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Why Are FPIs Bailing Out From India?

Why Are FPIs Bailing Out From India?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

Since October, FPIs have sold over $26 billion worth of stocks, which is the largest selling ever seen in India, observes Akash Prakash.

TCS net profit jumps 7.4% to Rs 9,926 crore in Q4

TCS net profit jumps 7.4% to Rs 9,926 crore in Q4

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

The country's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services on Monday opened the fourth-quarter earnings season with a stellar set of numbers, crossing the Rs 50,000 crore revenue mark for the first time and earning a net income of Rs 9,926 crore, registering a growth of 7.4 per cent year-on-year. The company said its revenue jumped 15.8 per cent to Rs 50,591 crore in the reporting quarter on an annualised basis. Many analysts were expecting the Tata group flagship to report over Rs 10,000 crore of net income and revenue to cross the Rs 50,000 crore mark this quarter.

Warner back in nets, but still no certainty for 3rd Test

Warner back in nets, but still no certainty for 3rd Test

Rediff.com27 Dec 2020

Opening batsman David Warner tore an adductor muscle in the leadup to the four-Test series and was ruled out of the Adelaide opener as well as the ongoing 'Boxing Day' Test in Melbourne.

Victims of 26/11, Pathankot attacks yet to get justice: India at UNSC

Victims of 26/11, Pathankot attacks yet to get justice: India at UNSC

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

Speaking in the Security Council briefing on 'Threat to International Peace & Security Caused by Terrorist Acts' on Wednesday, Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti reiterated India's firm belief that terrorism in one part of the world is threat to peace and security of entire world.

Don't think I can play only one format for India: Dhawan

Don't think I can play only one format for India: Dhawan

Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

For Dhawan, 'balance on and off the field' is very important, in theory and in practice

With Air India, Tatas get a stake in Kerala's Cochin airport

With Air India, Tatas get a stake in Kerala's Cochin airport

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

As the Tata group inches closer to taking over Air India in January 2022, the $242-billion conglomerate will also inherit a stake in Kerala's Cochin airport. The Tatas would become the only airline to have an operational stake in a major Indian airport. The airport is a strategic hub connecting India to Middle East nations - home to the largest share of Indian migrant workers. In addition to Air India and Air India Express, private carrier Indigo also uses Cochin to ferry the lucrative 'Malayali Gulf traffic' to multiple locations like Jeddah, Riyadh, Sharjah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait and Bahrain, among others. According to regulatory filings, Air India has a three per cent stake in Cochin International Airport.

Pix: New tunes, drone show among many firsts in Beating Retreat

Pix: New tunes, drone show among many firsts in Beating Retreat

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

From the drones show to projection mapping show, this year's ceremony also presented quite a few firsts.

1,000 drones to light up Delhi sky at Beating Retreat ceremony

1,000 drones to light up Delhi sky at Beating Retreat ceremony

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

In a first, a grand drone show will dazzle the sky above the national capital during the Beating the Retreat ceremony to be held at Vijay Chowk on Saturday as part of the country's 73rd Republic Day celebrations.

Your Car Queries Answered

Your Car Queries Answered

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Auto experts from CarJasoos answer all your questions related to buying, selling or maintenance of new cars.

India's enemies, beware the lMRSAM!

India's enemies, beware the lMRSAM!

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

The MRSAM is amongst the most lethal surface-to-air missiles in service anywhere.

Skoda drives in the Rs 10.5-lakh Kushaq, its first midsize SUV

Skoda drives in the Rs 10.5-lakh Kushaq, its first midsize SUV

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

Czech automaker Skoda on Monday forayed into the midsize SUV segment in India with the launch of its new offering Kushaq, priced between Rs 10.5 lakh and Rs 17.6 lakh (ex showroom Delhi).

E-wallets fast becoming the cards of choice

E-wallets fast becoming the cards of choice

Rediff.com22 Apr 2022

In the excitement over the allocation of bank licences for the private sector, a new category of licence offered by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last year went almost unnoticed. That was when the RBI consolidated the rules for prepaid payment instruments (PPI), popularly understood as e-wallets or gift cards. In the process, the regulator has fast-forwarded a bottom-up card usage industry in India that is completely different from the world of bank-linked credit and debit cards.

