News for 'Jamnagar'

RIL to pump Rs 1.5 trn into petro, new energy

RIL to pump Rs 1.5 trn into petro, new energy

Rediff.com28 Apr 2025

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) plans to invest Rs 75,000 crore ($9 billion) each into its new energy business and petrochemical expansion, according to a company presentation. In its FY25 result statement, Ambani said the company has laid a strong foundation for its projects in renewable energy and battery operations. "In the coming quarters, we will see the transition of this business from incubation to operationalisation.

Did RIL export fuel made from Russian oil to US?

Did RIL export fuel made from Russian oil to US?

Rediff.com18 Mar 2025

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd is estimated to have earned 724 million euros (about Rs 6,850 crore) from exporting fuel made from Russian crude oil to the US in one year, an European think tank said in a report. "From January 2024 to the end of January 2025, the US imported EUR 2.8 billion of refined oil from six refineries in India and Turkey that process Russian crude.

Modi sports special Jamnagar Paghdi on 72nd Republic Day

Modi sports special Jamnagar Paghdi on 72nd Republic Day

Rediff.com26 Jan 2021

Continuing his annual tradition of sporting special traditional turbans during Republic Day celebrations, PM Modi wore a red headgear with yellow dots, gifted to him by the royal family of Jamnagar, Gujarat.

Modi goes on lion safari on World Wildlife Day

Modi goes on lion safari on World Wildlife Day

Rediff.com3 Mar 2025

Modi had a night halt at Sinh Sadan, a forest guest house managed by the state forest department, in Sasan after his arrival from Somnath where he offered prayers at the Lord Shiv temple, the first among 12 jyotirlingas, on Sunday evening.

IPL: Pandya returns as MI search for win vs GT

IPL: Pandya returns as MI search for win vs GT

Rediff.com28 Mar 2025

Pandya's inclusion obviously adds firepower to batting and he can also open the bowling if necessary.

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt acquitted in 1997 custodial torture case

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt acquitted in 1997 custodial torture case

Rediff.com8 Dec 2024

Bhatt was earlier sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1990 custodial death case in Jamnagar and 20 years in jail in a 1996 case relating to planting drugs to frame a Rajasthan-based lawyer in Palanpur. He is currently lodged in the Rajkot Central Jail.

'Partition Should Never Have Happened'

'Partition Should Never Have Happened'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2025

'We wouldn't have had to face all this had our national leaders taken care to select a place for Sindhis and sent us there, instead of sending us all over to settle in places where the locals didn't want us.' 'They could have partitioned Sindh and given us a Sindhi state from its two Hindu-majority districts.' 'Wasn't that the logic of Partition?'

The Famed Mashaal Raas Garba

The Famed Mashaal Raas Garba

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

This is how the residents of Jamnagar danced the Garba.

Republic Day 2025: Modi sports red and yellow striped safa

Republic Day 2025: Modi sports red and yellow striped safa

Rediff.com26 Jan 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose a red and yellow striped 'safa' for his Republic-Day look on Sunday, pairing it with a brown bandhgala jacket and pocket square.

Parliamentary panel to summon Zuckerberg over poll claim

Parliamentary panel to summon Zuckerberg over poll claim

Rediff.com14 Jan 2025

Seeking an apology from social media giant Meta for 'tarnishing' India's image, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the Parliament's Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, said on Tuesday that the panel will summon the firm following its chairman's comments that India's ruling dispensation lost the Lok Sabha election last year.

117 Years After Ranji, Meet The New Jamsaheb

117 Years After Ranji, Meet The New Jamsaheb

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

'The festival of Dussehra is celebrated to mark the day the Pandavas emerged victorious from their exile. Today, on Dussehra, I am equally happy, as Ajay Jadeja has accepted to be my heir,' the current jamsaheb said in a statement.

Food Trends At Weddings Reach New Heights

Food Trends At Weddings Reach New Heights

Rediff.com13 Mar 2025

Customised restaurant recreations, cafe setups, pop-ups by Michelin-star chefs, bespoke table linens with monograms and couple-themed hashtags.

