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Charges against Umar Khalid pertain to umbrella conspiracy: Court

Charges against Umar Khalid pertain to umbrella conspiracy: Court

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

The court framed charges against Aam Aadmi Party leader Tahir Hussain and 10 others in the case.

NIA opposes Navlakha's house arrest in SC, says he doesn't deserve any leeway

NIA opposes Navlakha's house arrest in SC, says he doesn't deserve any leeway

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

The anti-terror agency, while referring to the evidence on record, claimed Navlakha was working in urban areas and assigned the job to unite intellectuals against government forces to defeat them.

Delhi HC stays defamation proceedings against Subramanian Swamy

Delhi HC stays defamation proceedings against Subramanian Swamy

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to Bagga on Swamy's petition challenging the summons issued to him for April 6 in the matter and said, "proceedings in the complaint case are stayed till the next date of hearing".

GST for Covid medicines pegged at 5%: Govt

GST for Covid medicines pegged at 5%: Govt

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Chaudhary also said that 66 per cent of government-sponsored health insurance schemes in the country are being run by the central government. "When the COVID-19 pandemic started, a decision was made for sale of all medicines at the GST rate between 5 and 12 per cent and the GST rate for COVID-19 related medicines and instruments has been reduced to five per cent," he said during the Question Hour.

Bourses step up scrutiny of investors from Sikkim

Bourses step up scrutiny of investors from Sikkim

Rediff.com10 Aug 2022

Stock exchanges have increased scrutiny of investors domiciled in Sikkim, following reports of illegal routing of investments through the Northeast state to evade taxes. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has directed its trading members (brokers) to re-verify and certify investors who have declared their permanent address as Sikkim. Further, brokers have been told to maintain a vigil on the location of devices used by Sikkim-based clients for trading to ensure these are genuine investors from the region.

Breakfast Recipe: Kerala Potato Ishtu

Breakfast Recipe: Kerala Potato Ishtu

Rediff.com30 Apr 2022

Ishtu is light on the tummy and usually served hot or warm. It goes well with idlis, dosas and appams.

Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi issue: HC defers hearing till July 6

Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi issue: HC defers hearing till July 6

Rediff.com21 May 2022

After hearing a length petition filed by the Anjuman Intazamiya Masjid of Varanasi and other connected matters, Justice Prakash Padia adjourned the hearing of the case till July 6.

'Missed IT notice as well as response time. Help'

'Missed IT notice as well as response time. Help'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

Mihir Tanna, Associate Director, S K Patodia & Associates, answers your tax queries.

Quota for upper caste poor violates Mandal ruling, DMK tells SC

Quota for upper caste poor violates Mandal ruling, DMK tells SC

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Monday sought a review of the November 7 verdict of the Supreme Court which upheld 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs that excluded the poor among the SC/ST/OBC categories, contending that it "legitimises discrimination".

MF GURU: 'Invest VRS money in MFs?'

MF GURU: 'Invest VRS money in MFs?'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

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

'Need SIP plan to achieve these 3 goals'

'Need SIP plan to achieve these 3 goals'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

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

Delhi riots: HC rejects Imam's plea seeking stay on trial court proceedings

Delhi riots: HC rejects Imam's plea seeking stay on trial court proceedings

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

A Delhi high court bench headed by Justice Mukta Gupta disposed of Imam's appeal for stay and requested the lower court to conclude on a "short date" the examination of the witnesses on which there is no dispute between the parties.

Four judges, 5% of SC staff test positive for Covid

Four judges, 5% of SC staff test positive for Covid

Rediff.com9 Jan 2022

Four Supreme Court judges and almost five per cent of its staff have tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Sunday, as the national capital witnesses a sharp spike in coronavirus cases.

Recipe: Roasted Red Bell Pepper Spaghetti

Recipe: Roasted Red Bell Pepper Spaghetti

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

This creamy, smokey pasta goes best with a glass of chilled white wine. Cheers!

