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SC offers some relief to borrowers

SC offers some relief to borrowers

Rediff.com14 Apr 2004

Providing some relief to borrowers under the Securitisation Act, the Supreme Court has ruled that secured creditors cannot straightaway attach the defaulter's assets after giving the mandatory 60-day notice.

Want to invest in US-focused funds? Read this

Want to invest in US-focused funds? Read this

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

Investing in the US market provides Indian investors a hedge against the rupee's long-term tendency to depreciate against the dollar.

Pragati Maidan: A Walk In Time

Pragati Maidan: A Walk In Time

Rediff.com12 Aug 2023

'A microcosm of India, inclusive and welcoming'. For years, Pragati Maidan was the centre of Delhi's social life.

The Heroes Who Made India Proud In War

The Heroes Who Made India Proud In War

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

On January 23, the N D Modi government named 21 uninhabited islands in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar after recipients of Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest wartime gallantry award.

CBI officer probing Asthana sent to Andamans, team disbanded

CBI officer probing Asthana sent to Andamans, team disbanded

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

M Nageswar Rao, who took over the duties and functions of CBI director late on Tuesday night, appointed Satish Dagar as superintendent of police to probe the case, they said.

Voters get their fingers inked in Phase 4 of UP polls

Voters get their fingers inked in Phase 4 of UP polls

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

The districts where polling was held were Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Banda, and Fatehpur.

Cocktail is an inspired copy

Cocktail is an inspired copy

Rediff.com25 Oct 2010

Cocktail, inspired by Pierce Brosnan starrer Butterfly on a Wheel, stars Jayasurya, Anoop Menon and Samvrutha Sunil and is a decently made thriller by debutant director Arun Kumar.

Muzaffarnagar violence: Top police officials transferred

Muzaffarnagar violence: Top police officials transferred

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

Heads have started rolling over the violence in Muzaffarnagar with the Uttar Pradesh government today transferring top police officials, including Saharanpur DIG, SSP Muzaffarnagar and SP Shamli.

Malayalam film Vedi Vazhipadu gets A certificate

Malayalam film Vedi Vazhipadu gets A certificate

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

The film has the famous Attukal Pongala festival as the backdrop and the Censor Board initially refused to give a screening certificate.

Cognitive disabilities and the dilemma facing India's airlines

Cognitive disabilities and the dilemma facing India's airlines

Rediff.com10 May 2022

Disability rights came under the spotlight again as the country's largest airline IndiGo refused to let a teenager with special needs board its aircraft. While the twitterati as well as fellow passengers have called for strict action, IndiGo has stood by its action saying the airport manager took the decision to ensure safety of other passengers. "Throughout the check-in and boarding process, our intent of course was to carry the family. "However, at the boarding area, the teenager was visibly in panic.

On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

In a ceremony on Monday on the occasion of Parakram Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees.

BJD to put up 27% OBC candidates in panchayat polls

BJD to put up 27% OBC candidates in panchayat polls

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

In what analysts are terming as a political masterstroke, the ruling Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik Friday decided that his party will field candidates from Other Backward Castes (OBC) for 27 per cent of seats in the forthcoming three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha.

Bihar: Record sentence for kidnappers

Bihar: Record sentence for kidnappers

Rediff.com26 May 2006

The judge also directed the state government to pay the victims compensation as well as the money that was paid as ransom to the kidnappers

Three arrested in US for killing Indian student

Three arrested in US for killing Indian student

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

Arun Kumar Narote, 26, an MS student of the Stratford University was shot dead at a grocery store at Bridgeport on July 14 despite offering no resistance and fully cooperating with his assailants' demands. He worked there as a clerk.

Minister promises to solve OCI card problems

Minister promises to solve OCI card problems

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

The minister for Overseas Indian Affairs says he is aware of the problems expatriates face when they travel to India with their Overseas Citizen of India cards.

Read All Contracts Carefully!

Read All Contracts Carefully!

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

Suppose you had bought a television set that came with a one-year warranty. It breaks down two years after purchase. You can't react emotionally and say that such an expensive set should last for at least five-six years.

Review: Pannaiyarum Padminiyum is refreshing

Review: Pannaiyarum Padminiyum is refreshing

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

Director Arun Kumar's Tamil film Pannaiyarum Padminiyum is a realistic story about the lives of ordinary people and their simple desires, says S Saraswathi.

18-yr-old raped at gunpoint in Muzaffarnagar

18-yr-old raped at gunpoint in Muzaffarnagar

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

An eighteen-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth at gunpoint in Bhensaheri village here, following which a case has been registered against two persons, police said.

BJP changes strategy in MP, puts focus on lost seats

BJP changes strategy in MP, puts focus on lost seats

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

In its first list for the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, the ruling BJP has focused on seats it lost in 2018 and some of them even in 2013, and has reposed faith in 14 candidates, including three former ministers, who lost last time.

After 15 years, Rabri to move out of 1 Anne Marg

After 15 years, Rabri to move out of 1 Anne Marg

Rediff.com27 Nov 2005

However, no time limit has been set for the former CM to shift to her new dwelling

Rijiju had frequent run-ins with judiciary as law minister

Rijiju had frequent run-ins with judiciary as law minister

Rediff.com18 May 2023

Kiren Rijiju's exit from the coveted law ministry came in the midst of his frequent criticism of the judiciary, particularly on the system of appointment of judges to high courts and the Supreme Court.

