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Prez gives assent to amendments to UAPA

Prez gives assent to amendments to UAPA

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

The law also provides for putting travel ban on such individuals once they are declared as terrorists.

BJP slams Chirag Paswan, accuses LJP of spreading confusion, lies

BJP slams Chirag Paswan, accuses LJP of spreading confusion, lies

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

"We want to make it clear that we have no relations (with LJP), and we do not like this politics of spreading confusion," BJP leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar said.

Buying cancer insurance? Read this

Buying cancer insurance? Read this

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

Bear in mind that the amount you get paid depends on the stage at which cancer is detected, reveals Sanjay Kumar Singh.

J P Nadda appointed as working president of BJP

J P Nadda appointed as working president of BJP

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

The decision by BJP's highest decision-making body was announced by former party president and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh after the meeting, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.

Retail inflation at six-and-half year high of 7.61% in Oct

Retail inflation at six-and-half year high of 7.61% in Oct

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

Costlier vegetables and eggs pushed up retail inflation to a nearly six-and-a-half year high of 7.61 per cent in October, keeping it significantly above the comfort zone of the Reserve Bank.

'Women in Punjab were fed up with Congress, Akalis'

'Women in Punjab were fed up with Congress, Akalis'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

'The 10% increase in women voters was a determined bloc of voters.' 'They were willing to try this third party, specially because it seemed it had done something in Delhi.'

Carlyle Group to acquire controlling stake in PNB Housing Finance

Carlyle Group to acquire controlling stake in PNB Housing Finance

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

Private equity firm Carlyle Group and associates will acquire a controlling stake of over 50 per cent in PNB Housing Finance by investing in the Rs 4,000 crore preferential issue of equity and warrants of the Delhi-based mortgage lender. After the proposed transactions, expected to be completed by January 1, 2022, Carlyle will also have the right to nominate the chairperson of PNB Housing Finance (PNB HF). This right will continue as long as it holds at least 40 per cent of the share capital on a fully diluted basis.

Won't stop until all refugees get Indian citizenship: Shah

Won't stop until all refugees get Indian citizenship: Shah

Rediff.com1 Mar 2020

Shah said not a single person will lose citizenship as a result of the Citizenship Amendment Act.

A napkin sketch, $2-bn investment and the grand Amazon plans

A napkin sketch, $2-bn investment and the grand Amazon plans

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Flipkart co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal had worked at Amazon before launching their start-up in 2007.

Azim Premji, Narayan Murthy manage wealth with family offices

Azim Premji, Narayan Murthy manage wealth with family offices

Rediff.com8 May 2014

Family office basically caters to the investment - financial and non-financial - needs of a family and its members.

Retail inflation at 15-month low of 4.59% in December

Retail inflation at 15-month low of 4.59% in December

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

Declining vegetable prices brought down the retail inflation to a 15-month low of 4.59 per cent in December and within the comfort zone of the Reserve Bank, government data showed on Tuesday. It is for the first time during the current fiscal that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation print is below 6 per cent or in the RBI's target range of 2 to 6 per cent. The central bank factors in the CPI-based inflation while arriving at its monetary policy. The inflation in December 2020 came down from 6.93 per cent in November, mainly on account of 10.41 per cent decline in vegetable prices over the year-ago period.

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal.

Split in Rajasthan BJP: Raje loyalists want her to be made CM face

Split in Rajasthan BJP: Raje loyalists want her to be made CM face

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

The fact that Home Minister Amit Shah recently met Raje was a marker that Delhi will be compelled to take her more seriously than it would care to. Like B S Yediyurappa, she's a regional chieftain who can't be discarded at will, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.

Seven reasons why my first start-up failed and seven lessons I learnt from them

Seven reasons why my first start-up failed and seven lessons I learnt from them

Rediff.com25 Oct 2014

We started our journey in wrong direction and we failed to change direction with time, says Pardeep Goyal, co-founder of School Gennie, a start-up that failed.

