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Hardship for students: Police appeal to Shaheen Bagh protesters

Hardship for students: Police appeal to Shaheen Bagh protesters

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

Thousands of people, including women and children, are protesting for over a month at Shaheen Bagh.

The TOP job trends in India

The TOP job trends in India

Rediff.com16 Jun 2021

Hiring for management professionals with greater than 16 years of experience witnessed a spike of 66% compared to last year.

Tight Bra vs Right Bra?

Tight Bra vs Right Bra?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

According to a recent survey, 69.25% women stated that wearing a comfortable pair of lingerie helps them focus more on things around them and they feel more confident about themselves.

Need 3 cr vaccine doses, got just 40 lakh: Kejriwal

Need 3 cr vaccine doses, got just 40 lakh: Kejriwal

Rediff.com8 May 2021

The CM urged the Centre to provide it 85 lakh doses per month so that all the Delhiites could be vaccinated in the next three months.

Hiring activity jumps 15% in June

Hiring activity jumps 15% in June

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

Hiring activity in the country, which was hit by the second COVID wave, bounced back with a 15 per cent growth in June compared to May, according to a report. The activity was led by the IT-software/software services sector. The latest Naukri JobSpeak report on Thursday said that India's hiring trends grew 15 per cent in June with 2,359 job postings from 2,047 in May.

Housing sales, demand for office space may shrink

Housing sales, demand for office space may shrink

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

In a base case, the consultant said that sales could drop 25 per cent to 1.96 lakh units this year from 2.61 lakh units in 2019 across seven major cities -- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad.

Slowing e-commerce sector spells gloom for realty

Slowing e-commerce sector spells gloom for realty

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

The e-commerce sector's usage of commercial spaces was about 4.2 million square feet of the total of 17.5 million sq ft consumed in the first half of 2015.

Kids unlikely to get disproportionately hit by 3rd wave: Study

Kids unlikely to get disproportionately hit by 3rd wave: Study

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

The SARS-CoV-2 sero-positivity rate among children is high and comparable to the adult population and hence, it is unlikely that any future third wave of the prevailing COVID-19 variant would disproportionately affect children aged two years and above, according to the interim findings of an ongoing study conducted in the country.

18% of Delhi's air pollution due to stubble burning

18% of Delhi's air pollution due to stubble burning

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

The national capital on Friday recorded a 24-hour average air quality index of 239. On Thursday, it was 315, the worst since February 12 when the AQI was 320.

COVID-19: NRAI defers national camp indefinitely

COVID-19: NRAI defers national camp indefinitely

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

"Health and safety of Shooters/Coaches was paramount in the review of the decision. NRAI will announce a new schedule at a later date."

Ola, Uber drivers on strike in Delhi on Tuesday

Ola, Uber drivers on strike in Delhi on Tuesday

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

The Association, which claims to represent around 125,000 app-based taxis in the the Delhi-NCR, demands that fares be increased from existing Rs 6 per km to around Rs 20 per km.

When Brathwaite enjoyed stardom like Gayle...

When Brathwaite enjoyed stardom like Gayle...

Rediff.com12 Apr 2020

Carlos Brathwaite coming in to bat at number eight, who turned out to be the hero of the evening. He stunned England by smashing Ben Stokes for four maximums.

Suresh Raina's birthday pledge

Suresh Raina's birthday pledge

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Suresh Raina to build sanitation, drinking water facilities at 34 schools

Transport strike in Delhi today; schools shut

Transport strike in Delhi today; schools shut

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

The UFTA is an umbrella body representing 41 associations and unions of goods and passenger segments, including trucks, buses, autos, tempos, maxi-cabs and taxis plying in the Delhi-NCR region.

Good Samaritans distribute free oxygen in Delhi

Good Samaritans distribute free oxygen in Delhi

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

With hospitals in Delhi scrambling to shore up oxygen supplies, good samaritans and social organisations across Delhi-NCR are giving a new lease of life to COVID-19 patients gasping for breath by opening "oxygen langar" for them and refilling cylinders for free.

