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Reliance Infrastructure looks at domestic banks

Reliance Infrastructure looks at domestic banks

Rediff.com19 Jun 2009

The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group company hasn't yet got the contract for executing the second phase of the Mumbai Metro, but Jalan's team has already started negotiating with domestic banks to tie up funds for the estimated Rs 11,000-crore (Rs 110-billion) project.

Mumbai: After the lockdown

Mumbai: After the lockdown

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

Scenes from a deserted Mumbai, something that most of us have never seen.

Does Young India Care About Elections 2024?

Does Young India Care About Elections 2024?

Rediff.com4 May 2024

Politics is not on the radar of 18 to 21-year-old Indians, reveals Rama Bijapurkar.

Residential rates tumble in metros

Residential rates tumble in metros

Rediff.com18 Aug 2006

RIL inks pact with Oberoi to co-manage 3 hospitality projects

RIL inks pact with Oberoi to co-manage 3 hospitality projects

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Reliance Industries in collaboration with The Oberoi Hotels and Resorts will co-manage three iconic hospitality projects which include Anant Vilas in Mumbai and Stoke Park in the UK, the company said on Thursday. The arrangement between the two companies also includes management of another planned project in Gujarat. "Reliance Industries...has entered into an understanding with The Oberoi Hotels and Resorts (Oberoi) to jointly manage three properties across India and the UK.

Domestic air traffic rises 4.8% to 126.48 lakh in Feb

Domestic air traffic rises 4.8% to 126.48 lakh in Feb

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

Domestic air traffic rose 4.8 per cent on an annual basis to 126.48 lakh in February, while more than 1.55 lakh passengers were affected by flight delays during the same period, according to official data released on Friday. In February, Air India's market share rose to 12.8 per cent from 12.2 per cent while that of IndiGo marginally dipped to 60.1 per cent from 60.2 per cent in January. The domestic air traffic climbed to 126.48 lakh in February compared to 120.69 lakh in the year-ago period, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.

White-collar hiring sees 8.6% decline in Sep

White-collar hiring sees 8.6% decline in Sep

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

White-collar hiring witnessed an 8.6 per cent annual decline in September, following a negative trend in sectors including IT, BPO or ITES and FMCG, a report said on Monday. On a month-on-month basis, however, there has been a growth of almost 6 per cent in job postings. In September, there were 2,835 white-collar job postings, down by 8.6 per cent compared to the same month last year when 3,103 jobs were posted, according to Naukri.com's monthly 'Naukri JobSpeak Index'.

SC to hear Aarey PIL on Monday, activists get bail

SC to hear Aarey PIL on Monday, activists get bail

Rediff.com6 Oct 2019

The apex court on Sunday set up a special bench on the basis of a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India by one Rishav Ranjan against the cutting of the trees.

Amsterdam Is Always A Good Idea

Amsterdam Is Always A Good Idea

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

The City of Bikes is like no other.

How To Claim HRA

How To Claim HRA

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

A taxpayer paying rent to his/her spouse is entitled to claim HRA benefit under relevant sections and within prescribed limits.

Bad air quality may breathe fresh life into health insurance business

Bad air quality may breathe fresh life into health insurance business

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

General insurance companies are likely to see a surge in demand for health insurance in the coming months due to falling air quality in the country. The health insurance segment has registered a strong growth after the pandemic due to higher awareness. In the first half of financial year 2023-24, the segment grew by 24.4 per cent to Rs 54,713.52 crore from Rs 43,981.54 crore in H1FY23, driving growth of the non-life insurance industry.

Will Modi's regular visits boost BJP's southern support?

Will Modi's regular visits boost BJP's southern support?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Over the last five days, Modi visited all of south, held roadshows, made an aggressive bid for his party, and took on the rivals with full gusto, especially the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana that was in power for 10 years.

Delhi Metro seeks ban on Gammon

Delhi Metro seeks ban on Gammon

Rediff.com29 Jul 2009

Tuesday's move, announced at a press conference in the capital, comes a little over a month after an accident killed six workers at a metro construction site on July 12. The accident, the latest in a series over the past year, raised public outrage and prompted Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's widely respected chief E Sreedharan to submit his resignation, which the state government declined to accept.

Covid woes: Mumbai, Delhi bring little cheer for telcos

Covid woes: Mumbai, Delhi bring little cheer for telcos

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

Telecom operators say the reason for the low increase in ARPU in the two metros could be linked to the massive reverse migration of labour.

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

Mumbai, India's financial capital, is set for a mega transformation with a massive patch of land opening up for redevelopment; a new metro railway ready to start services by the year-end; and the country's oldest railway station, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, going for modernisation with private sector participation. Work on Mumbai's second airport will start from next month, while construction of the sea link connecting central Mumbai to Navi Mumbai has already moved into a fast lane despite Covid-induced lockdowns. Also, a coastal road project, connecting Nariman Point to Worli, is under way and will help decongest the city to quite an extent. Of all these mega infrastructure projects, the one that has a huge potential to change the city's skyline is the Eastern Waterfront project - to be built on the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) land.

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.' 'Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.'

