News for 'PCO'

Cell firms eye PCO business

Cell firms eye PCO business

Rediff.com11 Mar 2004

Airtel to start PCO service on buses

Airtel to start PCO service on buses

Rediff.com25 Apr 2007

The revenue, which will come through the billing of recharge vouchers, will be shared in the ratio of 75 : 25 by Airtel and MSRTC respectively.

Muted Q3, stock rally limit upside for GCPL

Muted Q3, stock rally limit upside for GCPL

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

The stock of Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) fell about 3.7 per cent in trade after its Q3FY24 earnings disappointed brokerages and led to downgrades. Further, the stock, after a 15 per cent run-up over the past month prior to Monday's correction, had already factored in the upside from the business front. Its peer in the consumer space, Marico, too, saw a 4 per cent drop in its stock price.

Reliance Infocomm in PCO push

Reliance Infocomm in PCO push

Rediff.com12 Aug 2004

Reliance Infocomm is once again giving incumbents Bharat Sanchar Nigam and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd a run for their money.

MTNL and BSNL lose PCO subscribers

MTNL and BSNL lose PCO subscribers

Rediff.com12 Apr 2006

The monopoly of state-owned service providers Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd in the public call office business is fast eroding.

Bigg Boss 13: Who will get evicted? PREDICT!

Bigg Boss 13: Who will get evicted? PREDICT!

Rediff.com12 Nov 2019

It's time for the nominations on Bigg Boss 13.

Ajmer: 44 hardcore criminals are on hunger strike for volleyball court, phone

Ajmer: 44 hardcore criminals are on hunger strike for volleyball court, phone

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

The jail houses only hardcore criminals and one of the grouses of the prisoners is that petty criminals are also lodged in the facility, jail sources said.

PCOs book Rs 500 cr private call

PCOs book Rs 500 cr private call

Rediff.com20 Feb 2006

First salary: Rs 2,000 a month to vice president

First salary: Rs 2,000 a month to vice president

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

Rediff reader Rupesh Kumar tells us how he landed his first job and salary.

200,000 recruits to bring bank to your doorstep

200,000 recruits to bring bank to your doorstep

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

With the Reserve Bank of India allowing retired teachers, kirana shop owners and public call office (PCO) operators to be hired as business correspondents, banks are set to hire over 200,000 people over the next few years to push financial inclusion initiatives.

Musharraf lifts Emergency in Pakistan

Musharraf lifts Emergency in Pakistan

Rediff.com15 Dec 2007

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Friday lifted the six-week-old state of emergency and revived the Constitution as part of efforts to counter criticism by the world community and opposition parties which have expressed apprehensions that the upcoming elections would not be free and fair.

Musharraf to lift emergency on Dec 16

Musharraf to lift emergency on Dec 16

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

Addressing the nation on television after being sworn-in for a second presidential term, Musharraf told political parties not to talk of boycotting elections but to actively participate in the process.

Jaipur blasts: Madrassa teacher among 2 detained

Jaipur blasts: Madrassa teacher among 2 detained

Rediff.com28 May 2008

The Special Investigation Team probing the May 13 serial blasts in Jaipur has detained a madrassa teacher and a telephone booth owner for their alleged role in the bombings that killed 66 people. The SIT detained Hakimuddin, the teacher, and Kamil on Tuesday night, police said.

Security high at Mumbai airport after threat

Security high at Mumbai airport after threat

Rediff.com29 May 2007

The airport security received the first threat on Monday night. This was followed by three more phone calls on Tuesday reiterating that the airport will be blown up in 24 hours.

Big TV's DTH launch to set off price war

Big TV's DTH launch to set off price war

Rediff.com5 May 2008

The battle for subscribers in the direct-to-home space is set to get hotter, with new player Big TV expected to fire a price war. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Big TV will be commercially launched sometime in May and is looking at tying up over 5 to 5.5 million subscribers even before its launch.

How to call abroad from coin-operated PCOs

How to call abroad from coin-operated PCOs

Rediff.com2 Oct 2007

Companies like state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, Tata Teleservices Limited, Reliance Communications and Bharti Airtel are rolling out coin-operated PCOs that will support international calls across the country.

8 Maoists, including 5 Nepalis, arrested in Patna

8 Maoists, including 5 Nepalis, arrested in Patna

Rediff.com27 Feb 2003

They were engaged in getting three seriously injured Nepali Maoists treated in a private nursing home in Patna.

The day Sonu Sood can NEVER forget

The day Sonu Sood can NEVER forget

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

'I went to Nagpur for my engineering. I used to model there, those amateur fashion shows. Then you know, I thought why not try my luck in films and all?'

He can cook eggs in 300 ways!

He can cook eggs in 300 ways!

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

Veer Arjun Singh visits the eatery that began as a teenager's humble push cart and only 4 kinds of eggs.

'We had to throw the Pakistanis out'

'We had to throw the Pakistanis out'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Brigadier M P Bajwa (retd), commander of the troops that captured Tiger Hill, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how a band of young soldiers won the Kargil War's most famous battle with their blood and grit.

50 years later: The City of Dawn thrives

50 years later: The City of Dawn thrives

Rediff.com17 Mar 2018

Auroville just turned 50. Aurovilians who grew up in The experimental city speak of how their childhood was marked by a sense of openness and possibility.

Sheena Bora Trial: The plot gets curiouser and curiouser...

Sheena Bora Trial: The plot gets curiouser and curiouser...

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

Why had the CBI decided to have Waghmare tell the court the tale surrounding this odd trip to Kolkata made for even odder reasons, close to a year-and-a-half after Sheena's murder? To show the kind of person Indrani was? And that the murder of her daughter was not a heat of the moment crime, given Indrani was capable of other odd, suspicious, premeditated acts like this?

When Anjali fell for 17-year-old Tendulkar

When Anjali fell for 17-year-old Tendulkar

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

It was at an airport where medical student Anjali Mehta saw the wonder boy of Indian cricket and was floored by the "cute looks" of Sachin Tendukar.

Sheena Bora Trial: The secretary speaks. The plot thickens

Sheena Bora Trial: The secretary speaks. The plot thickens

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

Indrani called her personal assistant Kajal Sharma from the UK, May 3, 2012, and told her she had to sign Sheena's resignation letter as if she was Sheena signing it. But she had to first practice the signature and send Indrani proof of her proficiency in signing Sheena's name before sending the letter off. Sharma said she was reluctant and told the court that she told Indrani as much, but Indrani demanded it of her.

'At some point, everyone is a loser'

'At some point, everyone is a loser'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

'We wanted to make a true coming-of-age story since all of us have been through adolescence.' 'Most people are afraid of commenting on what these boys go through behind closed doors.' 'We just wanted to bring out that truth. People know what adolescents do, but they do not know how they do it.'