What Jaddu Said After Casting His Vote

What Jaddu Said After Casting His Vote

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Ravindra Jadeja and his wife Rivaba Jadeja cast their vote in Gujarat's Jamnagar district during the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

Modi, WHO chief lay the ground for traditional medicine centre in Jamnagar

Modi, WHO chief lay the ground for traditional medicine centre in Jamnagar

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM) in Jamnagar will usher in a new era of traditional medicine globally.

In first, govt nod to raise all-women CISF battalion

In first, govt nod to raise all-women CISF battalion

Rediff.com12 Nov 2024

The Indian government has sanctioned the creation of the first all-women Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) reserve battalion, consisting of over 1,000 personnel. This move addresses the increasing demands on the force at airports and other vital installations. The new unit will be formed from existing CISF personnel and will be led by a senior commandant-rank officer.

The IAF Pilot Who Saved A Jaguar

The IAF Pilot Who Saved A Jaguar

Rediff.com25 Nov 2024

The sky outside was a perfect blue with fair winds on that hot day in July, but inside the Jaguar an emergency was unraveling with every passing second. Wing Commander Vernon Desmond Keane had two options: Eject and see his beloved aircraft crash -- which would come at a great cost to the nation and cause harm to civilian life and property on the ground. Or try the limits of his training; push the aircraft and his flying skills to the edge of technical and human endurance and save them both.

Jadeja's Horse Loves 'Posing'

Jadeja's Horse Loves 'Posing'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

'I used to go to my friend's place for riding horses and gradually, I got interested in horses and horse breeding.'

Jadeja Joins BJP. What Next?

Jadeja Joins BJP. What Next?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

Rivaba Jadeja broke the news on social media, sharing striking images of the power couple holding their BJP membership cards.

Fire at Reliance refinery in Jamnagar kills 2

Fire at Reliance refinery in Jamnagar kills 2

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

"The fire broke out due to gas leak in RIL's Moti Khavdi refinery in Jamnagar early this morning," a police official of Meghpar police station said.

Gautambhai Attends Mukeshbhai's Party

Gautambhai Attends Mukeshbhai's Party

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

Despite their business rivalry, Gautam Adani did attend the big pre-wedding event in Jamnagar hosted by Mukesh Ambani over the weekend.

Dhoni, Tendulkar Meet at Ambani Party

Dhoni, Tendulkar Meet at Ambani Party

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

Also spotted in Jamnagar: Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Dwayne Bravo.

Reliance Q3 net rises 7.4% on rebound in retail, higher telecom earnings

Reliance Q3 net rises 7.4% on rebound in retail, higher telecom earnings

Rediff.com16 Jan 2025

Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday reported a 7.4 per cent rise in its December quarter net profit, as its retail business rebounded and telecom earnings rose. Its consolidated net profit of Rs 18,540 crore, or Rs 13.70 per share, in October-December - the third quarter of April 2024 to March 2025 fiscal (FY25) - compared to Rs 17,265 crore, or Rs 12.76 a share, in the same period a year back, according to a stock exchange filing by the company.

Gujarat rain-related toll rises to 26, more than 17K evacuated

Gujarat rain-related toll rises to 26, more than 17K evacuated

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Rain-related incidents claimed nine more lives in Gujarat, taking the death toll to 16 in two days, while another 8,500 people were relocated and rescued from flood-affected areas with rains continuing to lash some parts of the state for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said.

Gujarat Floods: Cricketer Radha Yadav Rescued

Gujarat Floods: Cricketer Radha Yadav Rescued

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

'We are stuck in a very bad situation. Thank you so much #NDRF for rescuing us,' Radha captioned the post, expressing her gratitude for the timely assistance.

Now, dead frog found in potato wafer packet in Gujarat

Now, dead frog found in potato wafer packet in Gujarat

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

The complaint came days after a Mumbai resident claimed to have found a piece of human finger in the ice cream he had ordered online.

Ishan, Rashid, SKY At Ambani's Party

Ishan, Rashid, SKY At Ambani's Party

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

The photographs from Jamnagar keep coming in...

India is now the biggest exporter of fuel to EU

India is now the biggest exporter of fuel to EU

Rediff.com10 Nov 2024

India's export of fuels like diesel to the European Union jumped 58 per cent in the first three quarters of 2024, with a bulk of them likely coming from refining discounted Russian oil, according to a monthly tracker report. The EU/G7 countries in December 2022 introduced a price cap and an embargo on the imports of Russian crude oil in a bid to cripple Kremlin's revenue and create a vacuum in its funding for the invasion of Ukraine.

