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'Virender Sehwag Gate' to welcome fans at Delhi's Kotla stadium

'Virender Sehwag Gate' to welcome fans at Delhi's Kotla stadium

Rediff.com31 Oct 2017

The Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) named Gate 2 of the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi as the 'Virender Sehwag Gate'.

GATE 2012: Exam dates announced!

GATE 2012: Exam dates announced!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2011

The online examination for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2012 is scheduled on January 29, 2012 while the offline exam will be held on February 12, 2012, Sunday. Read on for details.

GATE 2007 on February 11

GATE 2007 on February 11

Rediff.com11 Sep 2006

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, GATE, will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2007.

Bill Gates regains 'world's richest man' title

Bill Gates regains 'world's richest man' title

Rediff.com4 Mar 2014

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the title of the world's richest man in the Forbes magazine's annual billionaire list.

'I Don't Know What It Takes To Get A BJP Ticket'

'I Don't Know What It Takes To Get A BJP Ticket'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2024

In 2022 Nanaji Dembi pulled down the Hurriyat office board in Srinagar, an act of defiance that grabbed headlines. Despite such nationalistic bravado, the BJP has denied him a ticket for the assembly election.

India's richest join Gates in philanthropy tete-e-tete

India's richest join Gates in philanthropy tete-e-tete

Rediff.com4 Jun 2012

"The group expressed belief that philanthropy and social service are integral to the development of any society. The meeting was focused on sharing ideas on philanthropy and not about any pledges. It discussed social work in areas like education, health, water and agriculture," stated the Azim Premji Foundation, the not-for-profit organisation run by Premji.

Bill Gates once again tops Forbes richest list

Bill Gates once again tops Forbes richest list

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

Bill Gates with an estimated wealth of $86 billion topped the list for the fourth year running.

IRCTC's Winter Wonderland Holiday

IRCTC's Winter Wonderland Holiday

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

Travelling from South India to Kashmir in December was magical for Ganesh Nadar as he feasted his eyes on the beauty of the snow-capped Himalayas.

GATE 2006 on February 12

GATE 2006 on February 12

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering will be held on February 12, 2006.

In a first, PM to lay wreath at National War Memorial on R-Day

In a first, PM to lay wreath at National War Memorial on R-Day

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

The PM will pay homage to fallen soldiers at the newly-built National War Memorial in New Delhi on the Republic Day instead of Amar Jawan Jyoti beneath the India Gate arch.

PIX: India celebrates Festival of Lights

PIX: India celebrates Festival of Lights

Rediff.com12 Nov 2023

Despite the national capital recording its best air quality on Diwali day in eight years, pollution levels may rise due to low night temperatures and sporadic burning of firecrackers though there is a ban on their manufacture, storage, sale and use within the city.

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

Wing Commander Raveendran and flight steward Sargeant Iyer, though shaken and injured, managed to open the rear door of the aircraft and shouted for Prime Minister Morarji Desai and the passengers in the forward cabin to exit in haste since they suspected that fire would engulf the aircraft.

Riot woes forced Rao govt to drop plan to bring Netaji's ashes to India: Kin

Riot woes forced Rao govt to drop plan to bring Netaji's ashes to India: Kin

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

The P V Narasimha Rao government in the 1990s had been on the verge of bringing to India the ashes, believed to be the mortal remains of Subhas Chandra Bose now kept at the Renkoji Temple in Japan, but was dissuaded from doing so due to an intelligence report.

'Bappa Has Always Granted My Wishes'

'Bappa Has Always Granted My Wishes'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

You can e-mail your pictures to getahead@rediff.co.in (My Lord Ganesha Pix) with your name, location, details about your Lord Ganesha and what this festival means to you. We will publish the best entries right here on Rediff.com.

Why Gates is impressed by Modi's cleanliness drive

Why Gates is impressed by Modi's cleanliness drive

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Bill Gates discussed with the Indian leader the opportunity to design 21st century toilets that do not need big sewage systems and water treatment plants.

