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Bring in Rs 10 cr, get 10-year residency with relaxed visa norms

Bring in Rs 10 cr, get 10-year residency with relaxed visa norms

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

The status holders will also be allowed to purchase one residential property for dwelling purpose. The spouse/dependents will be allowed to take up employment in the private sector (in relaxation of salary stipulations for Employment Visa) and undertake studies in India.

'He was the greatest Indian of our times'

'He was the greatest Indian of our times'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

Yashwant Sinha, who served as finance minister and external affairs minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government, salutes Atalji.

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

The PM said that the Union Budget will accelerate the economic growth, financially empower every citizen and strengthen the foundation of the economy in the new decade.

ASK AJIT: New Stocks To Buy?

ASK AJIT: New Stocks To Buy?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

'Kindly advise about the following stocks. Can I hold or exit?'

Yes Bank comes out of moratorium; lender says all services available now

Yes Bank comes out of moratorium; lender says all services available now

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Soon after the lifting of the 13-day moratorium at 6 pm, some customers took to social media complaining that they were not able to access certain services, including internet and mobile banking.

Sports Shorts: Saina withdraws from India Open

Sports Shorts: Saina withdraws from India Open

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.

No Indian is outsider in Bengal, BJP CM will be son of soil: PM

No Indian is outsider in Bengal, BJP CM will be son of soil: PM

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

When the BJP forms government in Bengal, the chief minister will be a son of the soil, he said at the rally amid loud cheers from his supporters.

How Shardul Shroff built India's top law firm

How Shardul Shroff built India's top law firm

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

'Power is always transitory, and you should be the same person whether you have it or not,' the head of the number one law firm in India tells Pavan Lall.

Future Retail files caveat in Delhi HC against Amazon

Future Retail files caveat in Delhi HC against Amazon

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Kishore Biyani led-Future Group has filed a caveat before the Delhi high court requesting it to be heard if any plea is filed by e-commerce major Amazon over its Rs 24,713 crore deal with Mukesh Ambani-led RIL. Anticipating a move by Amazon, which had got an interim arbitration award in its favour, putting the announced deal on hold, the Future Group firm has moved the Delhi high court.

Planning retirement? Buy these MFs

Planning retirement? Buy these MFs

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

Investors across age groups and risk appetite can invest in these schemes.

Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit passes away

Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit passes away

Rediff.com20 Jul 2019

She was admitted to Escorts hospital a few days ago.

Why Isha Singh Wanted To Join The IPS

Why Isha Singh Wanted To Join The IPS

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

'Many enter the civil services with the desire to do good work but get beaten by the system, step back or become part of it.' 'Ten fantastic officers out of 100 can completely change the game.'

Ex-law ministers write to Raj Guv, say he's obliged to convene assembly

Ex-law ministers write to Raj Guv, say he's obliged to convene assembly

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

In a letter to Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, senior Congress leaders and former law ministers Ashwani Kumar, Kapil Sibal and Salman Khurshid said the Governor's office, as envisaged under the country's constitutional scheme, is above and beyond the constraints and compulsions of partisan politics, 'so that its holder can act freely and fairly to uphold the Constitution'.

AI's new plan to fill up vacant business class seats

AI's new plan to fill up vacant business class seats

Rediff.com29 Apr 2014

Aiming at filling up vacant business class seats, Air India on Monday launched a scheme where a domestic economy passenger can upgrade to Executive Class after paying Rs 5,000 or Rs 7,000 over and above the original ticket price.

'Look, the girl has been murdered'

'Look, the girl has been murdered'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

'So why didn't the police make it very clear that this is the line of investigation, this is what we are doing.' 'Nobody knows what kind of report was done.' 'Was she checked for (sexual assault)?'

'They know they have lost, so such desperate tactics'

'They know they have lost, so such desperate tactics'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

'Please do not threaten us with street violence.' 'Do you have some humanity left in you?'

Olympics-bound Vinesh pulls out of national camp citing health risk

Olympics-bound Vinesh pulls out of national camp citing health risk

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

Vinesh Phogat, the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for Tokyo Olympics, has pulled out of the national camp citing health safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision which has irked the national federation.

US, aided by Pakistan, DESTROYED Afghanistan

US, aided by Pakistan, DESTROYED Afghanistan

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

The US has the distinction of destroying a flawed but functioning State thrice since 1979. Pakistan has been their constant accomplice, explains Shekhar Gupta.

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

Launching a veiled attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, who he did not mention by name, Modi said Bihar has come out of an era when rail, road and internet connectivity were made light of and people used to say of what use roads are for those who walk on their feet.

HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund: Should you invest?

HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund: Should you invest?

