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Sensex zooms on RBI's new year wishes

Sensex zooms on RBI's new year wishes

Rediff.com18 Dec 2013

Snapping its six-day losing streak both benchmarks rallied over 1% after RBI kept key policy rates unchanged.

Inflation zooms to 12.63%

Inflation zooms to 12.63%

Rediff.com21 Aug 2008

Despite the government's efforts to control prices, inflation continues to rise, as prices of pulses, spices, eggs, fish and meat among other things continued to rise.

Inflation zooms to 12.44%

Inflation zooms to 12.44%

Rediff.com14 Aug 2008

Despite the government's efforts to control prices, inflation continues to rise and is now at its highest in over thirteen years, as prices of pulses, spices, eggs, fish and meat among other things continued to rise.

Obama praises England footballer Rashford for child food poverty work

Obama praises England footballer Rashford for child food poverty work

Rediff.com28 May 2021

Former US President Barack Obama has praised England forward Marcus Rashford for his work tackling child food poverty and the two discussed by video call how young people can make an impact on society.

Hawala premiums double as gold smuggling zooms

Hawala premiums double as gold smuggling zooms

Rediff.com3 Dec 2013

Around Diwali, the premiums had gone up to as much as 3.5 per cent.

TCS' market valuation crosses Rs 13.5 lakh cr

TCS' market valuation crosses Rs 13.5 lakh cr

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

The market capitalisation of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday breached the Rs 13.5 lakh crore mark -- the second company after Reliance Industries Ltd to achieve the feat. At close of trade, the market valuation of TCS stood at Rs 13,53,667.85 crore on BSE. The company had touched the Rs 13 lakh crore valuation level on August 17, when its market capitalisation (m-cap) stood at Rs 13,14,051.01 crore.

Sales of luxury cars zoom

Sales of luxury cars zoom

Rediff.com6 Jun 2008

Roughly 70 per cent of the country's car owners may cringe at the rise in fuel prices, but the rising cost of petrol and diesel does not appear to have put the brakes on the market for luxury cars, even though they deliver a measly mileage in single digits. Till April, sales of luxury cars, defined as those costing Rs 40 lakh and more, touched 4,000 units the same as the number of cars sold for the whole of 2007.

WhyQ: Meet the teens who set up a business

WhyQ: Meet the teens who set up a business

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

'Sure, we are teenagers who are doing this part time, but we feel we are making some sort of an impact.'

Sindhu in French Open semis; Lakshya exits

Sindhu in French Open semis; Lakshya exits

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

India's double Olympics medallist P V Sindhu continued her impressive run at the French Open badminton tournament, sailing into the women's singles semi-finals with a straight-game win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan, in Paris, on Friday. Sindhu, seeded third, scripted a convincing 21-14, 21-14 win over eighth seeded in 38 minutes to extend her head-to-head record against the Thai to 14-1.

Indians shine in first international online shooting championship

Indians shine in first international online shooting championship

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

The experienced Amanpreet Singh, Manu Bhaker and Meghana Sajjanar were among the Indian shooters who shone in the first-of-its-kind International Online Shooting Championship held on Wednesday. In the 10m air rifle event, Austria's Martin Strempfl finished at the top with 632.5, Sajjanar was second with 630.5 while Etienne Germond of France was placed third with 629.4.

Forget the gloom! India's household wealth zooms

Forget the gloom! India's household wealth zooms

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

India has seen rapid growth in wealth creation between mid-2012 to mid-2013 as the household wealth in the country has increased by 7.4 per cent to $3.6 trillion during the period, says a report.

Mcap of BSE-listed firms touches all-time high of Rs 261.73 lakh cr

Mcap of BSE-listed firms touches all-time high of Rs 261.73 lakh cr

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies reached an all-time high of Rs 261.73 lakh crore on Thursday, helped by a massive rally in the equities where the benchmark Sensex zoomed 958 points to end at a fresh lifetime peak. The 30-share BSE benchmark jumped 958.03 points or 1.63 per cent to settle at its new closing peak of 59,885.36. During the day, it gained 1,029.92 points to touch an intra-day record high of 59,957.25.

