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11 road trips you must take with your family

11 road trips you must take with your family

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

These trips will fill you with wanderlust.

Fiat, Maruti, Tata in race to replace Kolkata's Ambassador cabs

Fiat, Maruti, Tata in race to replace Kolkata's Ambassador cabs

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

The state transport department recently announced to give permit to 3,000 new taxis.

In a slow-moving FMCG market, product prices are moving up

In a slow-moving FMCG market, product prices are moving up

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

The first to see price hikes will be soaps. In the past six months, domestic palm oil prices have increased by 46 per cent. Palm oil is a key input going into soaps.

How IAF chief plans to solve fighter jet shortage

How IAF chief plans to solve fighter jet shortage

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria's plan includes building 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft in quick time to fill the light fighter vacancies left by the retirement of MiG-21 and MiG-27 fighters.

ASK AJIT: 'How Do I Invest Rs 20 lakh?'

ASK AJIT: 'How Do I Invest Rs 20 lakh?'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.

India to build 1st strategic oil storage by Jan 2014

India to build 1st strategic oil storage by Jan 2014

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

India, which is 79 per cent dependent on imports to meet its crude oil needs, is building underground storage at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Mangalore and Padur in Karnataka.

India to clear $1.65 bln backlog of oil payment to Iran

India to clear $1.65 bln backlog of oil payment to Iran

Rediff.com19 Jun 2014

The UAE central bank will then make payments in dirhams to Iran.

Fair & Lovely: Can HUL go beyond a cosmetic change?

Fair & Lovely: Can HUL go beyond a cosmetic change?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

For a product initially positioned as a "closet mate" which could help improve a woman's marital prospects, HUL Chairman Sanjiv Mehta says the communication now is all about women's empowerment.

2nd dry run of vaccine: Vardhan reviews preparations across states

2nd dry run of vaccine: Vardhan reviews preparations across states

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday sought keen oversight and personal indulgence of health ministers, principal secretaries and additional chief secretaries of states and union territories to lead the second nationwide mock drill on the COVID-19 vaccination scheduled to be held on January 8.

'Rahat Indori will always be with us, thanks to Internet'

'Rahat Indori will always be with us, thanks to Internet'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

'He was such a diverse poet that he wrote the song M bole toh Master of Munnabhai MBBS and also Yeh Rishta kya kehlata hai of Meenaxi.'

HUL, Airtel, LG, others under scanner for misleading ads

HUL, Airtel, LG, others under scanner for misleading ads

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

The Customer Complaints Council pulled up Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) for advertisement of its water purifier product 'Pureit Ultima'.

Full month's curbs saw FMCG decline 34% in April

Full month's curbs saw FMCG decline 34% in April

Rediff.com23 May 2020

Clearly, the domestic market has taken sharp knocks in April, which is likely to be visible in May as well, said analysts tracking the market, as FMCG companies are grappling with improving capacity utilisation and dealing with labour shortage.

Revealed! 'RBI list of top 10 defaulters'

Revealed! 'RBI list of top 10 defaulters'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

Loans to wilful defaults are said to be a little over Rs 1 lakh crore.

Coke to invest $250 m in bottling biz

Coke to invest $250 m in bottling biz

Rediff.com8 Nov 2006

Coca Cola is pumping in about $250 million to consolidate its bottling operations in India.

Why one of India's lethal submarines lay in a yard for a decade

Why one of India's lethal submarines lay in a yard for a decade

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Government auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General has slammed the Navy, defence ministry and a state-run shipyard for the protracted delay in carrying out refit of submarine INS Sindhukirti because of which the force was unable to operate one of their lethal platforms since June 2004.

Modi brainstorms with Sitharaman on economic slowdown

Modi brainstorms with Sitharaman on economic slowdown

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Modi, after delivering his sixth straight address to the nation on Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi, went into a brainstorming session with Sitharaman and all top officials in her ministry, sources privy to the development said. T

Sensex, rupee jump most in a month

Sensex, rupee jump most in a month

Rediff.com30 Jun 2018

'After multiple days of losses, any relief rally is welcome. However, the trend hasn't changed.'

How to get licence for selling petrol, diesel

How to get licence for selling petrol, diesel

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Govt's move will facilitate entry of global giants such as Total SA of France, Saudi Arabia's Aramco, BP Plc of the UK, and Trafigura's downstream arm Puma Energy.

India Inc bats for a rate cut in RBI's next policy

India Inc bats for a rate cut in RBI's next policy

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

It is the six per cent target RBI is more concerned about.

All systems go for Russian Kamov 226T helicopter production in India

All systems go for Russian Kamov 226T helicopter production in India

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

Russia's Rostech State Corporation has tied up with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for manufacture of at least 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters to replace the ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak, in a deal estimated to be worth $1 billion under 'Make in India' initiative.