'It's a bit of an embarrassment no doubt for Neeraj Kumar'

'It's a bit of an embarrassment no doubt for Neeraj Kumar'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2015

A Delhi court's verdict dropping all charges against former India paceman S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal has brought back the spotlight on former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar.

TDSAT issues notices to Trai on channel pricing

TDSAT issues notices to Trai on channel pricing

Rediff.com22 Nov 2007

TDSAT Chairperson Justice Arun Kumar directed the Trai and MSOs -- Hathway Cable and Indusind Media, who were later impleaded as parties, to file their replies by December 3 and counter affidavit by the leading broadcasters - Zee Turner, Set Discovery and Star India by December 10.

Praise for Indian-American physicians

Praise for Indian-American physicians

Rediff.com13 Jun 2009

Conveying greetings of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and the government and people of India, Arun Kumar Singh, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Washington, who keynoted the dinner on the second day of the 27th Convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, lauded AAPI for its contributions beyond the call of duty both in the United States and India.

Rizwanur case: Industrialist quizzed

Rizwanur case: Industrialist quizzed

Rediff.com31 Oct 2007

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday began interrogating industrialist Ashok Todi in connection with the mysterious death of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rehman, who married Todi's daughter Priyanka.

Govt draws flak from TDSAT on HITS

Govt draws flak from TDSAT on HITS

Rediff.com13 Aug 2008

Broadcast tribunal TDSAT on Wednesday dismissed petitions of two Zee group firms Dish TV and WWIL seeking signals to operationalise HITS platform, while coming down heavily on the government for not bringing proper guidelines for its implementation.

IIT topper wins gold at Physics Olympiad

IIT topper wins gold at Physics Olympiad

Rediff.com31 Jul 2008

Two months after he topped the Joint Entrance Examination for admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Patna resident Shitikanth has won the gold medal at the 39th International Physics Olympiad held at Hanoi, Vietnam.The International Physics Olympiad was held between July 22 and July 28, said Shitikanth's father Dr Arun Kumar Barnwal.Shitikanth, who was one of the students selected to represent India, said that he was excited after winning the gold medal

Bajoria buys more Bombay Dyeing shares

Bajoria buys more Bombay Dyeing shares

Rediff.com9 Apr 2003

In a fresh move, Arun Bajoria entity Mega Resources Ltd has picked up additional 560,000 shares of Bombay Dyeing and Mfg Co Ltd taking Bajoria and associates holding to 4.9 per cent.

Navtej Sarna could be India's next envoy to the US

Navtej Sarna could be India's next envoy to the US

Rediff.com27 Aug 2016

Arun Singh, India's ambassador to US, will retire in September.

RSS meet to discuss expansion of work, elect general secy

RSS meet to discuss expansion of work, elect general secy

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's highest decision-making body Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) will meet in Bengaluru on March 19 and 20 to review the functioning of the Sangh, discuss expanding its work in the country and to elect its Sarkaryavah (general secretary).

Bihar: Cabinet okays shorter jail terms for violating prohibition law

Bihar: Cabinet okays shorter jail terms for violating prohibition law

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

A nod has been given for the proposed amendments to be tabled in the monsoon session of the state legislature scheduled later this month.

ED to quiz Soren's ex-principal secy in PMLA case linked to Pooja Singhal

ED to quiz Soren's ex-principal secy in PMLA case linked to Pooja Singhal

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

Ekka, who is embroiled in the controversy for allegedly signing official documents at a private place, was removed from the post following Bharatiya Janata Party's allegation of his conniving with middlemen.

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role'

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role, Omar Sharif for Jackie's Shroff's. The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then. I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers. And then after three-four months...

Three retired IAS officers join BJP

Three retired IAS officers join BJP

Rediff.com4 Oct 2008

Former Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vijay Kapoor and two former chief secretaries -- Baleshwar Rai of Goa and Arun Kumar of Chhattisgarh -- on Saturday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

'Domestic coke production won't increase'

'Domestic coke production won't increase'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2008

"We do not have it anywhere else other than the Jharia coal fields in Jharkhand. The quality is also not very good for steel-making. So the Indian steel industry will continue to depend on imported coal," says Arun Kumar Jagatramka, MD, Gujarat NRE Coke.

Looking for tax-saving options? Opt for ELSS

Looking for tax-saving options? Opt for ELSS

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

Investors must, however, be prepared for volatility in ELSS, cautions Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Shastri 'abused me', Wankhede curator Naik asks BCCI to take action

Shastri 'abused me', Wankhede curator Naik asks BCCI to take action

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

Wankhede curator Sudhir Naik has written a strongly-worded letter to the Board of Control for Cricket in India calling for action against India's Team Director Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharat Arun for their abusive behaviour during the fifth and final One-Dayer against South Africa in Mumbai, on Sunday.

Court levies Rs 25,000 fine on Delhi police for harassment of riots accused

Court levies Rs 25,000 fine on Delhi police for harassment of riots accused

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

A Delhi court has imposed a fine on the police for the "undue harassment" of the accused in a February 2020 riots case, noting that repeated directions to the police commissioner and other senior officers seeking their personal intervention in these matters had fallen on deaf ears.

Scientific tests cost CBI in Aarushi case

Scientific tests cost CBI in Aarushi case

Rediff.com15 Jul 2008

The Central Bureau of Investigation has finally managed to crack the Noida murder case. Although the CBI has received vital information through the scientific tests conducted on the various suspects, the agency will take some time to put together the evidence and submit it for the trial.The CBI was hoping for a breakthrough during the tests conducted on Rajkumar. However, the Brain Electronic Oscillation Signature tests conducted on him failed.