Rs 26,697 cr lying in dormant bank accounts: Sitharaman

Rs 26,697 cr lying in dormant bank accounts: Sitharaman

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

As much as Rs 26,697 crore was lying in dormant accounts of banks, including cooperative banks, as on December 31, 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. This money is lying in nearly 9 crore accounts which have not been operated for 10 years. As per information received from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as on December 31, 2020, the total number of such accounts in Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) was 8,13,34,849 and the amount of deposits in such accounts was Rs 24,356 crore, Sitharaman said in a reply.

Lieutenant, soldier killed in mysterious LoC blast

Lieutenant, soldier killed in mysterious LoC blast

Rediff.com30 Oct 2021

An officer and a jawan of the army were killed in a mysterious blast near a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.

Maruti hikes prices of Swift, CNG variants of other models by up to Rs 15,000

Maruti hikes prices of Swift, CNG variants of other models by up to Rs 15,000

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Monday said it has hiked prices of hatchback Swift and CNG variants of other models by up to Rs 15,000. The price change for Swift and all CNG variants is owing to an increase in various input costs, Maruti Suzuki India said in a regulatory filing.

'Why do investors no longer panic during market downturns?'

'Why do investors no longer panic during market downturns?'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

'It's important that every portfolio is well diversified.' 'My own portfolio is diversified across asset classes: 50% is in equity funds, 15% in international schemes, 25% in debt funds and 10% in sovereign gold bonds.'

NIA special court convicts 8 terrorists for planting explosives at Bodh Gaya

NIA special court convicts 8 terrorists for planting explosives at Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

A special National Investigation Agency court in Patna on Friday convicted eight operatives of the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh terror group for planting IEDs at the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bodh Gaya in 2018, an official said.

Takeover process of PMC Bank complete

Takeover process of PMC Bank complete

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank's takeover by the Unity Small Finance Bank (USFBL) came into effect on Tuesday, with the government notifying the scheme of amalgamation. PMC Bank branches will operate as USFBL branches from Tuesday onwards, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a statement on Tuesday. The takeover comes into force little over two years after the RBI superseded the board of the PMC Bank after financial irregularities came to light.

Recipe: Stuffed Parathas

Recipe: Stuffed Parathas

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

Any vegetable, when stuffed in a wheat covering and fried crisp with ghee and served with a dab of white butter, becomes fit for a king's banquet.

Sack TN Guv for instigating communal hatred: DMK to Prez

Sack TN Guv for instigating communal hatred: DMK to Prez

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

The DMK and its allies submitted a list of pending assembly bills with the Raj Bhavan.

Uddhav Thackeray in hopeless minority: Shinde camp to SC

Uddhav Thackeray in hopeless minority: Shinde camp to SC

Rediff.com29 Jun 2022

Shinde's counsel said that any delay in the floor test would cause more damage to the democratic polity.

Two boys killed in IED explosions

Two boys killed in IED explosions

Rediff.com20 Oct 2006

Two boys were seriously injured when an improvised explosive device hidden by militants near a stream went off.

G-7 must support India's efforts in combating climate change: Modi

G-7 must support India's efforts in combating climate change: Modi

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

Asserting that India's dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hoped that rich countries of G-7 will support India's efforts in combating climate change and invited them to tap the huge market for clean energy technologies emerging in the country. In his remarks at the session on 'Investing in a better Future: Climate, Energy, Health' at G7 Summit, Modi highlighted India's track record and said it has achieved the target of 40 per cent energy-capacity from non-fossil sources nine years before time. "The target of 10 per cent ethanol-blending in petrol has been achieved 5 months before time.

HC quashes rule requiring Centre's nod for judges' private foreign travel

HC quashes rule requiring Centre's nod for judges' private foreign travel

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

The Delhi high court has struck down a central government office memorandum requiring the judges of the Supreme Court and high courts to obtain political clearance for private visits abroad, saying that such a condition is "uncalled for" in view of the high offices the judges hold.