It's clear, regulatory woes can't kill online gaming in India

It's clear, regulatory woes can't kill online gaming in India

Rediff.com14 Nov 2021

Even as the gaming industry battles multiple regulations in different Indian states, it has received more than double the amount of investment this year compared to 2020. Industry watchers attribute this to the growing popularity of gaming, spurred by the pandemic, and the innovative business models gaming firms have built. According to data from industry tracker Venture Intelligence, investment in India's gaming sector in 2021 has more than doubled to $794 million, as against a total investment of $339 million last year. In 2019, this number was $176 million. Marquee investors such as Tiger Global (Dream11), Sequoia Capital India (Mobile Premier League), WinZO (Griffin Capital Partners), Tencent (Dream11) and Matrix Partners (Zupee) have pumped money into the sector.

Mukesh Ambani is the world's 10th richest man!

Mukesh Ambani is the world's 10th richest man!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2019

Jeff Bezos of Amazon tops the list for the second consecutive year with networth of $147 billion.

Solar aircraft on a world tour lands in Ahmedabad

Solar aircraft on a world tour lands in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

From Varanasi. it will fly to Mandalay in Myanmar.

Is the BJP inching closer to Bengal?

Is the BJP inching closer to Bengal?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

'With sufficient gaps between polling dates, the BJP will have time to convert the 'fence-sitter' votes,' observes Payal Mohanka.

'Had Modi been sacked in 2002, he would not have become PM'

'Had Modi been sacked in 2002, he would not have become PM'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'Certainly if Advani had agreed to Vajpayee in sacking Modi, then we would never have been talking of Modi today.'

AIADMK-BJP poll tieup will have to clear seat-sharing hurdle

AIADMK-BJP poll tieup will have to clear seat-sharing hurdle

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Second-line AIADMK leaders and cadres alike say that by starting the talks first with the BJP and committing the party to an alliance without discussing seat-sharing, the leadership might have commenced the coalition discourse at the wrong end. According to them, even 20 seats for the BJP may be too many, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Zomato calls out customer who cancelled order over 'non-Hindu rider'

Zomato calls out customer who cancelled order over 'non-Hindu rider'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

Zomato replied to the customer saying, "Food doesn't have a religion. It is a religion."

Chargesheet in Cronje match-fixing case finally filed

Chargesheet in Cronje match-fixing case finally filed

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Thirteen years after the match fixing scandal involving Hansie Cronje rocked the cricket world, Delhi Police, on Monday, filed a charge sheet in a court here naming the former South African captain and five others, including Kishan Kumar, brother of T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar.

India Inc expects 'renewed vigour in economy' under Modi 2.0

India Inc expects 'renewed vigour in economy' under Modi 2.0

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Several leading industrialists, including Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani, Vedanta Resources Limited executive chairman Anil Agarwal, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Welspun Group chairman and Assocham president B K Goenka, attended the swearing-in ceremony.

Devi Shetty to be health minister?

Devi Shetty to be health minister?

Rediff.com24 May 2021

Among the other names tipped to make it to the Cabinet are Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sarbananda Sonowal, Baijayant Panda.

Lynching a western concept, don't use it to defame India: RSS chief Bhagwat

Lynching a western concept, don't use it to defame India: RSS chief Bhagwat

Rediff.com8 Oct 2019

Voicing his displeasure over several incidents of mob violence in the country, he said, "Lynching is not the word from Indian ethos, its origin is from a story in a separate religious text. We Indians trust in brotherhood. Don't impose such terms on Indians."

Inflation spikes to 8-month high of 7.34% in Sep

Inflation spikes to 8-month high of 7.34% in Sep

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

Pushed by rising prices of essential kitchen items, the retail inflation rose to an eight-month high of 7.34 per cent in September, making the RBI's task to push growth by reducing the interest rate even more difficult in coming the days. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation was 6.69 per cent in August and 3.99 per cent in September 2019. Inflation has been hovering above 4 per cent since October 2019.

See what Shah Rukh made Jeff Bezos say!

