News for 'Gateway of India'

PIX: Gauri, Suhana, Sussanne leave for SRK's party

PIX: Gauri, Suhana, Sussanne leave for SRK's party

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

Shah Rukh Khan will bring in his birthday at his Alibaug bungalow.

Indian firms reject Google Play's new bill plan

Indian firms reject Google Play's new bill plan

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

Indian industry snubbed Google Play's decision to cut by half its commission for developers when they make $1 million in annual revenue for in-app purchases, saying the US tech giant may continue its "abrasive & monopolistic abuse" as it owns the Android system. Google Play said Tuesday that beginning July 1 it would slash its 30 per cent billing fee to 15 per cent for developers globally when they make the first $1 million of their annual revenue.

Top 20 summer getaways in India

Top 20 summer getaways in India

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Visit these places to escape the summer heat.

Mauritius-routed global investment into India dips

Mauritius-routed global investment into India dips

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

Amid tax treaty uncertainties, India's share of the number of investments made by global companies through Mauritius has almost halved in the past two years even as Africa's share has surged significantly.

A chronology of the 2003 Mumbai twin blasts case

A chronology of the 2003 Mumbai twin blasts case

Rediff.com27 Jul 2009

Following is the chronology of the 2003 twin blasts at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar.

Stars, stars and stars at MAMI!

Stars, stars and stars at MAMI!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

India's biggest film festival opens!

India-Iran camaraderie raises red flags in Washington

India-Iran camaraderie raises red flags in Washington

Rediff.com25 May 2016

US Senators want Obama administration to clarify what India's 12 agreements with Iran are all about.

Bengaluru world's fastest growing tech hub, Mumbai 6th

Bengaluru world's fastest growing tech hub, Mumbai 6th

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

Bengaluru has emerged as the world's fastest-growing mature tech ecosystem in the world since 2016, followed by the European cities of London, Munich, Berlin and Paris, with India's financial centre of Mumbai in sixth place, according to new research released in London on Thursday.

Of dubious products & cautionary warnings

Of dubious products & cautionary warnings

Rediff.com30 Apr 2021

Are "dubious" new categories and "shady" new brands, financed and funded by avaricious investors trying to change the contours of the Indian marketplace forever, asks Sandeep Goyal?

With 17,296 new cases, India Covid tally nears 5 lakh; toll tops 15,000

With 17,296 new cases, India Covid tally nears 5 lakh; toll tops 15,000

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

The death toll climbed to 15,301 with 407 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry data.

Air freight stations planned to transport Covid vaccines

Air freight stations planned to transport Covid vaccines

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

The government is considering setting up air freight stations to enable direct movement of vaccines from pharmaceutical factories to the aircraft.

Making card payments? Service levy, surcharge to be waived soon

Making card payments? Service levy, surcharge to be waived soon

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

The move would help tax authorities get leads on evasion.

Cyclones are going to be a regular feature

Cyclones are going to be a regular feature

Rediff.com26 May 2021

'Each cyclone has its own identity and its own behaviour based on the environmental conditions in the ocean and in the atmosphere.'

2003 Mumbai twin blasts case verdict today

2003 Mumbai twin blasts case verdict today

Rediff.com27 Jul 2009

A special Prevention of Terrorism Act court will today pronounce its verdict in the six-year-old Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar twin blasts case.

The highlights of Dhoni's captaincy

The highlights of Dhoni's captaincy

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

When Dhoni was surprisingly elevated to the top job in 2007, not many would have predicted the impact that the Jharkhand right-hander would have on Indian cricket as ended up winning two World titles, the ICC Champions Trophy and also guided the Test team to the No 1 ranking along the way.

Emulate Vivekanand to make India a superpower: Rajnath tells youth

Emulate Vivekanand to make India a superpower: Rajnath tells youth

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

'If you transform your talent into determination to perform, no one can stop India from becoming a superpower,' Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh tells youngsters at the closing ceremony of the 19th National Youth Festival in Guwahati.

Jammu-Kashmir transitions from state into 2 UTs

Jammu-Kashmir transitions from state into 2 UTs

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

The President's rule imposed in undivided Jammu and Kashmir was revoked on Thursday following the state's bifurcation into Union Territories, but the central rule will continue for an indefinite period through the Lieutenant Governor (LG) in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

India to get 52,000 hotel rooms in the next 5 years

India to get 52,000 hotel rooms in the next 5 years

Rediff.com2 Feb 2014

Nearly 52,000 new hotel rooms are expected to be added in India over the next five years on rising demand from travellers as global economic conditions improve.

Payments in e-commerce the next big thing

Payments in e-commerce the next big thing

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

SBI Cards on Tuesday launched a credit card especially meant for transactions on e-commerce websites.

Open to re-investigation in Loya case: Maha HM

Open to re-investigation in Loya case: Maha HM

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

CBI judge B H Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case died in 2014 when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter. The reason for his death was said to be caridac arrest.

'The terrorists were lobbing grenades, firing indiscriminately'

'The terrorists were lobbing grenades, firing indiscriminately'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

'I could see the silhouettes of three men on the sixth floor.' 'I pointed them out to the NSG personnel standing beside me and suggested they take them out.' 'They did not have the clearance to fire.'

