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Big B, Hema to perform at 'Make in India' event in Mumbai

Big B, Hema to perform at 'Make in India' event in Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

The Supreme Court had last week stayed a Bombay high court order and allowed Maharashtra government to hold the event at the Chowpatty.

PIX: Aditi Rao Hydari, Preeti Desai attend Filmistaan screening

PIX: Aditi Rao Hydari, Preeti Desai attend Filmistaan screening

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

The National award-winning film is set to open in Indian theatres on June 6.

What Nirmalaji Must Include In The Budget Speech

What Nirmalaji Must Include In The Budget Speech

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The real requirement for the finance minister's explanatory speech is to explain the measures taken in the Budget to influence inflation and growth not just through the announcement of a deficit goal, but more broadly through the impact on money supply, consumer demand, foreign trade and investment, explains Nitin Desai.

Hardik thanks Team India physio, trainer for comeback

Hardik thanks Team India physio, trainer for comeback

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

Hardik Pandya has credited physio Nitin Patel and trainer Soham Patel for his comeback in international cricket

PM re-constitutes climate panel; CSE's Narain, Ratan Tata out

PM re-constitutes climate panel; CSE's Narain, Ratan Tata out

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

The advisory body had not met for the past three years.

How to revive India's economy

How to revive India's economy

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

Nitin Desai suggests some concrete measures to revive investment and boost growth.

India, The Electoral Autocracy

India, The Electoral Autocracy

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

'The most important priority for the next 25 years should be to strengthen our democracy so that it is supportive of social harmony, and to not just respect but to take pride in the diversity of Indian society in terms of the variety of languages, religion and religious practices and social norms,' explains Nitin Desai.

Arnab Goswami, S Jaishankar appointed to Nehru Memorial Museum

Arnab Goswami, S Jaishankar appointed to Nehru Memorial Museum

Rediff.com3 Nov 2018

Asked about the reason behind the appointments, Sinha said they will help meet the goal to develop NMML into a centre of research as envisioned by the present government.

Fiscal consolidation is key to growth

Fiscal consolidation is key to growth

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

These are valuable suggestions and one hopes the Budget will make a start on that.

Economists give ideas to Jaitley to promote growth

Economists give ideas to Jaitley to promote growth

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

Economists have asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to lower interest rate, rationalise subsidies, remove all cess and surcharge, do away with the retrospective tax amendments and scrap dividend distribution tax to revive investment cycle and promote growth.

Cong leaders meet Uddhav a day after resignation, no discussion on MVA fate

Cong leaders meet Uddhav a day after resignation, no discussion on MVA fate

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

It was a courtesy call as they had worked with Thackeray as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition government for the last two-and-half years, said Congress leader Nitin Raut.

'Maybe Hollywood wasn't for me'

'Maybe Hollywood wasn't for me'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

'I never got respect as an actress.' 'But when I became a director and worked with actresses like Cate Blanchett and Jessica Chastain, I felt such pride of being an actress.'

Life comes full circle for match-winner Hardik...

Life comes full circle for match-winner Hardik...

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

Stretchered off the field due to a career-threatening back injury against the same opponents at the same venue four years back, Hardik Pandya feels a "sense of achievement" after guiding India to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener in Dubai on Sunday.

Challenges before NITI Aayog's Suman Bery

Challenges before NITI Aayog's Suman Bery

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

The most immediate challenge for growth is the disruption of the global economy brought about by the Ukraine war and related sanctions, the Covid shutdowns in China and the rising tide of inflation, points out Nitin Desai.

PICS: All-rounder Hardik back in the nets!

PICS: All-rounder Hardik back in the nets!

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Hardik, who last rolled his arms over in the Sri Lanka series in July, did not bowl a single over for Mumbai Indians in the second leg of IPL in the UAE.

'We've built over 60 sets for Heera Mandi'

'We've built over 60 sets for Heera Mandi'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

'At a time when there's a lot of conversation happening around how AI has made art directors and production designers jobless, we will simply say that if your work speaks for you, you will never be out of work.'

PM to seek budget inputs from experts at NITI meeting

PM to seek budget inputs from experts at NITI meeting

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

Experts will give their inputs for Budget.

Government overhauls board of Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts, appoints new head

Government overhauls board of Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts, appoints new head

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

Senior journalist Ram Bahadur Rai, former news editor of Hindi daily Jansatta, replaces Chinmaya Gharekhan.

Ranji Trophy: Mayank's century gives Karnataka lead over Gujarat

Ranji Trophy: Mayank's century gives Karnataka lead over Gujarat

Rediff.com13 Jan 2024

Mayank Agarwal played a captain's knock of 109, as his side took a 64-run lead on Day 2

Shastri tests positive in RT-PCR; to miss Manchester Test

Shastri tests positive in RT-PCR; to miss Manchester Test

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

India head coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for COVID-19 in the confirmatory RT-PCR test as well and will remain in isolation for at least the next 10 days, ruling him out of the team's fifth and final Test against England, starting in Manchester on Friday, September 10.

