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Govt mulls Rs 1-lakh-cr road financing corp

Govt mulls Rs 1-lakh-cr road financing corp

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

Move to accelerate investments; Japan to have a share in corpus

The 'largest investor' in NSEL who exited unscathed

The 'largest investor' in NSEL who exited unscathed

Rediff.com7 Aug 2014

Allegations of a particular market player being favoured over others were flying thick and fast in the early days of the scam.

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.

As mercury hovers above 40, rain likely to bring relief

As mercury hovers above 40, rain likely to bring relief

Rediff.com19 Apr 2023

The national capital, parts of which reeled under heatwave conditions for the past few days, had some relief on Wednesday with strong winds and partly cloudy skies witnessed during the day.

Curfew imposed in Lima; Indian shooters' WC campaign to continue

Curfew imposed in Lima; Indian shooters' WC campaign to continue

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

The Indian men's skeet team stayed back to participate in their event

Yogi directs officers to not use bulldozer against properties of poor

Yogi directs officers to not use bulldozer against properties of poor

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Adityanath has of late earned the nickname "bulldozer baba", which helped the party create a narrative of tough administration in the state polls.

How the sinking world economy will hit India

How the sinking world economy will hit India

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Amid a grim global scenario, India will have to labour hard to hold on to seven per cent growth in 2016-17.

Farmers must call off chakka jam in the national interest

Farmers must call off chakka jam in the national interest

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

The government and the farmers must come back to the negotiating table with only the interest of the country in mind, suggests Vivek Gumaste.

Bhagwant Mann Must Get His Act Together

Bhagwant Mann Must Get His Act Together

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal are realising that it is not a cakewalk to run a full state that is plagued with a fiscal deficit and where emotions run high at the drop of a hat, observes Sudhir Bisht.

Lockdown effect: 'Truckers lose Rs 1,800 cr daily'

Lockdown effect: 'Truckers lose Rs 1,800 cr daily'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

'The government is saying that essential commodities are exempted, but on the ground there is no competent officer from the government who can say which is an essential commodity and which is not.'

What exactly happened at RBL Bank?

What exactly happened at RBL Bank?

Rediff.com21 Jan 2022

RBL Bank is no Yes Bank. It's not fraught with fraud. It's a story of limitless ambition and greed for growth under a leader who doesn't want to give up, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Jat quota stir begins on tepid note amid tight security

Jat quota stir begins on tepid note amid tight security

Rediff.com5 Jun 2016

Giving this information at Chandigarh, a government spokesman said that more companies of the paramilitary forces have been demanded by the state.

'Farmers won't let India become slaves'

'Farmers won't let India become slaves'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

'On one side you have the farmers of India and on the other side are few corporate families.' 'Unfortunately, those holding the levers of power today are more sympathetic towards these corporate families and helping them benefit at the cost of poor farmers.'

Order inflows: Where did this Rs 2.67 trillion go?

Order inflows: Where did this Rs 2.67 trillion go?

Rediff.com1 Jan 2019

Over 93% of the orders in the year came from the central and state governments, PSUs, and NHAI.

IL&FS board readies turnaround plan

IL&FS board readies turnaround plan

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

JM Financial Consultants, Arpwood Capital and Alvarez & Marsal will advise the board going forward

Tax-free bonds give better returns than tax-saving FDs

Tax-free bonds give better returns than tax-saving FDs

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

The higher the tax bracket, better the yields for these instruments

Dear Mr Modi, Let's focus on IT to transform India!

Dear Mr Modi, Let's focus on IT to transform India!

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Information technology, not manufacturing or infrastructure, should be the focus of the government while implementing initiatives such as Make in India and Start Up India.

Modi inaugurates railway, Kochi Metro Phase II projects in Kerala

Modi inaugurates railway, Kochi Metro Phase II projects in Kerala

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

The prime minister, who is on a two-day visit to the state, inaugurated, laid the foundation stone of and dedicated to the nation, railway and metro projects in the state worth Rs 4,500 crore.

17 Acts to be amended through Finance Bill

17 Acts to be amended through Finance Bill

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

Govt to scrap 8 appellate tribunals; National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to take over Competition Appellate Tribunal's duties

Moving beyond a heated discussion on growth numbers

Moving beyond a heated discussion on growth numbers

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

No one expects the government to publicly concede policy mistakes. But it can shed denial; and, stop the point-winning debating style to the formulation of public policy, says Rahul Khullar.