Modi wins Gates Foundation award for Swachh Bharat movement

Modi wins Gates Foundation award for Swachh Bharat movement

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

"Getting the award in the year of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary is personally significant for me. When 130 crore people take a pledge, any challenge can be overcome," the prime minister said.

Maharashtra CM meets Bill Gates

Maharashtra CM meets Bill Gates

Rediff.com30 Jun 2007

Deshmukh is on an eight-day tour of the United States to promote Maharashtra as a preferred investment destination in India.

Need to keep 'inflation horse' under tight leash: RBI Guv

Need to keep 'inflation horse' under tight leash: RBI Guv

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday retained the retail inflation projection at 4.5 per cent for fiscal 2024-25, with Governor Shaktikanta Das stressing that the central bank will have to closely monitor the price situation and keep the "inflation horse" under tight leash lest it may bolt again. Unveiling the October bi-monthly monetary policy, the Governor also said the flexible inflation targeting (FIT) framework has completed 8 years since its introduction in 2016 and is a major structural reform of the 21st century in India.

What is new in GATE 2015?

What is new in GATE 2015?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

Abhijit Chaudhari, Director, GATEFORUM tells you what to expect in the entrance exam this year and how you can prepare for it.

Cong-AIUDF will open all gates to infiltrators: Shah in Assam

Cong-AIUDF will open all gates to infiltrators: Shah in Assam

Rediff.com24 Jan 2021

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that if the Congress-All India United Democratic Front combine come to power in Assam they will open 'all gates' to welcome infiltrators.

Phaneesh Murthy drags iGate to court

Phaneesh Murthy drags iGate to court

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

Former iGate CEO Phaneesh Murthy, who was sacked by the US-based IT services firm for failing to disclose his relationship with a subordinate in May this year, has slapped the company with a law suit.

Bill Gates meets Maran

Bill Gates meets Maran

Rediff.com6 Dec 2005

Delhi's air quality slips back to 'very poor' category

Delhi's air quality slips back to 'very poor' category

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

The city recorded a minimum temperature of 14.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department.

iGate faces unsettled tax demands

iGate faces unsettled tax demands

Rediff.com26 May 2013

iGate said these demands are not tenable and the NASDAQ-listed firm has approached the requisite appellate authorities.

India to tap 12% of global iPhone production in FY24, up from 9% earlier

India to tap 12% of global iPhone production in FY24, up from 9% earlier

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

Apple Inc is expected to produce iPhones worth $12 billion (freight on board value) in India during 2023-24, according to discussions between the company's vendors and the government. This would account for around 12 per cent of Apple's global iPhone production-higher than the earlier plan of shifting around 9 per cent of the total to India by FY24, which is the third year of the PLI (production-linked incentive) scheme.

Rajpath renamed as Kartavya Path, Kejriwal skips NDMC meeting

Rajpath renamed as Kartavya Path, Kejriwal skips NDMC meeting

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

The New Delhi Municipal Council on Wednesday approved a proposal to rename Rajpath as 'Kartavya Path'.

Sandpaper Gate: Clarke, Vaughan not convinced with bowlers' explanation

Sandpaper Gate: Clarke, Vaughan not convinced with bowlers' explanation

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Clarke said their statement finds no mention of the incident's chief protagonist, Cameron Bancroft

No final decision on Ram Lalla idol: Ayodhya temple trust

No final decision on Ram Lalla idol: Ayodhya temple trust

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

The decision will be taken by the trust in consultation with Shankaracharya Vijayendra Saraswati and other seers, trust functionaries said.

Chennai: Unhappy over treatment, patient's son stabs doctor 7 times

Chennai: Unhappy over treatment, patient's son stabs doctor 7 times

Rediff.com14 Nov 2024

A medical oncologist at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai was stabbed seven times on Wednesday by the son of a patient allegedly over grievances on treatment to his mother at the same facility, a hospital official said.

