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Australia can exploit India's weak bowling: Warne

Australia can exploit India's weak bowling: Warne

Rediff.com20 Dec 2011

Spin legend Shane Warne feels that bowling is India's weak link and Australia can exploit this to their advantage in the four-match Test series beginning in Melbourne on December 26.

Akshay Kumar: 3 cheers to these 3 ladies!

Akshay Kumar: 3 cheers to these 3 ladies!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

World Jr Chess: Koushik in joint lead

World Jr Chess: Koushik in joint lead

Rediff.com10 Aug 2011

FIDE Master Girish A Koushik of India shot into the joint lead with Armenian Grandmaster Robert Hovhannisyan, with seven points, after defeating GM Nils Grandelius of Sweden in the eighth round of the 50th World Junior Chess Championships in Chennai on Wednesday. With this victory, Koushik earned a nine-game GM norm from the event and is well-placed to annex the title.

I-T dept may grant tax relief to partnership firms

I-T dept may grant tax relief to partnership firms

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

Generally,profit of a partnership firm is divided among its partners in sync with their partnership deal.

'JPC probe needed on functioning of Parliament'

'JPC probe needed on functioning of Parliament'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2010

In this exclusive interview with Parliament expert C V Madhukar, Founder and Director of PRS Legislative Research, he tells rediff.com's Sahim Salim that there is a need for a JPC to look into the smooth functioning of the Parliament, if for nothing else.

The team showed character: MS Dhoni

The team showed character: MS Dhoni

Rediff.com17 Oct 2011

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday said that the players showed character through their performances in the ongoing five-match ODI series after the disastrous tour of England in the not-too-distant past.

Biometric database of workers under MNREGA

Biometric database of workers under MNREGA

Rediff.com20 Aug 2010

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Ministry and UIDAI in the presence of Rural Development Minister C P Joshi and UIDAI chairperson Nandan Nilekani for this.

Nothing to be sari about!

Nothing to be sari about!

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Nine of the many, many, many saris we could not take our eyes off at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi!

Telecom towers eligible for viability gap funding

Telecom towers eligible for viability gap funding

Rediff.com17 Mar 2012

The Union Budget 2011-12 was a low key affair for the Telecom sector. The Budget did not mention extension of fiscal benefits under the Sec 80IA from 5 years to 10 years.

Budget provides impetus to domestic steel industry

Budget provides impetus to domestic steel industry

Rediff.com16 Mar 2012

The steel sector has plenty to cheer in the Budget 2012-13, as it has proposed increasing the import duty on flat-rolled steel to 7.5 per cent and reducing duty on plant and machinery imports for iron ore beneficiation to 2.5 per cent.

IN PIX: Who is the richest minister of all?

IN PIX: Who is the richest minister of all?

Rediff.com9 Sep 2011

The government recently released the list of assets owned by Union ministers. We compared these declarations to the ones that were declared by some ministers when they contested the 2009 elections.

Trillions of dollars hidden in these tax havens!

Trillions of dollars hidden in these tax havens!

Rediff.com21 Jan 2011

The total amount of money stashed away in tax havens has been estimated at a whopping $11.5 trillion.

What the NEP can achieve

What the NEP can achieve

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

'Education will definitely benefit by making the child's first language the medium of instruction, by making examinations less prone to rote-learning, by setting up national research universities, all recommendations of the NEP,' observe Pankaj Jain and Shreekant Sambrani.

Budget has no good news for pharma sector

Budget has no good news for pharma sector

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

Excise duty on formulations has increased from 4 per cent to 5 per cent.

Rahul Bose and Celina sizzle on the ramp

Rahul Bose and Celina sizzle on the ramp

Rediff.com12 Jul 2010

Designers Rina Dhaka and Dev r Nil showcased their collections as part of the Signature 7 Sensations Fashion Tour in Mumbai yesterday. Take a look.

Injured Rohit likely to miss World Cup warm-ups

Injured Rohit likely to miss World Cup warm-ups

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

The Indian team management has decided not to risk injured opener Rohit Sharma for the do-or-die tri-series game against England on January 30 and the final, in case India makes it.

CEA turns professor for a week: GST tops list of questions

CEA turns professor for a week: GST tops list of questions

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

Arvind Subramanian will hold classes for a week on applied economics at IIT Delhi

Businessmen Subhash Chandra, Naresh Goyal summoned in Yes Bank case

Businessmen Subhash Chandra, Naresh Goyal summoned in Yes Bank case

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

These businessmen represent the top five firms that have taken loans from the crisis-hit Yes Bank and these debts were either in the red or were stressed, officials said.

Yuki wins; Somdev, Ramkumar lose in Aus Open qualifying

Yuki wins; Somdev, Ramkumar lose in Aus Open qualifying

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Yuki Bhambri was the only Indian to cross the first hurdle in the Australian Open qualifiers, Somdev Devvarman and Ramkumar Ramanathan falling by the way side, on Monday. Ranked 314th, he knocked out Russian 15th seed Evgeny Donskoy with a 4-6, 6-1, 8-6 victory in his first round match on Show Court 2.

New norm for running telco networks likely

New norm for running telco networks likely

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

The Government had earlier asked the operators to take security clearance before buying any key telecom gear.

