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4 reasons why India needs a separate Union sanitation ministry

4 reasons why India needs a separate Union sanitation ministry

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Sanitation is always clubbed with other departments, which lead to its neglect, says Devanik Saha.

PM open to talks once normalcy restored in Kashmir: Mehbooba

PM open to talks once normalcy restored in Kashmir: Mehbooba

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

"Talks are the only option," Mehbooba said. "How long can you have a confrontation?"

Malls go all out to lure fashion brands

Malls go all out to lure fashion brands

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

Footfall at malls are down 20-25 per cent in the past couple of years.

Trucker hurt in Udhampur attack dies, triggers protests

Trucker hurt in Udhampur attack dies, triggers protests

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

Zahid Rasool Bhat, 19, a truck assistant had received 74 per cent burn injuries with another person on October 9 when a Kashmir-bound truck was attacked by a mob protesting against the beef party hosted by an independent MLA in the summer capital of Srinagar.

Sacred Games: The Gangster as Mumbai

Sacred Games: The Gangster as Mumbai

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

'What would a composite of Dawood, Rajan, and Arun Gawli be like?' 'What if an absconding mafia boss were to land in Mumbai tomorrow, tired from all the running, and tender his final apology to the city by narrating his story and narrating it with brutal honesty?' Sreehari Nair watches Sacred Games.

How achievable is Infosys' FY20 vision?

How achievable is Infosys' FY20 vision?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Infosys' aspirations to improve revenue per employee might also prove to be a tall task, believe analysts.

RBI ushers in on-tap bank licence

RBI ushers in on-tap bank licence

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

A senior official with Muthoot Finance said the group would also want to apply for a universal licence.

Terror strike on Army camp in Samba, 2 terrorists killed

Terror strike on Army camp in Samba, 2 terrorists killed

Rediff.com21 Mar 2015

The terrorists opened fired and lobbed grenades at the Army camp in Meshwara area of Samba around 5:50 am, security officials said.

Reforms plan fires PSU bank stocks

Reforms plan fires PSU bank stocks

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

The rally followed the govt's plan to bolster state-owned lenders.

NIT unrest: HRD sends team, students list out demands

NIT unrest: HRD sends team, students list out demands

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also called up Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and discussed the situation with her.

Trouble in Jammu over temple 'desecration', CM appeals for calm

Trouble in Jammu over temple 'desecration', CM appeals for calm

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

A few incidents of protests were reported in Jammu city even as mobile Internet services remained suspended and policemen deployed in strength to thwart any flare up.

Will PDP-BJP form govt in J-K before February 23?

Will PDP-BJP form govt in J-K before February 23?

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

Negotiations between the BJP and the PDP to finalise the Common Minimum Programme have intensified

Sensex up 729 points; Highest single-day gain since May 2009

Sensex up 729 points; Highest single-day gain since May 2009

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

The 30-share Sensex jumped 729 points to end at 28,076 and the 50-share Nifty soared 217 points to end at 8,494.

Why big firms are left out of on-tap bank licence

Why big firms are left out of on-tap bank licence

Rediff.com6 May 2016

Criterion for corporates will effectively rule out entry for business houses.

Chidambaram blames govt for not scrapping retro tax

Chidambaram blames govt for not scrapping retro tax

Rediff.com28 May 2015

P Chidambaram accused the BJP of making a u-turn on bills like GST after having stalled them during the UPA regime.

Rahul rubbishes Modi's claims of development in Gujarat

Rahul rubbishes Modi's claims of development in Gujarat

Rediff.com22 Mar 2014

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a frontal attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, charging it with pursuing "politics of strife" and questioning its alliance with Shiv Sena even as he rubbished Narendra Modi's claims of development in Gujarat.

Indian drug makers face heat of US regulator's crackdown

Indian drug makers face heat of US regulator's crackdown

Rediff.com23 Jun 2013

Data also show that several other leading domestic pharma companies have recalled their products from the US

Somnath Chatterjee's advice for India

Somnath Chatterjee's advice for India

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

'We have to find a way out of this confrontational politics.'

40% of dividend-paying firms have cash deficits

40% of dividend-paying firms have cash deficits

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.