Mask mandate can be removed for now, say experts

Mask mandate can be removed for now, say experts

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

The assurance comes as India's Covid graph dips -- on Friday 1,109 new coronavirus infections were reported -- and also one case of a new Covid strain in Mumbai.

Global Economic Crisis: What India Can Do

Global Economic Crisis: What India Can Do

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

The employment situation remains dire. Whatever can be done to promote greater low-skill employment should be pursued aggressively, advises former chief economic adviser Shankar Acharya.

With 300 mn Indians in its fold, cooperative sector awaits big-bang reforms

With 300 mn Indians in its fold, cooperative sector awaits big-bang reforms

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

About 150 years ago, in British India, big farmers in the western region of Maharashtra agitated over unfair lending practices and demanded a more fair and inclusive financing structure. People say this is where the seeds of the cooperative movement, now omnipresent in the country, were sown. Today, more than 800,000 cooperative societies thrive in India, with 300 million members, a number close to the population of the United States. Despite a reach this deep--grass roots as they call it--cooperatives do not occupy a lion's share in the Indian economy.

5G mobiles account for 22% of India's smartphone shipment

5G mobiles account for 22% of India's smartphone shipment

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

Shipment of 5G smartphones in the country continues to gain traction and such devices accounted for 22 per cent market share in the third quarter of 2021, according to CMR. As per CMR's India Mobile Handset Market Review Report for Q3 2021, more than 20 5G-capable smartphones were launched over the course of the quarter.

NSA Doval commissions Indian Coast Guard's ship Sajag

NSA Doval commissions Indian Coast Guard's ship Sajag

Rediff.com29 May 2021

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship 'Sajag' was commissioned by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

Will Jet Airways find its wings once again?

Will Jet Airways find its wings once again?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

A consortium - comprising Imperial Capital, Flight Simulation Technique Centre, and Big Charter - have placed a bid for Jet, while the other consortium is led by Kalorck Capital.

Disha asked Greta to delete tweet on 'toolkit' fearing action: Police

Disha asked Greta to delete tweet on 'toolkit' fearing action: Police

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

After Greta Thunberg shared the 'toolkit' on Twitter, climate activist Disha Ravi asked the Swedish environmental activist to delete her post fearing action under the stringent law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as her name was mentioned in the document, police alleged on Monday.

Hardik unlikely to be retained by MI; Shreyas may leave DC

Hardik unlikely to be retained by MI; Shreyas may leave DC

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

New franchises may get to choose three players from pool before auction.

'Yogiji believes in a very strong rule of law'

'Yogiji believes in a very strong rule of law'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

'In the last five years of UP government, the UP police were given a fair environment and the rule of law always remained supreme.' 'In these five years, nobody within BJP dared tell a police officer to act against the rule of law.'

A History Lesson For Modiji

A History Lesson For Modiji

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

The concept of 'fairness by rulers' is deeply ingrained in Indians and any weakening of this dents the legitimacy of the ruler, warns military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

ASK TAX GURU: 'Is PPF the best low-risk investment option?'

ASK TAX GURU: 'Is PPF the best low-risk investment option?'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.

Cummins makes big revelation about pink-ball

Cummins makes big revelation about pink-ball

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

Cummins said there is always a sense of excitement when they approach a pink ball Test.

Mr PM, When will you solve India's HUNGER CRISIS?

Mr PM, When will you solve India's HUNGER CRISIS?

Rediff.com24 Oct 2021

It is a difficult problem and will require the Union, state governments and civil society, meaning NGOs, to work together, points out Aakar Patel.

Mutual fund assets soar 41% to Rs 31.43 lakh cr in FY'21

Mutual fund assets soar 41% to Rs 31.43 lakh cr in FY'21

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

Assets under management with the mutual fund industry jumped a whopping 41 per cent in fiscal 2021 to Rs 31.43 lakh crore, despite a minor 1 per cent decline in March, says a report. The 1 per cent decline in assets on monthly basis in March was because of net outflows from open-ended debt funds, even though open-ended equity funds for the first time in June 2020 recorded net inflows, according to the industry data collated by Crisil on Friday. Marc saw net outflows of Rs 29,745 crore, taking down the industry's asset base to Rs 31.43 lakh crore, down from the record high of Rs 31.64 lakh crore in February, registering a whopping 41 per cent growth in the fiscal 2021 over the previous fiscal, said Crisil, adding cumulative inflows equalled Rs 2.09 lakh crore.

