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Shastri, support staff to get 45-day extension after World Cup

Shastri, support staff to get 45-day extension after World Cup

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

India head coach Ravi Shastri and his support staff, whose contracts end with the conclusion of the World Cup, will be given a 45-day extension by the Committee of Administrators.

Investors become poorer by Rs 14.22 lakh crore

Investors become poorer by Rs 14.22 lakh crore

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

Sebi's move to curb volatility didn't work for the market as rules were applicable for both long and short positions which makes difficult new long positions while short positions caused more price damage due to lack of liquidity.

Indian start-ups shun China, turn to US firms for fund

Indian start-ups shun China, turn to US firms for fund

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

India's shift towards US companies for technology investments and partnerships fits well with the present government's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and 'Make in India' initiatives, say experts.

Papua New Guinea qualify for WT20 finals

Papua New Guinea qualify for WT20 finals

Rediff.com27 Oct 2019

Papua New Guinea secured their place in the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia next year with a 45-run win over Kenya, in Dubai.

Yoga Day to be marked on digital platforms amid pandemic

Yoga Day to be marked on digital platforms amid pandemic

Rediff.com20 Jun 2020

This year's theme is 'Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family' and people will be able to join the celebrations virtually at 7 am on June 21. The Indian missions abroad are trying to reach out to the people through digital media as well as through the network of institutions which support yoga, officials said.

How about a Hammurabi Code for financial offences?

How about a Hammurabi Code for financial offences?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

Scams happen with high regularity because the price of getting caught is insignificant. Aggrieved investors run from the police to already clogged courts to find redress for issues for which financial regulators have been specifically set up. For over 3,750 years we have known what to do, but we don't do it, observes Debashis Basu.

JNU fallout: Professor quits statistics panel

JNU fallout: Professor quits statistics panel

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

C P Chandrasekhar, who has served on key statistical panels in the past both as a chairman and member, said he was present in the campus when the ruckus broke out on Sunday and found the incident "disturbing" and "unprecedented", and that it further undermined the faith in the system. Somesh Jha reports.

The INSPIRATION behind television shows

The INSPIRATION behind television shows

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

Till the lockdown was imposed in March, more than 200 Zee staffers had spent over 2,500 hours across 28 regions in Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to understand the audiences. The effort paid off, again and again.

GDP shrinks, pandemic 'act of god' saves Modi govt

GDP shrinks, pandemic 'act of god' saves Modi govt

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

Even in this darkest hour of a crumbling economy and raging disease, there is hardly a murmur of protest against the government, observes Sumit Bhattacharya.

Kapil says CAC must have say in selection of support staff

Kapil says CAC must have say in selection of support staff

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

The interviews for the rest of the support staff will be held on August 19.

Why Prakash Ambedkar has called a Maharashtra bandh

Why Prakash Ambedkar has called a Maharashtra bandh

Rediff.com2 Jan 2018

'Why did they attack us? What was our fault?' 'They killed a woman. They burnt down vehicles.' 'They pelted stones at us over a 45 km stretch. There was no police bandobast.'

Hesson in race for India coach job?

Hesson in race for India coach job?

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

Parts ways with Kings XI Punjab

My best was not good enough: Pollard

My best was not good enough: Pollard

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

'To be honest, we are preparing for the 2020 World Cup. For me personally, we have to deal with what is in front of us at a time. We have to win some matches from here in the coming series'

Maldives lifts state of emergency after 45 days

Maldives lifts state of emergency after 45 days

Rediff.com22 Mar 2018

Yameen declared the state of emergency on February 5 after the country's top court ordered him to free high-profile dissidents from jail.

Amre, Rathour, Prasad among aspirants for India support staff

Amre, Rathour, Prasad among aspirants for India support staff

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

Eyeing the batting coach's job are Lalchand Rajput, Pravin Amre, Mumbai stalwart Amol Muzumdar and Saurashtra's batting bulwark Sitanshu Kotak.

Indian fans hurt by World Cup exit but proud of team

Indian fans hurt by World Cup exit but proud of team

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Indian cricket fans were feeling pain rather than anger on Thursday as they tried to come to terms with their team's shocking World Cup semi-final defeat to New Zealand.

Team India's manager set to be reprimanded for alleged misbehaviour

Team India's manager set to be reprimanded for alleged misbehaviour

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

'The BCCI has come to know that he refused to entertain their calls when all they were doing was to carry out the government's directive'

India can avoid 72% COVID-19 cases by closing red light areas

India can avoid 72% COVID-19 cases by closing red light areas

Rediff.com16 May 2020

Researchers including those from Yale School of Medicine in the United States, said closing down these places of sex work may reduce projected COVID-19 death toll increase in India by 63 per cent post the easing of lockdown measures.

BCCI invites applications for men's head coach

BCCI invites applications for men's head coach

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

Next India head coach should be below 60 and have minimum two-year international experience

This dog stole our Rediff reader's heart

This dog stole our Rediff reader's heart

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

We asked you to share pics and stories of your furry companions. This is what Rediff reader Heera Nawaz shared about her pet Sweety Pie.

'Banning Bigg Boss won't help'

'Banning Bigg Boss won't help'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

'The concept is going to work well for this season.'

