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Sugar mills face bitter reality at festival time

Sugar mills face bitter reality at festival time

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

The state government has formed two committees under the chief secretary and the cane commissioner on the matter.

When We Went To The Kumbh Mela...

When We Went To The Kumbh Mela...

Rediff.com23 Jan 2025

The Kumbh Mela is what it is because of the devotion of millions who make it an experience like no other. It is experiencing the heart and soul of India and the brotherhood of mankind.

The People Mumbai Forgot

The People Mumbai Forgot

Rediff.com5 Feb 2024

'When the mill strike started, there was crisis in every mill worker household.' 'One entire generation went without education.' 'Hunger forced them to take to crime.'

Roller skating in textile mills!

Roller skating in textile mills!

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

One employee on roller-skates can now operate a 120-150-ft spinning frame with 1,000 needles as it weaves cotton fibre into yarn, a task that used to require two on foot.

PR Sreejesh chosen for Padma Bhushan; Ashwin to get Padma Shri

PR Sreejesh chosen for Padma Bhushan; Ashwin to get Padma Shri

Rediff.com25 Jan 2025

Former hockey captain P R Sreejesh was chosen for the Padma Bhushan, while Ravichandran Ashwin was among the Padma Shri winners.

After Ban, How Aandhi Returned...

After Ban, How Aandhi Returned...

Rediff.com14 Feb 2025

'We were asked to add a dialogue where the politician says she admires Mrs Gandhi.'

Jay Shah joins elite board shaping cricket's future

Jay Shah joins elite board shaping cricket's future

Rediff.com23 Jan 2025

ICC chairperson Jay Shah has been inducted into the newly formed World Cricket Connects Advisory Board, an independent group that will discuss the future of cricket at the Lord's on June 7 and 8.

NTC mills: Revival bid fails

NTC mills: Revival bid fails

Rediff.com26 May 2006

The government's move to revive 29 mills of National Textile Corporation and woollen textile company British India Corporation through private participation has failed to take off.

Dominic And The Ladies Purse Review: Mammootty Keeps The Mystery Afloat

Dominic And The Ladies Purse Review: Mammootty Keeps The Mystery Afloat

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

The Mammootty-starrer is a passable procedural, let down by half-baked ideas that don't necessarily come together, observes Arjun Menon.

Derivatives volumes crash 37% in Dec as Sebi tightens trading norms

Derivatives volumes crash 37% in Dec as Sebi tightens trading norms

Rediff.com27 Dec 2024

The derivatives trading volume has seen a 37 per cent month-on-month decline in December following a slew of measures undertaken by the market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to curb the frenzy in the derivatives segment. The average daily turnover (ADTV) for the derivatives segment (notional turnover for options segment) so far this month is at Rs 280 trillion - the lowest since June 2023-compared to Rs 442 trillion in November.

Aamir@60: 25 Stunning Sides To The Star

Aamir@60: 25 Stunning Sides To The Star

Rediff.com11 Mar 2025

Sukanya Verma celebrates the icon and his imagery in 23 super special Aamir Khan frames etched in her head.

Global cricket calendar 'confusing, chaotic' says WCA

Global cricket calendar 'confusing, chaotic' says WCA

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

The scheduling model, which it said was "broken and unsustainable" and "confusing and chaotic" which was forcing players to choose between "representing their country and optimizing their careers."

My son is being framed, says father of Saif stabbing accused

My son is being framed, says father of Saif stabbing accused

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

The father of Shariful Islam, the Bangladeshi man accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan, claims his son was framed and is seeking help from the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry and the Indian High Commission for his release. He alleges that Shariful was living in India illegally without proper documentation and was in fear of arrest. Ruhul claims his son was not the person seen in the CCTV footage and believes there might be a conspiracy. He says Shariful left Bangladesh after the re-election of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, fearing for his safety.

Meet British Indian MP Lisa Nandy, PM Starmer's new culture secretary

Meet British Indian MP Lisa Nandy, PM Starmer's new culture secretary

Rediff.com6 Jul 2024

The 44-year-old politician, who was among the final three contestants in the Labour Party's leadership contest against her boss in January 2020, has been serving in his shadow cabinet ever since.

Govt to close 12 NTC mills

Govt to close 12 NTC mills

Rediff.com28 Mar 2007

The government has decided to close 12 more mills of National Textile Corporation and invited initial bids from private players to partner the firm for modernising and reviving 18 other units.

Govt exempts non-basmati white rice from export duty

Govt exempts non-basmati white rice from export duty

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

Withdrawing a blanket ban on overseas shipments of non-basmati white rice, the government on Saturday imposed a floor price of $490 per tonne and exempted the commodity from export duty. Exports of non-basmati white rice have been banned since July 20, 2023 to boost domestic supply. "The export policy for non-basmati white rice (semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or gazed) ...is amended from prohibited to free, subject to MEP (minimum export price) of $490 per tonne with immediate effect and until further orders," the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

Have You Ever Been To Bodoland?

Have You Ever Been To Bodoland?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2025

The Bodoland Territorial Region in Assam is slowly picking up the pieces and finally finding peace after being subjected to decades of insurgencies and violence.

Is This Hardik's New Love Interest?

Is This Hardik's New Love Interest?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Jasmin recently posted a sultry picture of herself in a blue bikini, against beautiful Mykonos in the background. Shortly after, Hardik posted a video of himself walking around the same pool, dressed in a casual outfit.

Who's Suhana Hanging Out With?

Who's Suhana Hanging Out With?

Rediff.com15 Nov 2024

Check out the stunning attendees at the Tira beauty store launch.

