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Soccer Extras: Ronaldo rape lawsuit dropped; Infantino re-elected FIFA chief

Soccer Extras: Ronaldo rape lawsuit dropped; Infantino re-elected FIFA chief

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Fin Min seeks Sebi views for setting up 'social bourse': Sources

Fin Min seeks Sebi views for setting up 'social bourse': Sources

Rediff.com21 Feb 2014

The Union finance ministry has sought views of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for setting up a 'social bourse.'

India, US hold first trade dialogue in 4 years

India, US hold first trade dialogue in 4 years

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

India and US keen to strengthen trade ties, hold talks after 4 years.

'India must stop further roll out of Aadhaar'

'India must stop further roll out of Aadhaar'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

The protection of individual security and privacy is critical to building safe online systems, say Mitchell Baker and Ankit Gadgil.

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.

How Indian banks are getting ready to avoid fraud, enhance security

How Indian banks are getting ready to avoid fraud, enhance security

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

Experts say the recent Rs 14,000-crore PNB fraud could have been avoided had there been an integration of PNB's CBS with its SWIFT system

Gas price mess: Decision to punish RIL has again been put off

Gas price mess: Decision to punish RIL has again been put off

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Dharmendra Pradhan lays bare the next course of action for his ministry and says RIL will have to pay the same price at which it produced the volumes.

Scribe's death: Doctors 'reserve' opinion on autopsy

Scribe's death: Doctors 'reserve' opinion on autopsy

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

After the Madhya Pradesh government agreed to get the viscera samples of deceased TV journalist Akshay Singh tested at AIIMS in Delhi, a panel of doctors that conducted the autopsy on the body at the Dahod General Hospital in Gujarat have "reserved" their opinion on the cause of death, police said on Monday.

Rathore on how India plan to succeed at 2020 Olympics

Rathore on how India plan to succeed at 2020 Olympics

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has promised "surgical" precision in distribution of funds to athletes preparing for the 2020 Olympic Games, asserting that centralisation of the process has made bureaucratic hurdles a thing of past.

Be soldiers of development: Modi's advice to India Inc

Be soldiers of development: Modi's advice to India Inc

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Calling the young CEOs as his team, Modi said India's development must be made a mass movement and entrepreneurs should think of what more they can do for the country's growth and for the poor.

EC proposes to make paid news an electoral offence

EC proposes to make paid news an electoral offence

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

Seeking to provide a level-playing field for parties in elections, the Election Commission has proposed making paid news an electoral offence to provide a strong deterrent in a bid to stamp out the menace. It also wants a ceiling on the campaign expenditure of political parties that is used as a ruse to pump in unlimited resources.

PM unveils Rs 75,000 cr Kisan income scheme, slams Oppn

PM unveils Rs 75,000 cr Kisan income scheme, slams Oppn

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

Modi slammed the opposition alleging they "remember farmers once in 10 years -- just before elections".

Tax adventurism will prove extremely costly, says Jaitley

Tax adventurism will prove extremely costly, says Jaitley

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

A newspaper reported that over 500 Indians have association with firms in tax havens.

He changed sports journalism in India

He changed sports journalism in India

Rediff.com30 May 2020

Success in sports stems mostly from teamwork. Now and then there comes a captain, on whose singular strength an entire squad makes huge strides. One such titan, now departed for the Elysian Fields, was The Hindu's Sports Editor Srinivasaraghavan Krishnan.

Faulty hip implants: Centre to ask J&J to compensate victims

Faulty hip implants: Centre to ask J&J to compensate victims

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

Once the patients are identified, the government will decide on the quantum of compensation in each case and then approach J&J for claim settlement.

What changes we can expect at Tirupati

What changes we can expect at Tirupati

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

'Our priority is how to reduce the waiting time for people for darshan.'

'No possibility of any EVM being misused'

'No possibility of any EVM being misused'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

'EVMs are absolutely credible, they are robust.' 'It's only a calculator with certain instructions. And the sim card inside an EVM is burnt and cannot be reprogrammed.' 'Besides, the machines are circulated among various states. No machine is allowed to remain in one state after an election.' 'By far, it is one of the finest innovations India should be proud of.'