'Medium-term prospects for India still seem bright'

'Medium-term prospects for India still seem bright'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

'While GST and demonetisation are likely to cause disruption for longer than the market currently expects, they can have meaningful positive impact over the medium-term.'

Exercise maximum restraint: UN human rights body on farmers' stir

Exercise maximum restraint: UN human rights body on farmers' stir

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a tweet said the rights to peaceful assembly and expression should be protected both offline and online.

Cut the red tape and let private sector manage surplus govt land

Cut the red tape and let private sector manage surplus govt land

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

Maybe Modi could ask a patriarch of the stature of the late G D Birla to flesh out the details of a new company to manage government land privatisation.

Biparjoy: No power in hundreds of villages; roads, houses damaged

Biparjoy: No power in hundreds of villages; roads, houses damaged

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

Cyclone Biparjoy has left a trail of destruction in Gujarat's Kutch and Saurashtra regions as some 1,000 villages are still without power with hundreds of electric poles getting damaged, while several coastal villages were flooded due to heavy rains and incoming seawater, officials said on Friday, a day after the storm made landfall.

Sensex 439 points away from lifetime high, Nifty makes record

Sensex 439 points away from lifetime high, Nifty makes record

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs

Budget: Its impact on the cement industry

Budget: Its impact on the cement industry

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

A sum of Rs 7060 crore is provided in the current fiscal for the project of developing one hundred Smart Cities.

6 policy measures to kick-start India's prime infra projects

6 policy measures to kick-start India's prime infra projects

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

Modi govt must bring about reforms to kick-start big-ticket infra projects.

5 Indian students killed in Canada road accident

5 Indian students killed in Canada road accident

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

The accident between a passenger van and a tractor trailer took place on Saturday on Highway 401 in the Quinte West city in Southern Ontario, The Canadian Press reported.

Modi pulls up Railway Ministry for poor performance

Modi pulls up Railway Ministry for poor performance

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

Experts say Prabhu displays a clear intent of reforms but has not been able to fully shake-up the mammoth railway system.

Legal regime should define what sustainable sand mining is

Legal regime should define what sustainable sand mining is

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

More than legal and illegal mining of sand, the issue which stares us in the face is sustainable sand mining, says Gopal Krishna

UP promises to overhaul business environment to attract industry

UP promises to overhaul business environment to attract industry

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

A Cabinet note of the much-awaited legislation is ready and is likely to be put before the state Cabinet in the next 15 days.

Why the Rs 322-crore/km Mumbai highway may be a 'disaster'

Why the Rs 322-crore/km Mumbai highway may be a 'disaster'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Govt says coastal road is meant to decongest Mumbai, experts believe it would be counter-productive.

Railways, India Post not among PSUs to go on sale block

Railways, India Post not among PSUs to go on sale block

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

The department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) can also seek in-principle approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for strategic divestment of PSUs on a case-to-case basis considering investor appetite and sectoral trends.

How Kamalpreet battled depression to shine at Tokyo Olympics

How Kamalpreet battled depression to shine at Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com31 Jul 2021

The COVID-19 lockdown had wreaked havoc on her mental health to such an extent that discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur had started trying her hand in cricket to handle the psychological toll of the shutdown.

Positive consumer sentiment could drive auto industry

Positive consumer sentiment could drive auto industry

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

Higher disposable incomes, rural push and infra push to boost auto sector

The Two Faces of India's Democracy

The Two Faces of India's Democracy

Rediff.com22 Sep 2022

How should one billion Indians, for whom deprivation has become an inescapable way of life, join us in celebrating 75 years of Independence? And where do we go from here? asks Kalyan Singhal.

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

A lesson we have not learnt from China is the urgent need to knit the vast country together to keep it from falling apart at the seams. While there is considerable dent in poverty, sadly, the North East remains as distant today as it always was, points out Shreekant Sambrani.

Infra firms stay free of note ban effect

Infra firms stay free of note ban effect

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

As infrastructure, power hardly deal in cash, its paucity has failed to affect their receivables

Why big infra projects get delayed in India

Why big infra projects get delayed in India

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

The NHAI says non-availability of funds from private developers and financial institutions is also responsible for major delays.

As banks tighten purse strings, NBFCs lure retail investors

As banks tighten purse strings, NBFCs lure retail investors

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

The RBI governor's assurance should give investors enough confidence to start believing in the NBFC sector again, say bankers.