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Irom Sharmila ties knot with British partner in Kodaikanal

Irom Sharmila ties knot with British partner in Kodaikanal

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

It was a simple function and the families of the bride and groom were absent.

Entire Nagaland declared 'disturbed' under AFSPA for 6 months

Entire Nagaland declared 'disturbed' under AFSPA for 6 months

Rediff.com30 Dec 2021

The extension comes three days after the Centre constituted a high-level committee under the chairmanship of Registrar General and Census Commissioner Vivek Joshi with Additional Secretary in the Union Home Ministry Piyush Goyal as its Member-Secretary.

Symbiosis Law School suspends professor over sexual harassment charges

Symbiosis Law School suspends professor over sexual harassment charges

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

The two students were also asked to vacate the campus after the institute charged them of trying to 'misrepresent facts'.

Actress assault: HC asks Dileep, others to hand over phones on Jan 31

Actress assault: HC asks Dileep, others to hand over phones on Jan 31

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

Justice Gopinath P asked the accused to handover the phones in a sealed box by 10.15 am on January 31.

Delhi University VC suspended over 'dereliction of duty'

Delhi University VC suspended over 'dereliction of duty'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

Tyagi is possibly the first Delhi University VC to face suspension. University officials said such an action had not been taken against any VC in at least three decades.

CoA set to hand over charge to Ganguly & Co.

CoA set to hand over charge to Ganguly & Co.

Rediff.com22 Oct 2019

The Committee of Administrators headed by ex-CAG Vinod Rai shall demit office after elected office-bearers of BCCI take charge, the Supreme Court said.

Census operations to resume soon, but no caste count

Census operations to resume soon, but no caste count

Rediff.com9 Aug 2021

The government wants to complete the operations rapidly, including the actual counting of people, by February next year, reports Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.

Check out BCCI's new constitution

Check out BCCI's new constitution

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

BCCI registered its new constitution with the Registrar of Societies of Tamil Nadu in Chennai, paving the way for the Committee of Administrators (COA) to chalk out a roadmap for conducting elections.

No proposal to release caste census data: Govt in RS

No proposal to release caste census data: Govt in RS

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

The government has no proposal at present to release the report of the caste census carried out in 2011, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Reports of frozen FPI accounts 'erroneous', says Adani group

Reports of frozen FPI accounts 'erroneous', says Adani group

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Monday said it has written confirmation that accounts of three foreign funds that are among its top shareholders are not frozen and reports to the contrary are "blatantly erroneous and misleading". Shares of Adani group companies plunged on Monday after reports that the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) froze the accounts of the three foreign funds that are among the top stakeholders in the firms. Adani Enterprises, the conglomerate's flagship company, as also Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Adani Green Energy Ltd, Adani Transmission Ltd, Adani Power and Adani Total Gas Ltd in identical filings to the stock exchanges said the reports of NSDL freezing accounts of Albula Investment Fund, Cresta Fund and APMS Investment Fund holding shares in the group firms were "blatantly erroneous and is done to deliberately mislead the investing community."

Caste census will help in targeting benefits: Tejashwi

Caste census will help in targeting benefits: Tejashwi

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said the caste-based census will help in preparing welfare schemes for people from different sections of society.

Rs 200,00,00,00,000 unclaimed in stocks

Rs 200,00,00,00,000 unclaimed in stocks

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

The value of unclaimed securities and other assets was nearly Rs 20,000 crore in March 2020.

Army's inquiry team visits Nagaland firing site amid boycott by locals

Army's inquiry team visits Nagaland firing site amid boycott by locals

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

The team also visited Tizit Police Station to meet the cross section of the society including civilians, police personnel and doctors who treated the injured for obtaining valuable information, he said.

Documents you must keep handy to file income tax returns

Documents you must keep handy to file income tax returns

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

The Income-Tax (I-T) Department nowadays provides pre-filled forms to make the filing of income-tax return (ITR) easier. Nonetheless, you must have a number of documents handy at the time of filing return so that you can cross-check the data in the pre-filled form. "Filing ITR doesn't require you to upload any document. But in case an assessing officer makes an inquiry, you will need to present documents and certificates as proof," says Deepak Jain, chief executive, TaxManager.in.

Will CUET Take Focus Off Class 12 Boards?

Will CUET Take Focus Off Class 12 Boards?

