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Confused about the stock market? Here's Help

Confused about the stock market? Here's Help

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

'Is it advisable to have more number of scrips in small quantities or a few scrips in big quantities?'

Citing #MeToo, Aamir pulls out of Mogul

Citing #MeToo, Aamir pulls out of Mogul

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

Bhushan Kumar sacks Subhash Kapoor as director of the Gulshan Kumar biopic.

CBI feud: SC to hear CVC's version

CBI feud: SC to hear CVC's version

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

The hearing assumes significance as Verma, who has a running feud with Special CBI Director Rakesh Asthana, has been appearing before the three-member CVC headed by K V Chowdary and is understood to have given point-wise refusal to all the allegations levelled against him by his deputy.

Home ministry seeks report from jail officials over Dec 16 convict's interview

Home ministry seeks report from jail officials over Dec 16 convict's interview

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Home Minister Rajnath Singh sought a detailed report from the jail chief on the whole issue.

Nitish government to challenge RJD strongman Shahabuddin's bail in SC?

Nitish government to challenge RJD strongman Shahabuddin's bail in SC?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

The government is mulling moving the Supreme Court for cancellation of his bail even as opposition National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday demanded his arrest in the journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case.

Celebrating Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Celebrating Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

Euphoric scenes were witnessed when Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint.

Pune: 4 kids among 15 killed in wall collapse, builders booked

Pune: 4 kids among 15 killed in wall collapse, builders booked

Rediff.com29 Jun 2019

The intensity of the impact increased as many cars parked along the wall inside the society too fell on the shanties, officials said.

Togadia quits VHP after his nominee loses presidential race

Togadia quits VHP after his nominee loses presidential race

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

Togadia said he would go on an indefinite fast from Tuesday to push the Hindutva cause.

UP refuses Central govt's water train to parched Bundelkhand

UP refuses Central govt's water train to parched Bundelkhand

Rediff.com5 May 2016

The UP government turned down the Centre's offer to send a water-train to the state's drought-hit Bundelkhand region.

Will 2020 bring cheer to Indian banking sector?

Will 2020 bring cheer to Indian banking sector?

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Amid slowdown blues, the government has unveiled a raft of measures over the past few months aimed at improving liquidity in the system, moderating interest rates as well as credit growth apart from addressing stress in the NBFC sector.

Zakir Naik will not be deported, says Malaysian PM

Zakir Naik will not be deported, says Malaysian PM

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

Mahathir Mohamad's statement came a day after the ministry of external affairs said that the extradition request of Naik made by India is under the active consideration of the Malaysian government, as per the media reports.

'Can a minor with no moustache commit scam?'

'Can a minor with no moustache commit scam?'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

Not quitting, says Tejashwi Yadav. Accuses Prime Minister Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah of 'conspiracy'.

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

SEWA International, a leading Indian-American non-profit organisation, has so far raised more than $250,000 for its COVID-19 relief efforts. It is using the money to buy personal protective equipment's, in particular facial masks and surgical masks, to donate free to the local law enforcement officials and hospitals in some of the hot spot areas like New York, who have run out of these essential items.

Bengaluru blast: Police prepare sketches of suspects

Bengaluru blast: Police prepare sketches of suspects

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

As investigators zeroed in on some terror groups, sketches of suspects have been drawn in connection with the explosion outside a restaurant in Bengaluru that killed a woman and injured 3 others.

Another chargesheet filed in Manipur fake encounter cases

Another chargesheet filed in Manipur fake encounter cases

Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

On July 30, the CBI informed the apex court that its had filed two chargesheets before the competent court in connection with the cases.

Several Akhilesh projects under Yogi scanner

Several Akhilesh projects under Yogi scanner

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

The Gomti Riverfront Development project, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre and the efforts towards the beautification of Old Lucknow are some of Akhilesh Yadav's initiatives that are the subject of investigation.

Kansas recognises March 16 as Indian-American Appreciation Day

Kansas recognises March 16 as Indian-American Appreciation Day

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

The move was taken to honour Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was killed when 51-year-old US Navy veteran Adam Purinton opened fire at him at his friend at a bar.

CBI vs CBI: After SC push, Verma replies to CVC findings

CBI vs CBI: After SC push, Verma replies to CVC findings

Rediff.com19 Nov 2018

The bench made clear that it will not shift the schedule date of hearing and asked him to file his response 'as quickly as possible' during the day by 4 pm itself to enable it to peruse the reply.

Badaun rape fallout: SP suspended; 66 IAS, 42 IPS officers transferred

Badaun rape fallout: SP suspended; 66 IAS, 42 IPS officers transferred

Rediff.com7 Jun 2014

Under attack over the rape and murder of two Dalit cousin sisters, the Akhilesh Yadav government on Saturday suspended Badaun superintendent of police and decided to take action against the then district magistrate and undertook a massive rejig involving 66 Indian Administrative Service officials and 42 Indian Police Service officers.

