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Army briefs Parliamentary panel on surgical strikes

Army briefs Parliamentary panel on surgical strikes

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

'A brief statement was made by the Army on the sensitive issue. But no questions were taken,' a member said.

See you at the post office

See you at the post office

Rediff.com12 May 2010

The burgeoning private courier companies appeared to be driving the last nail in the coffin of the slowly declining giant.

Post offices to print and deliver business emails

Post offices to print and deliver business emails

Rediff.com9 Jan 2010

Just as many may not have written a letter in ages, an equally large population -- larger, in all probability -- may not have ever used email. Into this breach steps the Department of Posts, with 'ePost Corporate'.

Delhi's D-day: AAP confident, BJP pins hopes on evening votes

Delhi's D-day: AAP confident, BJP pins hopes on evening votes

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

Strong rooms spread across the city storing the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are being heavily guarded, with a 'three-layer security ring'. Tight security arrangements have also been put in place at various centres across the national capital.

National flag creator commemorated in stamp

National flag creator commemorated in stamp

Rediff.com13 Aug 2009

The stamp, priced at Rs 5 was formally released by the Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy at the state secretariat. The stamp carries the picture of freedom fighter Pingali along with the two designs of national flag as they were adopted by the Indian National Congress and approved by the Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

M Tech prog in computer engineering

M Tech prog in computer engineering

Rediff.com8 Sep 2008

Govt Engineering College, Ajmer invites applications for M Tech. Programmes.

BJP seeks EC action against Kapil Sibal, Beni Prasad Verma

BJP seeks EC action against Kapil Sibal, Beni Prasad Verma

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

Accusing Union Ministers Beni Prasad Verma and Kapil Sibal of vitiating the election campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday approached the Election Commission seeking strong action against them for making "baseless" allegations against its leaders.

Post offices to print and deliver business emails

Post offices to print and deliver business emails

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

Just as many may not have written a letter in ages, an equally large population -- larger, in all probability -- may not have ever used email. Into this breach steps the Department of Posts (DoP), with 'ePost Corporate'.

Pokkisham's music packs in romance and emotion

Pokkisham's music packs in romance and emotion

Rediff.com23 Apr 2009

Considering the romantic genre of the film, the composers have gone all out to produce heart-wrenching numbers with familiar tunes and a potpourri of oft-heard songs. Some of them are pleasing while others aren't. The overall effect strikes you as quite average.

DPIL to seek nod for sale of Tippuk estate

DPIL to seek nod for sale of Tippuk estate

Rediff.com15 Feb 2003

DPIL to seek members approval for sale of its Tippuk Tea Estate in Assam

SL: 15 killed, minister injured in suicide attack

SL: 15 killed, minister injured in suicide attack

Rediff.com10 Mar 2009

At least ten people were killed and 20 others, including a cabinet minister, injured in a suicide attack by a suspected Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam bomber near a mosque in the southern Sri Lankan city of Matara on Tuesday. The suicide bomber struck during a ceremony to mark Eid-e-Milad-ud-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad, near the mosque in Akuresha area in Matara, police said.

MP bypolls see 68% turnout, over 50% in others

MP bypolls see 68% turnout, over 50% in others

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote in large numbers. "Today, there are bypolls taking place in various places across India. I urge those voting in these seats to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy," he said in a tweet.

Now, POs to sell gold coins!

Now, POs to sell gold coins!

Rediff.com15 Oct 2008

The gold coins will be sold in over 100 post offices in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat in the pilot phase, Minister for Communications and Information Technology A Raja said after launching the service. India Post launched the new service on Wednesday in association with the World Gold Council and the Anil Ambani Group's financial services firm Reliance Money.

IOC shareholders approve 1:1 bonus issue

IOC shareholders approve 1:1 bonus issue

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange IOC said the shareholders, by way of postal ballot, has approved theissuance of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1.

