News for 'Reconstruction'

Oil tanker M V Pavit's route still remains untraced

Oil tanker M V Pavit's route still remains untraced

Rediff.com10 Sep 2012

The grounded oil tanker drifted from Oman coast to the city's Juhu-Versova beach in July last year.

World Bank extends $4.3 billion aid to India

World Bank extends $4.3 billion aid to India

Rediff.com15 Mar 2012

This arrangement, while facilitating a $4.3 billion increase in support to India, is designed to maintain IBRD's net exposure within the limit of US$ 17.5 billion established by the IBRD for lending to a large, highly creditworthy borrower like India.

Ghani refuses Pak aid; says use it to fight terror

Ghani refuses Pak aid; says use it to fight terror

Rediff.com4 Dec 2016

He also sought setting up of a global fund to contain terrorism.

Ayodhya verdict: Jamiat files review plea

Ayodhya verdict: Jamiat files review plea

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

The litigant, in review plea filed through lawyer Ejaz Maqbool, has also sought an interim stay on operation of the verdict in which it had directed the Centre that a trust be formed within three months for construction of the temple at the site.

Govt fast-tracks bill to seize assets of defaulters fleeing India

Govt fast-tracks bill to seize assets of defaulters fleeing India

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

Currently, confiscation can be done through multiple laws, but it is a complicated process.

MFN-status to India paradigmatic shift in policy: Zardari

MFN-status to India paradigmatic shift in policy: Zardari

Rediff.com3 May 2012

President Asif Ali Zardari said that granting Most Favoured Nation-status to India was a "paradigmatic shift in policy driven by the business sectors on both sides of the border".

Laila case: New methods employed to identify skeletons

Laila case: New methods employed to identify skeletons

Rediff.com16 Jul 2012

Forensic experts are employing a sophisticated technique to identify six skeletons, believed to be those of starlet Laila Khan and her family, even as police are taking prime accused Parvez Tak to the farm house in Nashik district on Tuesday for reconstructing the sequence of events leading to the killings.

Govt unlikely to tweak GST rates on non-essential items

Govt unlikely to tweak GST rates on non-essential items

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Retaining the GST rate assumes importance since states are under pressure to increase their revenues, hit hard by lockdown. Also, the Centre has not fully compensated states for their revenue losses on account of GST for 2019-20.

Godhra: SC refuses to stay HC order on religious structures

Godhra: SC refuses to stay HC order on religious structures

Rediff.com3 Jul 2012

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Narendra Modi government's plea for staying the Gujarat high court's February 8 order to pay compensation to over 500 shrines damaged during the infamous 2002 riots in the wake of the Godhra train carnage. While declining to entertain the plea, a bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra also asked the state government to furnish details of the number of religious structures actually damaged.

'China will recover faster than many countries'

'China will recover faster than many countries'

Rediff.com31 May 2020

'COVID-19 will not stop the expansion of China's 'infrastructure power'.'

Work at Mumbai's fire-damaged Mantralaya resumes

Work at Mumbai's fire-damaged Mantralaya resumes

Rediff.com25 Jun 2012

Maharashtra government employees returned to work at Mantralaya, the secretariat building in Mumbai, on Monday, four days after its top floors were damaged in a fire.

'Bad banks' make a comeback

'Bad banks' make a comeback

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

The 'bad bank' -- which will help banks clear their balance sheets by transferring the NPAs to special purpose vehicles -- has been one of the most debated ideas for stressed asset resolution.

Is Yes Bank out of the woods?

Is Yes Bank out of the woods?

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

'Infusion of fresh capital, handsome growth in deposits and focus on recovery should bring Yes Bank back on the growth path in the next financial year,' observes Tamal Bandyopodhyay.

India-born to head European development bank

India-born to head European development bank

Rediff.com21 May 2012

India-born Suma Chakrabarti will succeed Germany's Thomas Mirow as the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which has been supporting economic transition in former Eastern Bloc countries and Soviet republics for the last two decades.

Games organisers defend hockey surface after injury

Games organisers defend hockey surface after injury

Rediff.com3 May 2012

London 2012 officials have defended the preparation of the Olympic hockey pitch after one of Australia's players picked up an injury on the artificial blue surface that ruled him out of the Games.

Insuring your home is a MUST!

Insuring your home is a MUST!

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

Flooding this monsoon underscores the need to buy home insurance, says Tarun Mathur.

Don't celebrate India's 'Operation Maitri' just yet

Don't celebrate India's 'Operation Maitri' just yet

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

The operation is not a favour to Nepal. It's in India's interests to rebuild a new Nepal

2 British soldiers killed by man in Afghan uniform

2 British soldiers killed by man in Afghan uniform

Rediff.com26 Mar 2012

Two British soldiers were gunned down on Monday by a man in an Afghan army uniform in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, officials said in Kabul.

Chandigarh stalking case: Haryana BJP chief's son in judicial custody till Aug 25

Chandigarh stalking case: Haryana BJP chief's son in judicial custody till Aug 25

Rediff.com12 Aug 2017

The two accused were re-arrested on August 9 after they joined the police investigation and charged with attempted abduction under section 365 of the IPC and section 511, which relates to an attempt to commit an offence punishable with life or other imprisonment.

Sports Shorts: Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremonies to focus on rebirth

Sports Shorts: Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremonies to focus on rebirth

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday

Crime Branch to probe missing JNU student's case

Crime Branch to probe missing JNU student's case

Rediff.com12 Nov 2016

"A few days back, Najeeb's mother had met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and requested for a CBI probe in the matter. In order to get a different perspective on the case and have a fresh look at the evidence, the matter was transferred from South District to Crime Branch yesterday," another senior officer said.