Why 'Make in India' is a distraction!

Why 'Make in India' is a distraction!

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

The defence ministry needs to focus keenly on "Made in India" projects without being distracted by "Make in India" slogans, says Ajai Shukla

Floods, landslide devastate Bengal, Manipur, Odisha

Floods, landslide devastate Bengal, Manipur, Odisha

Rediff.com2 Aug 2015

It is a complete mayhem in West Bengal, Manipur and Odisha with more than 60 dead

Aero Awesome: Stunning display over Bengaluru skies

Aero Awesome: Stunning display over Bengaluru skies

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

One of the most sought after exhibitions in Asia, as many as 549 companies are participating this year with 53 fighter aircraft on display.

Why the govt is promoting a 22 year old's book in 100 countries

Why the govt is promoting a 22 year old's book in 100 countries

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

The Ministry of External Affairs has added Divyasha's book to its largest library.

Stock market wealth grew by Rs 75 lakh cr in 5 years under Modi

Stock market wealth grew by Rs 75 lakh cr in 5 years under Modi

Rediff.com23 May 2019

There was broad-based rally with participation across sectors creating enormous wealth for investors but starting 2018, the rally got concentrated into select large-cap companies with under performance in broader markets.

Why Arnab's TRPs will shoot up even more

Why Arnab's TRPs will shoot up even more

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

The stupidity of someone buying impressions on people meters is like saying the BJP wins elections because the EVMs are rigged. I predict zooming TRPs for Republic TV, says Sudhir Bisht.

Petrol price to rise by Rs 2.5 after tax raise

Petrol price to rise by Rs 2.5 after tax raise

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

Sitharaman raised excise duty and road and infrastructure cess on the auto fuels by Rs 2 per litre each to raise over Rs 28,000 crore.

RIP RK Laxman: Common Man just lost its first citizen

RIP RK Laxman: Common Man just lost its first citizen

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

R K Laxman immortalised the passive, hapless common man with an uncanny perception

Triumph of Hindutva would mark end of 'Indian idea': Tharoor

Triumph of Hindutva would mark end of 'Indian idea': Tharoor

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

A 'Hindu India' would not be Hindu at all, but a 'Sanghi Hindutva state', which is a different country altogether, says Tharoor in his new book The Battle of Belonging that was released on Saturday.

As RBI holds rates steady, companies' debt burdens weigh heavily

As RBI holds rates steady, companies' debt burdens weigh heavily

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

Companies are still struggling to recover from years of exuberance.

Will India buy a second foreign fighter jet?

Will India buy a second foreign fighter jet?

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

Production in India would be open for companies other than HAL

Their flood vs Our flood

Their flood vs Our flood

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

Darryl D' Monte, the distinguished enviromental journalist, discusses how the media covers floods in Mumbai or Texas, but ignores Assam or Bangladesh.

Only 61% homes used LPG as of Dec 2018

Only 61% homes used LPG as of Dec 2018

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

Only 48.3 per cent of the rural households used LPG, while the figures were much higher in urban areas at 86.6 per cent, according to a NSO report.

Modiji: Privatise Banks Now!

Modiji: Privatise Banks Now!

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

'Modi wants to reverse everything Nehru did, but is shy of touching his daughter's most unwise policies.' 'There is no example of this more stark than bank nationalisation,' says Shekhar Gupta.

Ayodhya conflict was not a mere title dispute

Ayodhya conflict was not a mere title dispute

Rediff.com19 Nov 2019

'The verdict must be seen as something more; as a historical balm, a moral restitution and the deliverance of justice to a people wronged,' argues Vivek Gumaste.

How fuel prices have risen under Modi regime

How fuel prices have risen under Modi regime

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

Despite a massive decline in crude oil prices since 2012 -- Modi has been prime minister in six of these eight years -- petrol in Delhi has become 10 per cent costlier and diesel 97 per cent, as of July 2.

Public sector: Perform! Else die or be sold

Public sector: Perform! Else die or be sold

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

'Else they will form a growing 'hospital sector' -- and the taxpayer will be asked to pick up a mounting bill,' warns T N Ninan.

India Inc young guns ape Gates, Jobs in vocal rivalry

India Inc young guns ape Gates, Jobs in vocal rivalry

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

For the traditionalists, wars on Twitter and Facebook smack of immaturity.

Sensex gains 69 pts; realty, banking steal the show

Sensex gains 69 pts; realty, banking steal the show

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Top gainers among the S&P BSE Sensex include GAIL, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Bharti Airtel, all edging up by 1% in late morning deals

IAF successfully test fires aerial version of BrahMos

IAF successfully test fires aerial version of BrahMos

Rediff.com22 May 2019

The 2.5 tonne air-to-surface missile has a range of around 300 km, and it will significantly enhance the IAF's combat capability, military officials said.