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All Well Between Dhoni-Jadeja?

All Well Between Dhoni-Jadeja?

Rediff.com23 May 2023

The videos also suggest that everything seems to be fine in the CSK dressing room, especially what transpired after their last league game in Delhi.

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains critical, on ventilator

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains critical, on ventilator

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

The veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leader is likely to undergo a few tests later in the day, which will help in ascertaining the severity of the infection in his lungs that landed him in the hospital on Saturday afternoon.

Airports prepare for take-off with lower capacity

Airports prepare for take-off with lower capacity

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Airlines and airports are devising their own standard operating procedures, with a limited number of flights being planned to enable social distancing on ground and inside aircraft. The AAI guidelines also state that airport facilities such as smoking rooms, kids play areas, and prayer rooms shall be restricted to a limited number of people, to minimise gathering.

Rice Economy Faces Turmoil as El Nino Turns Up Heat

Rice Economy Faces Turmoil as El Nino Turns Up Heat

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

In the coming months, globally as well as in India, rice might remain a hot potato.

Can Modi Beat Rajiv Gandhi's 404 MPs Record?

Can Modi Beat Rajiv Gandhi's 404 MPs Record?

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

Modi wants the BJP to gets an additional 10% of the vote share from what it won in 2019. Plans are afoot to get new faces to replace MPs with poor chances of winning. Sources say more than 100 MPs are like to be axed, notes Modi biographer Ramesh Menon.

Break in rains a threat to kharif yield, rabi sowing

Break in rains a threat to kharif yield, rabi sowing

Rediff.com3 Sep 2023

A prolonged break in monsoon rains in most parts of the country is threatening to hit the yield of kharif crops. It could even delay the upcoming rabi sowing. Major agricultural states, such as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat, have witnessed a deficit of 30-80 per cent in southwest monsoon rainfall in August compared to the long-period average for the month. Meteorologists see no big revival in monsoon rains from hereon, though they forecast "some activity" over the Bay of Bengal on September 5-6.

Shreyas suffers back pain again; doubtful for Australia ODIs

Shreyas suffers back pain again; doubtful for Australia ODIs

Rediff.com12 Mar 2023

The Indian team and National Cricket Academy's injury management has once again come under scanner with the recurrence of Shreyas Iyer's back injury.

Heroic missions: From 1989 Op Raniganj to Thai cave rescue

Heroic missions: From 1989 Op Raniganj to Thai cave rescue

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

Arguably the 'most talked about' rescue mission in recent years, the story of a Thai youth soccer team and their coach trapped in the Tham Luang Cave, prompting a global rescue effort, gripped the world.

Why FCI Stopped Rice Supply For Ethanol

Why FCI Stopped Rice Supply For Ethanol

Rediff.com1 Aug 2023

Rising prices of cereals and concerns over rice production in the 2023-2024 crop year due to insufficient rains followed by floods could be the possible causes.

Court grants more time for police to probe 2015 Kerala assembly ruckus

Court grants more time for police to probe 2015 Kerala assembly ruckus

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

A court of chief judicial magistrate granted the police 60 days to carry out the probe and directed it to provide progress reports every three weeks, public prosecutor K Balachandra Menon said.

Sensex down 334 points as metal, power shares retreat amid FII outflows

Sensex down 334 points as metal, power shares retreat amid FII outflows

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

Benchmark Sensex dropped 334 points on Monday due to intense selling pressure in metal and power stocks as FII outflows dampened investor sentiment. Besides, a sharp decline in the rupee against the US dollar also put pressure on domestic equities, traders said. After losing nearly 500 points, the 30-share BSE index recovered some lost ground to settle at 334.98 points or 0.55 per cent lower at 60,506.90. During the session, the index touched its intra-day low of 60,345.61.

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'

Rahul Gandhi backs women's reservation bill, but wants quota for OBCs too

Rahul Gandhi backs women's reservation bill, but wants quota for OBCs too

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

He claimed that out of 90 secretaries of the government of India, only three are from the Other Backward Classes and control only five per cent of the Budget, which he said was an "insult" to the backward classes.

Kingfisher Airlines stock hits lower circuit; down 5%

Kingfisher Airlines stock hits lower circuit; down 5%

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

The company's meeting with the striking employees failed to resolve the deadlock over unpaid salaries.