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Will it promote a CUET-centric coaching culture causing students to focus on the entrance rather than the Class 12th exams?

Amazon seeks to acquire complete control of Prione

Amazon seeks to acquire complete control of Prione

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

E-commerce major Amazon on Wednesday said it will acquire Prione Business Services - its joint venture firm with Catamaran, subject to requisite regulatory approvals. Prione Business Services was formed in 2014 and was coming up for renewal on May 19, 2022. In August this year, Amazon and NR Narayana Murthy's Catamaran announced that they will not continue their JV beyond May 2022. The two parties had not disclosed the reason behind the decision.

How taxmen will help you file I-T return correctly

How taxmen will help you file I-T return correctly

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Now, more pieces of information about your transactions and income, such as remittances received from overseas, will be uploaded in Form 26AS by the income-tax (I-T) department. This will help the taxpayer file I-T return (ITR) correctly and assist the department in detecting discrepancies, if any, in the ITR. Besides foreign remittances, these new items are interest on I-T refund, dividend from mutual funds (MFs), and purchase of MFs, among others.

Rights issue subscription exceeds Rs 25,000 crore: Vodafone Idea

Rights issue subscription exceeds Rs 25,000 crore: Vodafone Idea

Rediff.com25 Apr 2019

Promoter shareholders -- Vodafone Group and Aditya Birla Group -- have reiterated to the board that they intend to contribute up to Rs 11,000 crore and up to Rs 7,250 crore, respectively, amounting to a total of Rs 18,250 crore, as part of the Rs 25,000-crore rights issue.

Ram temple trust buys more land to expand complex

Ram temple trust buys more land to expand complex

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

The land purchased by the trust is located next to the Asharfi Bhawan.

Dharmendra Pradhan is new Education Minister

Dharmendra Pradhan is new Education Minister

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Annapurna Devi, Subhas Sarkar and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will be the new ministers of state for education.

Tejasvi Surya booked for trespass on Osmania University campus

Tejasvi Surya booked for trespass on Osmania University campus

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

He removed the barricades to enter the campus to pay respects to the martyrs of the Telangana movement. The case was registered under Indian Penal Code section 447 (criminal trespass)and under relevant provisions of the Hyderabad City Police Act based on a complaint filed by OU authorities on Tuesday, a police official said.

Delhi riots cases judge critical of cops transferred to another district court

Delhi riots cases judge critical of cops transferred to another district court

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

A trial judge, who has been critical of the "callous and farcical" probe of Delhi police in some riots cases of 2020 and had once observed that failure to conduct a proper investigation will torment "sentinels of democracy," was on Wednesday transferred to another court in the national capital.

PM Security Breach: 'Real lapse happened at PMO'

PM Security Breach: 'Real lapse happened at PMO'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

'The Punjab police was taking the prime minister by road for 100 km for the first time, maybe in the last many years.' 'But the SPG keeps travelling with the prime minister every second-third day outside Delhi.' 'They are better aware of the drill; they understand the PM's security parameters better than the Punjab police.' 'They could have refused even if the clearance was given by the Punjab police.'

Madras HC stays cancellation of Greenpeace India's licence

Madras HC stays cancellation of Greenpeace India's licence

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Greenpeace contended that the order cancelling its licence was false and violated law.

Chinese nationals step down from Paytm board ahead of IPO

Chinese nationals step down from Paytm board ahead of IPO

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

All Chinese nationals on the board of digital payments firm Paytm have been replaced by US and Indian citizens, while there is no change in existing shareholding, according to a regulatory filing of the company. Alipay representative Jing Xiandong, Ant Financial's Guoming Cheng, and Alibaba representatives Michael Yuen Jen Yao (US citizen) and Ting Hong Kenny Ho have ceased to be directors of the company, as per the regulatory document. According to a source, Paytm now has no Chinese national on its board.

Tesla enters India; opens arm in Bengaluru

Tesla enters India; opens arm in Bengaluru

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

American electric car maker Tesla has registered its Indian arm amid indications that the company is set to enter the country's automobile market. According to a regulatory filing, the firm has registered Tesla India Motors and Energy Pvt Ltd with RoC Bangalore. The company has been registered as an unlisted private entity with a paid up capital of Rs 1 lakh.