Rediff.com19 Dec 2017

Given its focus on the real estate sector, financial planners feel this scheme is not meant for first-time investors and any investor should only have 5 to 10 per cent exposure to this fund.

Modi kicks off air service for 'people who wear Hawaii chappals'

Modi kicks off air service for 'people who wear Hawaii chappals'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

Regional connectivity will bring development to tier-2 and tier-3 cities which are becoming "growth engines", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while inaugurating the first flight under UDAN.

Planning to invest directly in equities? Read this!

Planning to invest directly in equities? Read this!

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

Sanjay Kumar Singh suggests key factors investors need to keep an eye on while choosing the direct investment route.

PM's Security Breach: Questions That Need Answers

PM's Security Breach: Questions That Need Answers

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

Who took the decision for the prime minister, the nation's single most popular leader, to take the road route when they should have already known about the farmers' protests and also the grave risks involved, when and how, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Redefined in Budget 2020: Who's an Indian resident

Redefined in Budget 2020: Who's an Indian resident

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

No attention to detail seems to have been paid while introducing such a major provision and the wide arc of people it will take in its ambit, states Harsh Roongta.

Can TN's Water Woes Ever End?

Can TN's Water Woes Ever End?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

For the current woes of the state to end, in city after city, town after town, village after village, unauthorised constructions have to be removed, no questions asked, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Impact investing still nascent, India must climb the ladder faster

Impact investing still nascent, India must climb the ladder faster

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

It's time India makes social, environmental impact like its global peers

Sachin Tendulkar bats for blind cricket

Sachin Tendulkar bats for blind cricket

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has called on the Board of Control for Cricket in India to recognise the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) and bring its players under the Board's pension scheme.

The General marching into Battleground Bengal

The General marching into Battleground Bengal

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

After spending 40 years in the Indian Army, Lieutenant General Subrata Saha marches into the electoral battlefield as the BJP candidate from Rashbehari.

'They want to do away with NGOs'

'They want to do away with NGOs'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

'Amendments in the past have created fear. This will take it further.'

COVID-19: Steps airlines are taking to keep you safe

COVID-19: Steps airlines are taking to keep you safe

Rediff.com22 May 2020

Except GoAir, all other Indian airlines have opened bookings for their domestic flights that will start operating from May 25. GoAir will open bookings on domestic flights from June 1 onwards.

Arun Jaitley: 'In India, tax evasion the rule'

Arun Jaitley: 'In India, tax evasion the rule'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2017

'For the first month, we have only had 5.5 million who have paid the tax.' '40 per cent have paid nil as tax; 95 per cent of the taxation for the first two months has come from only 400,000 assessees.' 'So even now, the tax-paying habit, of paying a marginal or negligible amount, or not paying anything at all, is quite prevalent,' reveals Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Want to know how to use family to save tax? Read this

Want to know how to use family to save tax? Read this

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

While using the family to save tax is legal and smart, ensure you use the ones where clubbing income laws isn't a concern, advises Bindisha Sarang.

PM Modi's letter to India on first year in office

PM Modi's letter to India on first year in office

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi writes a letter to the nation on Tuesday listing his government's achievement as he completes on here in office.

The Rajapaksas You Did Not Know

The Rajapaksas You Did Not Know

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

From Sri Lanka's most popular political family to its most despised -- going by the voices on the streets calling for the Rajapaksas' ouster -- what went wrong for the clan? Veteran Sri Lanka watcher N Sathiya Moorthy offers an insight.

KCR sworn-in, returns as Telangana CM for second straight term

KCR sworn-in, returns as Telangana CM for second straight term

Rediff.com14 Dec 2018

KCR, as Rao is popularly known, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor E S L Narasimhan at a simple ceremony on the lawns of Raj Bhavan.

How investors are trying to meet short-term needs

How investors are trying to meet short-term needs

Rediff.com8 May 2019

After the rationalisation and categorisation of mutual fund schemes undertaken by the Sebi in October 2017, overnight funds have emerged as a distinct category.

The flip side of oil companies' digital drive

The flip side of oil companies' digital drive

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

OMCs' Digital India move is likely to have an impact on more than 80.3 million Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana consumers, majority of whom are not exposed to digital transact.

Governor Caught In Centre-Tamil Nadu Crossfire

Governor Caught In Centre-Tamil Nadu Crossfire

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

The DMK feels its genuine gestures have had no bearing on the governor's politico-administrative conduct, which is 'more political and politicised than administrative and Constitutional', observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Maha teacher wins $1mn for promoting girls' education

Maha teacher wins $1mn for promoting girls' education

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Disale announced that he will be sharing 50 per cent of his prize money with his fellow finalists to support their "incredible work".