Gorge Soros, Hillary Clinton get Medal of Freedom from Biden

Gorge Soros, Hillary Clinton get Medal of Freedom from Biden

Rediff.com4 Jan 2025

Soros, 94, in the recent past has spoken openly against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ruling BJP believe that he tried to interfere in Indian elections.

Ajit Pawar's wife gets clean chit in MSCB 'scam' case

Ajit Pawar's wife gets clean chit in MSCB 'scam' case

Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

The EOW stated in its closure report that it did not see any criminality or wrongdoing in the matter, adding that the bank in question did not suffer any losses in the process of sanctioning loans or selling the Jarandeshwar Sugar Mill.

Bihar to restart eight sugar mills

Bihar to restart eight sugar mills

Rediff.com3 Oct 2007

The government move comes after seeing the diagnostic study done by SBI Caps. On government request SBI Caps studied 15 state-owned closed down sugar mills. It recommended re-opening of eight mills, saying they were viable units.

Shakti Mill gang rapes: Two juveniles convicted

Shakti Mill gang rapes: Two juveniles convicted

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

Two juveniles arrested in connection with the Shakti Mill gang rape cases of a photojournalist and a telephone operator were on Tuesday convicted by the Juvenile Justice Board and sent to a Nashik school for three years to learn "good behaviour".

After cola play, Reliance Consumer takes trade margin fight to snacks

After cola play, Reliance Consumer takes trade margin fight to snacks

Rediff.com11 Nov 2024

After trying to make a dent in the cola market with Campa by offering higher trade margins to the supply chain, Reliance Consumer Products is betting on the same strategy to capture the chips, namkeen, and biscuits market in the country's booming snacks sector.

'Mills For Sale: The Way Ahead'

'Mills For Sale: The Way Ahead'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2007

Darryl D'Monte, editor of MARG's latest title 'Mills For Sale: The Way Ahead', on why everybody should be concerned about the controversial mill land redevelopment issue

Sops for sugar mills in Maharashtra

Sops for sugar mills in Maharashtra

Rediff.com29 Mar 2007

The Maharashtra government has announced fiscal incentives for the state sugar mills to ensure that they continue crushing till all the sugarcane available is consumed.

The story of mills & boom

The story of mills & boom

Rediff.com20 Sep 2006

Ustad Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

Ustad Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

Ustad Zakir Hussain was laid to rest on Thursday at a San Francisco cemetery as renowned percussionist A Sivamani and other artistes performed on their drums at a little distance away in a tribute to the tabla maestro.

Neil Mills is SpiceJet's new CEO

Neil Mills is SpiceJet's new CEO

Rediff.com13 Oct 2010

Three months after Sanjay Aggarwal resigned as chief executive officer (CEO) of SpiceJet, the airline announced the appointment of Neil Raymond Mills as the CEO.

Can Rekha Gupta Deliver BJP Promises To Delhi?

Can Rekha Gupta Deliver BJP Promises To Delhi?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2025

The monthly Rs 2500 payment for poor women is expected to cost Rs 11,000 crore while the pension scheme of Rs 2000 for every senior citizen will cost around Rs 4100 crore. The Yamuna clean up will cost over Rs 10,000 crore while a similar amount is required to upgrade Delhi's hospitals. Ultimately, the new BJP government will have no choice but to ask the centre for financial support, notes Rashme Sehgal.

Bombay HC reduces death sentence in Shakti Mills gang rape to life in jail

Bombay HC reduces death sentence in Shakti Mills gang rape to life in jail

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

The Bombay high court on Thursday commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to three convicts in the 2013 gangrape case of a 22-year-old photojournalist inside the defunct Shakti Mills compound in central Mumbai, saying that they 'deserve imprisonment for life to repent the offence committed by them'.

SpiceJet accepts CEO Neil Mills' resignation

SpiceJet accepts CEO Neil Mills' resignation

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

Budget carrier SpiceJet has accepted the resignation of its chief Executive Niel Raymond Mills, 18 months before his service contract was to expire.

Mill development issue hangs in limbo

Mill development issue hangs in limbo

Rediff.com20 Apr 2005

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday extended till August 31 its interim order restraining Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra government from considering fresh proposals for development of mill lands in the city.

Fire and fury at Mumbai mill

Fire and fury at Mumbai mill

Rediff.com20 Jan 2010

The sun is a tiny speck in the mid-day sky. Raging below is a fire in Mumbai's Gold Mohur Mills, a defunct cloth mill in the Dadar East district of Central Mumbai.

Brother's mill not involved, says Chidambaram

Brother's mill not involved, says Chidambaram

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

The finance minister said the insinuation that Sri Karpagambal Mills Ltd, said to be owned by his brother, was among the mills in the I-T case was false.

Urvi Piramal to acquire Dawn Mills

Urvi Piramal to acquire Dawn Mills

Rediff.com24 Nov 2005

Dhoni to join T10 League? Rumours swirl...

Dhoni to join T10 League? Rumours swirl...

Rediff.com19 Oct 2024

Shaji Ul Mulk, T Ten Global Sports Founder and Chairman, believes the prospect of seeing India icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the T10 format could be a possibility.

Goodbye Skipper!

Goodbye Skipper!

Rediff.com29 Nov 2024

'He asserted in his usual jovial style that he was not an MBA like his audience at IIM-Ahmedabad but perhaps had an even better business degree: MBB'. 'He went on to explain to his perplexed, blue chip B-School audience that MBB stood for "Marwadi by birth"!' Shivanand Kanavi salutes Shashi Ruia, co-founder of the Essar group who passed into the ages on November 25, 2024 in Mumbai.

Govt to modernise 15 NTC mills

Govt to modernise 15 NTC mills

Rediff.com20 Apr 2005

The government has decided to modernise 15 of the 53 mills under the National Textiles Corporation at the cost of Rs 318.83 crore (Rs 3.18 billion).