Fiscal deficit reaches 52% of target in 2 months

Fiscal deficit reaches 52% of target in 2 months

Rediff.com29 Jun 2019

It was 55.3 per cent for the same period last year, and data shows the fiscal deficit for April-May was kept in reasonable check in spite of heavy frontloading of expenditure.

Army officer cut short his leave to lead Pulwama encounter

Army officer cut short his leave to lead Pulwama encounter

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

'Brigadier Harbir Singh, who is among the injured, was on leave at home. When he realised at midnight that the operation has started, he cut short his leave voluntarily and rejoined'

Early exits for Sindhu, Prannoy at French Open

Early exits for Sindhu, Prannoy at French Open

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu suffered another second round defeat when she went down fighting against He Bingjiao of China in the women's singles competition at the $300,000 French Open Super Series badminton tournament in Paris on Friday.

The billion-dollar question before Vodafone Group

The billion-dollar question before Vodafone Group

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

Based on Statista data for 2019, Vodafone has 17.2 million subscribers in the UK, 29.5 million in Germany, and over 13.7 million in Spain. Without Voda Idea, the Group will become smaller than Airtel and Jio.

Saudi oil crisis: Logistics cost a concern as India looks to Russia, US

Saudi oil crisis: Logistics cost a concern as India looks to Russia, US

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

On Tuesday, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Russian oil giant Rosneft's chief executive officer Igor Sechin and discussed raising crude imports from that country, in addition to talks about going for more acquisitions.

Gasly wins astonishing Italian Grand Prix

Gasly wins astonishing Italian Grand Prix

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

The Renault Formula One team will be renamed Alpine F1 from 2021, competing in French colours to showcase the carmaker's sportscar brand, new company CEO Luca de Meo announced on Sunday.

Sachin finally gets tax relief on his Pune property

Sachin finally gets tax relief on his Pune property

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

Under the I-T Act, if a person has more than one property, one of them may be treated as given on rent even if it is vacant

Ian Bishop: Harbhajan may just be hitting form for England

Ian Bishop: Harbhajan may just be hitting form for England

Rediff.com12 Jul 2011

Former West Indies bowling ace Ian Bishop says had it not been for the rain, and the number of overs lost in Barbados, India would have beaten the West Indies 2-0 in the Test series. By arrangement with Quba Media Works.

Kotak ELSS: How good is it?

Kotak ELSS: How good is it?

Rediff.com10 Oct 2005

A long-standing concern (over the past 3-4 years) with Kotak Mutual Fund has been a string of changes at the CIO level. The fluidity has deprived the fund house of a stable fund management strategy.

Addicted to gadgets? Try these 5 vastu tips

Addicted to gadgets? Try these 5 vastu tips

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

According to vastu shastra there are various factors that contribute to gadget addiction and reduces communication and harmony among the members in family or an organisation:

PIX: Inter Milan too good for Juve; Messi sees red!

PIX: Inter Milan too good for Juve; Messi sees red!

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

A summary of Sunday's action in Serie A and Bundesliga.

Google computer beats human champion in Chinese game

Google computer beats human champion in Chinese game

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

For the first time, a Google computer programme has beaten a human champion of the 2,500-year-old complex Chinese game of Go, in an event seen as a milestone for artificial intelligence.

ISL: ATK land Tottenham Hotspur legend Robbie Keane

ISL: ATK land Tottenham Hotspur legend Robbie Keane

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

Two-time champions ATK on Friday announced the signing of Irish football legend Robert David "Robbie" Keane for the fourth season of Indian Super League scheduled to be held in November.

Check out all offers before taking car loan

Check out all offers before taking car loan

Rediff.com10 May 2019

Interest rate and tenure are not the only two factors to consider.

'Kareena is a masala film'

'Kareena is a masala film'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

'She is a star and that has nothing to do with where she was born.' 'I always say about her that, wherever she would have been born and whatever job she would have done, she would have been a star

10 degrees that you need to back up with a PG course

10 degrees that you need to back up with a PG course

Rediff.com18 May 2010

These are programmes, which on the face of it claim to train you for a job, and the possibility of getting a job immediately after the completion does exist.

Scrap insurance agent commission: Govt panel

Scrap insurance agent commission: Govt panel

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

The committee said, the insurance companies should 'help their agents make transition to a more mature way of selling and advising' their clients.

How to protect investors from stockbrokers

How to protect investors from stockbrokers

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

The problem is with the broking model and what brokers are allowed to do, notes Debashis Basu.

PCB planning to hold remaining PSL matches in November

PCB planning to hold remaining PSL matches in November

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

The Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to hold the remaining matches of PSL-5 in November provided the situation arising out of the coronavirus pandemic improves in the next few months, PCB CEO Wasim Khan said. The PSL was suspended last Tuesday after the PCB revealed that a foreign player showed symptoms of the coronavirus, but Khan said the remaining matches may be held during the 10-day window available in November.

'It is a huge victory and a great feeling to win title in China'

'It is a huge victory and a great feeling to win title in China'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal said the triumph at the China Open Super Series Premier was one of her "toughest" and it showed that the hard work was paying off.