Guess Where Jadeja Is!

Guess Where Jadeja Is!

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

'Immersing myself in fan mode in front of the legend's abode #MSD'.

Number of people averse to govt surveys rises over 2x in 5 yrs

Number of people averse to govt surveys rises over 2x in 5 yrs

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

The number of people averse to the surveys by the National Statistical Office (NSO) has more than doubled over the last five years between the 75th National Sample Survey (NSS) round (July 2017- June 2018) and the 79th NSS round (July 2022-June 2023), the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation MoSPI) said on Friday in a conference organised to discuss the issue of 'non- responsiveness' to its sample surveys. The ministry said that nearly 6.9 per cent people in urban areas surveyed by the NSO for the 79th NSS round did not participate in the exercise, while the number of people in rural India that refused to participate in these surveys stood at 3.9 per cent.

Maha okays 255-acre salt pan land for slum rehab housing, names Adani

Maha okays 255-acre salt pan land for slum rehab housing, names Adani

Rediff.com30 Sep 2024

According to the government, the additional chief secretary of the state housing department is designated to sign an agreement with the Union government for the land lease transfer.

These Delhi roads to be shut for Republic Day parade

These Delhi roads to be shut for Republic Day parade

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

The function at India Gate will begin at 9 am, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Alok Kumar, said.

Fans to get free entry for India women's matches against England, Australia in Mumbai

Fans to get free entry for India women's matches against England, Australia in Mumbai

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Fans have been spared the hassle of running around for match tickets during Indian women's cricket team's upcoming fixtures against England and Australia at the Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium.

How Rahul Gandhi impressed Bill Gates

How Rahul Gandhi impressed Bill Gates

Rediff.com26 Jan 2010

Gates, who is the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, made these remarks in his annual letter while recalling his experiences during his India visit last year.

Google's doodle honours India's diversity, harmony for R-Day

Google's doodle honours India's diversity, harmony for R-Day

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

The multi-hued doodle, with a dominant blue tone, depicts iconic monuments interspersed with images of famous music instruments and dance forms. The six letters of the word Google have been portrayed colourfully and using images of India's national bird and an iconic south Indian dance form.

First Look: Gates meets Maran

First Look: Gates meets Maran

Rediff.com6 Dec 2005

Bill Gates is on his fourth visit to India to strengthen focus and generate more demand for Microsoft products.

Digital India Act won't be in place before 2024 election

Digital India Act won't be in place before 2024 election

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

The government may not be able to put in place the Digital India Act, which aims to replace over 23 years old IT Act 2000, before the next general election, as there is not much time left for extensive consultation, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. While speaking at the Global Technology Summit 2023, the minister, however, said the rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act will be out later this month for consultation and are expected to be notified by the end of December or early January. Chandrasekhar said the existing IT Act doesn't even have the word internet, and there is a consensus that it can be safely superseded and replaced.

Pro-Israel posters pasted outside Owaisi's residence

Pro-Israel posters pasted outside Owaisi's residence

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

According to a police officer, four-five men reached Owaisi's 34 Ashoka Road residence located in Central Delhi and pasted three posters at the entry gate and wall of the house about 9 pm.

Property at core of Mewar royal family dispute

Property at core of Mewar royal family dispute

Rediff.com26 Nov 2024

A dispute over property and the right to succeed the titular head of the Mewar royal family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, has escalated into a major controversy. Vishvaraj Singh Mewar, a BJP MLA and the newly appointed titular head, was denied entry to the city palace and Eklingnathji temple by his uncle Arvind Singh Mewar and his son Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. The incident sparked violent protests and the district administration has appointed a receiver to manage the controversial portion of the city palace where the 'Dhuni' (sacred fire) is located. This dispute raises questions about the future of the Mewar family's legacy and its historical traditions.