Protests against Agnipath scheme turn violent; trains, vehicles torched

Protests against Agnipath scheme turn violent; trains, vehicles torched

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

Trains were set afire and blocked, and public vehicles attacked as protests over 'Agnipath' swept across several places in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu on Thursday amid partisan political voices in favour and against the new recruitment scheme for the defence forces that has set off a firestorm.

Omicron thrice more contagious, activate war rooms: Centre to states

Omicron thrice more contagious, activate war rooms: Centre to states

Rediff.com21 Dec 2021

In a letter to the states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan advised implementing strategic interventions for containment like imposition of night curfew, strict regulation of large gatherings, curtailing numbers in marriages and funerals besides increasing testing and surveillance.

Afghanistan's Winter of Discontent

Afghanistan's Winter of Discontent

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

Cut off from the world and having to contend with an orthodox and repressive Taliban government, Afghans are facing the brunt of Pakistan's decades old policy of nurturing militant groups, note Harsh V Pant and Kriti M Shah four months after the Taliban took Kabul.

'BJP and Yogi never had good relations'

'BJP and Yogi never had good relations'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

'Since 2017, the chief minister and the RSS seem to have come closer.' 'This relationship's warmth is more from the RSS's side.'

Tejas Mark II to roll out next year: HAL chief

Tejas Mark II to roll out next year: HAL chief

Rediff.com31 Jan 2021

With increase in range and payload capability, Madhavan said the new variant will be much superior than Tejas Mark-IA, 73 of which are being procured by the Indian Air Force from the HAL under a Rs 48,000 crore deal that was approved by the government on January 13.

India business is back on growth path, says Unilever

India business is back on growth path, says Unilever

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

After a strict lockdown impacting sales, India has returned to the growth path again, Anglo-Dutch FMCG major Unilever has said. The return of growth of India business, along with Brazil and continued recovery in China, helped the company's emerging markets clock a growth of 5.3 per cent in the September 2020 quarter.

My family had to deal with fallout of false allegations: Tejpal

My family had to deal with fallout of false allegations: Tejpal

Rediff.com21 May 2021

The former Tehelka editor-in-chief also thanked the court for a "rigorous, impartial and fair trial" in the case.

Can Stalin keep BJP out of Tamil Nadu?

Can Stalin keep BJP out of Tamil Nadu?

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

With the Tamil Nadu electorate having given him an unprecedented mandate that had eluded his father the late M Karunanidhi, Stalin has to prove his worth, ensuring at the same time that the Dravidian drag on the AIADMK's side does not open up space for the BJP to make inroads in the state, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Jalsa Review

Jalsa Review

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah are powerhouse talents and are tailor-made for Jalsa's overwrought premise, notes Sukanya Verma.

Soccer PIX: Barca stunned by Cadiz

Soccer PIX: Barca stunned by Cadiz

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

IMAGES from soccer matches played on Monday.

Will The Gandhis Step Down?

Will The Gandhis Step Down?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

Glimpses of the CWC meeting, which was meant to formulate a plan to revive the party from the death throes of electoral irrelevance, but...

'High-frequency indicators suggest recovery in economic activity'

'High-frequency indicators suggest recovery in economic activity'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath tells Indivjal Dhasmana high-frequency indicators for the third quarter of 2021 indicate momentum in economic recovery in India.

Advertisements that Indians find 'offensive'

Advertisements that Indians find 'offensive'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2022

An advertisement showing two women talking about Cars24's promise that you can test drive the car and return it with full refund in seven days if it doesn't work for you has upset a section of men. In the ad, the women say there should be such a policy for husbands, too. "Will same return policy be taken so laughingly as this one if we reverse the #gender? (sic)" asks a complainant to the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). Another complaint, this time against a FreshToHome ad, reads: "Suggest to ban gory and repulsive photos of animal parts in ads - just as photos of accident victims."

How Tamil Nadu has transformed to attract mega investment

How Tamil Nadu has transformed to attract mega investment

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

A team of more than 60 people under Neeraj Mittal, an IAS officer, was instrumental in getting up the New Industrial Policy 2021 targeting investments of around Rs 10 trillion by 2025.