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F1 will go to India, says Ecclestone

F1 will go to India, says Ecclestone

Rediff.com12 Feb 2005

Mumbai is the most likely venue, although Hyderabad and Calcutta have been mooted as possible locations, the F1 supremo said.

Now, UP sports minister says Lord Hanuman was a sportsperson

Now, UP sports minister says Lord Hanuman was a sportsperson

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

"Hanumanji was a devta, a god and I consider him as god and I worship him.. I am a sportsman and all sportsmen worship power... Humunanji was a symbol of power and strength... He also used to do wrestling and was a sportsman... all wrestlers worship him," Chauhan said in Amroha on Sunday.

How we can clean the highly polluted Ganga river

How we can clean the highly polluted Ganga river

Rediff.com27 Jan 2014

Water is drawn for agriculture, industry and cities, but only waste is returned to the river.

IAF never differentiated: Gunjan Saxena on biopic row

IAF never differentiated: Gunjan Saxena on biopic row

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

I was lucky to have support from family and IAF, Saxena said.

Tendulkar to cheer Karthikeyan

Tendulkar to cheer Karthikeyan

Rediff.com7 May 2005

Karthikeyan 22nd in first practice

Karthikeyan 22nd in first practice

Rediff.com19 Aug 2005

The Jordan driver finished behind teammates Portugal's Tiago Monteiro and Denmark's Nicolas Keisa.

Reader recipe: Aloo Gobi Saada Sabji

Reader recipe: Aloo Gobi Saada Sabji

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

Dr Ramendra Narain Singh from Patna, Bihar sent us this recipe of Aloo Gobi Saada Sabji.

Jordan wrong, says Red Bull's Horner

Jordan wrong, says Red Bull's Horner

Rediff.com5 Feb 2005

"I think to go in with two such green drivers is a mistake," said the team principal at Red Bull's Milton Keynes factory.

Markets will be choppy amid 21-day lockdown, say analysts

Markets will be choppy amid 21-day lockdown, say analysts

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Given the developments, analysts expect fiscal and monetary support from the government and RBI to revive sentiment. However, recovery, they say, from these levels will be slow and painful.

'Everything is dependent on Ratan Tata'

'Everything is dependent on Ratan Tata'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

'I think Ratan felt he had to do everything that he could to retain control of the company started by his forefathers, because that was the first priority and nothing else mattered compared to that.'

Post U'khand disaster, respect the vulnerability of the region

Post U'khand disaster, respect the vulnerability of the region

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

The Himalayas have seen unchecked construction activity, illegal mining, unscientific road building and hydropower projects built next to each other. Are we going to learn from this? Asks Sunita Narain

Budget 2013: Just words, no action

Budget 2013: Just words, no action

Rediff.com1 Mar 2013

The FM wants credit for acting on environment, but does the wrong things.

RCom, Huawei have misused ECB funds: Govt

RCom, Huawei have misused ECB funds: Govt

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

Reliance Communications, Reliance Infratel, Huawei Technologies and Walt Disney Company (India) are among the companies which misused or diverted funds raised from abroad under the ECB route in the last three years, Parliament was informed on Friday.

Delhi chokes with 'very poor' air quality again

Delhi chokes with 'very poor' air quality again

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

The city's overall air quality index stood at 306 on Friday.

Hundred review

Hundred review

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Hundred is all fun as it lasts, says Joginder Tuteja.

He gave up life in America to save India's babies

He gave up life in America to save India's babies

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

Ratul Narain -- the entrepreneur behind Bempu -- tells Shobha Warrier that despite the challenges and frustrations, he is living his dream.

Unnao rape accused MLA features in I-Day ad with PM

Unnao rape accused MLA features in I-Day ad with PM

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

The BJP has distanced itself from the controversy.

Why Modi-Shah got rid of Rawat

Why Modi-Shah got rid of Rawat

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

Inability to take everyone along during his nearly four-year term led to Trivendra Singh Rawat's undoing. He tried to take control of all major departments by holding on to more than 40 of them, but still could not deliver.

India Inc's succession plan is seeing a gender shift

India Inc's succession plan is seeing a gender shift

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Women leaders, succession planners and lawyers say doors in family businesses are opening but a stronger push is needed.

Graded action plan enforced in Delhi to combat air pollution

Graded action plan enforced in Delhi to combat air pollution

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Measures under the GRAP's 'very poor' and 'severe' categories came into effect on Tuesday.