Odisha Guv invites Patnaik to form govt after he stakes claim

Odisha Guv invites Patnaik to form govt after he stakes claim

Rediff.com26 May 2019

The BJD won 112 of the 146 assembly seats in the recently concluded assembly polls.

SMEs ride piggyback on cellphone boom

SMEs ride piggyback on cellphone boom

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

On the flipside, since 60-70 per cent of the costs pertain to raw material, which are mostly imported, currency fluctuation is a key risk for the segment.

Karnataka temple prasad poisoning: Toll mounts to 16

Karnataka temple prasad poisoning: Toll mounts to 16

Rediff.com21 Dec 2018

On December 14, 15 people had died and more than 100 others were hospitalised after consuming 'prasad' distributed at Maramma temple in Sulavadi village.

Man lynched for alleged cow slaughter in MP; 4 arrested

Man lynched for alleged cow slaughter in MP; 4 arrested

Rediff.com20 May 2018

The deceased has been identified as Siraj, he said.

NPR a tax on poor, says Rahul; BJP calls him 'liar of the year'

NPR a tax on poor, says Rahul; BJP calls him 'liar of the year'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Likening the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens with demonetisation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said these exercises are "tax" on the poor, who will suffer the same way they did after the note ban in November 2016. "Poor people will have to go to officers and show their documents and give bribe. They will have to give bribe if there is a slight mistake in their names. Crores of rupees will be pulled out of the pockets of the poor and will be given to the same 15 people. This is the truth. It is an attack on the people," he said.

Unemployment at 45-yr high? Niti Aayog says numbers not complete

Unemployment at 45-yr high? Niti Aayog says numbers not complete

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar debunked claims of jobless growth, saying how can a country grow at an average of 7 per cent without employment.

Smriti Irani-Sonia Gandhi: Who's the richer of the 2?

Smriti Irani-Sonia Gandhi: Who's the richer of the 2?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2019

In their election affidavits, Sonia Gandhi declared a 45 per cent drop in her income in 2017-18 compared to 2013-14, while Irani's income increased roughly an 80 per cent increase in her income in the same time span.

Saying Namaste With Pride

Saying Namaste With Pride

Rediff.com24 May 2020

Sudhir Bisht remembers how he was looked down upon for greeting a potential customer with a Namaste many years ago and how the tables seem to have turned during the pandemic.

Clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine show promising early results: Experts

Clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine show promising early results: Experts

Rediff.com21 May 2020

Early data from its vaccine candidate 'mRNA-1273' showed it produced protective antibodies in a group of eight healthy volunteers, Moderna said. The other closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is the one being developed by scientists at Oxford University.

Shubhankar equals best finish at Major after signing off tied 51st

Shubhankar equals best finish at Major after signing off tied 51st

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Making his 23rd birthday memorable, Shubankar hit six birdies, three of them on last six holes, including the dangerous 16th, also called 'Calamity'.

Coronavirus cases climb to 34 in India; PM holds review meet

Coronavirus cases climb to 34 in India; PM holds review meet

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

Three more positive cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in India.

Air traffic volume inches up 6.2% in June

Air traffic volume inches up 6.2% in June

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

Indigo continued its market leadership ferrying 5.77 million passengers in the month, followed by rival Spicejet with 1.86 million, and Air India carrying 1.55 million passengers. Goair, AirAsia India and Vistara transported 1.33 million, 7.72 lakh and 6.48 lakh passengers, respectively.

Kapil-led panel frontrunner to pick India coach

Kapil-led panel frontrunner to pick India coach

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

The Kapil Dev-led ad-hoc committee on Wednesday emerged as the frontrunner to pick the next India cricket coach but a final decision on panel formation would be taken only after the next Supreme Court hearing.

Why migrants cycle hundreds of kms to reach home

Why migrants cycle hundreds of kms to reach home

Rediff.com12 May 2020

After five weeks of lockdown, migrant workers' patience ran out and so did the money, which forced them to leave Mumbai on bicycles.

Revealed! The 6 candidates short-listed for India coach's job

Revealed! The 6 candidates short-listed for India coach's job

Rediff.com12 Aug 2019

The six, including current head coach Ravi Shastri, will give a presentation to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) headed by the legendary Kapil Dev.

Kapil-led CAC cleared to pick new India coach

Kapil-led CAC cleared to pick new India coach

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

The Kapil Dev-led panel has got the green light from the BCCI's legal team to appoint the next coach of the men's side by mid-August.

Sitharaman, Mazumdar-Shaw's exchange livens Twitter

Sitharaman, Mazumdar-Shaw's exchange livens Twitter

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Sitharaman, who is not known to reply to comments made on her Twitter handle, instantly choose to respond to drug-maker Biocon chairman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's criticism of lack of fiscal measures to support growth.

8 sectors to add over 10 cr jobs by 2025: CII

8 sectors to add over 10 cr jobs by 2025: CII

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

Measures to promote ease of doing business, cut in tax rates for smaller enterprises to 25 per cent, and reduction in interest rates are creating the right atmosphere for new businesses to flourish, particularly SMEs.

Rahul goes abroad on 'meditational visit' ahead of Cong protest

Rahul goes abroad on 'meditational visit' ahead of Cong protest

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

Surjewala said the party's 10-day agitation was formalised at a meeting in which Rahul Gandhi participated in, but neither he nor Sonia Gandhi would be participating in the state and district level programmes.