Kamal, Shruti, Viv add star power to New York's India Day parade

Kamal, Shruti, Viv add star power to New York's India Day parade

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

As with the last 37 years, this year too the India Day Parade in New York saw thousands of Indian Americans throng Manhattan's Madison Avenue to celebrate India's Independence Day. For the thousands of Indians who turned up, it was a once in a year chance to showcase their country's rich cultural diversity.

Govt can't recover loss from employee: CAT

Govt can't recover loss from employee: CAT

Rediff.com10 Aug 2009

The government cannot recover the amount from its employee for the monetary loss caused to it by his negligence if he is not directly responsible for it, the Centre Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has said.

J R D Tata and the birth of Infosys

J R D Tata and the birth of Infosys

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

Mr Tata said a letter had arrived in his office from a young woman who had applied for the graduate engineering programme of TELCO Pune and been turned down. 'I wouldn't interfere with your selection process, Maira,' he said. 'However, I am calling you because this lady says that her rejection letter says that though she is very well qualified for the programme, TELCO Pune cannot select her because she is a woman.' 'Why are you discriminating against women?' he asked. A must read excerpt from Arun Maira's The Learning Factory: How The Leaders Of Tata Became Nation Builders.

India Post is grappling with e-tail shift

India Post is grappling with e-tail shift

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

'A fresh look is being given to ways of processing, transmission, and delivery.'

Want a degree in Panchakarma - Ayurveda?

Want a degree in Panchakarma - Ayurveda?

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

Manipal University announces admissions to PG course Panchakarma, a type of Ayurveda

Rel Power gets shareholders nod for bonus issue

Rel Power gets shareholders nod for bonus issue

Rediff.com22 Apr 2008

Further the shareholders have accorded their approval for issue of bonus shares in 3:5 ratio, wherein three new equity shares would be alloted for every five existing equity shares held, the company added. The company had recommended the issue of 13.68 crore (Rs 136.8 million) bonus shares in the ratio of three new equity shares of Rs 10 each for every five existing equity shares of Rs 10 held by the shareholders of the company in the public category.

Banks deposit rates to remain high

Banks deposit rates to remain high

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

Bank chiefs told the RBI said they needed to mobilise deposits as they were facing additional demand for funds with other sources drying up. "When government schemes are offering 8 per cent rate, banks cannot go below that. If we cut rates further, we will not be able to attract fresh funds and will also face the prospects of depositors exiting in favour of small savings instruments," said a banker who attended the meeting.

The world's richest tax cheats

The world's richest tax cheats

Rediff.com10 Jul 2008

The vast majority are U.S. taxpayers. That could be changing.

REL gets shareholders nod

REL gets shareholders nod

Rediff.com8 Jan 2008

Relaince Energy received the shareholders approval for raising funds through issue of securities.

PM attacks Congress on loan waiver promises, calls them lollipops

PM attacks Congress on loan waiver promises, calls them lollipops

Rediff.com29 Dec 2018

Modi claimed the Janata Dal-Secular-Congress coalition government which came to power in Karnataka recently had waived only 800 farm loans.

Now, matchboxes to nab Osama bin Laden

Now, matchboxes to nab Osama bin Laden

Rediff.com28 May 2008

Matchboxes featuring Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's photograph and offering a reward of US$ five million for information about him are being circulated in Pakistan's tribal North West Frontier Province. Postal and email addresses for sending information on the Al Qaeda chief are printed on the matchboxes. A leaflet within the matchboxes, containing 30 match sticks, says bin Laden is wanted by the US government on charges of killing 220 innocent citizens.

Will BJP make a clean sweep? All eyes on results

Will BJP make a clean sweep? All eyes on results

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

The counting of votes for the high-stakes assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur will begin at 8 am.

To Santa Claus, North Pole

To Santa Claus, North Pole

Rediff.com19 Dec 2007

Who gets more than six million personalized letters every year? Santa Claus -- also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas and Ded Moroz (Russia), according to the United Nations Universal Post Union.

