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Light rains bring respite from scorching heat in North India

Light rains bring respite from scorching heat in North India

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

The weather department has said that the skies are expected to be partly cloudy for the next few days in Delhi.

Vivo to export 1 mn 'Made in India' smartphones, invest Rs 3,500 cr in 2023

Vivo to export 1 mn 'Made in India' smartphones, invest Rs 3,500 cr in 2023

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

China's Vivo said on Thursday it will export more than one million 'Made in India' smartphones in 2023 to achieve a target announced last year when it sent out its first indigenous shipment to Thailand and Saudi Arabia. Vivo India, known for its economical phones, has proposed investing Rs 7,500 crore in the country and it is set to spend Rs 3,500 crore of that amount by end of this year. According to the firm's India Impact Report 2022, it will start production at a new 'state of the art' manufacturing facility by early 2024 after regulatory clearance.

Duleep Trophy: Karthik, Jackson add 85 as play called off

Duleep Trophy: Karthik, Jackson add 85 as play called off

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

Dinesh Karthik and Sheldon Jackson added 85 runs at a fair clip in only 16.2 overs before a sharp evening downpour rendered the outfield unplayable in the rain-hit Duleep Trophy cricket match between India 'Red' and India 'Blue' in Greater Noida on Wednesday. Jackson impressed with a strike-filled, unbeaten 48 off 55 balls, which contained eight hits to the fence.

Auto Expo: About 70 cars to be launched this year

Auto Expo: About 70 cars to be launched this year

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

India's Auto Expo is considered to be among the biggest motor shows in the world.

Automakers pin hopes on Auto expo to reignite demand, sales

Automakers pin hopes on Auto expo to reignite demand, sales

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Amid economic slowdown, Auto Expo, the biggest spectacle in the Indian automobile sector, will begin next week with the industry hoping for a reignition of demand through the show, which will see 70 new unveilings.

5 hot cars that will unveil next month at the Indian auto show

5 hot cars that will unveil next month at the Indian auto show

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

Indian Auto Expo that will start on February 7 will see 70 product launches. We bring the best of it.

Murder of health, stop stubble burning at once, SC orders NCR states

Murder of health, stop stubble burning at once, SC orders NCR states

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

Amid a spike in pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to ensure crop residue burning was stopped "forthwith", saying it cannot let "people die" due to pollution.

Avoid short dresses, holding hands in public in India: ADB

Avoid short dresses, holding hands in public in India: ADB

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Indians are conservative, curious and women here are expected to dress modestly to avoid sexual harassment. This is the advice given out by the Asian Development Bank to all its delegates visiting India for the annual meeting beginning in Greater Noida on Thursday.

Afghan captain Stanikzai appeals for more opportunities

Afghan captain Stanikzai appeals for more opportunities

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Growing in confidence with every opportunity that has come their way, Afghanistan cricket captain Asghar Stanikzai said his team knows how to beat the big guns of the game but the ICC has to give it enough chances. "You can make a comparison between Afghanistan and other associates. Many associates have been playing for last 30-40 years. They have been participating in World Cup tournaments. If you see our history, at the elite level we're playing only recently. We have really done well something other nations could not do it in 30-40 years," Stanikzai said.

Rahul, Priyanka detained on way to meet Hathras victim's family

Rahul, Priyanka detained on way to meet Hathras victim's family

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

Rahul Gandhi also fell down in the melee after police tried to stop him and his supporters from proceeding on the Yamuna Expressway.

Don't Miss: Videos this week!

Don't Miss: Videos this week!

Rediff.com11 Aug 2012

From high fashion at LFW, Parliament news to latest in Bollywood watch it all!

Thailand's Phadungsil on fire at Avantha Masters

Thailand's Phadungsil on fire at Avantha Masters

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

Abhijit Chadha shone bright for India with a flawless opening card in his debut European Tour event but it was Thai youngster Chinnarat Phadungsil who stole the thunder from several stalwarts by turning in a sensational 11-under 61 on Day one of the Avantha Masters golf tournament in Greater Noida on Thursday.