HC asks NIA to file reply to Teltumbde's bail plea

HC asks NIA to file reply to Teltumbde's bail plea

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

Teltumbde, who is in jail for the last one-and-a-half years, had approached the HC last month, challenging the order of a special court in the city denying him bail on merits in July.

Bhuvi's five-wicket haul stuns Bengal in Ranji Trophy

Bhuvi's five-wicket haul stuns Bengal in Ranji Trophy

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Bhuvneshwar Kumar blew away Bengal top-order in an incredible five-wicket haul

How Team India prepared for Afghan battle

How Team India prepared for Afghan battle

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

Captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma were the first to hit the nets as the frontline pacers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami gave the session a miss in order to recover for Wednesday's game.

The Family That Makes Ganeshas

The Family That Makes Ganeshas

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

'We are called artists, just like the film people and dancers and actors. But there's a very little value to what we do as artists.'

Injured Shubman likely to miss England Test series

Injured Shubman likely to miss England Test series

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

Gill, one of the heroes of the Australia tour earlier this year, has not been in great form having failed to score a fifty in four successive Test matches and was troubled by the seam and swing against New Zealand in World Test Championship final.

Economists tell PM to work for high growth, predictable taxes

Economists tell PM to work for high growth, predictable taxes

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

Ahead of his government's first full year budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought ideas from economists to attract investments, create jobs and finance infrastructure to put India back on high growth path.

Baipan Bhari Deva Review: Worth A Watch!

Baipan Bhari Deva Review: Worth A Watch!

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

'I was quite taken in by the adept handling of a simple (yet complicated!) subject and had my share of laughs and tears by the time the curtain fell,' observes Nitin Sathe after watching the superhit Baipan Bhari Deva.

Hardik bowls in nets for first time in months

Hardik bowls in nets for first time in months

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

Hardik Pandya bowled in the nets for the first time in months in Dubai on Wednesday, raising the possibility of him returning to the side for the crucial T20 World Cup game against New Zealand as an all-rounder and giving India a much needed sixth bowling option.

When Bollywood Went Blind

When Bollywood Went Blind

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Sukanya Verma looks at all the wonderful, wacky and woeful ways Bollywood has portrayed blindness on screen.

What economists and FM Sitharaman discussed in pre-Budget meet

What economists and FM Sitharaman discussed in pre-Budget meet

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

Concerned by GDP slowdown and unrealistic tax targets, the economists urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to implement long-term structural steps like land and labour reforms. Warning against any off-Budget financing the economists said the government should prepare a statement of intent for its social, rural and welfare sector expenditure.

Shubman Gill faces long injury layoff

Shubman Gill faces long injury layoff

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

Shubman's stress fracture in shin could take minimum two months to heal

Salman, Madhuri at Raj Kumar Barjatya prayer meet

Salman, Madhuri at Raj Kumar Barjatya prayer meet

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

Producer Raj Kumar Barjatya passed away on February 21.

It does not look like a 'do or die' Budget

It does not look like a 'do or die' Budget

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

'More a show that you are doing something in the Budget even if that something never actually comes to pass,' notes Nitin Desai.

Anurag Kashyap's favourite story of all time

Anurag Kashyap's favourite story of all time

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

Raja Sen brings us all the action from the first day of the 16th Mumbai Film Festival.

24 new ministers take oath in Gujarat, team Rupani out

24 new ministers take oath in Gujarat, team Rupani out

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.

Experienced hands Bhujbal, Thorat make it to cabinet

Experienced hands Bhujbal, Thorat make it to cabinet

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

Chhagan Bhujbal, Jayant Patil (both from the NCP), Balasaheb Thorat and Nitin Raut (both from the Congress), Eknath Shinde and Subhash Desai (both from the Sena) took oath as ministers along with Thackeray.

Balasaheb's Sainik vs Uddhav's Sainik

Balasaheb's Sainik vs Uddhav's Sainik

Rediff.com5 Jul 2022

The world knew who Balasaheb's Shiv Sainik was. But who was Uddhav's Shiv Sainik? And most importantly, why did he believe in Uddhav, and not Nitin Gadkari or Devendra Fadnavis?

Adani, Sitharaman line up for yoga session

Adani, Sitharaman line up for yoga session

Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

Billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday did an hour-long session of yoga exercises in the open air as he led corporate India to join the International Day of Yoga celebrations. Several public and private sector companies held yoga sessions at their offices to promote the adoption of exercise in daily routines to stay fit and healthy. Adani, chairman of logistics-to-energy conglomerate Adani Group, and his wife Priti, who heads the Adani Foundation, "participated with more than 1,000 members of the Adani Parivaar team to celebrate health, mindfulness and meditation," the group said in a statement. The session was held at a football ground at Adani Shantigram in Ahmedabad. Several other business leaders tweeted pictures of their yoga sessions.

Bachchans, Ranveer grieve with Rani Mukerji

Bachchans, Ranveer grieve with Rani Mukerji

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Rani Mukerji's friends make sure to stand by her side at her father Ram Mukherjee's prayer service.

Gujarat elections: 25 seats to watch out for

Gujarat elections: 25 seats to watch out for

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

These are the 25 seats to watch out for as Gujarat goes to the polls over two phases on December 1 and 5.