Salaries zoom for temporary staff

Salaries zoom for temporary staff

Rediff.com3 Apr 2008

The salaries of temporary and permanent staff is starting to converge, at least in some sectors. This has had a positive impact on the attitude of the people towards temping which had till now not been considered by many as respectable, primarily due to the variance in the salaries, according to the Annual Temp Salary Primer 2008 by TeamLease Services.

Investor wealth jumps over Rs 16.70 lakh cr in 6 days

Investor wealth jumps over Rs 16.70 lakh cr in 6 days

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

Investor wealth has jumped over Rs 16.70 lakh crore as markets extended its winning streak to the sixth session on Monday. The BSE benchmark Sensex rallied 617.14 points or 1.22 per cent to close above the 51,000-mark for the first time on Monday. During the day, the benchmark index jumped to its all-time high of 51,523.38.

Analysts give thumbs-up to Tata Motors

Analysts give thumbs-up to Tata Motors

Rediff.com25 May 2022

'Favourable product mix, sales recovery, and cost saving initiatives are expected to support margins going ahead while focus on debt reduction (target of debt free by FY24) will aid balance sheet strength'

BCCI unlikely to counter Kohli's claims before SA series

BCCI unlikely to counter Kohli's claims before SA series

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

BCCI is unhappy at what transpired on Wednesday but also understand that a strong reaction at this juncture could be counter-productive.

Sensex ends 142 points higher; Metal shares zoom

Sensex ends 142 points higher; Metal shares zoom

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

The 30-share Sensex ended up 142 points at 29,462 and the 50-share Nifty gained 26 points to end at 8,895.

Investor wealth jumps Rs 3.35 lakh cr in two days

Investor wealth jumps Rs 3.35 lakh cr in two days

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

Investors have gained Rs 335,770.71 crore in two days of market rally, with the Sensex scaling its fresh lifetime peak on Wednesday. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE benchmark jumped 476.11 points or 0.82 per cent to close at its new all-time high of 58,723.20. During the day, it gained 529.97 points to 58,777.06, its intra-day record.

Maruti, Hyundai December sales zoom

Maruti, Hyundai December sales zoom

Rediff.com2 Jan 2008

The company sold 62,515 vehicles in December 2007 which includes 4,114 units of exports

Where are these Celebs Travelling?

Where are these Celebs Travelling?

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

Namrata Thakker peeks into the travel diaries of these celebs.

Investor wealth jumps over Rs 3.93 lakh cr in four days

Investor wealth jumps over Rs 3.93 lakh cr in four days

Rediff.com31 May 2021

Investors have gained Rs 3,93,349.08 crore in four days following a strong rally in the equity markets amid a declining trend in COVID-19 cases. In four consecutive sessions of gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex has climbed 1,299.91 points or 2.56 per cent. The BSE benchmark index on Monday closed at 51,937.44, a gain of 514.56 points or 1 per cent. In four days, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies zoomed Rs 3,93,349.08 crore to close at a record high of Rs 2,22,99,810.27 crore on Monday.

Mcap of BSE-listed cos surge to record high of Rs 240 lakh cr

Mcap of BSE-listed cos surge to record high of Rs 240 lakh cr

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies jumped to a record high of Rs 2,40,04,664.28 crore on Tuesday, driven by a rally in stocks that also saw the benchmark Sensex touching its lifetime peak of 53,887.98 points. Rallying for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, the 30-share BSE index closed at a fresh closing peak of 53,823.36 points, a jump of 872.73 points or 1.65 per cent. During the day, it zoomed 937.35 points to 53,887.98 points.

Posthumous Globe win for Chadwick Boseman

Posthumous Globe win for Chadwick Boseman

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

Boseman, who died in August at the age of 43 following a four year-long private battle with colon cancer, won the award in the Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture category.

Rupee zooms to 4-week high vs dollar

Rupee zooms to 4-week high vs dollar

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Rising for the second session, the Indian rupee on Thursday climbed by 50 paise to nearly four-week high of 62.67 against the greenback on persistent selling of dollars by banks and hopes of capital inflows in view of a strong equity market.

'How much more Indian can my film get?'

'How much more Indian can my film get?'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.'

Bigg Boss 15: Meet Jay Bhanushali

Bigg Boss 15: Meet Jay Bhanushali

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

What's Jay actually like in real life? Namrata Thakker takes a look at his Instagram feed and finds out!

