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India in sweet spot as commodity prices are on uptick

India in sweet spot as commodity prices are on uptick

Rediff.com26 Jan 2021

The uptick in prices ranging from steel to wheat could benefit lots of commodity-based companies -- from State-owned SAIL to the agro exporters.

Coal-gate: Ex-top bureaucrats back Parakh's accusation on PM

Coal-gate: Ex-top bureaucrats back Parakh's accusation on PM

Rediff.com17 Oct 2013

Former top bureaucrats have come out in support of ex-coal secretary P C Parakh, who has been named by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the coal blocks allocation scam, warning that harassment of honest officers will erode the government's credibility and stop senior officers from taking decisions.

India Inc presses FM on tax laws

India Inc presses FM on tax laws

Rediff.com7 Jun 2014

On the telecom sector, he demanded auctioning of more spectrum.

AAP ki paathshaala: 65 pc graduates in Delhi house

AAP ki paathshaala: 65 pc graduates in Delhi house

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

There are 17 post graduates, 29 graduates among 70 newly-elected MLAs.

Ageing parents? How to meet medical expenses

Ageing parents? How to meet medical expenses

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

'Children should include their parents in the group health insurance cover provided by the employer at the earliest.' 'However, the elderly should not depend on it alone and should also buy a personal health cover,' suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

How Manmohan Singh became 'conspirator number 3' in coal scam

How Manmohan Singh became 'conspirator number 3' in coal scam

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

A change in recommendation in favour of Birla did certainly happen but the question is whether it was a bona fide decision. Jyoti Mukul reports

How the government is going all out to draw investors

How the government is going all out to draw investors

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

'This is part of our efforts to make it easier to do business.'

Royals fight for survival against eliminated RCB

Royals fight for survival against eliminated RCB

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

Rajasthan Royals, who have won their last two games, will look for another victory against RCB and keep their hopes alive of making it to the IPL play-offs.

HPCL-MRPL merger hits cash hurdle

HPCL-MRPL merger hits cash hurdle

Rediff.com28 Apr 2019

The merged entity will become the third biggest refiner behind IOC and Reliance Industries.

Royals, SRH begin life without key overseas recruits

Royals, SRH begin life without key overseas recruits

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

Royals are more affected than Sunrisers with the absence of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Joffra Archer, who have left for England to join the World Cup camp.

With a scam overhang, how is Hindalco performing?

With a scam overhang, how is Hindalco performing?

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

Hindalco has already bagged 4 mines in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh

Stocks to build a long-term portfolio

Stocks to build a long-term portfolio

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

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

Amitabh Bachchan inaugurates university scholarship in Melbourne on his name

Amitabh Bachchan inaugurates university scholarship in Melbourne on his name

Rediff.com2 May 2014

The scholarship will be presented every four years by Bachchan to an Indian citizen to develop a thesis related to media, digital technology and communication.

Do you own these stocks? EXIT them NOW

Do you own these stocks? EXIT them NOW

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

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

Ajit, tell me how can I get RICH?

Ajit, tell me how can I get RICH?

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

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

Government braces for corporate legislation

Government braces for corporate legislation

Rediff.com28 Jan 2006

The minister asked the corporate sector to follow fair corporate disclosure norms.

What economists and FM Sitharaman discussed in pre-Budget meet

What economists and FM Sitharaman discussed in pre-Budget meet

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

Concerned by GDP slowdown and unrealistic tax targets, the economists urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to implement long-term structural steps like land and labour reforms. Warning against any off-Budget financing the economists said the government should prepare a statement of intent for its social, rural and welfare sector expenditure.

Zarine Khan, Sangeeta Bijlani at Arpita-Ayush's reception

Zarine Khan, Sangeeta Bijlani at Arpita-Ayush's reception

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

On Friday, Salman Khan hosted a wedding reception reception for the new couple at the Taj Lands End in the western suburbs of Mumbai. Bollywood celebrities came out in numbers to bless the new couple.

Analysts welcome bank licences for Bandhan, IDFC

Analysts welcome bank licences for Bandhan, IDFC

Rediff.com2 Apr 2014

Analysts on Wednesday welcomed the Reserve Bank's decision to grant bank licences to Bandhan and IDFC, but expressed dismay that only two of the over two dozen aspirants made the cut.

Economists tell Sitharaman to focus on reviving growth

Economists tell Sitharaman to focus on reviving growth

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

At a pre-Budget meeting, the FM was asked to ensure that NBFCs come out of the liquidity crisis they are facing with the help of RBI. They also spoke about the futility of trying to achieve a 3 per cent fiscal deficit target over the medium term.

IPL: Rajasthan Royals look to avenge defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL: Rajasthan Royals look to avenge defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Rediff.com28 Apr 2018

The Royals are aware of the challenges facing them at the Sawai Mansingh Stadum, a few days after Sunrisers Hyderabad got the better of Kings XI Punjab to grab the second position in the standings.

CBI examines Manmohan Singh in coal scam

CBI examines Manmohan Singh in coal scam

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said to have been examined by Central Bureau of Investigation in the coal block allocation case relating to Hindalco but neither he nor the agency was willing to confirm it.