RBI diktat on Uber could affect Google and Apple too

RBI diktat on Uber could affect Google and Apple too

Rediff.com24 Aug 2014

Such service providers were given time until the end of October to follow the law of the land.

MakeMyTrip chairman, CEO to forego salary from April

MakeMyTrip chairman, CEO to forego salary from April

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

Online travel firm MakeMyTrip's top executives Deep kalra and Rajesh Magow have decided to draw 'zero salary' from April 2020, while the rest of its leadership team will take a reduction of around 50 per cent in their compensation amid the covid-19 outbreak. Group Executive Chairman Deep Kalra and its group CEO Rajesh Magow have decided to take 'zero salary' from April 2020 as the company plans to undertake multiple "tough measures" to keep overall expenses at a minimum amid the covid-19 outbreak.

'Photography is to capture the times we live in'

'Photography is to capture the times we live in'

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

'If journalism is the first draft of history, then photojournalism is the first draft of its evidence,' Raghu Rai, arguably India's finest living photojournalist, tells Pavan Lall.

Chabahar project won't be impacted by Iran sanctions: US

Chabahar project won't be impacted by Iran sanctions: US

Rediff.com24 Apr 2019

President Trump, in a move that could have implications on India's energy security, on Monday decided not to grant sanctions exemptions to any oil customers of Iran, further squeezing Tehran's top export commodity.

Customers in limbo as banks, RBI thrash out differences

Customers in limbo as banks, RBI thrash out differences

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

The payments industry is at a crossroads with the banking regulator on two pressing issues, neither of which seems headed towards an amicable solution. Depending upon which side accommodates the other, customers in India will have to choose between convenience and ironclad safety. In the end, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which regulates both banks and all payments services providers, will prevail. But the question is: will it do so by bending a little or by sticking to its firm stand? The two issues - one concerning payment facilitators storing customers' card details and the other about auto-renewal of payments - appear similar but aren't.

'GST is the biggest tax reform in India'

'GST is the biggest tax reform in India'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

'GST will bring in much needed transparency and higher investments in the coming years and we hope that a few percentage points to India's GDP.'

Why we should avoid a fresh lockdown

Why we should avoid a fresh lockdown

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

'The cost of the lockdown so far is the loss of about 11 million jobs.' 'It is important that a fresh lockdown does not make this worse,' asserts Mahesh Vyas.

Finally, some good news for tourism sector

Finally, some good news for tourism sector

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

Goa, Kerala, Maldives and Dubai are among the popular destinations.

Oppn's 'Save Constitution' march vs BJP's 'Tiranga Yatra' on R-Day

Oppn's 'Save Constitution' march vs BJP's 'Tiranga Yatra' on R-Day

Rediff.com26 Jan 2018

Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Yadav of the rebel Janata Dal-United, D Raja of the Communist Party of India, Hardik Patel (Gujarat's Patidar leader), Dinesh Trivedi (Trinamool Congress) and Sushilkumar Shinde (Congress) attended the meeting and joined the march.

'India has never lacked for ideas'

'India has never lacked for ideas'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

'Soft power is the power really to win friends and influence people with the strength of your ideas.' 'India's greatest soft power is being India itself. A nation of varied beliefs, states, creeds, castes, languages and yet embodying that spirit of unity in diversity.'

PHOTOS: Saluting our soldiers at sea!

PHOTOS: Saluting our soldiers at sea!

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

Indian naval personnel observed the 46th Navy Day on Monday with various parades across the country. On the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovindand many others extended their greetings to the Indian Navy with a feeling of utmost happiness and pride.

Not just China, Hong Kong too may come under new FDI rules

Not just China, Hong Kong too may come under new FDI rules

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

FinMin had, recently, notified changes in FDI rules that made prior approval of the government mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share a land border with India. Hong Kong was ranked 14th on the list of countries with FDI flows to India, contributing $4.2 billion between April 2000 and December 2019, the data from DPIIT shows. India received FDI worth $2.34 billion from China in the same period.

How Tenet changed Dimple Kapadia

How Tenet changed Dimple Kapadia

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

'I was always a reluctant actor.' 'I kept putting things off and not doing them.' 'But Tenet has really changed that for me.'

Taliban Will Be Around For A Long While

Taliban Will Be Around For A Long While

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

Unless the Taliban goofs up in a big way, which seems highly unlikely, we are looking at a regime that will be around for quite a long while and present a level of governance that the puppets of the richest and most advanced countries failed to provide, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Dhoni@39: 14 things you didn't know

Dhoni@39: 14 things you didn't know

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

From TC to Cricket Legend, what an incredible journey Mahi has had!

Viraat sets sail for the last time, to be dismantled, sold as scrap

Viraat sets sail for the last time, to be dismantled, sold as scrap

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

For Navy veterans who watched the huge vessel being towed away by a tug boat, it was an emotional moment as they stood near the Gateway of India, waving at the once 'floating town', aboard which they spent the best years of their career.

'We must buy less, buy better and wear it for longer'

'We must buy less, buy better and wear it for longer'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

''Fashion without a conscience is a ticking time bomb.'

China-Pak air exercise; Cause for worry?

China-Pak air exercise; Cause for worry?

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

'There is much to glean from such exercises. And make it known that we are ready to take them on together!', says Air Commodore Nition Sathe (retd).