Inflation zooms to 4.13%

Inflation zooms to 4.13%

Rediff.com6 Jul 2007

Inflation increased to 4.13 per cent for the week ended June 23 compared to 4.03 per cent in the previous week mainly due to rising prices of food articles and manufactured products.

9 interesting things I did in the lockdown

9 interesting things I did in the lockdown

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Deepak G C, 49, an electrical engineer, shares his fascinating story.

Mahindra Bolero zooms into top five list

Mahindra Bolero zooms into top five list

Rediff.com13 May 2013

This is the first time in the last five years that an utility vehicle has featured in the top five list.

Small stocks score big in 2021; set to sail in 2022

Small stocks score big in 2021; set to sail in 2022

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

Stock market minnows put up a stellar show in 2021 giving returns of up to 60 per cent amid Dalal Street dream run and are likely to continue sailing northwards in the New Year too. Trumping pandemic-induced uncertainties, the Indian equity market posted stunning gains this year achieving several feats and smaller stocks benefited the most from the strong momentum. From reaching the momentous 50,000-mark in January to scaling 61,000-level in October, the BSE Sensex had an epic journey this year.

Is the Samsung Galaxy A9 worth Rs 39,990?

Is the Samsung Galaxy A9 worth Rs 39,990?

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com digs into the details of the worlds first quad rear camera phone.

Indian investment zooms in Brazil

Indian investment zooms in Brazil

Rediff.com6 Jun 2007

Brazil has emerged as India's largest trading partner in Latin America with bilateral trade crossing the record $ 2 billion mark in 2006

Jet Airways zooms 11% on Etihad deal

Jet Airways zooms 11% on Etihad deal

Rediff.com25 Apr 2013

Jet Airways scrip on Thursday ended nearly 11 per cent higher after the company announced plans to sell 24 per cent equity to Etihad Airways for about Rs 2,058 crore.

Card tokenisation deadline extended by 6 months till Jun-end

Card tokenisation deadline extended by 6 months till Jun-end

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday extended the card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation deadline by six months to June 30, 2022, in view of various representations received from industry bodies. Card-on-file, or CoF, refers to card information stored by payment gateway and merchants to process future transactions. The earlier deadline was December 31, 2021. "In light of various representations received in this regard, we advise...the timeline for storing of CoF data is extended by six months, ie., till June 30, 2022 and post this, such data shall be purged," RBI said in a notification addressed to all payment system providers and payment system participants.

Jewellery sales zoom as gold gets cheaper

Jewellery sales zoom as gold gets cheaper

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

Retailers are witnessing a surge in demand and expect up to 50 per cent spike in sales volume in this marriage season.

Indian hockey teams turn tech-savvy during lockdown

Indian hockey teams turn tech-savvy during lockdown

Rediff.com19 May 2020

The Indian men and women's hockey teams have turned tech-savvy in order to maintain social distancing while continuing with their indoor workout regime during the coronavirus-forced lockdown. The core probable group housed in the Sports Authority of India Centre here suspended high-intensity hockey training in the third week of March following a nationwide lockdown.

Sindhu, Srikanth move to second round of German Open

Sindhu, Srikanth move to second round of German Open

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

The World No 11 Srikanth will take on China's Lu Guang Zu in the next round.

Tax collections soar 34% to record Rs 27.07 lakh cr in FY22

Tax collections soar 34% to record Rs 27.07 lakh cr in FY22

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

India's gross tax collections soared to a record high of Rs 27.07 lakh crore in the fiscal year ended March 31, led by impressive growth in corporate tax and customs, taking the tax-to-GDP ratio to an over two-decade high of 11.7 per cent, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Friday.

The Very Best Of Shabana Azmi

The Very Best Of Shabana Azmi

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

On her 72nd birthday on September 18, Sukanya Verma gives three cheers to the legend and lists 20 of her stellar performances.

Housing prices zoom in these 18 cities!

Housing prices zoom in these 18 cities!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2013

Housing prices have risen in 18 major cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, by up to 9.6 per cent during October-December period 2012 compared with the previous quarter, according to National Housing Bank (NHB).