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How India stands to gain from global diesel shortage

How India stands to gain from global diesel shortage

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

A looming global shortage of diesel in Europe presents India with more than one opportunity to profit from strong margins. A shortage of the fuel, a key contributor to inflation, has been exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine, and western sanctions on Russian fuel supplies. The slowdown in natural gas supply means the West needs diesel to heat their homes this winter.

India Inc profit dips 11% in Q1 on GST destocking

India Inc profit dips 11% in Q1 on GST destocking

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

At the sector level, commodity linked sectors (energy, materials and utilities) and industrials reported the strongest revenue growth, while telecom, consumer discretionary saw the most decline in net profits.

Pakistan resorts to mortar shelling in Poonch

Pakistan resorts to mortar shelling in Poonch

Rediff.com27 Feb 2019

The Pakistani troops were seen firing mortars and missiles from civilian houses, using villagers as human shields. The Pakistani army used heavy weaponry, firing 120-mm mortar targeting civilian hamlets.

Cops unavailable, demolition drive in Delhi cancelled

Cops unavailable, demolition drive in Delhi cancelled

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

According to SDMC officials, the drive was planned for Thursday in the Jasola-Sarita Vihar area to remove permanent and temporary encroachments from roads and government land.

Anxiety, insomnia: Firing in border areas leaves residents emotionally scarred

Anxiety, insomnia: Firing in border areas leaves residents emotionally scarred

Rediff.com20 Nov 2016

The cross-border firing was severely affecting the mental health of those residing in border areas that witness death and destruction.

Rs 20. Amount required to enter high-security Pathankot air base

Rs 20. Amount required to enter high-security Pathankot air base

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

Intelligence agencies have informed the home ministry that it was a common practice for many people to enter the sensitive air force base with their cattle for grazing after paying the guards deployed in a few isolated gates.

Is Mukesh Ambani being too ambitious with his retail plans?

Is Mukesh Ambani being too ambitious with his retail plans?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2019

While Reliance has the clout to negotiate prices with suppliers for its e-commerce, not to forget the cost advantage of integrated warehouse and supply chains, Amazon and Walmart are no pushovers, they too have deep pockets.

Maruti aims to sell 6 lakh CNG units in FY23

Maruti aims to sell 6 lakh CNG units in FY23

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) aims to sell 4-6 lakh CNG units in the current fiscal year depending upon supply situation of essential components, as per a senior company official. The company sold about 2.3 lakh CNG units in 2021-22. MSI currently sells nine of its 15 models with CNG powertrain and is looking to drive in more models with such technology in the coming days.

Valmikis of Jammu win 63-yr-long battle for domicile

Valmikis of Jammu win 63-yr-long battle for domicile

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

The revocation of provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution has given a new lease of life to over 3,000 Valmiki community members who live on the land that was allocated to their ancestors when they shifted to Jammu from Punjab's Gurdaspur district on invitation of the erstwhile state government in 1957.

Jio@1: What will Mukesh Ambani do next?

Jio@1: What will Mukesh Ambani do next?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

The freebies are now over, but Jio will need to notch up subscriber numbers and margins to prove its sceptics wrong.

Media one of most adversely affected sectors due to COVID-19

Media one of most adversely affected sectors due to COVID-19

Rediff.com23 May 2020

The report suggests that one of the major impacts of COVID-19 on the media and entertainment industry is the instability caused and the downfall in the advertising revenues across all media segments

Muslim schools at 22.75 % of all religious schools: NCPCR

Muslim schools at 22.75 % of all religious schools: NCPCR

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

The study found that the Muslim community contributes a share of 22.75 per cent to the religious minority schools and has the lowest percentages of non-minority population among their minority schools at 20.29 per cent.

India's 6 most debt-ridden states

India's 6 most debt-ridden states

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

At the end of March 2016, Uttar Pradesh was the most indebted state, with an outstanding liability of Rs 385,300 crore, followed by Maharashtra at Rs 351,400 crore and West Bengal at Rs 314,700 crore.

When Kajol BACKSTABBED Bobby Deol!

When Kajol BACKSTABBED Bobby Deol!

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

It's been a busy weekend for Bollywood, and Mumbai's heavy rains did not deter them from going about their business.

Ranji final: Unadkat, Sakariya send Bengal crashing

Ranji final: Unadkat, Sakariya send Bengal crashing

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

Bengal's dream of winning a Ranji Trophy after more than three decades suffered a setback as the left-arm Saurashtra pace duo of Jaydev Unadkat and Chetan Sakariya rattled the home team's top-order, bundling them out for a paltry 174 on the opening day of the summit clash in Kolkata on Thursday.

Jacqueline is RED HOT This Diwali

Jacqueline is RED HOT This Diwali

Rediff.com4 Nov 2021

Film folk celebrate Diwali with their loved ones and post lovely pictures on social media.

Grenade attack in Jammu kills 1; man with Hizb links arrested

Grenade attack in Jammu kills 1; man with Hizb links arrested

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

The scene of the blast along the B C Road was sealed off by police and a massive hunt has been launched to nab the grenade thrower, Inspector General of Police, Jammu, M K Sinha said.

US following legislation on status of J-K: Official

US following legislation on status of J-K: Official

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

The US had also said there was an "urgent need" for dialogue among all actors to reduce tensions and to avoid a potential military escalation in South Asia.

16 Amarnath pilgrims killed, 27 injured in bus accident

16 Amarnath pilgrims killed, 27 injured in bus accident

Rediff.com16 Jul 2017

Another tragedy struck on the Amarnath pilgrims on Sunday when a bus on its way to Pahalgam fell into a deep gorge.