4 BIG Housing MYTHS Busted

4 BIG Housing MYTHS Busted

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

When you are under social, peer, parental, sibling, marital pressure to buy a house direct them to this article, says P V Subramanyam

Food, grocery delivery firms hit records on New Year eve

Food, grocery delivery firms hit records on New Year eve

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Several food and grocery delivery firms witnessed their highest ever single-day orders on New Year eve, December 31. Zomato achieved a record-breaking number of orders on its app. The company carried out nearly as many orders on December 31 as the total for the equivalent day in the period from 2015 to 2020.

Does Rahul Wonder If Sheena Is Really Dead?

Does Rahul Wonder If Sheena Is Really Dead?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

All along, Rahul, right till today 10 years later, hung onto his gut feeling that something surely had happened to Sheena.

Students protest outside Bachchan's home; 22 detained

Students protest outside Bachchan's home; 22 detained

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Students from schools and colleges on Thursday staged a protest outside megastar Amitabh Bachchan's residence in Mumbai over his tweet supporting the Mumbai Metro project.

Govt needs to pay for sin of cutting down trees: Sena slams BJP on Aarey

Govt needs to pay for sin of cutting down trees: Sena slams BJP on Aarey

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

The party went on to say that the "the way the Aarey issue is being oppressed, it is nothing but dictatorship".

Jawan Review: SRK Shows Who's Baap!

Jawan Review: SRK Shows Who's Baap!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

Jawan springs a real surprise when it boldly and directly points fingers at the ineffective government and appeals to recognise the power of the finger and vote. Six months before the next general Indian election, this is no coincidence, observes Sukanya Verma.

Maharashtra assembly okays bill making it easy to cut trees

Maharashtra assembly okays bill making it easy to cut trees

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

The Maharashtra legislative assembly on Friday passed a bill empowering local tree authorities to allow the felling of all types of trees without referring matters to the State Tree Authority.

Gujarat is no Pakistan: Fadnavis on Vedanta row

Gujarat is no Pakistan: Fadnavis on Vedanta row

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

Maharashtra fell behind Gujarat in attracting foreign investment during the MVA's tenure but in the next two years the present government would take Maharashtra ahead, said Fadnavis.

Work on Colaba-Seepz metro line to begin soon

Work on Colaba-Seepz metro line to begin soon

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Centre has pushed another big ticket infra project for the state with Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu saying that the groundbreaking ceremony of the city's Colaba-Seepz Metro project will be held soon.

Bringing In 2024 Around The World

Bringing In 2024 Around The World

Rediff.com1 Jan 2024

How 2024 arrived the world over.

Sights And Dazzle Of Japan

Sights And Dazzle Of Japan

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.

Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs 2 each

Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs 2 each

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

Petrol and diesel prices were cut by Rs 2 per litre each as state-owned oil companies ended a nearly two-year-long hiatus in rate revision, just hours before the general election schedule was announced.

Rs 50,000 crore rides on Metro

Rs 50,000 crore rides on Metro

Rediff.com4 Jul 2006

Cops use the Game of Thrones way into millennial hearts!

Cops use the Game of Thrones way into millennial hearts!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

City police, metros, airports, even power utilities are using pop culture and social media to reach the young and encourage public ownership of public services. Amritha Pillay reports.

Ton-up Shaw powers Northants to victory

Ton-up Shaw powers Northants to victory

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

On August 9, the Mumbai batter had made a magnificent 244 off 153 balls and that innings contained 28 boundaries and 11 sixes to guide Northamptonshire to an 87-run win over Somerset.

Will Mumbai's ambitious infra projects finally see daylight?

Will Mumbai's ambitious infra projects finally see daylight?

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Chinese companies keen to invest in Mumbai projects

Ticket to ride: World's 10 most popular metro systems

Ticket to ride: World's 10 most popular metro systems

Rediff.com22 May 2012

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area. They are either located underground or on elevated rails above street level. Across the world, metros are considered as cheapest and fastest mode of transport.

A requiem for Mumbai's native trees

A requiem for Mumbai's native trees

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

Let those in power put trees on par with the sacred cow. And century-old trees certainly need to be worshipped, says Anil Singh.

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow definers. That, along with voter promiscuity, is what defines our political culture, which remains stubbornly resistant to any change, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

2,141 Aarey trees cut; MMRCL to take up construction

2,141 Aarey trees cut; MMRCL to take up construction

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

The MMRCL informed that only clearing of already felled trees will continue at the site.

As govt eyes forest land, Mumbai's tribals faced with move to dingy flats

As govt eyes forest land, Mumbai's tribals faced with move to dingy flats

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

With the Maharashtra government doling out pieces of the lush green Aarey forest to various utilities, the tribals living in it for generations are feeling increasingly insecure. Hepzi Anthony reports.

Luxury Carmakers Eye Small Towns

Luxury Carmakers Eye Small Towns

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

Many of these companies have a waiting period from 6-18 months now, indicating a rise in demand.

2036 Olympics: Coming Out Party For India

2036 Olympics: Coming Out Party For India

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

If Ahmedabad is India's preferred candidate, as seems likely, hosting Olympics 2036 should give it a leg up: A bigger airport, a better metro network, more hotels, flyovers and so on, observes T N Ninan.