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Rediff.com28 May 2019

As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.

VHP's model could be blueprint for Ayodhya's Ram temple

VHP's model could be blueprint for Ayodhya's Ram temple

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

In the late 1990s, the construction cost of the Ram temple, according to unofficial estimates, was pegged at Rs 120 crore. Adjusting for inflation to the current financial year, the edifice would entail an investment of nearly Rs 450 crore, excluding the land cost.

Batla House encounter: How two terrorists escaped

Batla House encounter: How two terrorists escaped

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

'It is possible that these terrorists took advantage of the chaos and escaped in the melee.'

Demonetisation woes drag on for small finance banks

Demonetisation woes drag on for small finance banks

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

Microfinance portfolio of SFBs saw a muted growth of about 3% last year

Cops trace auto driver who ferried Najeeb on the night he went missing

Cops trace auto driver who ferried Najeeb on the night he went missing

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

The Delhi Police's Crime Branch team investigating the case said that the auto driver told them he had dropped Najeeb to Jamia Millia Islamia.

Cops on lookout for 'absconding' Janardhan Reddy in a ponzi scheme case

Cops on lookout for 'absconding' Janardhan Reddy in a ponzi scheme case

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

Reddy, a minister during the previous BJP rule, had been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in 2011 over alleged multi-crore illegal mining scam and granted bail three years later.

Fergusson College withdraws complaint on anti-national students

Fergusson College withdraws complaint on anti-national students

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

The principal of Fergusson College, who had asked the police to take action against those who "raised anti-national slogans" on the campus during a verbal clash between two students' groups, retracted his statement on Wednesday, saying he had meant to seek a probe into whether such slogans were raised or not.

13 killed, 47 injured in train collision near Gorakhpur

13 killed, 47 injured in train collision near Gorakhpur

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

12 people have reportedly been killed and 45injured when two speeding passenger trains collided near Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh late Tuasday night, a railway official said.

Is this the end of the road for Varanasi's handloom weavers?

Is this the end of the road for Varanasi's handloom weavers?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

Powerlooms and a lack of policy have pushed heritage art towards extinction, say Shreya Jai and Subhayan Chakraborty.

CJI recuses from hearing plea challenging interim CBI chief's appointment

CJI recuses from hearing plea challenging interim CBI chief's appointment

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

A bench comprising CJI and Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a PIL filed by NGO Common Cause challenging the appointment of Rao as interim CBI director.

The Big UP Reshuffle: Mulayam boosts son's profile

The Big UP Reshuffle: Mulayam boosts son's profile

Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

Even though Mulayam Singh decided which ministers to drop and which ministers to lose their portfolios, the reshuffle is being projected as a reflection of Akhilesh Yadav's assertive self.

Ask Ajit: 'Help! I have inherited these stocks...'

Ask Ajit: 'Help! I have inherited these stocks...'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Bengal govt eats humble pie, removes 7 officials

Bengal govt eats humble pie, removes 7 officials

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

Complying with the Election Commission's order, the West Bengal government on Wednesday removed seven officials from their existing posts and replaced them with different officials as desired by the poll panel.

Did Maoists sabotage the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express?

Did Maoists sabotage the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express?

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

At least four passengers were killed and another eight were injured when the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed at Golden Ganj station near Chhapra on early Wednesday morning in a suspected sabotage by Maoists.

Cong banks on Diggy to breach saffron bastion of Bhopal

Cong banks on Diggy to breach saffron bastion of Bhopal

Rediff.com3 Apr 2019

The Bhopal seat is currently held by Alok Sanjar of the BJP.

IBSF World Billiards C'ship: Kothari upsets Advani, Gilchrist in semis

IBSF World Billiards C'ship: Kothari upsets Advani, Gilchrist in semis

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

Reigning national Champion Sourav Kothari pulled off a big upset by shocking 10-time world champion Pankaj Advani in the quarterfinals of the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Long-Up format in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

ASK AJIT: 'How can I make money?'

ASK AJIT: 'How can I make money?'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.

SC expresses displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director

SC expresses displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

The court also told the attorney general that the new CBI director who would be appointed must "trace the movements of files" during the period when former CBI chief Alok Kumar Verma was reinstated to the post for two days.

After CJI, Justice Sikri exits case on interim CBI chief

After CJI, Justice Sikri exits case on interim CBI chief

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

He did not give any specific reason for withdrawing from hearing the case.

Despite SC order, Jaitley defends govt's decision to send CBI officers on leave

Despite SC order, Jaitley defends govt's decision to send CBI officers on leave

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

'Mr. Modi has now become 1st PM to have his illegal orders set aside by the SC'

10 laws that changed how India does business

10 laws that changed how India does business

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Experts consider Sebi's takeover code in its present form to be on a par with any foreign code governing public mergers and acquisitions.