BSF jawan killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along IB in Jammu

BSF jawan killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along IB in Jammu

Rediff.com15 May 2018

Constable Devender Singh was hit by a stray bullet through the loophole of his picket and could not survive the injury.

8 unlisted PSUs buy back Rs 2,600 crore govt shares

8 unlisted PSUs buy back Rs 2,600 crore govt shares

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

Though this is part of the divestment drive, government's stake in these companies remains 100 per cent even after the buybacks

New train to Katra stuck in tunnel for an hour

New train to Katra stuck in tunnel for an hour

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

The newly-introduced direct train to Katra, the base camp of Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, was stuck in a tunnel for an hour on Wednesday morning due to suspected wheel slip caused by heavy rains when it was about to reach the Katra railway station.

Pakistan targets 40 border posts, 12 injured in fresh firing

Pakistan targets 40 border posts, 12 injured in fresh firing

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

In escalating ceasefire violations that continued on the night of October 7, Pakistani troops targeted over 40 Border Out Posts and 25 border hamlets with heavy mortar shells in Jammu sector and LoC areas in Poonch district, leaving 12 people including a JCO injured. Military officials of India and Pakistan discussed on the hotline the cross-border firing in Jammu and Kashmir but there was no signs of a solution.

Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian for the 8th year

Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian for the 8th year

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

In the Forbes rich list Mukesh Ambani is ranked 39th.

BPCL, ONGC pip Reliance in overseas fundraising

BPCL, ONGC pip Reliance in overseas fundraising

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

BPCL and ONGC raised $4.9 billion in 2016-17 against $1.65 billion raised by Reliance

Worker's death casts grim shadow over Alang recycling industry

Worker's death casts grim shadow over Alang recycling industry

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The industry has protested the police case and notice over the death, and requested Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to ensure a fair investigation to avoid hurting the industry's image.

MHA forwards mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict to Prez

MHA forwards mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict to Prez

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

The Union home ministry on Friday forwarded to President Ram Nath Kovind the mercy petition of one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, recommending its rejection, officials said. Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, had filed the mercy petition a few days ago.

Guess who's keeping Malaika company?

Guess who's keeping Malaika company?

Rediff.com17 May 2021

Namrata Thakker looks at how furry friends are keeping Bollywood company.

With $22.7 billion in his kitty, Mukesh Ambani is India's richest

With $22.7 billion in his kitty, Mukesh Ambani is India's richest

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

The combined networth of India's 100 wealthiest is $381 billion (nearly Rs 25.5 lakh crore), a rise of 10 per cent from $ 345 billion in 2015

Saurashtra thrash Bengal to win second Ranji Trophy title

Saurashtra thrash Bengal to win second Ranji Trophy title

Rediff.com19 Feb 2023

Jaydev Unadkat claimed a match haul of nine wickets, including 6/85 in the second innings, as Saurashtra thrashed Bengal by nine wickets in the Ranji Trophy final.

Ghulam Nabi Azad visits Samba, says border residents should be shifted

Ghulam Nabi Azad visits Samba, says border residents should be shifted

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday advocated shifting border residents of Samba district to safer places in view of travails they had to face during the recent heavy cross-border firing and shelling.He was on an extensive visit to border areas of Samba district to assess the situation arisen due to recent firing from Pakistan.

RSS-linked outfit wants Harvard mindset out of government

RSS-linked outfit wants "Harvard" mindset out of government

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

'These Harvard University-educated people, with knowledge limited to the small states there, apply it in a huge country like India, which is not practical at all.'

Pakistan soldiers open fire at LoC, BSF jawan injured

Pakistan soldiers open fire at LoC, BSF jawan injured

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

A jawan of the Border Security Force was injured when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire again, resorting to unprovoked and heavy firing and rocket attacks on three Indian forward posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting Indian troops to retaliate effectively.

Small Films That Became Blockbusters

Small Films That Became Blockbusters

Rediff.com16 May 2023

Joginder Tuteja takes a look at 10 small-scale films which made big bucks.

India, Pakistan to hold back-channel talks in Dubai

India, Pakistan to hold back-channel talks in Dubai

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

Former Pakistan Foreign Secretary Shahryar Khan and ex-diplomat S K Lambah, the point men for India-Pakistan back-channel diplomacy, will meet in Dubai on Thursday to ease tensions and firm up a planned meeting between the premiers of the two countries, a media report said.

Firing from India killed a civilian along LoC: Pak army

Firing from India killed a civilian along LoC: Pak army

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Pakistan on Wednesday claimed a civilian was killed and his daughter injured due to "unprovoked" firing by Indian troops across the Line of Control.

Is China's role in Manipur ambush impossible?

Is China's role in Manipur ambush impossible?

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Chinese officials have refuted allegations of the country's army assisting militants in northeast India, saying such charges are "absurd" and such a linkage is "impossible".

PIX: Sanya, Fatima watch Panga with Kangana

PIX: Sanya, Fatima watch Panga with Kangana

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

A special screening of Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's film Panga, starring Kangana Ranuat, Jassie Gill, Richa Chadha and Neena Gupta, was held in Mumbai. Quite a few filmi folk attended it.

7th Pay Commission arrears to be paid in ONE instalment

7th Pay Commission arrears to be paid in ONE instalment

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

There shall be two dates for grant of increment - January 1 and July 1 every year

Dummy execution of Nirbhaya convicts conducted in Tihar

Dummy execution of Nirbhaya convicts conducted in Tihar

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

The four convicts are scheduled to be hanged at 5:30 am on March 20.