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Rattled Mamata pressing panic button: BJP on Saradha scam

Rattled Mamata pressing panic button: BJP on Saradha scam

Rediff.com13 Dec 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "political vendetta" charge over action in Saradha scam, saying she is pressing the "panic button" and "rattled" by the possibility that her "own involvement" could come to light.

'Slowdown will make students less arrogant'

'Slowdown will make students less arrogant'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2008

'I see the current slowdown more as a corrective measure. The students have started dictating which companies should come to campus. This slowdown will help in making the students less arrogant,' says J K Mitra, dean, Faculty of Management Studies.

B'desh hands over 9 wanted criminals to India

B'desh hands over 9 wanted criminals to India

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

The exchange of other criminals between the two border guarding forces took place in West Bengal and Tripura sectors. Among those who were handed over Khorang Mushahary, Deben Mushahary and Sanjay Das are of NDFB. The truck driver was identified as Parmeshwar Chouhan.

IndiGo offers bonus to pilots in lieu of leave

IndiGo offers bonus to pilots in lieu of leave

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Airline to deploy around 50 planes in the next seven months

How one man is making kissing fashionable

How one man is making kissing fashionable

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

Bobo's work speaks for the liberation of love :)

'Microsoft is the 800-pound gorilla of IT biz'

'Microsoft is the 800-pound gorilla of IT biz'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2008

Nasscom chairman Ganesh Natarajan on Bill Gates' legacy.

'Is firing labour the only solution for India Inc?

'Is firing labour the only solution for India Inc?

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

Clearly not. But to take the case of the Indian airline industry which is in the news, its fleet must be cut by a fifth but it can't do this unless it also has the right to fire workers.

Terrorists waiting to enter J&K: BSF chief

Terrorists waiting to enter J&K: BSF chief

Rediff.com5 May 2008

"The BSF has strong inputs that terrorists are waiting along the border to enter the country," BSF Director General A K Mitra told reporters in Chandigarh. He said infiltration is currently low along the western border. However, "once the mountain passes open, the terrorist activities along the border are likely to increase manifold," he said.

25 learnings for India from China Standoff

25 learnings for India from China Standoff

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Just like China wants Trump to lose the US presidential poll, it may want Modi to lose the Lok Sabha polls. So months before the 2024 elections, China may take possession of an important area, say one of the Char Dhams, warns Sanjeev Nayyar.

Joining a BPO? Some tips for you

Joining a BPO? Some tips for you

Rediff.com29 Nov 2006

In an e-mail interview with Senior Associate Editor (features) Indrani Roy Mitra, OnTrac's director Ravi Venkatesam throws light on his company's modus operandi, people it trains and also on the future of the Indian BPO industry.

Vodafone says its new scheme can increase farmers' incomes by 560,000 crores!

Vodafone says its new scheme can increase farmers' incomes by 560,000 crores!

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Vodafone's Kisan Mitra will provide a spectrum of services for India's small farmers, simple mobile service interventions that can increase a farmer's income by Rs 8,000 per year.

Srinivasan 'quite happy' with SC ruling; BCCI welcomes it

Srinivasan 'quite happy' with SC ruling; BCCI welcomes it

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

N Srinivasan was "quite happy" after the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed him to resume his duties as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. 'I think the Supreme Court has said I can resume functioning and discharge my functions. So I am quite happy because BCCI needs somebody,' Srinivasan told reporters after the ruling.

Vodafone's branded plan brings post-paid focus

Vodafone's branded plan brings post-paid focus

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

With Airtel and RCom already having launched their special offers for post-paid customers, and RJio around the corner, Vodafone makes its move with Red.

I fear getting arrested: Journo on UP mid-day meal scam

I fear getting arrested: Journo on UP mid-day meal scam

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

'The Modi government is doing a good job but corrupt officers are siphoning off funds,' says journalist Pawan Kumar Jaiswal against whom an FIR has been filed for his video expose of school children being fed salt and rotis as their mid-day meal.

Ficci, WIPO to launch anti-piracy campaign

Ficci, WIPO to launch anti-piracy campaign

Rediff.com20 Mar 2007

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry has partnered with the World Intellectual Property Organisation to launch an anti-piracy and counterfeit campaign next month.

Top industry honchos make beeline for Mamata's meet

Top industry honchos make beeline for Mamata's meet

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's maiden visit to the financial capital Mumbai drew an enthusiastic response from India Inc with industry captains queuing up to attend the meeting called by her.

Top level exodus at Birla Global

Top level exodus at Birla Global

Rediff.com2 Aug 2007

The Aditya Birla group's financial services firm, Birla Global, has seen some top level resignations.

Eden curator apologises to Kolkata Knight Riders

Eden curator apologises to Kolkata Knight Riders

Rediff.com21 Apr 2008

Eden Gardens curator Kalyan Mitra went to the Kolkata Knight Riders' dressing room and apologised to the players for the poor strip in the IPL match against Deccan Chargers.