Back to the grind: Rahul meets farmers ahead of big comeback rally

Back to the grind: Rahul meets farmers ahead of big comeback rally

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was back in action on Saturday after he met farmers over land bill in Delhi, a day before the party's big kisan rally.

PM Modi announces Rs 80,000-cr package for J-K

PM Modi announces Rs 80,000-cr package for J-K

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a package of Rs 80,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir.

'She said one word only: Thank you -- and she died'

'She said one word only: Thank you -- and she died'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

We bring you excerpts from Mother Teresa's Nobel Prize acceptance speech

Shocking! How children are sold into sexual slavery

Shocking! How children are sold into sexual slavery

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Each story is sadder than the next, but what is most heartbreaking is to see the indifference shown towards these children by the police.

After Manmohan, Chidambaram attacks 'overly-centralised' Modi sarkar

After Manmohan, Chidambaram attacks 'overly-centralised' Modi sarkar

Rediff.com28 May 2015

P Chidambaram rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's veiled charge that Sonia Gandhi was an "unconstitutional authority."

BJP's national executive becomes Modi-Shah show

BJP's national executive becomes Modi-Shah show

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

While PM Narendra Modi-Amit Shah dominated the national executive, senior chief ministers and 'margdarshaks' LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi were ignored

Tata Steel Europe: On a long road to recovery

Tata Steel Europe: On a long road to recovery

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

Analysts sceptical whether company will sustain rise in operating profits.

Decoding the Modi government

Decoding the Modi government

Rediff.com28 May 2014

India's controversial 'messengers of God'

India's controversial 'messengers of God'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.

Dream Run beckons this cancer survivor!

Dream Run beckons this cancer survivor!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

'I might die a little earlier than others, but I have time to finish off unfinished businesses.'

CM Mehbooba Mufti visits victims' families as tension prevails in Kashmir

CM Mehbooba Mufti visits victims' families as tension prevails in Kashmir

Rediff.com16 Apr 2016

Mehbooba Mufti said that incidents like the ones at Handwara and Nathnusa are "unacceptable" and come as a major setback to the efforts of the state government in consolidating peace dividends in the state.

Will Punjab slip back into militancy?

Will Punjab slip back into militancy?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

It is as much about farmer woes and the lack of job opportunities as about the mixing of religion and politics.

Brokers on the warpath against FT group, NSEL

Brokers on the warpath against FT group, NSEL

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Investor forum wants govt to take over exchange, raises doubts on claims of matching stocks; NSEL says default by brokers to be dealt with legally.

Why History is more important now than ever before

Why History is more important now than ever before

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

'Studying History, we come close to all of the messiness of human life -- we understand what motivates people, what makes them get along or go to war, what dreams they had for themselves and their futures.'

Earnings shocker likely for markets

Earnings shocker likely for markets

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

Companies from the capital goods space will under-perform.

'We must have auditioned 10,000 girls for Dangal'

'We must have auditioned 10,000 girls for Dangal'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

Meet Bollywood's finest casting director Mukesh Chhabra.

Clean India Mission beyond politics, says Modi

Clean India Mission beyond politics, says Modi

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

Wielding the broom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the country's biggest-ever cleanliness drive that is expected to cost over Rs 62,000 crore, asserting that the "Swachh Bharat" mission is "beyond politics" and inspired by patriotism.

'Swachch Bharat' Mission: It's not just about building toilets

'Swachch Bharat' Mission: It's not just about building toilets

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Ending open defecation by 2019 will require changing minds, not just allocating money to build latrines for people that will either go unused or not be built at all.

Vote for Salman Khan's BEST Film!

Vote for Salman Khan's BEST Film!

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

Maine Pyar Kiya, Biwi No 1, Dabangg, Kick... the list is endless!

Is Congress fearful of rebellion in its ranks?

Is Congress fearful of rebellion in its ranks?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

The Congress party's first list of 194 Lok Sabha candidates released on Saturday night has no major surprises. Anita Katyal reports

Patels and the politics of 'sensitive areas'

Patels and the politics of 'sensitive areas'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

'When you read that for the first time, areas in Gujarat dominated by Patidars/Patels have been declared 'sensitive' for the civic polls that were held this week, you sit up and take note,' says Jyoti Punwani.