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Praggnanandhaa misses out on quarter-finals at Airthings Masters

Praggnanandhaa misses out on quarter-finals at Airthings Masters

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated Russia's Vladislav Artemiev in the 15th and final round of the preliminary phase of the Airthings Masters.

More bad news for the economy; Q2 GDP growth now pegged at 4.7%

More bad news for the economy; Q2 GDP growth now pegged at 4.7%

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

India's growth outlook has weakened sharply this year, with a crunch that started with the non-banking finance institutions spreading to retail businesses, car-makers, home sales and heavy industries.

For every rupee in govt coffer, 58 paise to come from taxes

For every rupee in govt coffer, 58 paise to come from taxes

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

For every rupee in the government coffer, 58 paise will come from direct and indirect taxes, 35 paise from borrowings and other liabilities, 5 paise from non-tax revenue like disinvestment and 2 paise from non-debt capital receipts, according to the Budget documents for 2022-23. According to the Union Budget 2022-23 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, goods and services tax will contribute 16 paise in every rupee revenue, while corporation tax will contribute 15 paise to each rupee earned. The government is also looking to earn 7 paise for every rupee from Union excise duty and 5 paise from customs duty. Income tax will yield 15 paise to every rupee collection.

Rumble of discontent over jobs runs through support for Modi in Gujarat

Rumble of discontent over jobs runs through support for Modi in Gujarat

Rediff.com1 Dec 2022

Nearly 3.64 lakh educated and "semi-educated" youngsters had registered with employment exchanges across Gujarat till December 2021, according to state government data.

Fodder scam case: J'khand HC defers hearing into Lalu's petition

Fodder scam case: J'khand HC defers hearing into Lalu's petition

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

73-year-old Prasad is in custody following his conviction and sentence by a Central Bureau of Investigation court in February in a fodder scam case involving embezzlement of over Rs 139 crore from Doranda treasury.

Amul's utterly butterly supply melts; eateries switch to alternatives

Amul's utterly butterly supply melts; eateries switch to alternatives

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

It is the season of cooking and baking, but with Amul Butter in short supply, consumers aren't like the cat that got the cream. A shortage only means market shelves without butter on them. "There is a supply-side deficit. "We are now able to procure only two packs of butter a day, as opposed to three packs (each containing 30 packets of butter) in a day," says a salesman at Modern Bazaar, a departmental store in New Delhi's Greater Kailash.

EPL PIX: Liverpool edge Forest; Everton draw at Palace

EPL PIX: Liverpool edge Forest; Everton draw at Palace

Rediff.com23 Apr 2023

Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2.

Review: Mubarakan is comedy served in Patiala peg

Review: Mubarakan is comedy served in Patiala peg

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

Mubarakan proves convincingly that comedies need not always be about slapstick, that there is more to comedy films than vulgar gestures and crass jokes, says Prasanna D Zore.

Bavuma's half century steady's SA innings agains Bangladesh

Bavuma's half century steady's SA innings agains Bangladesh

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

Temba Bavuma scored an unbeaten half-century as South Africa reached 233 for four at end of Day 1

10 Stocks To Invest For The Long Term

10 Stocks To Invest For The Long Term

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

The third-quarter financials didn't excite market watchers. But equity investors can still make money if they invest in the right stocks.

At least 22 UP ministers face criminal cases: ADR

At least 22 UP ministers face criminal cases: ADR

Rediff.com27 Mar 2022

Uttar Pradesh Election Watch and the ADR have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 45 of the total 53 ministers, including the chief minister.

'3 drinks are more than enough on a long flight'

'3 drinks are more than enough on a long flight'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

'Passengers feel since they have paid for the ticket it means they are entitled to unlimited free drinks.' 'They don't differentiate between 'free' and 'complimentary' drinks.'

Indirect tax mop-up may fall short of target

Indirect tax mop-up may fall short of target

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

The government expects indirect tax collection to be lower than the Budget Estimate (BE) of Rs 13.38 trillion this fiscal year, despite prospects of netting goods and services tax (GST) in large amounts, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj has said. "Indirect tax collection may see lower realisation than budgeted on account of cuts in excise and customs duties. "We could see a shortfall of about Rs 1.5 trillion on account of those," he told Business Standard.

