News for 'Singh Ahluwalia'

No coercive action against Bagga: HC orders in late-night hearing

No coercive action against Bagga: HC orders in late-night hearing

Rediff.com8 May 2022

Hours after the Mohali court issued the arrest warrant in connection with a case registered against him by the Punjab Police last month, Bagga moved the high court challenging it.

Economy to expand over 5% this fiscal: Montek

Economy to expand over 5% this fiscal: Montek

Rediff.com4 Oct 2013

Planning Commission on Friday said it will revisit annual average GDP growth target of 8 per cent for the 12th Plan (2012-17) in view of dismal performance in first two years of policy period, while saying the economy is likely to expand by over 5 per cent this fiscal.

BJP adds third engine in UP, sweeps all 17 mayoral polls

BJP adds third engine in UP, sweeps all 17 mayoral polls

Rediff.com13 May 2023

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won the mayoral elections in 10 of the 17 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh, results for which were announced on Saturday, virtually adding a third engine to its "double-engine" government.

Bigg Boss 16: Guess Who Is NOMINATED?

Bigg Boss 16: Guess Who Is NOMINATED?

Rediff.com4 Oct 2022

Day 3 inside the Bigg Boss house has the contestants at loggerheads even as they take part in the first nomination task.

India won't withdraw from G20 currency pool

India won't withdraw from G20 currency pool

Rediff.com7 Sep 2013

A day after BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations agreed on a $100-billion foreign currency reserve pool to tackle the volatile foreign exchange markets, India on Friday said the pool would act as a buffer arrangement, adding it might not withdraw anything from this reserve.

Bigg Boss 16: Look Who's EVICTED!

Bigg Boss 16: Look Who's EVICTED!

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

Manya Singh got eliminated, and it did not come as a surprise.

Karan Patel, Ronit Roy, Deepika Singh: TV stars' REEL and REAL spouses!

Karan Patel, Ronit Roy, Deepika Singh: TV stars' REEL and REAL spouses!

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

Can you identify the real-life spouses of some of your favourite TV stars?

BJP's Bagga faces arrest again as Mohali court issues warrant

BJP's Bagga faces arrest again as Mohali court issues warrant

Rediff.com7 May 2022

The arrest warrant was issued by the court of Judicial Magistrate Ravtesh Inderjit Singh.

PM sets up committee to oversee reconstruction in Uttarakhand

PM sets up committee to oversee reconstruction in Uttarakhand

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday constituted a Cabinet committee to oversee reconstruction and rehabilitation in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.

A bureaucrat for 'the little guy'

A bureaucrat for 'the little guy'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

Rahul Khullar's guiding credo was that a civil servant must never lose sight of his client: The little guy. The evil men are those who are decision-makers but abdicate their responsibility of taking decisions, leading people to lose confidence in public institutions.

Chhatriwali Review: Rakul Rocks

Chhatriwali Review: Rakul Rocks

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

The jury is still out on Chhatriwali's flimsy public service, but Rakul sure passes the quality check, applauds Sukanya Verma.

After Odisha, Punjab extends lockdown till May 1

After Odisha, Punjab extends lockdown till May 1

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

Amarinder said predictions by health experts about the spread of the pandemic are 'horrendous and frightening'.

India sees hope in US investors

India sees hope in US investors

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday sought to assure prospective American investors that India is a 'welcoming investment' destination where the climate is 'totally conducive' to such actions.

NCW insulting me on rape remarks: Mulayam

NCW insulting me on rape remarks: Mulayam

Rediff.com14 Apr 2014

Irked over the notice sent to him by the National Commission for Women over his remarks on rape, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday accused the NCW of insulting him.

Want to Dance With Alaya?

Want to Dance With Alaya?

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

Aditya promotes his film... Janhvi releases the poster of her new film... Ananya goes on a lunch date...

'Bigg Boss is getting filthier and filthier'

'Bigg Boss is getting filthier and filthier'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

'Priyanka will win the show.'

'China wants to invest in India to produce computers, TV sets'

'China wants to invest in India to produce computers, TV sets'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

China is willing to encourage Chinese companies to invest in Indian industrial parks to produce personal computers, Internet equipments, cell phones and televisions.

Dr Singh using Assam for political gains: BJP

Dr Singh using Assam for political gains: BJP

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday attacked the United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre and accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of neglecting and using Assam, which he has been representing since 1991, for his "political advantages".

Congress has actually conceded defeat: BJP

Congress has actually conceded defeat: BJP

Rediff.com21 Mar 2014

Taking potshots at Congress, rival Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday claimed that the decision of Finance Minister P Chidambaram to opt out of the Lok Sabha poll race indicated the state of affairs in the party as it was "running away from the contest".

Bigg Boss 16: Salman Scolds Shalin!

Bigg Boss 16: Salman Scolds Shalin!

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

A lot happened over the weekend as Salman Khan graced the Bigg Boss stage and gave Shalin Bhanot a reality check for behaving rudely.

