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ASK AJIT: Are these stocks good to hold for one year?

ASK AJIT: Are these stocks good to hold for one year?

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

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

Barty, Serena lead field at Australian Open warm-ups

Barty, Serena lead field at Australian Open warm-ups

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

On the men's side, the fields have already been divided into two ATP 250 tournaments.

Kelly Holmes to visit Mumbai

Kelly Holmes to visit Mumbai

Rediff.com27 Dec 2006

Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes would visit India for the January 21 Mumbai Marathon.

How Pakistan is holding back SAARC

How Pakistan is holding back SAARC

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

Connectivity is what SAARC needs the most but Pakistan is not interested, says Rajeev Sharma.

Afghan mining projects create opportunities for India

Afghan mining projects create opportunities for India

Rediff.com7 Jun 2011

New Great Game for the rights to mine Afghanistan's enormous mineral wealth is gathering momentum.

India hockey coach Harendra slams food quality at training camp

India hockey coach Harendra slams food quality at training camp

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

Harendra Singh complained to Hockey India about the sub-standard quality of food and hygiene level at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru, where the national team is currently training ahead of the Champions Trophy.

Titan, a good bet for Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Titan, a good bet for Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

Titan accounted for 59.6 per cent of his disclosed portfolio at Rs 8,355 crore. This is more than 10 times the next biggest holding, Federal Bank, at Rs 619 crore.

New shooters shine, seniors maintain status quo

New shooters shine, seniors maintain status quo

Rediff.com1 Jan 2018

The ranges are bursting at the seams with young talent and Indian shooting's present state could be a harbinger of hope for a perfect future.

The One and Only Mary Kom

The One and Only Mary Kom

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

'I am actually quicker now than before,' Boxing legend Mary Kom tells Pavan Lall.

Investors lose Rs 1akh crore as Sensex tumbles

Investors lose Rs 1akh crore as Sensex tumbles

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

The total market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies fell by Rs 1.36 lakh crore to Rs 93.33 lakh crore.

Asian Games: Indian women shoot bronze in double trap

Asian Games: Indian women shoot bronze in double trap

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

India won a bronze medal in the women's double trap team event in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Thursday. The Indian team of Shagun Chowdhary, Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman bagged the medal.

40 years ago and now: Not just germs, Dettol fights rivals too

40 years ago and now: Not just germs, Dettol fights rivals too

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

Dettol came to India in 1932.

Two Indian newspapers' The Post moment

Two Indian newspapers' The Post moment

Rediff.com3 Feb 2018

'N Ram and I met on the lawns of Mani Shankar Aiyar's bungalow.' 'I pulled out a rolled printout from my jacket and handed it to him.' 'In the cut-throat world of journalism, this was like high treason.' 'But letting a story be killed because you can't publish it is a bigger crime than passing it to the competition,' recalls Shekhar Gupta.

West Ham United sack manager Slaven Bilic

West Ham United sack manager Slaven Bilic

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

The Croatian replaced Sam Allardyce in June 2015 and led the club to a seventh-placed finish in his first season. He also oversaw their move to the London Stadium last season, but has won just two out of 11 league games in the current campaign.

Indian athletes a disaster in Doha

Indian athletes a disaster in Doha

Rediff.com13 Dec 2006

The women's 4 x 400 relay team comprising Sati Geetha, Manjeet Kaur, K Chitra and Pinki Pramanik was the only one to win a gold medal.

ASK MF Guru: Buy, hold or exit?

ASK MF Guru: Buy, hold or exit?

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Silver for Indian men's, women's teams in Asiad compound archery

Silver for Indian men's, women's teams in Asiad compound archery

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

India suffered two heart-breaking losses to South Korea in the the men's and women's compound archery finals to settle for a silver each at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Tuesday.

European C'ships: World champ Kolesnichenko wins solo

European C'ships: World champ Kolesnichenko wins solo

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

Svetlana Kolesnichenko, the new standard bearer for artistic aquatics, added another European Championships gold to her huge collection of international medals when she took the synchronised swimming solo technical title on Monday.

Ancient achievements or state-supported pseudo-science?

Ancient achievements or state-supported pseudo-science?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

The 102nd Indian Science Congress, which concluded last week, saw claims on ancient aviation and surgery, and created quite a stir

If the GST has to really work...

If the GST has to really work...

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

The GST has been a great achievement, but it does suffer from weaknesses, says Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian.

Should you pay Rs 29,990 for Samsung Galaxy Watch S4?

Should you pay Rs 29,990 for Samsung Galaxy Watch S4?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

The device's top quality, above Apple and other smartwatches, is its battery life. The 46 mm one can run for at least three days on full use and over a week on limited use, says Veer Arjun Singh.