Girl dies of dengue, parents billed Rs 18 lakh by Fortis; probe ordered

Girl dies of dengue, parents billed Rs 18 lakh by Fortis; probe ordered

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

Health Minister J P Nadda asked for all details in the matter and promised that all necessary action would be taken.

A survivor's guide for AAP

A survivor's guide for AAP

Rediff.com24 May 2017

The party needs to fight competition not by acting like others, but by finding a strong narrative of its own.

VAR controversy looms over stormy Portugal draw

VAR controversy looms over stormy Portugal draw

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

The repeated use of the technology appeared to contribute to a bad-tempered second half between Iran and Portugal which saw players feigning injury and repeatedly mobbing the referee.

'India has its hands full in implementing key reforms'

'India has its hands full in implementing key reforms'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

The government has changed arbitration laws, amended some 'provisions' of the Companies Act.

Finmin has tough questions for Sebi on NSE co-location audit

Finmin has tough questions for Sebi on NSE co-location audit

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Why self-audit by NSE, why weren't charges probed under your supervision, ministry asks regulator.

'In six months' time I will come out with a vaccine'

'In six months' time I will come out with a vaccine'

Rediff.com12 May 2020

'This is an improved version of BCG that also gives immunity against the coronavirus.'

Rahul formally quits as Cong chief, asks CWC to find successor

Rahul formally quits as Cong chief, asks CWC to find successor

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

The Wayanad lawmaker, who became the Congress president in 2017, offered to step down from his post at the Congress Working Committee meeting on May 25, taking moral responsibility for the Congress' abysmal performance in the 17th Lok Sabha elections.

EU lawmakers to visit Kashmir; briefed by PM, NSA

EU lawmakers to visit Kashmir; briefed by PM, NSA

Rediff.com29 Oct 2019

Modi told the delegation that urgent action was needed against those supporting and sponsoring terrorism.

Telcos in line of fire over call drops, inflated bills

Telcos in line of fire over call drops, inflated bills

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

Telcos in line of fire over call drops, inflated bills

Vizag gas leak: 'Fear hangs over the city'

Vizag gas leak: 'Fear hangs over the city'

Rediff.com9 May 2020

'All the animals -- buffaloes and dogs -- in the proximity of the factory are dead.' 'The situation is so serious that almost one lakh people from nearby localities have moved to safer places fearing the after-effects of the gas leak.' 'There is lot of panic.'

Greece face FIFA and UEFA suspension over new law

Greece face FIFA and UEFA suspension over new law

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

Greece's Football Federation (EPO) could be suspended from international football over government interference should a proposed new sports law be voted in, FIFA and UEFA have warned.

A year of Shaktikanta Das: The hits & misses as RBI guv

A year of Shaktikanta Das: The hits & misses as RBI guv

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

The career bureaucrat-turned-central banker walked into the 19th floor corner room of the Reserve Bank on December 12, 2018. Since February 2019, the Das-led RBI has cut the repo rate by a whopping 135 basis points to support the sagging growth, including an unprecedented 35 bps reduction in August. As he completes one year at the helm, woes in the NBFC sector, overall health of the banking sector and steeply falling economic growth are among the major challenges that needs to be tackled sooner than later.

Vinod Rai: 'No one better than Ganguly to lead BCCI'

Vinod Rai: 'No one better than Ganguly to lead BCCI'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

Having cut off the "umbilical cord" that tied him to the Board, the former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) spoke to PTI on a range of issues from "giving a free hand" to the Virat Kohli-Ravi Shastri duo, Anil Kumble's exit as national coach, his frosty relationship with colleague Diana Edulji, sexual harassment allegations against BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and difficulties in implementing the Supreme Court-mandated Lodha recommendations.

FIFA rules to protect female players' maternity rights

FIFA rules to protect female players' maternity rights

Rediff.com19 Nov 2020

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

The case for autonomy in higher education

The case for autonomy in higher education

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

'Providing funds and autonomy to a few institutions that may not have the intent to excel must not become a case of trying to feed those who are not hungry and starving those who are famished,' says Jitendra Kumar Das, Director, FORE School of Management, New Delhi.

Vision 2014: BJP picks up tips from Georgia, Colombia

Vision 2014: BJP picks up tips from Georgia, Colombia

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

The party is studying the governance of different countries to present an alternative model of development for India ahead of the 2014 general election, says Akshat Kaushal

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