The royal and political privileges of the Scindias

The royal and political privileges of the Scindias

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

People close to the erstwhile royal family underline that Jyotiraditya Scindia is neither as accessible nor as unpretentious as his father.

Revealed! How sprint queen Dutee trained for Asian Games...

Revealed! How sprint queen Dutee trained for Asian Games...

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

Her coach, N Ramesh, credits a gruelling speed rubber training regimen for the two silver medals at the Games in Jakarta.

'Net production from Bombay High is rising'

'Net production from Bombay High is rising'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2007

N K Mitra, director, offshore, ONGC, talks to Business Standard

#Travel: Discovering India through pics!

#Travel: Discovering India through pics!

Rediff.com24 Apr 2016

Readers share their most memorable photographs!

Achhe din? Over 3 lakh Indians get jobs under govt schemes

Achhe din? Over 3 lakh Indians get jobs under govt schemes

Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

The aim was to skill 1 crore by 2020.

PMO refuses to furnish Netaji data

PMO refuses to furnish Netaji data

Rediff.com22 Dec 2006

The Prime Minister's Office has refused to furnish data on documents and records it held on the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, saying the disclosure would harm India's relations with foreign countries.

After DSC Prize, Sri Lankan author Arudpragasam bags Shakti Bhatt award

After DSC Prize, Sri Lankan author Arudpragasam bags Shakti Bhatt award

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

His debut novel The Story of a Brief Marriage, set in the backdrop of the civil war.

Political crisis not to affect India's rating: Moo

Political crisis not to affect India's rating: Moo

Rediff.com22 Aug 2007

Ruling out any change in India's sovereign rating due to a political standoff over the Indo-US nuclear deal, credit rating agency Moody's on Wednesday said the crisis was not serious enough to dent the country's economic policy framework.

How Manushi Chhillar plans to change the world

How Manushi Chhillar plans to change the world

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

'You look at her in wonder, blinking to see if she is real, as she talks calmly about her project to spread menstrual health awareness and bring cheaper sanitary napkins to the poor.'

Consensus reached, GST to be rolled out from July 1

Consensus reached, GST to be rolled out from July 1

Rediff.com16 Jan 2017

The consensus was reached after the Centre agreed to the demand of states to go in for horizontal split

Salman ignores Vivek Oberoi

Salman ignores Vivek Oberoi

Rediff.com13 Aug 2007

The star has still not forgotten Vivek's press conference, four years ago.

Will AAP show Somnath Bharti the door?

Will AAP show Somnath Bharti the door?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

The Aam Aadmi Party's national executive is meeting in New Delhi where it is likely to take a decision on the fate of its former minister and member of Legislative Assembly Somanath Bharti, who is on the run in a domestic violence case.

Best onscreen kiss?

Best onscreen kiss?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2007

Tell us!

Cola ban may hit investment: Trade groups

Cola ban may hit investment: Trade groups

Rediff.com10 Aug 2006

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry says banning colas without following proper law will hurt India's credibility and investment climate.

Starbucks to form JV with Pantaloon

Starbucks to form JV with Pantaloon

Rediff.com13 Jan 2007

According to estimates, entry into India would enable Starbucks to triple its stores to 40,000 worldwide by expanding into emerging markets.

'Yogi govt trying to defame, harass political opponents in UP'

'Yogi govt trying to defame, harass political opponents in UP'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2018

Alleging that atrocities on Dalits had gone up under the BJP-led government in the state, the SP chief asked the ruling regime to do some development work.

ITC Q4 net profit up 18%

ITC Q4 net profit up 18%

Rediff.com23 May 2014

A pick-up in low-cost cigarette consumption helped India's largest cigarette maker boost margins

Sai Baba should NOT be worshipped as deity: Dharma Sansad

Sai Baba should NOT be worshipped as deity: Dharma Sansad

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

A two-day-long 'Dharma Sansad' convened by the Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati of Dwarka Peeth has passed a resolution that Sai Baba, the 19th century saint from Shirdi, should not be worshipped as a deity by the followers of 'Sanatan Dharma'.

Ahead of 3rd anniversary of Modi govt, ministers asked to list top achievement

Ahead of 3rd anniversary of Modi govt, ministers asked to list top achievement

Rediff.com9 Apr 2017

The Modi government, ahead of its third anniversary in power, has asked all ministers to submit their five major achievements that have benefitted people, including key reforms and comparative data reflecting the progress made since the Bharatiya Janata Party took office.

'You just cannot do without IIT-ians'

'You just cannot do without IIT-ians'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2006

An interview with former IIT-ian and corporate head honcho Nabankur Gupta.

'Small investors should neither sell nor buy'

'Small investors should neither sell nor buy'

Rediff.com24 May 2006

A small investor should have a mixed basket of equity and debt.