One month extension till July 31 to complete enumeration of NRC

One month extension till July 31 to complete enumeration of NRC

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

In a notification, the Registrar General of India said the decision has been taken as the exercise to enumerate citizens in the NRC, a list of Assam's residents, could not be completed within the specified date of June 30.

CBI books 16 for defaming judges on social media

CBI books 16 for defaming judges on social media

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked 16 individuals for posting alleged defamatory material against Supreme Court and Andhra Pradesh high court judges on social media, taking over investigations from the state CID, officials said on Monday.

Byju's raises over Rs 363 cr from Maitri Edtech, IIFL arm

Byju's raises over Rs 363 cr from Maitri Edtech, IIFL arm

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

Edtech major Byju's has raised over Rs 363 crore (about USD 50 million) in funding from Maitri Edtech and IIFL's private equity fund, according to regulatory documents. Over the past few months, Byju's has raised funding from a slew of investors that has placed the edtech major among the most-valued start-ups in the country. Byju's is estimated to have raised about $2.3 billion in funding so far with valuation touching $6.5 billion.

How govt plans to plug gaps in the bankruptcy code

How govt plans to plug gaps in the bankruptcy code

Rediff.com25 Dec 2021

In a move to plug gaps in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has proposed robust norms against avoidance transactions, wrongful trading, and inordinate delays via changes to look-back period and fixed timelines for the tribunals to reject or approve plans, among other measures. The MCA has proposed that the IBC should provide the adjudicating authority with 30 days for approving or rejecting a resolution plan under Section 31. If a decision is not made on the resolution plan within that period, the adjudicating authority will record reasons in writing for the same, the ministry has proposed.

One-month extension to complete NRC enumeration

One-month extension to complete NRC enumeration

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

The final list of the NRC will be published on August 31.

Nandigram poll result: HC admits Mamata's plea, asks EC to preserve all records

Nandigram poll result: HC admits Mamata's plea, asks EC to preserve all records

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

Justice Shampa Sarkar directed that Banerjee's election petition will be taken up for hearing on August 12.

Tax portal 2.0 to integrate with bourses to track trade transactions

Tax portal 2.0 to integrate with bourses to track trade transactions

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

The income-tax (I-T) department is working on integrating the new e-filing portal with stock exchanges to help tax authorities track trade transactions, including futures and options. The integrated system will look at discrepancies between the data disclosed by an assessee and match it with data fetched from stock exchanges, using artificial intelligence, said two officials in the know. This will help detect and red-flag such matters, particularly those related to non-filers of income-tax return (ITR).

No SC reprieve for Chidambaram, case listed for Friday

No SC reprieve for Chidambaram, case listed for Friday

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

Registrar (Judicial) informed Chidambaram's lawyers that Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has listed the matter for hearing on Friday.

AMU violence: HC asks UP govt to act against guilty cops

AMU violence: HC asks UP govt to act against guilty cops

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

The HC directed the UP chief secy and DGP, the DG of the CRPF, the VC and registrar of the University to adhere to the recommendations of the NHRC, including paying compensation to six students who were grievously hurt in police action.

Elon Musk confirms Tesla's India entry; 5 states vying for plant

Elon Musk confirms Tesla's India entry; 5 states vying for plant

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed the company's plans to enter the Indian market, within days of the electric vehicle maker registering its arm in the country.

Greenpeace India faces cancellation of registration, blames home ministry

Greenpeace India faces cancellation of registration, blames home ministry

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Hitting back, Greenpeace India on Thursday said it will move court against Tamil Nadu government's notice threatening cancellation of its registration and alleged that the "perversely framed and maliciously designed" charges were levelled at the behest of Union home ministry.

SC rejects plea to stay sale of electoral bonds ahead of state polls

SC rejects plea to stay sale of electoral bonds ahead of state polls

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking stay on further sale of electoral bonds ahead of assembly elections.

Banks likely to freeze accounts of shell firms

Banks likely to freeze accounts of shell firms

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Government suspects that many of these bank accounts were used to launder money, especially after the demonetisation in November 2016.

As shares tumble, Adani denies 3 fund accounts were frozen by NSDL

As shares tumble, Adani denies 3 fund accounts were frozen by NSDL

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

Shares of Adani group companies witnessed a massive drubbing in morning trade on Monday, tumbling up to 25 per cent, amid reports that the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) has frozen certain FPIs accounts that have holding in some of these firms.