See what Shah Rukh made Jeff Bezos say!

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

The world's richest man and the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos bonded with Bollywood at a grand party thrown in his honour.

3 UP Navnirman Sena men held for vandalising Maya's statue

3 UP Navnirman Sena men held for vandalising Maya's statue

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

While the 'most wanted' Amit Jani, founder president of the organisation, was picked up along with his second-in-command Rajendra Singh Chaudhary 'Ferrari' from their hideout in Delhi, Qasim, a newly-inducted member, was arrested from his residence in Lucknow.

Nearly 90% of top-500 stocks log gains in June

Nearly 90% of top-500 stocks log gains in June

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

What worked for the markets was favourable global investor sentiment and encouraging flows into the emerging markets following stimulus measures taken by central banks.

Bumpy ride ahead for electric two-wheelers

Bumpy ride ahead for electric two-wheelers

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The impact for all electric two-wheelers, which are imported mostly from China, is that it will lead to price escalation that will be passed onto customers.

Zutshi Foundation to fight OTC drugs

Zutshi Foundation to fight OTC drugs

Rediff.com25 Jun 2008

A personal tragedy for Jeevan Zutshi, founder of the Indo-American Community Federation, turned into a talking point for the Unity Dinner '08 held at the Newark Fremont Hilton in California.

FMCG market spurts in north India; declines in west

FMCG market spurts in north India; declines in west

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Experts point to the higher contribution of rural from the north for the growth reported by the region, a point endorsed by companies who've been pushing their presence aggressively there.

Reimagining Industrial Era GDP measures

Reimagining Industrial Era GDP measures

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

...and getting GDP to measure India's data economy, recommends Ajit Balakrishnan.

Investors richer by over Rs 6.34 lakh cr as markets cheer Budget

Investors richer by over Rs 6.34 lakh cr as markets cheer Budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

Investors became richer by over Rs 6.34 lakh crore on Monday as markets gave a big shout-out to the Budget 2021-22, which analysts termed as 'unprecedented' against the backdrop of the pandemic-induced slowdown. Cheering the Budget proposals, the BSE benchmark Sensex zoomed 2,314.84 points or 5 per cent to close at 48,600.61. During the day, it jumped 2,478.63 points to 48,764.40. This was the best Budget-day gain for the markets since 1997, analysts said. Following the extremely positive market sentiment, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies rallied Rs 6,34,069.67 crore to Rs 1,92,46,713.70 crore.

Let govt tell us why can't it repeal farm laws: Rakesh Tikait

Let govt tell us why can't it repeal farm laws: Rakesh Tikait

Rediff.com31 Jan 2021

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday asked the Centre to explain to farmers why it does not want to repeal the three farm laws, while promising it that they 'will not let the government bow its head' before the world.

Nilekani, Bajaj bag awards for philanthropy

Nilekani, Bajaj bag awards for philanthropy

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

As many as 11 people, including members from the influential Nilekani, Bajaj and Godrej families, were honoured for their outstanding contribution towards the good of the society at Forbes India Philanthropy Awards.

Prez confers Bharat Ratna on Pranab, others

Prez confers Bharat Ratna on Pranab, others

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

Hazarika and Deshmukh were given the Bharat Ratna posthumously.

Chanda Kochhar and 'clawback provisions'

Chanda Kochhar and 'clawback provisions'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

'If she contests it, then these people will have to fight it in court.'

Mid- and small-cap funds outperform large-caps

Mid- and small-cap funds outperform large-caps

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

While large-cap funds, in three months, yielded gains of 26.3%, small-cap funds are up 37.9%, and mid-cap funds fetched returns of 29.9%.

Crippled road transport hits supply of essentials

Crippled road transport hits supply of essentials

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

The possibility of harassment by cops and fear of the unknown have forced a large number of truck drivers to abandon vehicles at the transport centres and flee home. Transport of goods remains badly hit as confusion remains among various stakeholders and road transport becomes the victim of disconnect between policy makers and local authorities.