Clive Lloyd: India must strengthen lower order batting

Clive Lloyd: India must strengthen lower order batting

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

The final weeks of this World Cup, says Clive Lloyd, will be thrilling to watch - it's just a shame West Indies won't be part of it.

After a solid Q1, IndiGo's troubles may mount in Q2FY24, warn analysts

After a solid Q1, IndiGo's troubles may mount in Q2FY24, warn analysts

Rediff.com12 Aug 2023

Despite the best ever quarterly net profit of Rs 3,091 crore during April-June of financial year 2023-24 (Q1FY24), challenges are mounting for InterGlobe Aviation-run IndiGo in the near term, said analysts. Given this, most brokerages have retained their ratings from 'buy to underperform', as well as their target price for the stock. For instance, Motilal Oswal Financial Services has retained its 'neutral' rating on the scrip as it believes the low-cost airline is facing teething issues at present.

How patience won Australia the 1st Ashes Test

How patience won Australia the 1st Ashes Test

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Australia's Khawaja reins in 'Little Uzzie' to set up Ashes run chase

Standalone health, private multi-line insurance players see more gains

Standalone health, private multi-line insurance players see more gains

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Core retail segments like motor and health continue to report strong growth of 19-20 per cent with competitive intensity still visible in the motor OD (owner driven) segment. Commercial lines reported muted growth. Group health remains a key driver. Among the listed companies, ICICI Lombard continues to trail in the motor section while Star Health has lost its Y-o-Y retail market share although its better on a sequential basis.

CJM who convicted Rahul among 68 whose promotion is challenged in SC

CJM who convicted Rahul among 68 whose promotion is challenged in SC

Rediff.com5 May 2023

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on May 8 a plea challenging the promotion of 68 Gujarat lower judicial officers, including Surat Chief Judicial Magistrate Harish Hasmukhbhai Varma who had convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case, on the ground of allegedly disregarding the 'merit-cum-seniority principle'.

Isro executes controlled re-entry of decommissioned satellite

Isro executes controlled re-entry of decommissioned satellite

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

The Indian Space Research Organisation said it successfully carried out an "extremely challenging" controlled re-entry experiment of the decommissioned orbiting Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) satellite.

Rupee ends 3 paise lower at 63.58 against dollar

Rupee ends 3 paise lower at 63.58 against dollar

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

The rupee is seen weakening against dollar in current week.

China's loss is India's gain

China's loss is India's gain

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

'As China's reopening euphoria fizzled out on the back of some disappointing economic data, we saw inflows coming back to India with full force in the past 3-4 months.'

Manipur: 'BJP is refusing to relent'

Manipur: 'BJP is refusing to relent'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

'After having changed chief ministers in Uttarakhand, Tripura, why are they not doing it in Manipur?'

Indian recurve archers fail to secure Olympic quota in Berlin

Indian recurve archers fail to secure Olympic quota in Berlin

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

This is the first Olympic qualifier where the top-three finishers in individual and team categories will get berths at the Paris Games.

Big pharma firms shift tack, look to bet on trade generics as volumes dip

Big pharma firms shift tack, look to bet on trade generics as volumes dip

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

Trade generic drugs (medicines that are sold directly through distributors) are fast becoming a key segment for domestic pharma firms as volume growth slows in the overall market. Big companies like Cipla and Alkem have a significant presence in the segment but recently, players like Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) have also entered this market. What is driving big pharma's focus on trade generics? The volume growth in the Indian Pharma Market (IPM) has come down from 5.6 per cent in FY16 to 0.1 per cent in FY23.

Fighting polls unitedly, high command will decide who will lead next govt: Pilot

Fighting polls unitedly, high command will decide who will lead next govt: Pilot

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday stressed that the party would fight the Rajasthan assembly polls "unitedly" and said that a decision on who would lead the next government would be taken by the high command after consultations with the newly-elected MLAs.

