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50-year-old bridge collapses in Kolkata, 1 killed

50-year-old bridge collapses in Kolkata, 1 killed

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

An eyewitness said some people in a minibus and private cars were trapped.

Capital shame: 2 minors raped, brutalised in New Delhi

Capital shame: 2 minors raped, brutalised in New Delhi

Rediff.com17 Oct 2015

Two minors were brutally gangraped in the city, incidents which comes close on the heels of the rape of a four-year-old girl in northwest Delhi last week.

RBI surveyors peg GDP at 4.8% in 2013-14

RBI surveyors peg GDP at 4.8% in 2013-14

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

Reserve Bank-sponsored professional forecasters on Monday scaled down India's growth projection to 4.8 per cent for the current fiscal from 5.7 per cent estimated earlier.

Would you like your fruit drink frozen, no sugar?

Would you like your fruit drink frozen, no sugar?

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

Coke draws up Rs 11k-cr plan to sell frozen fruits, juices. Firm also considering launching frozen Fanta and Coke.

Clear election result should improve economic prospects: Rajan

Clear election result should improve economic prospects: Rajan

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

The decisive election victory for the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance has created a conducive environment for policy actions and should help in economic recovery, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Tuesday.

Samsung eyes over 30% growth

Samsung eyes over 30% growth

Rediff.com2 Jun 2004

Samsung Electronics, the Korean electronics goods major, said on Wednesday that it aimed to grow by over 30 per cent this year as against Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40 billion) revenues in 2003 by targeting consumers with a host of new products.

Be prepared for lower monsoon rains: Centre alerts states

Be prepared for lower monsoon rains: Centre alerts states

Rediff.com13 May 2015

Timely onset of south-west monsoon is crucial for kharif (summer) crops.

LGEIL plans to sell 200,000 PCs

LGEIL plans to sell 200,000 PCs

Rediff.com24 Mar 2005

LG Electronics India is targeting to sell 200,000 personal computers in 2005 from 74,000 last year with the turnover of the IT division expected to increase during the year to Rs 1100 crore (Rs 11 billion).

Coke plans juice-based Fanta, Sprite for PM's platter

Coke plans juice-based Fanta, Sprite for PM's platter

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

Globally, Coca-Cola offers Fanta in various fruit-based formats. Apple, Strawberry, Pineapple and Creaming soda are a few of the 90 variants that are available in different markets, apart from orange.

Cech returns to Chelsea after glove mix-up

Cech returns to Chelsea after glove mix-up

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has made a surprise return to Chelsea's training ground ahead of Sunday's big London derby after Adidas sent a consignment of gloves to his former club by mistake. Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink, whose misfiring champions travel to Cech's Premier League leaders on Sunday, made light of the situation at a news conference on Friday. "I was here when Petr showed up. It was nice to see him," the Dutchman told reporters at the Cobham facility to the south-west of London. "We had a chat here. Almost everyone was gone already, it was late afternoon....we tried to hide them, which he did not accept. Also we tried to make them a little bit slippery but he discovered that also. "They were wrongly sent here and we gave them back. It was nice. That's the story."

IMD forecasts normal monsoon

IMD forecasts normal monsoon

Rediff.com15 Apr 2004

Uber rape: SC sets aside HC order to re-examine witnesses

Uber rape: SC sets aside HC order to re-examine witnesses

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Delhi high court order allowing the accused to recall and re-examine 13 prosecution witnesses, including the victim, in the Uber cab rape case.

Ahoy, man abroad

Ahoy, man abroad

Rediff.com9 Mar 2004

Delhi businessman held for 'raping' Fijian girl

Delhi businessman held for 'raping' Fijian girl

Rediff.com8 Mar 2004

Abhinav Kochchar, 28, who runs a travel agency, has been accused of sexually assaulting the 19-year-old girl after offering her a lift from a five-star hotel in south-west Delhi on Saturday night.

Sajjan Jindal plans holding company

Sajjan Jindal plans holding company

Rediff.com28 Jul 2003

Cairn strikes oil in Rajasthan

Cairn strikes oil in Rajasthan

Rediff.com10 Aug 2004

British energy firm Cairn Energy Plc has again struck oil in Rajasthan, its ninth discovery in the state in the last two years.

Two separate blasts kill seven in Pakistan

Two separate blasts kill seven in Pakistan

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

At least seven people were killed on Thursday in Pakistan in two separate blasts, including a suicide attack on the Pak-Afghan border apparently targeting soldiers.

FCI on a hiring spree, to recruit 7,000

FCI on a hiring spree, to recruit 7,000

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

Wants to gear up for implementation of the proposed Food Security Act.

In a first, UK gets female Sikh, turbaned MPs

In a first, UK gets female Sikh, turbaned MPs

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

Indian-origin Labour Party candidates won more seats than their rival Conservatives.