7.85 lakh unsold housing stock in top 8 cities

7.85 lakh unsold housing stock in top 8 cities

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

Real estate developers are sitting on around 7.85 lakh unsold housing units across eight major cities and it will take them 32 months to clear these stocks at current sales velocity, according to PropTiger. However, in Delhi-NCR residential market -- which has been adversely impacted due to defaults of many big builders like Amrapali, Jaypee Infratech and Unitech -- it will take 62 months to sell over 1 lakh unsold housing units. Housing brokerage firm PropTiger.com data showed that unsold housing inventory has increased to 7,85,260 units as on September 30, 2022 from 763,650 unsold units at the end of previous quarter.

870 troops join CRPF to be deployed for anti-Naxal ops

870 troops join CRPF to be deployed for anti-Naxal ops

Rediff.com21 Jun 2012

Over 870 freshly trained recruits today joined the Central Reserve Police Force and a majority of them will be deployed for anti-Naxal operations in various Maoist-affected states.

What went wrong with Tata Motors?

What went wrong with Tata Motors?

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

The company whose sales slumped 37 per cent in the nine months to December hopes to stem the tide with a slew of launches starting with the Zest and Bolt.

SC orders sealing of 9 properties of Amrapali

SC orders sealing of 9 properties of Amrapali

Rediff.com10 Oct 2018

The bench also made it clear that only the court-appointed forensic auditors -- Ravi Bhatia and Pawan Kumar Aggarwal -- and persons authorised by them would enter these premises after they were sealed.

2014 Indian Formula One GP may be scrapped due to 'political' problem

2014 Indian Formula One GP may be scrapped due to 'political' problem

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

The Indian Grand Prix is likely to be dropped from next year's Formula One calendar as Russia prepares for its debut, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters.

Anju from India becomes Fatima, weds her Pak FB friend

Anju from India becomes Fatima, weds her Pak FB friend

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

The 34-year-old Indian woman was staying at her 29-year-old Pakistani friend Nasrullah's home in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They became friends on Facebook in 2019.

7 tips to enrich your MBA experience

7 tips to enrich your MBA experience

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

To begin with, there is plenty for you to learn outside the classroom.

Piped cooking gas price hiked Rs 2.63/unit in Delhi NCR

Piped cooking gas price hiked Rs 2.63/unit in Delhi NCR

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

The price of cooking gas piped to household kitchens in the national capital and adjoining cities was hiked by Rs 2.63 per unit on Friday, the second increase in rates in less than two weeks. Piped cooking gas in Delhi will now cost Rs 50.59 per standard cubic meter, as against Rs 47.96 previously, according to Indraprastha Gas Ltd - the firm that retails CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households in the national capital and adjoining towns. The increase is to "partially offset the increase in input gas cost," IGL said in a tweet.

Digvijay's allegations are baseless, hits out BSP

Digvijay's allegations are baseless, hits out BSP

Rediff.com13 May 2011

The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party has strongly refuted All India Congress Committee general secretary Digvijay Singh's sweeping allegations about massacre of farmers by the Uttar Pradesh police in Greater Noida's BhattaParsaul village, where a violent clash had ensued between cops and protesting local farmers earlier this month.

To build a world class university in Noida

To build a world class university in Noida

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

Shiv Nadar University is pulling out all stops to attract teaching talent from the US, but will it be enough?

Room for policy rate cut by RBI: Kochhar

Room for policy rate cut by RBI: Kochhar

Rediff.com2 May 2013

The overall inflation in March fell to 5.96 per cent, much below Reserve Bank of India estimate.

F1: Vettel stakes his India claim, nobody watches

F1: Vettel stakes his India claim, nobody watches

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Raja Sen brings us all the action from the track and the paddock at the Indian GP in Greater Noida this weekend.

Children's day India: Google celebrates with a doodle

Children's day India: Google celebrates with a doodle

Rediff.com14 Nov 2011

Keeping with the tradition of celebrating landmark occasions, the search engine giant has yet another doodle on its homepage today.