Good news for RIL, ONGC as govt scraps windfall tax

Good news for RIL, ONGC as govt scraps windfall tax

Rediff.com2 Dec 2024

The government on Monday scrapped 30-month old windfall profit tax on domestically-produced crude oil and on export of jet fuel (ATF), diesel and petrol following a decline in international oil prices. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary tabled a notification in Rajya Sabha scrapping the levy on crude oil produced by firms like state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and exports of fuels done by companies like Reliance Industries Ltd.

Heavy rains continue to lash Guj, 7 killed; 15K relocated

Heavy rains continue to lash Guj, 7 killed; 15K relocated

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

While rain intensity reduced on Tuesday compared to a day ago, affecting mainly districts in the Saurashtra region, administration carried out rescue and relief operations on a large scale, shifting thousands of people to shelters.

Kareena-Saif Party With The Ambanis

Kareena-Saif Party With The Ambanis

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Jamnagar, a city in Gujarat, got a ringside view of how Bollywood parties when stars got together for the pre-wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant on Friday.

Ambani's AI offer: Up to 100 GB free cloud storage for Jio users

Ambani's AI offer: Up to 100 GB free cloud storage for Jio users

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

Stepping up the company's AI and cloud play, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced that Jio users will get up to 100 GB of free cloud storage to securely store and access their photos, videos, documents, digital content and data. Addressing the 47th AGM of RIL, Ambani said the Jio AI-Cloud Welcome offer will be launched during the upcoming Diwali, which would bring a "powerful and affordable solution where cloud data storage and data-powered AI services are available to everyone, everywhere". "Jio users will get up to 100 GB of free cloud storage to securely store and access all their photos, videos, documents, all other digital content, and data.

RIL merges Rel Jamnagar Infra with itself

RIL merges Rel Jamnagar Infra with itself

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

The company said that the scheme of amalgamation has been approved by the Gujarat High Court and the merger has been effective from October 22.

Radhika, This Designer Has A Tip For You

Radhika, This Designer Has A Tip For You

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

Designer Nishka Lulla Mehra has a wedding day suggestion for the youngest Ambani bahu, Radhika Merchant.

Reliance mulls third refinery at Jamnagar

Reliance mulls third refinery at Jamnagar

Rediff.com25 Mar 2008

Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is evaluating a plan to set up its third refinery at Jamnagar in an ambitious project to reach a total capacity of 100 million metric tonne per annum, the largest at a single location in the world. The company has appointed a global oil and refinery consultancy firm to evaluate the feasibility of the project, which will help capitalise the increased requirement for global crude distillation capacity.

BJP Jamnagar MP hurt after falling into drain

BJP Jamnagar MP hurt after falling into drain

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament from Jamnagar Poonam Madam was on Monday injured after she fell into a drain while meeting slum dwellers of Jalaram locality during a demolition drive by civic authorities.

Ambani unveils growth roadmap for Reliance

Ambani unveils growth roadmap for Reliance

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Thursday unveiled the next phase of growth at Reliance Industries Ltd, with retail and telecom worth over $100 billion each, doubling revenues and pre-tax profit in 3-4 years, new energy business becoming profitable by 2031, and core oil and chemical business continuing to be the robust growth engine. The sprawling conglomerate with interests in refining, oil and gas, petrochemicals, telecom, retail, and media is on track to more than double in size before the end of the decade, Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance, told company shareholders.

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt convicted in 1996 case

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt convicted in 1996 case

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

A sessions court in Palanpur town of Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Wednesday convicted former Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a drug seizure case dating back to 1996.

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt gets 20 years in jail

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt gets 20 years in jail

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

A sessions court in Palanpur in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Thursday sentenced former Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in a 1996 case involving planting of drugs to frame a lawyer.

The 9-Year-Old Girl Who Impressed Sachin, Mithali

The 9-Year-Old Girl Who Impressed Sachin, Mithali

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

Nine-year-old Hurmat Irshad from Sopore has stunned the internet with her extraordinary batting skills.