ASK ANIL: 'How to rectify IT return-filing mistakes?'

ASK ANIL: 'How to rectify IT return-filing mistakes?'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.

Vedantu lays off 424 employees as it expects a scarcity of capital

Vedantu lays off 424 employees as it expects a scarcity of capital

Rediff.com20 May 2022

Edtech unicorn Vedantu has laid off 424 employees, about 7 per cent of its workforce, according to a blog post shared by the Bengaluru-based firm. This comes as the focus in the edtech space has shifted to profitability, according to experts. The lay-off comes days after the company fired 200 contractual and full-time employees, at a time when offline schools and colleges are opening up and learning is evolving into a more nuanced blended delivery model with a mix of online and offline.

Terminally-ill are humans: HC orders blast accused moved to hospital

Terminally-ill are humans: HC orders blast accused moved to hospital

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

Saying that prison inmates do not cease to be human beings and can't be deprived of the fundamental right to life, the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to transfer alleged Maoist leader Nirmala Uppuganti from jail to a hospice for palliative care on account of her terminal cancer.

Bengaluru is the world's most traffic choked city

Bengaluru is the world's most traffic choked city

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

Apart from Bengaluru, the other Indian cities featured among the top ten most congested cities globally are: Mumbai at fourth position with 65 per cent congestion (same as the traffic congestion level in 2018) followed by Pune at fifth place with 59 per cent congestion, and New Delhi at eighth position with 56 per cent congestion level.

Precautionary dose will be same as first 2 shots: Govt

Precautionary dose will be same as first 2 shots: Govt

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

Under the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, more than 148 crore vaccine doses have been successfully administered.

Govt seeks more time to file replies, SC puts off CAA hearing to Oct 31

Govt seeks more time to file replies, SC puts off CAA hearing to Oct 31

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on October 31 a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants fleeing religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.

Chef Saby's Monsoon Vegetable Soup

Chef Saby's Monsoon Vegetable Soup

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

The monsoon calls for a bowl of simple, nourishing, soup.

PSBs recapitalised with Rs 3.10 lakh cr over 5 years

PSBs recapitalised with Rs 3.10 lakh cr over 5 years

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

The government has recapitalised public sector banks (PSBs) by infusing over Rs 3.10 lakh crore in the last five fiscals, a majority of which was through issuance of recapitalisation bonds, Parliament was informed on Monday. "Government has infused Rs 3,10,997 crore to recapitalise banks during the last five financial years i.e., from 2016-17 to 2020-21, out of which Rs 34,997 crore were sourced through budgetary allocation and Rs 2,76,000 crore through issuance of recapitalisation bonds to these banks," Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. He was responding to a host of questions asked by Congress party's Member of Parliament Manish Tewari.

China backs Jaishankar's remarks on Asian Century

China backs Jaishankar's remarks on Asian Century

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

China on Friday concurred with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's observation that an Asian Century cannot happen if India and China don't join hands and emphasised that the two neighbouring countries have 'far more common interests than differences'.

CBSE Class 12 results: Pass percentage jumps, number of above 90% scorers up

CBSE Class 12 results: Pass percentage jumps, number of above 90% scorers up

Rediff.com22 Jul 2022

This year, the class 12 pass percentage stands at 92.71 per cent with 33,432 candidates having scored above 90 per cent and 1,34,797 above 95 per cent.

Startups get a boost in Budget 2022

Startups get a boost in Budget 2022

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

The government on Tuesday proposed to extend the period of incorporation of eligible startups by one more year till March 31, 2023 for providing tax incentives, a move aimed at encouraging budding entrepreneurs. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech said startups have emerged as drivers of growth for the economy and over the past few years, the country has seen a manifold increase in successful startups. Eligible startups established before March 31, 2022 had been provided a tax incentive for three consecutive years out of ten years from incorporation.

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