Government pegs inflation target at 4% for 5 years

Government pegs inflation target at 4% for 5 years

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

The government had amended the RBI Act through Finance Act 2016.

How Adani Saga Affects Indian Banks

How Adani Saga Affects Indian Banks

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

While the collapse of a large financial intermediary can wreak havoc on the system because of the interconnectivity, a large business conglomerate too can play spoilsport if the banks have too much exposure to the entity, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Citigroup pegs India's GDP growth at 7.9%

Citigroup pegs India's GDP growth at 7.9%

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

The North-West is expected to be hit the most.

Economic Survey: 2018-19 GDP growth pegged at 7-7.5%

Economic Survey: 2018-19 GDP growth pegged at 7-7.5%

Rediff.com29 Jan 2018

It said that the GDP growth has averaged 7.3 per cent from 2014-15 to 2017-18, which is the highest among the major economies of the world.

To mark Adani's 60th birthday, family pledges Rs 60K cr to charities

To mark Adani's 60th birthday, family pledges Rs 60K cr to charities

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

In one of the biggest donations by a business family in India, the family of Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday committed to donating Rs 60,000 crore (around $7.7 billion) to various charities related to health care, education, and skill development. The commitment has been made to mark Gautam Adani's 60th birthday on Friday as well as the birth centenary year of his father Shantilal Adani. The corpus will be administered by the Adani Foundation. "At a very fundamental level, [programmes] related to all these three areas should be seen holistically and they collectively form the drivers to build an equitable and future-ready India.

PIX: Haaland stars as Manchester City go top; Liverpool edge Spurs

PIX: Haaland stars as Manchester City go top; Liverpool edge Spurs

Rediff.com1 May 2023

A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.

World Bank pegs India's growth at 7.5%

World Bank pegs India's growth at 7.5%

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

The government had projected the GDP growth to be at 8.5%.

States paying through the nose for debt as cost soars past 7.16%

States paying through the nose for debt as cost soars past 7.16%

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

The cost of debt-funds for the states has touched the highest level so far this fiscal with the weighted average cut-off crossing the 7.16 percentage points at the latest auctions, up 11 bps over the past week, reflecting the hardening yields even for the government securities. The hardening of the rates at the first auction of the quarter comes in the wake of the expected large supply of debt from the states, as indicated for Q4 at Rs 3.2 lakh crore, up by Rs 10,000 crore. Nine states on Tuesday raised Rs 18,900 crore at the latest auction of state development loans.

'Adani affair overshadowed Budget's stability, prudence'

'Adani affair overshadowed Budget's stability, prudence'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

'That is the one headline the world is reading about India this week, and it is a potentially damaging story...' 'I don't think a panic mentality has set in, but this story is one that investors and market watchers are absolutely seized with.'

PIX: Karthik blitz sets up India's comprehensive win

PIX: Karthik blitz sets up India's comprehensive win

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The sides will next head to Bengaluru for the deciding fifth T20 on Sunday.

Govt committed to 6.4% fiscal deficit target for 2022-23

Govt committed to 6.4% fiscal deficit target for 2022-23

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

India's macroeconomic fundamentals are strong to deal with global challenges and the central government is committed to sticking to the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per cent of the GDP for the current fiscal, official sources said on Monday. The government is taking steps to deal with the spiralling crude oil prices in the international market, the sources said. India meets nearly 85 per cent of its oil demand through imports and a weaker rupee makes imports costlier.

Crisil, Icra lower India growth projections

Crisil, Icra lower India growth projections

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

Rating agencies Crisil and Icra on Monday revised down their India growth projections for the current fiscal and the second quarter mainly due to the ripple effect of slowdown in global growth and mixed crop output. Crisil downgraded the India growth forecast by 30 bps to 7 per cent while Icra pegged the economic expansion at 6.5 per cent for the second quarter of FY2022-23. "We have revised down our forecast for real gross domestic product growth to 7 per cent for fiscal 2023 from 7.3 per cent, primarily because of the slowdown in global growth that has started to impact our exports and industrial activity.

Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss race for British PM ends, results on Monday 6 pm IST

Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss race for British PM ends, results on Monday 6 pm IST

Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

The race to replace Boris Johnson as the Conservative Party leader and the British prime minister entered the final countdown stage on Friday, when voting officially closes for Tory members to choose between former chancellor Rishi Sunak or Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

Highlights of the Economic Survey 2021-22

Highlights of the Economic Survey 2021-22

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2021-22 along with Statistical Appendix in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the Budget session of Parliament. Later, the Lok Sabha was adjourned till tomorrow. The Economic Survey will now be tabled in the Upper House. The Budget Session of the parliament commenced on January 31 with President Ram Nath Kovind's address. The first part of the Budget session of Parliament will be held from January 31 to February 11 and the second part of the Budget session will take place from March 14 to April 8.

Wheat, pulses, cooking gas topped inflation charts in June

Wheat, pulses, cooking gas topped inflation charts in June

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

The impact of fiscal measures announced by the government to contain inflation will be seen in the next few months because of the base effect, reports Indivjal Dhasmana.

Bollywood's Whiskey Moments

Bollywood's Whiskey Moments

Rediff.com24 May 2022

To mark World Whiskey Day, a toast to its memorable imagery in Hindi films.

Economic Survey pegs growth rate at over 8%

Economic Survey pegs growth rate at over 8%

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

The Economic Survey was tabled in the Parliament on Friday.

Govt sees 3% fall in wheat output in 2021-22

Govt sees 3% fall in wheat output in 2021-22

Rediff.com19 May 2022

The country's wheat output is estimated to drop by about 3 per cent to 106.41 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year (July-June) from the previous year, agriculture ministry said in its latest estimate released on Thursday. The production is, however, lower by 4.61 per cent from the earlier estimate of 111.32 million tonnes projected for the 2021-22 crop year, the data showed. Wheat production stood at a record 109.59 million tonnes in the 2020-21 crop year.

Prez poll: UP MLAs' vote value highest, Sikkim's lowest

Prez poll: UP MLAs' vote value highest, Sikkim's lowest

Rediff.com16 Jul 2022

The vote value of an MLA is calculated on the basis of the total population of the state, based on the 1971 census.

Onion production likely to be more than last year, potato lesser

Onion production likely to be more than last year, potato lesser

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

India's potato and tomato production could be marginally less in 2021-22 as compared to the previous year while onion output could be almost 17 per cent more than last year. This was stated in the first advance estimate of horticulture production released on Monday. The government also said total horticulture production is estimated to be at 333.3 million tonnes, a slight decrease of about 1.35 million tonnes (mt)?(or 0.4 per cent) over 2020-21.

Late wicket pegs back India

Late wicket pegs back India

Rediff.com16 Dec 2006

A late blow by South African paceman Makhaya Ntini set India back as they finished the first day on 156 for five in the first Test.

Kohli lost for words after his match-winning knock against Pakistan

Kohli lost for words after his match-winning knock against Pakistan

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

I have no idea how that happened, lost for words, says Virat Kohli

Jat stir loss pegged at Rs 34k crore

Jat stir loss pegged at Rs 34k crore

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

A lawyer has moved the court alleging 'total collapse' of administration.

New Zealand peg back Pakistan with late wickets

New Zealand peg back Pakistan with late wickets

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Younis Khan and Azhar Ali featured in a century-plus stand to prop up Pakistan but New Zealand claimed three wickets in the final session to stay ahead in the second Test in Dubai on Wednesday.

Adani, Goenka could lead the charge at IPL team bidding

Adani, Goenka could lead the charge at IPL team bidding

Rediff.com24 Oct 2021

The BCCI will be expecting the two new IPL franchises to go for Rs 7000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore each at the bidding process which begins in Dubai on Monday.

'Marathi manoos are not solidly with Shinde'

'Marathi manoos are not solidly with Shinde'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2022

The recent migration of marquee investments from Maharashtra to Gujarat seems to have rekindled the Marathi manoos sentiment.

How Shark Tank India 1 Winners Fared

How Shark Tank India 1 Winners Fared

Rediff.com14 Jan 2023

Of the 23 companies, eight have raised funds after Shark Tank India.