'Supreme Court wants CBI to be politically-neutral'

'Supreme Court wants CBI to be politically-neutral'

Rediff.com15 May 2013

'The court would like to make the CBI politically neutral so that they behave as professionals and they are not influenced by somebody in power,' constitutional expert Anil Divan tells Sheela Bhatt

EC cuts Sikkim CM's disqualification period by 5 yrs

EC cuts Sikkim CM's disqualification period by 5 yrs

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

Tamang, whose Sikkim Krantikari Morcha party won the state assembly elections held in April, took over as chief minister on May 27.

Sponsors throng the fast track

Sponsors throng the fast track

Rediff.com31 May 2003

The dark, silent death of India's energy capital

The dark, silent death of India's energy capital

Rediff.com12 Nov 2012

The electricity that Singrauli produces to light up others' homes has poisoned its people and the environment with mercury.

The problems pedestrians face in Indian cities

The problems pedestrians face in Indian cities

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

Pavements are the first casualty of street widening to accommodate cars, says Sunita Narain.

Monsoon delay puts pressure on margin of agri input cos

Monsoon delay puts pressure on margin of agri input cos

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

With monsoon rainfall 16% below the long-period average, total sowing area is down by 7% at 56.7 million hectares so far this season.

Sebi asks govt for more powers to deal with defaulters

Sebi asks govt for more powers to deal with defaulters

Rediff.com6 Dec 2012

The regulator wants powers similar to Income Tax and CCI.

Cauvery tribunal award: After 6 years, TN has its way

Cauvery tribunal award: After 6 years, TN has its way

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

After six years, the final award of the Cauvery Waters Dispute Tribunal was notified on Wednesday. The move came after the Supreme Court rapped the Centre for delaying the decision. The apex court had set February 20 as the deadline to issue the notification.

Tata AIA, Rel Life see sharp fall in premium collection

Tata AIA, Rel Life see sharp fall in premium collection

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

The lone public sector player Life Insurance Corporation fared much better than its private sector peers did.

Sebi to rationalise foreign investment routes

Sebi to rationalise foreign investment routes

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

Different categories, such as FII and FVCI, will be abolished. Most of them will come under one group, that is, QFI.

3 Sebi staff being probed for bribery, other cases

3 Sebi staff being probed for bribery, other cases

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

Officials include assistant, deputy general managers.

'It's time govt waives import duty on F1 race'

'It's time govt waives import duty on F1 race'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

FMSCI, the national governing body for motor sport, today said that time has come for the Indian government to understand the economic benefits which the Formula One race brings to the country and lend more support to the event by waiving the import duty on equipments that came along with it.

Triple delight for Malayalam moviegoers

Triple delight for Malayalam moviegoers

Rediff.com2 May 2012

Grandmaster, Mallu Singh and Diamond Necklace will hit the screens this week.

NSE chief to head world bourses panel

NSE chief to head world bourses panel

Rediff.com17 Oct 2012

Ravi Narain, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Stock Exchange, is set to take charge as chairman of the working committee of the World Federation of Exchanges.

Photos: Buddh Circuit ready for India's date with Formula One

Photos: Buddh Circuit ready for India's date with Formula One

Rediff.com18 Oct 2011

The Buddh International Circuit was unveiled on Tuesday amid much fanfare ahead of the widely-anticipated inaugural Indian Grand Prix and described as "one of the best in the world" by the country's first F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan.

India's reserves rise $20 billion in Q4, buck slower reserve growth trend

India's reserves rise $20 billion in Q4, buck slower reserve growth trend

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Indian reserves stood at $343 billion at the end of March 2015.

Social activist questions credibility of ex-CJI J S Verma

Social activist questions credibility of ex-CJI J S Verma

Rediff.com31 Dec 2012

Social activist Vineet Narain has questioned the credibility of former Chief Justice of India J S Verma who has been appointed to lead a commission constituted to give recommendations on amending laws to provide speedier justice and enhanced punishment in sexual assault cases.

Govt to launch Rs 10 plastic notes in 5 cities

Govt to launch Rs 10 plastic notes in 5 cities

Rediff.com12 Mar 2013

It will increase life of the currency and also reduce counterfeiting.

'Decisions taken in a spell of emotions can be dangerous'

'Decisions taken in a spell of emotions can be dangerous'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

Minister of State for Home Affairs Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh, the young face of the UPA government, talks to rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt about the protests that rocked the national capital over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in a bus.

Sebi got 28 lakh investor complaints last fiscal

Sebi got 28 lakh investor complaints last fiscal

Rediff.com20 Dec 2012

Sebi in 2010 has mandated that execution of POA is not compulsory, but is only an option available to the client.