'Indian motorsports victim of poor infrastructure'

'Indian motorsports victim of poor infrastructure'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

Lack of infrastructure and racing culture among the Indians have resulted in motorsports not being able to grow as quickly as it could have in the country, feels racing enthusiast and businessman Gautam Singhania.

Bhatta Parsaul incidents: CB-CID inquiry ordered

Bhatta Parsaul incidents: CB-CID inquiry ordered

Rediff.com1 Sep 2011

The Mayawati government on Thursday ordered a Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department inquiry into Bhatta Parsaul incidents including of firing and rape during the farmers's agitation on land acquisition issue in Greater Noida.

Tough course: B-schools on sale

Tough course: B-schools on sale

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

Bad market forces new management institutions to get out of business

Football match to build bridges with African students

Football match to build bridges with African students

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Seeking to defuse tension and promote harmony and cultural exchanges, the local administration in association with Sharda University recently hosted a football match between two teams, having members from both Indian and African students.

Delhi bans diesel gensets as pollution plan kicks in

Delhi bans diesel gensets as pollution plan kicks in

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

The city's air quality index will fluctuate between the higher end of the "poor" category and the lower end of the "very poor" category, it predicted.

Japanese cos bullish on UP

Japanese cos bullish on UP

Rediff.com9 Sep 2006

Maya scraps land acquisition near Varanasi

Maya scraps land acquisition near Varanasi

Rediff.com31 May 2011

This follows a seven-day sustained campaign by farmers against the acquisition of 121 hectares of land in Katesar village in the district, about 325 km from Lucknow for building 'New Kashi' city as a parallel to Varanasi.

Gagan Narang to flag off Indian Grand Prix

Gagan Narang to flag off Indian Grand Prix

Rediff.com28 Oct 2012

London Olympics bronze medal winning shooter Gagan Narang will flag off the second Formula One Indian Grand Prix in Greater Noida.

Cong responsible for farmers' stir: Mayawati

Cong responsible for farmers' stir: Mayawati

Rediff.com29 May 2011

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday accused the Congress of fuelling farmers' protests on the issue of land acquisition and said her political opponents were hatching a conspiracy to weaken her party.

Probe rape, violence in Bhatta-Parsul: NCW to CBI

Probe rape, violence in Bhatta-Parsul: NCW to CBI

Rediff.com21 May 2011

Backing Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's allegations about police atrocities on Greater Noida villagers, the National Commission for Women on Saturday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation probe "as soon as possible" into the incidents.

UP has become andher nagri: Sonia

UP has become andher nagri: Sonia

Rediff.com19 May 2011

Strongly backing Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over the "brutalities" perpetrated on farmers in Greater Noida villages, saying the state has descended into "anarchy and lawlessness".

Rahul's allegations ridiculous and false: UP govt

Rahul's allegations ridiculous and false: UP govt

Rediff.com17 May 2011

The Uttar Pradesh government is all set to challenge Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to prove his allegations about women being raped and 74 people being burnt alive in Bhatta Parsaul village of Greater Noida. To refute Rahul's charges, he raised several vital questions -- "How is it that not one villager talked about killings and rape until Rahul Gandhi surfaced in Bhatta Parsaul? After all, so many journalists have visited the area days before Rahul did."

UP land row: Maya flays Rahul for 'bunch of lies'

UP land row: Maya flays Rahul for 'bunch of lies'

Rediff.com16 May 2011

Reacting sharply to Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's sweeping allegations about 'rape' and 'mass murder' of farmers in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday termed it as a 'bunch of lies.'

Aggressive Cong works in cohesion to attack Maya

Aggressive Cong works in cohesion to attack Maya

Rediff.com13 May 2011

An aggressive Congress and the party-led United Progressive Alliance government worked in cohesion on Thursday to attack Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati from both the AICC as well as the newly-constituted Group of Ministers' platform, set up to bridge the 'information deficit.'

Rahul's defiance flummoxes Maya's administration

Rahul's defiance flummoxes Maya's administration

Rediff.com12 May 2011

Sharat Pradhan narrates how Rahul Gandhi's act of defiance by not signing a personal bond for his release on Thursday morning flummoxed the Uttar Pradesh administration