RBI seeks faster clearances of projects for high growth

RBI seeks faster clearances of projects for high growth

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

The Reserve Bank on Monday pitched for creation of a conducive environment for investment and faster clearances of projects to boost economic growth which slowed to a decade low of 5 per cent in the previous fiscal.

i-flex CEO's case postponed to May 2

i-flex CEO's case postponed to May 2

Rediff.com11 Apr 2003

The hearing in the extradition case of Senthil Kumar, Chief of the Dutch subsidiary of Indian software firm i-flex solutions Ltd, has been postponed to May 2.

London court grants bail to i-flex honcho

London court grants bail to i-flex honcho

Rediff.com2 Apr 2003

Senthil Kumar, chief executive officer of the Netherlands subsidiary of i-flex solutions Ltd, who was arrested on alleged violation of Dutch visa rules, was on Wednesday granted bail by a London court.

After 3 years, MH370 search ends with no plane

After 3 years, MH370 search ends with no plane

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has come to an end with passengers' families being informed that the effort to find the plane has been suspended.

3 dead in violence during white nationalist rally

3 dead in violence during white nationalist rally

Rediff.com13 Aug 2017

US President Donald Trump described this a terrible event.

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar gets life term in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar gets life term in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Rediff.com17 Dec 2018

The Delhi high court called the anti-Sikh riots case "communal frenzy" after the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards.

RBI expects 6% GDP growth in FY15

RBI expects 6% GDP growth in FY15

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

The RBI said lead indicators point to continuing sluggishness in domestic economic activity in the first quarter of 2014-15.

REVEALED: The 'barbaric' man behind the Paris attacks

REVEALED: The 'barbaric' man behind the Paris attacks

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

The 28-year-old is believed to be linked to thwarted attacks on a high-speed train from Amsterdam bound for Paris in August, as well as a planned attack on a Parisian church.

Centre forms Cauvery Water Management Authority

Centre forms Cauvery Water Management Authority

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

The Tamil Nadu government welcomed the decision, hailing it as a 'grand victory for the 'Amma (Jayalalithaa) government' and the state's farmers'.

What needs to be done to bring down price of pulses

What needs to be done to bring down price of pulses

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Of all the pulses, tur appears to be the most desired.

ISL expanded to 10 teams, Bengaluru FC one of them

ISL expanded to 10 teams, Bengaluru FC one of them

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

The Indian Super League will be expanded to 10 teams this season with the organisers on Monday announcing two more franchises after a bidding process, with Bengaluru FC set to ply in the three-year-old ISL by leaving I-League.

21 Indian soldiers injured during joint military ops in UK

21 Indian soldiers injured during joint military ops in UK

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Indian defence sources said the accident took place when the troops of both countries were coming back after the day's joint exercise being held from June 13-28.

Monsoon in slowdown phase, no progress in 5 days

Monsoon in slowdown phase, no progress in 5 days

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Next week could see some respite from the heat.

India doesn't want to join China's OBOR, but...

India doesn't want to join China's OBOR, but...

Rediff.com25 May 2017

'Does the country risk being enclosed in a geographical cocoon if it spurns a multi-continent project for which everyone else has signed up,' asks T N Ninan.

Heavy rains claim 26 lives in Kerala; red alert for Idukki reservoir

Heavy rains claim 26 lives in Kerala; red alert for Idukki reservoir

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

Shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in the state have been opened to drain out excess water.

Housing projects get cheaper by up to 20% in 3 metros

Housing projects get cheaper by up to 20% in 3 metros

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

The suburban location of Mumbai's Goregaon registered the biggest decline in average weighted basic sale price at 20 per cent.

Search for missing MH370 to shift south: official

Search for missing MH370 to shift south: official

Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

The search for the missing Flight MH370 will now revert to an area hundreds of kilometers south of the first suspected crash site, an official said on Friday, as months of fruitless scouring in the Indian Ocean has failed to crack the unprecedented aviation mystery.

Tamil Nadu to get no respite from rains

Tamil Nadu to get no respite from rains

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

The picture looks no better for Wednesday with the weather office forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall for Tamil Nadu.

Economists give ideas to Jaitley to promote growth

Economists give ideas to Jaitley to promote growth

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

Economists have asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to lower interest rate, rationalise subsidies, remove all cess and surcharge, do away with the retrospective tax amendments and scrap dividend distribution tax to revive investment cycle and promote growth.

Trump arrives in London on maiden visit to UK

Trump arrives in London on maiden visit to UK

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

The US president's four-day tour will feature talks with British PM Theresa May, tea with the Queen, and mass protests including a giant Trump baby blimp being flown over Westminster.