One Baby Step To Peace In Israel-Hamas War

One Baby Step To Peace In Israel-Hamas War

Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

The Maltese resolution envisages a win-win situation, which the two parties fail to see in their mood to bring each other to book. It may well mark the beginning of the end of war, predicts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Confident of meeting fiscal deficit, nominal GDP targets: DEA secy

Confident of meeting fiscal deficit, nominal GDP targets: DEA secy

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

The government is confident of meeting the fiscal deficit target of 5.9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) and the nominal GDP target of 10.5 per cent despite pressure in the initial months of FY24, Economic Affairs secretary Ajay Seth told Business Standard. Normally the initial months of any financial year see proportionally a higher fiscal deficit because the expenditure is evenly paced while revenue picks up in the later months, he said. "This year the proportional fiscal deficit so far is much closer to the target than in most other years.

Net debt of top 8 listed realty firms dip 43% to Rs 23,000 cr in last 3 yrs: Anarock

Net debt of top 8 listed realty firms dip 43% to Rs 23,000 cr in last 3 yrs: Anarock

Rediff.com16 Jul 2023

The net debt of top eight realty firms fell 43 per cent to Rs 23,000 crore last fiscal, from around Rs 40,000 crore in 2019-20, as their cash flow improved on strong housing sales, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock noted that the unfettered demand for housing across the country has enabled the country's leading large and listed developers to reduce their debt. Anarock analysed financial performances of the top eight developers engaged in the development of residential real estate.

Asian Games: Chhetri and Co pooled with China, B'desh

Asian Games: Chhetri and Co pooled with China, B'desh

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

The Indian men's team currently occupies the 18th spot among countries under the Asian Football Confederation, while the women's side is ranked 11th.

Rupee ends 8 paise lower against dollar at 68.16

Rupee ends 8 paise lower against dollar at 68.16

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

The US currency's decline against major world currencies alongside fag-end dollar supply largely helped the rupee recoup some of its initial losses

Will markets reclaim March glory? Analysts weigh in

Will markets reclaim March glory? Analysts weigh in

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

Historically, March has been a volatile month for Indian equity markets. To begin with, it marks the end of a financial year, wherein there is some compulsive portfolio rebalancing trade by large funds - domestic and foreign. Retail investors, too, prefer to 'cash in' on their gains and losses before the financial year runs out.

Rupee expected to weaken more to touch $83.5, may improve in Sep

Rupee expected to weaken more to touch $83.5, may improve in Sep

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

The Indian rupee, which has depreciated 1.1 per cent so far in August, is expected to decline further on the back of a strengthening US dollar and a weakening Chinese yuan, according to a Business Standard poll of analysts. The Indian rupee hit an all-time low recently, closing at 83.15 per dollar. Five of the 10 respondents said the Indian currency might touch 83.5 per dollar in August itself, while others said the worst could be over.

August 15, 1947: How I Celebrated Freedom

August 15, 1947: How I Celebrated Freedom

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

'We were children and could not distinguish freedom from bondage, but we could understand that a momentous and happy event was imminent.'

Can AAP's Raghav Chadha be suspended as MP indefinitely, SC wants to know

Can AAP's Raghav Chadha be suspended as MP indefinitely, SC wants to know

Rediff.com30 Oct 2023

The top court said the exclusion of a member of the Opposition from the House just because of a perspective which may not be consistent with the viewpoint of the government is a serious issue.

It was Rajiv ji's dream: Sonia backs women's bill in Lok Sabha

It was Rajiv ji's dream: Sonia backs women's bill in Lok Sabha

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

Initiating the debate from the opposition's side in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi said, "I stand here in support of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam."

Earning woes drag markets lower; TCS, HUL lead fall

Earning woes drag markets lower; TCS, HUL lead fall

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

Earning woes drag markets lower; TCS, HUL lead fall.

'The agenda is 'insurance for all by 2047''

'The agenda is 'insurance for all by 2047''

Rediff.com31 Dec 2023

'If you want it to grow well and serve the true needs of the economy, it needs a lot of freedom and flexibility, which comes in terms of the reform objective set by the regulator.'

Sensex snaps 3-day losing run, climbs 298 points

Sensex snaps 3-day losing run, climbs 298 points

Rediff.com19 May 2023

Among the Sensex firms, Tata Motors jumped over 3 per cent. Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Axis Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, UltraTech Cement and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the other major gainers. NTPC, Asian Paints, Titan and Power Grid were among the laggards.

Banks to auction KFA brands again at lower price

Banks to auction KFA brands again at lower price

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

The 17-lender consortium led by State Bank of India has also put the Flying Models, Funliner, Fly Kingfisher and Flying Bird Device on the block.