If Voda Idea shuts shop, Airtel to gain the most

If Voda Idea shuts shop, Airtel to gain the most

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

If Vodafone Idea shuts, a bulk of the high-paying ARPU customers will move to Airtel as Reliance Jio does not have a comprehensive postpaid offering like it, and have aggressively preferred to play in the prepaid market. The bulk of Vodafone Idea customers use 2G phones and only a few of them use data. It will be easier for Airtel to woo these customers as they can shift seamlessly to its 2G network without changing handsets or even SIM cards,

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.

RCB, Royals clash in search for their maiden win

RCB, Royals clash in search for their maiden win

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

Both teams have been more than disappointing thus far in the IPL and need a win to revive their respective campaigns.

Don't have to be No 1 in the world, you have to be No 1 to yourself: Dravid

Don't have to be No 1 in the world, you have to be No 1 to yourself: Dravid

Rediff.com11 Aug 2013

Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid has said that cricket's influence in his life was such that the game made him a better person.

Why Sumant Sinha chose clean energy over politics

Why Sumant Sinha chose clean energy over politics

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

'Right time, right place, right business and I could see I was the right person. It was a now or never moment in a sense. If I didn't do it then, then when? There is little point in entering a business as an entrepreneur when someone else has proven the concept.' BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's son started ReNew Power during the UPA II government to focus on clean energy.

How govt plans to untangle the telecom mess

How govt plans to untangle the telecom mess

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

Analysts have pointed out that with the dues arising out of the SC judgment there could soon be only two private telcos in the country, and not three - Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea - as now.

Airtel, Vi bat for tariff hike, but Jio is sitting tight

Airtel, Vi bat for tariff hike, but Jio is sitting tight

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

Vodafone and Bharti have pointed out that, for data, their revenue realisation should be at Rs 30-35 per GB for them to cover their costs as opposed to the current figure of over Rs 11 per GB. But Jio has suggested a gradual increase to Rs 15 per GB and then maybe to Rs 20 per GB after six to nine months.

Few things that are bothering L&T chief

Few things that are bothering L&T chief

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

L&T chairman AM Naik is worried about few things.

Prez, PM attend prayer meet for Gandhi death anniversary

Prez, PM attend prayer meet for Gandhi death anniversary

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

Inter-faith prayer meeting held on Friday at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi.

London, Paris, New York, Shanghai... Here comes khadi!

London, Paris, New York, Shanghai... Here comes khadi!

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

KVIC is keen to build an international footprint and is hopeful about signing up B2B agreements with at least 40 countries, to which end it has even registered a GI (geographical indicator) tag in the UK, Germany and Russia.

Prez dismisses plea to disqualify 27 AAP MLAs

Prez dismisses plea to disqualify 27 AAP MLAs

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

The EC had found no merit in the plea.

IPL Preview: Rajasthan Royals eyeing third consecutive victory

IPL Preview: Rajasthan Royals eyeing third consecutive victory

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

The in-form Rajasthan Royals will be confident of a third consecutive victory when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, in Jaipur, on Wednesday.

Wishlist for new PM: India Inc waits for reforms tsunami

Wishlist for new PM: India Inc waits for reforms tsunami

Rediff.com17 May 2014

Wishlist for new PM includes growth boosters, reining in inflation, faster project clearance and reversal of Land Acquisition Act

High & mighty of India Inc faced the music in 2014

High & mighty of India Inc faced the music in 2014

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

The year gone by saw the high and mighty of the corporate world face the music in the Delhi High Court which held that the telecom majors are amenable to CAG audit and Mukesh Ambani's RIL struggling hard to get rid of an FIR lodged on gas pricing by the 49-day-old AAP regime.

From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021

From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

With an epic battle of billionaires for supremacy in one of the world's most prolific markets and a pandemic-propelled surge in online shopping in the background, India's nearly trillion-dollar retail market is hoping to touch 85 per cent of the pre-COVID business in the first half of the New Year. In a year when the COVID-19 carnage ripped apart the retail business, circa 2020 will best go down for the unravelling of the war between Jeff Bezos, the world's wealthiest man, and richest Indian Mukesh Ambani for pre-eminence in the booming market that is estimated to reach $1.3 trillion by 2025. It all started with Ambani's Reliance Industries agreeing in August to buy assets of the nation's second-largest retailer for Rs 24,713 crore, just a year after Bezos' Amazon purchased an indirect stake in the indebted Future Retail.

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.

13 UP distilleries to shut down for 3 months during Ardh Kumbh

13 UP distilleries to shut down for 3 months during Ardh Kumbh

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

'The government is of the view that distilleries around Hapur and Bijnor would pollute groundwater in the vicinity and its spill over into the sacred Ganga. Hence, we are looking to close these distilleries to prevent them from discharging water into the open area,' said a senior UP government official.

JNU, HCU among top 5 Indian universities

JNU, HCU among top 5 Indian universities

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has released a list of top Indian universities across categories.