Admissions open to Manipal University for 2008

Admissions open to Manipal University for 2008

Rediff.com30 Nov 2007

The university opens admissions to courses for the year 2008.

Ayodhya mahant receives Al Qaeda threat

Ayodhya mahant receives Al Qaeda threat

Rediff.com22 Nov 2007

'Accept Islam along with your disciples or face death,' the Al Qaeda letter, which orginated from Uttarakhand, reportedly said.

Changes at the top: ICICI seeks shareholders' nod

Changes at the top: ICICI seeks shareholders' nod

Rediff.com6 Jan 2009

The shareholders have been asked to vote on the proposals, which were approved by the board at the meeting on December 19, through postal ballot by February 11 and the results would be announced on February 13, the bank said in a notice to its shareholders. As per the proposals, Kamath would replace N Vaghul as the bank's non-executive chairman, after he retires on completion of his current term on April 30.

e-Money order between India, UAE soon

e-Money order between India, UAE soon

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

The e-Money order envisages delivering money at the customer's doorsteps. The facility would be launched in Kerala and the four metros-- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta and Chennai, Union Postal Secretary, I M G Khan, told a press meet in Kochi. With this, a long felt need of Indian expatriates for an economic and reliable electronic Money Order facility, would become a reality, he said. About $27 billon comes as inward remittances annually from the Gulf.

ACMS's MBBS course

ACMS's MBBS course

Rediff.com27 Feb 2008

New Indian Army Medical College's MBBS course.

Your address may soon be a six-digit number

Your address may soon be a six-digit number

Rediff.com25 Jun 2008

Locating an address using mobile global positioning system (GPS) will soon require you to key in just a six-digit code. Officials say the postal department is working on "Pin-Plus," a new pin code that will give the exact location of a house or an office. The code will help companies sort out mails between different departments and make delivery of bulk mails much easier.

'Under very difficult circumstances, people are going above and beyond the call of duty'

'Under very difficult circumstances, people are going above and beyond the call of duty'

Rediff.com29 May 2020

'It has been a phenomenal effort at all levels of the government.' 'People were working 15-16 hour shifts in the central government, in the state governments, in the districts....'

You might soon buy gold at post offices

You might soon buy gold at post offices

Rediff.com15 Jan 2008

The World Gold Council initiates micro-finance scheme to promote investments by low-income groups.

Now, buy rail tickets at post offices

Now, buy rail tickets at post offices

Rediff.com1 Aug 2007

To begin with, the service will be available in 30 places across the country. The postal department would issue railway tickets through the computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters provided by the railway ministry.

Now get rly tickets at post offices

Now get rly tickets at post offices

Rediff.com31 Jul 2007

Bringing ticket booking facilities to the doorsteps of passengers, Indian Railways will from now allow selling of reserved tickets through post offices.

Tripura poll results on Friday

Tripura poll results on Friday

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Counting of votes for the 60-member Tripura Assembly would begin from 8 am on Friday amid tight security. Chief Election Officer G S G Ayyanger told newsmen on Thursday that counting would be conducted at 19 centres in 17 subdivisions of four districts and is likely to be completed by 12 noon. Postal ballots would be counted first and after that EVMs would be opened, Ayyanger said adding the result would be officially announced in the afternoon.

Rising ATF prices: bad news for couriers

Rising ATF prices: bad news for couriers

Rediff.com14 Jul 2008

As all airlines have raised carriage charges, private couriers have increased their tariffs 8-20 per cent. India Post, on the other hand, has not tinkered with its tariffs at all. As a result, India Post's tariff is 70 per cent cheaper for domestic destinations and 30 per cent cheaper for international destinations.

Indiapost to expand online money transfer service

Indiapost to expand online money transfer service

Rediff.com12 Sep 2007

State-run postal service Indiapost is planning to extend its online instant money order (iMO) service application, developed by Chennai-based Ramco Systems, to its 26,000-strong post office network across the country.