Fuel price, Covid on the agenda for Oppn in Parliament

Fuel price, Covid on the agenda for Oppn in Parliament

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

The Opposition on its part wants to corner the government by raising issues like alleged shortcomings in the healthcare system during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the distribution of Covid vaccines to states.

Housing projects get cheaper by up to 20% in 3 metros

Housing projects get cheaper by up to 20% in 3 metros

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

The suburban location of Mumbai's Goregaon registered the biggest decline in average weighted basic sale price at 20 per cent.

Developers using Rera compliance to woo potential buyers

Developers using Rera compliance to woo potential buyers

Rediff.com31 Oct 2017

A trust deficit had been building between developers and their customers, with massive incidence of project delays and deviations. Compliance with Rera is an opportunity to revive buyers' confidence.

India ready to play Delhi T20I, Rohit tells Ganguly

India ready to play Delhi T20I, Rohit tells Ganguly

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

India captain Rohit Sharma assured BCCI boss Sourav Ganguly that his team is ready to play Sunday's opening T20 International against Bangladesh despite growing concerns about severe air pollution.

Can you let people die like this? SC flays states over pollution

Can you let people die like this? SC flays states over pollution

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

"We have to make government responsible for this," the bench said and asked, "Why can't govt machinery stop stubble burning?"

Pollution: Delhi govt issues advisory; Haryana, UP schools shut

Pollution: Delhi govt issues advisory; Haryana, UP schools shut

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

In a statement, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the air pollution had reached the severe level and asked people to follow the dos and don'ts as mentioned in the advisory.

'Indian kids are the most cyber-bullied'

'Indian kids are the most cyber-bullied'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

At 13, Anoushka Jolly has received funding for her app Kavach through which students like her can report incidents of bullying and harassment anonymously

Vintage Beetle gets new life as electric car

Vintage Beetle gets new life as electric car

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Besides opening up the possibility of a policy that allows vintage cars retrofitted with electric batteries to ply on roads, this also gives a clue to how cars older than 15 years that are banned can be valued again by a similar conversion to EVs, says Ritwik Sharma.

Green firecracker norms may rob Sivakasi's sparkle

Green firecracker norms may rob Sivakasi's sparkle

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

Some experts opine that green crackers are yet not practical and question government's move to promote them.

Scrapping vehicles in volumes to curb pollution will be a tough task

Scrapping vehicles in volumes to curb pollution will be a tough task

Rediff.com6 May 2021

For deciding which vehicles are to be scrapped, the setting up of fitness centres and regulating them would be a humongous task.

SC favours green Diwali; restricts bursting of crackers to 2 hours

SC favours green Diwali; restricts bursting of crackers to 2 hours

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

The apex court also restrained e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon from selling firecrackers which are beyond the permissible limit.

Covid redux: India Inc switches back to SOS mode from wait-and-watch

Covid redux: India Inc switches back to SOS mode from wait-and-watch

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

With the dizzying rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, India Inc has transitioned from a wait-and-watch policy to full-on emergency mode, bringing back remote and flexi work, stringent safety protocols, and allowing only essential travel. Companies - especially in metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata - that had adopted a hybrid work model during the last few months when the caseload remained low, are either switching back entirely to work-from-home (WFH), or calling skeletal staff to office on select days. Take the case of cigarettes-to-hotels major, ITC, which had been on a hybrid work model over the last few months.

Hiring at all-time high in July: Report

Hiring at all-time high in July: Report

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

Hiring activity in the country touched an all-time high in July, witnessing a 11 per cent sequential increase, indicating a strong revival of economic growth and a recovery of business from the impact of COVID-19, a report said on Friday. With 2,625 job postings, hiring trends grew 11 per cent in July compared with 2,359 postings in June, the highest it has ever been, including the pre-COVID-19 timeline, according to the report by Naukri JobSpeak. The Indian job market has witnessed sequential growth for the second month in a row, with a 15 per cent rise in June, after the pandemic-linked decline in April and May, it stated.

Abhay 3 Review

Abhay 3 Review

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Pinch your nerves, and trust the ghoul -- blood will be spilled; women, children, and grouchy old men will be dismembered! observes Sreehari Nair.

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