glittering international brand. Soon even Hollywood stars like Kate Winslet and Dakota Johnson were walking the red carpet showing off Nirav Modi jewels.

Rebuffing the CM an insult to people of Kerala, says Chandy

Rebuffing the CM an insult to people of Kerala, says Chandy

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Kerala CM Oommen Chandy said the decision to exclude him from the function of unveiling of former CM R Sankar's statue at Kollam by PM Modi was a "painful experience".

We don't want the world's charity: Top 10 quotes from PM Modi's Wembley address

We don't want the world's charity: Top 10 quotes from PM Modi's Wembley address

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

Rediff.com takes a look at the top quotes of Prime Minister Modi from his address to the Indian Diaspora.

Morning Wrap: And this was NEWS as well

Morning Wrap: And this was NEWS as well

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

A selection of some interesting stories from Wednesday that you possibly would not have read in your newspaper.

All you need to know about earth-like Proxima b

All you need to know about earth-like Proxima b

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Here are some interesting facts about this newly discovered planet.