Any action in Syria should be under UN framework: PM

Any action in Syria should be under UN framework: PM

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that whatever action is required in Syria should be under the UN framework, amid growing pressure on US President Barack Obama from his Russian counterpart and other world leaders not to attack the Arab country.

Trident Group to use Aadhaar for salary disbursement

Trident Group to use Aadhaar for salary disbursement

Rediff.com11 Jan 2014

Diversified business house Trident Group would become the first corporate to use Aadhaar Payment Bridge (APB) for disbursal of salaries to its employees.

RBI has 'fire power' to check Re volatility: Montek

RBI has 'fire power' to check Re volatility: Montek

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

The RBI has enough "fire power" to deal with the rupee volatility and will intervene in the forex market as and when required, said Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

FDI in key sectors will drive out domestic investors: TDP

FDI in key sectors will drive out domestic investors: TDP

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

The cap on FDI in retail has been totally removed, while the limit in insurance sector has been enhanced to 46 per cent.

Plan Comm expects CAD to ease on lower gold demand

Plan Comm expects CAD to ease on lower gold demand

Rediff.com14 Jun 2013

Huge gold imports have put pressure on the country's CAD, which in turn is affecting the value of rupee.

Bigg Boss 16: Juicy Gossip Coming UP!

Bigg Boss 16: Juicy Gossip Coming UP!

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Thursday's episode of Bigg Boss was a yawnfest with hardly any entertainment. No fights, no naach-gaana, no masti.

Bigg Boss 16: Is She The Least Entertaining Contestant?

Bigg Boss 16: Is She The Least Entertaining Contestant?

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

Sumbul Touqeer arrived in the Bigg Boss house with a lot of promise and confidence, but the actress is probably too young for the game show.

Bigg Boss 16: Did Ankit HURT Gori?

Bigg Boss 16: Did Ankit HURT Gori?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

There's a new captain in the house and things are going to get a lot more interesting this week.

Arvind Panagariya tipped to be first Vice-Chairman of Niti Aayog

Arvind Panagariya tipped to be first Vice-Chairman of Niti Aayog

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

Within hours of the government announcing a new body to replace Planning Commission, the Yojana Bhawan staff began hectic preparations to welcome new Vice-Chairman of Niti Aayog and other members who are likely to be appointed shortly.

Is Erica The MOST GLAMOROUS TV Star?

Is Erica The MOST GLAMOROUS TV Star?

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

The television fraternity attended the Iconic Gold Awards held on September 25, and the event saw quite a few winners.

Suresh Prabhu likely to be deputy chief of Planning Commission

Suresh Prabhu likely to be deputy chief of Planning Commission

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

The quiet corridors of the Planning Commission were again agog with activity following talk that the central government would soon announce the former's much-awaited reconstitution.

Why Nehru had set up the Planning Commission

Why Nehru had set up the Planning Commission

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

The 64-year-old Planning Commission, a vestige of the socialist era, will soon become history.

PM to announce role for Planning Commission shortly: Jaitley

PM to announce role for Planning Commission shortly: Jaitley

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

The assessment sent to the Prime Minister recommended that a new think-tank be set up with experts of domain knowledge to replace the plan body.

3 factors robbing the cream off dairy farmers' lives

3 factors robbing the cream off dairy farmers' lives

Rediff.com15 Dec 2018

Cheap milk prices, rising fodder cost and the difficulties in buying new cattle and selling old ones on account of cow vigilantism have cast a triple shadow on this sunshine sector in Indian agriculture, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.

Emerging markets worried robots could take away jobs: Rajan

Emerging markets worried robots could take away jobs: Rajan

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

A number of industrial countries are now resorting to populism and this has its own set of political implications.

India to give visa on arrival facilities to 40 more countries

India to give visa on arrival facilities to 40 more countries

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

Tourist visa on arrival for 40 more countries including US, UK and Germany could become a reality soon.

Why Pranab was reluctant to join UPA govt

Why Pranab was reluctant to join UPA govt

Rediff.com15 Oct 2017

Manmohan Singh, reveals the former President, was keen that either P Chidambaram or Montek Singh Ahluwalia be the finance minister.

Varun, Maneka, Swamy among big names dropped from BJP national exec

Varun, Maneka, Swamy among big names dropped from BJP national exec

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Union ministers Rao Inderjit Singh and Prahlad Patel, Subramanian Swamy, known for his strong views on a host of issues, Suresh Prabhu, Dushyant Singh, who is the son of former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, Vijay Goel, Vinay Katiyar and S S Ahluwalia are among those who have not found a berth in the new list while Union minister V K Singh is no longer a regular member and has been named as a special invitee.

Govt sets up team to probe 3 Gandhi family trusts

Govt sets up team to probe 3 Gandhi family trusts

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

The inter-ministerial committee will coordinate investigation against Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.

Who will give India its next RBI guv - Montek or Chidambaram?

Who will give India its next RBI guv - Montek or Chidambaram?

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Going by its past experience of differences between the central bank and the finance ministry, the government might prefer a person who could bridge this gap.