'Sisters and Brothers of America...'

'Sisters and Brothers of America...'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2012

Swami Vivekananda's famous speech in Chicago at the Parliament of Religions played a key role in spreading Hindu philosophy in the West. On Swami Vivekananda's 149th birth anniversary, Shashi Shekhar reconstructs the Indian spiritual leader's nearly decade-long stay in the US from a collage of original newspaper clippings that give a first-hand account of impressions of his life and teachings while in America.

Banks seek stricter norms for reporting on wilful defaulters

Banks seek stricter norms for reporting on wilful defaulters

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Banks, through the Indian Banks' Association, have urged RBI and credit information companies to maintain a database of wilful defaulters.

Heavy rains lash flood-hit Orissa, more to follow

Heavy rains lash flood-hit Orissa, more to follow

Rediff.com21 Sep 2011

The met office also predicted surface wind with a speed between 45 and 65 kmph along and off coastal region and advised fishermen not to venture into the sea.

Sick PSU land to ease govt burden

Sick PSU land to ease govt burden

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

Land resources belonging to ailing companies being pitched to pvt players for new initiatives.

SC orders judicial inquiry in Hyderabad encounter

SC orders judicial inquiry in Hyderabad encounter

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

The bench noted that "conflicting versions about the incident demands an inquiry to uncover the true facts".

Arsenal defender Mertesacker out with injury

Arsenal defender Mertesacker out with injury

Rediff.com15 Feb 2012

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could be sidelined for a month with an ankle injury, manager Arsene Wenger said on the eve of Wednesday's Champions League game at AC Milan.

All 13 bodies, black box of AN-32 plane retrieved

All 13 bodies, black box of AN-32 plane retrieved

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

The 13 IAF personnel have been identified as Wing Commander G M Charles, Squadron Leader H Vinod, Flight Lieutenants L R Thapa, M K Garg, Ashish Tanwar and Sumit Mohanty, Warrant officer K K Mishra, Sergeant Anoop Kumar, Corporal Sherin, LAC (leading aircraft man) S K Singh, LAC Pankaj, and non-combatants Rajesh Kumar and Putali.

Why people celebrated Hyderabad encounter

Why people celebrated Hyderabad encounter

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

Government data shows getting justice is a long-drawn-out process for rape victims.

A 2 minutes' guide to RBI monetary policy

A 2 minutes' guide to RBI monetary policy

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

From liquidity, monetary policy operations to financial inclusion, know about RBI monetary policy

Why sale of stressed assets by banks off to a slow start this year

Why sale of stressed assets by banks off to a slow start this year

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

Recently, CVC suggested that banks have a monitoring mechanism for bad loan sales to ARCs, with the cash flow statement from stressed assets shared with banks.

Kotak buys Barclays' stressed credit card portfolio

Kotak buys Barclays' stressed credit card portfolio

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

Kotak Mahindra Bank has acquired the non-performing portfolio of Barclays Bank's credit card business in India. The deal, experts said, gives momentum to the sale of stressed loan market in the country which has been having a dry run following stringent regulatory norms introduced in 2007.

Dhavan says sacked from Ayodhya case; AIMPLB wants him

Dhavan says sacked from Ayodhya case; AIMPLB wants him

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

Dhavan took to Facebook to disclose that he has been removed from further participation in the Ayodhya case on the 'nonsensical' ground that he is unwell.

An unnecessary Mahabharata over the Ramayana

An unnecessary Mahabharata over the Ramayana

Rediff.com25 Oct 2011

'Let us rescue history from the leftist high priests of history. In the process, let us also rescue history from the narrow mindset of the political right that has reduced reconstruction of history to an exercise in political victimhood.' Shashi Shekhar on the furore over the removal of an essay on the Ramayana from the syllabus of Delhi University.

Orissa floods: Toll mounts to 38, relief operation in full swing

Orissa floods: Toll mounts to 38, relief operation in full swing

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

With 11 more deaths, the toll in the second spell of Orissa floods mounted to 38 on Wednesday as the government began post-relief reconstruction work and decided to continue air-dropping of food articles till Thursday.

Mallya fights Indian banks' attempt to recover dues in UK

Mallya fights Indian banks' attempt to recover dues in UK

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

At a hearing before Master David Cook at the Queen's Bench Division of the court, Mallya's legal team sought a dismissal of the interim order.

Deepika is no stranger to hatred

Deepika is no stranger to hatred

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

'The vitriol against Deepika Padukone, who is a hugely popular star, will fade over time. But let's not forget what caused it,' says Shuma Raha.

Dr S N Prasad: A doyen among military historians

Dr S N Prasad: A doyen among military historians

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

Colonel (Dr) Anil Athale remembers the contributions of military historian S N Prasad, who turned 90 recently.

Orissa: Why flood-hit villagers are not rebuilding their homes

Orissa: Why flood-hit villagers are not rebuilding their homes

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

The flood waters have receded from Kendrapara in Orissa over a week ago but the people are waiting for damage assessment by government officials instead of repairing their houses. "We have been advised to keep the trails of destruction intact till the revenue inspector makes spot verification of the damaged houses, which would be photographed as an evidence of the loss," many flood victims of Kendrapara district said.

Bankruptcy code brings good news for SBI

Bankruptcy code brings good news for SBI

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

So far, among the IBC cases, SBI has been able to recover Rs 8,500 crore from Tata Steel's acquisition of Bhushan Steel. Another Rs 1,500 crore is in an escrow account on account of Electrosteel Steels.