15 things you should know about Atal Bihari Vajpayee

15 things you should know about Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Here are 15 things you should know about Bharat Ratna Atal Bihar Vajpayee.

PHOTOS: Tendulkar felicitates Indian Paralympics medal winners

PHOTOS: Tendulkar felicitates Indian Paralympics medal winners

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Four Indian Paralympics medal winners at the Rio Games last month -- Devendra Jhajharia, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Deepa Malik and Varun Singh Bhati -- were on Monday felicitated by a host of personalities, including cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

Kelai, Bizunesh lead Mumbai Marathon challenge

Kelai, Bizunesh lead Mumbai Marathon challenge

Rediff.com5 Jan 2011

Two-time champion and Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medallist John Kelai of Kenya will be the cynosure of all eyes in the upcoming Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, to be held on January 16. Kelai, who triumphed in the men's event in 2007 and 2008, is expected to face stiff competition from 2000 Sydney Olympics bronze winner Tesfaye Tola of Ethiopia, Oleg Kulkov of Russia besides compatriots Kiprono Just Kipchirchir and Evans Rutto.

Mumbai Marathon on Jan 16

Mumbai Marathon on Jan 16

Rediff.com22 Dec 2010

The prize-money for the eight edition of th eevent, which has retained IAAF Gold-label status, has been increased by US $15,000 and will be US $3,25,000.

What football might look like when it resumes after coronavirus

What football might look like when it resumes after coronavirus

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said that football will be "totally different" when it re-starts after the coronavirus. He has talked of smaller, but more meaningful, competitions, more balance and football being "more attentive to true values."

Ashwini among 15 Indian athletes for World Championships

Ashwini among 15 Indian athletes for World Championships

Rediff.com20 Jul 2013

Double Asian Games gold-medallist Ashwini Akkunji was on Saturday named in the Indian women's 4x400m relay squad for next month's World Championships in Moscow just days after completing a two-year ban for a dope offence.

Artisans, workers exempt from 1% excise on jewellery: FinMin

Artisans, workers exempt from 1% excise on jewellery: FinMin

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Gold traders and jewellers continued their strike for the 17th day today in protest against the 1 per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery announced in the Budget.

Analysts see FY16 CAD at 0.5-0.6% of GDP

Analysts see FY16 CAD at 0.5-0.6% of GDP

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

Analysts see FY16 CAD at 0.5-0.6% of GDP.

'Markets at all-time high: Book some MF profits'

'Markets at all-time high: Book some MF profits'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Sushil's Phoenix-like rise exposes Indian wrestling's sorry tale in 2017

Sushil's Phoenix-like rise exposes Indian wrestling's sorry tale in 2017

Rediff.com26 Dec 2017

The 34-year-old two-time Olympic medallist proved that class is permanent, and that the youngsters still have a long way to go, at least in his weight category -- the men's 74kg freestyle.

Patanjali moves NCLT against Ruchi Soya lenders

Patanjali moves NCLT against Ruchi Soya lenders

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

Adani Wilmar's bid was approved by the committee of creditors of the bankruptcy-bound Ruchi Soya with about 96% votes in favour

Rhea Chakraborty and India's drug of choice

Rhea Chakraborty and India's drug of choice

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

The hounding of Rhea Chakraborty in the Sushant Singh Rajput case is a drug that is being carefully pumped into India's veins to make it comfortably numb as it is wracked by economic ruin and disease, notes Sumit Bhattacharya.

So what's our fashion forward PM wearing?

So what's our fashion forward PM wearing?

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ups his style ante for the Obama visit.

Take wing with co-branded cards

Take wing with co-branded cards

Rediff.com7 Apr 2005

Gowda wins bronze in Shanghai IAAF Diamond League

Gowda wins bronze in Shanghai IAAF Diamond League

Rediff.com17 May 2015

India's discus thrower Vikas Gowda won a bronze medal in the second leg of the prestigious IAAF Diamond League series in Shanghai on Sunday.

Gowda wins bronze in Shanghai IAAF Diamond League

Gowda wins bronze in Shanghai IAAF Diamond League

Rediff.com17 May 2015

India's discus thrower Vikas Gowda won a bronze medal in the second leg of the prestigious IAAF Diamond League series in Shanghai on Sunday.

Indians paddlers gear up for individual events

Indians paddlers gear up for individual events

Rediff.com10 Oct 2010

With the gold medal eluding them in the team event, Indian paddlers, led by defending champion Achanta Sharath Kamal, will be eyeing to better their performance in the individual competitions of the Commonwealth Games which begins in New Delhi on Monday.

'I am an auto driver, now I am also a tennis player'

'I am an auto driver, now I am also a tennis player'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Participants at the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour held in Chennai did not let adversity affect their outlook on life. A Ganesh Nadar presents some of their stories.