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Yogi holds cabinet meet at Maha Kumbh, takes holy dip at Sangam

Yogi holds cabinet meet at Maha Kumbh, takes holy dip at Sangam

Rediff.com22 Jan 2025

The Cabinet meeting and the holy dip comes on a day that marks the first anniversary of the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Tata Steel investment positive for UK ops, but stock has not moved much

Tata Steel investment positive for UK ops, but stock has not moved much

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Tata Steel UK is reformatting its operations in Port Talbot by investing 1.25 billion in an electric arc furnace facility with the UK government contributing 500 million. The project will take around three years to complete, if all the regulatory clearances come through. The facility will use scrap and be classified as green since it will utilise renewable power and cut carbon emissions considerably.

NYT hails India's space programme as 'counterweight' to China

NYT hails India's space programme as 'counterweight' to China

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

Lauding India's ambitious space programme, The New York Times has said the country, currently witnessing an 'explosive' growth in space-tech start-ups, is set to 'transform the planet's connection to the final frontier' and can emerge as a 'counterweight' to China.

Budget: Rs 400 cr for building world-class institutes

Budget: Rs 400 cr for building world-class institutes

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

In the last budget, then finance minister Arun Jaitley had allocated Rs 85,010 crore for the education sector which was later revised to Rs 83,625.86 crore.

Budget 2019: How Sitharaman plans to change the face of Indian education

Budget 2019: How Sitharaman plans to change the face of Indian education

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

Sitharaman said the government will bring in a new national education policy to transform India's higher education system into one of the best in the world.

Hero's next: electric two-wheelers

Hero's next: electric two-wheelers

Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

The firm, which showcased an electric variant of its Duet scooter at the 2016 Auto Expo, is working on two models at its Jaipur R&D centre.

India, US have responsibility to shape Asia Pacific's future: PM Modi

India, US have responsibility to shape Asia Pacific's future: PM Modi

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

India and the US have the responsibility to shape the future of peace, stability and prosperity in Asia Pacific region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

Facebook and Twitter are our new neighbourhoods: Modi

Facebook and Twitter are our new neighbourhoods: Modi

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

Giving a further boost to his Digital India agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised on the need to use information technology to set up smart cities.

India among top 5 innovation destinations

India among top 5 innovation destinations

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

Bengaluru added four of the eight new innovation centres to emerge as the fifth global hub for innovation.

'You need a strong sense of mission to change the world'

'You need a strong sense of mission to change the world'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

Zuckerberg will be in India on October 28.

Hero's Splendor dethrones Honda's Activa in October

Hero's Splendor dethrones Honda's Activa in October

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

Hero MotoCorp sold 254,813 Splendors, about 4,000 more than the 250,681 Activas sold by its rival Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India.

Ford goes beyond Make in India, will Design in India

Ford goes beyond Make in India, will Design in India

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

The move will make it the first global automobile major to design a vehicle here

IT job losses: Companies ready, but what about the government?

IT job losses: Companies ready, but what about the government?

Rediff.com26 May 2017

While Indian IT has known what is coming and has a strategy ready to combat it, the same can't be said about the country and the government.

Andhra Pradesh has a new capital: Amaravathi

Andhra Pradesh has a new capital: Amaravathi

Rediff.com22 Oct 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a historic moment for Andhra Pradesh, as he laid the foundation stone of capital Amaravati at the Uddandarayuni Palem on Thursday. More than 10,000 police personnels were deployed for the even in the city.

'Copying global templates won't work in India'

'Copying global templates won't work in India'

Rediff.com10 May 2016

'My mantra is simple. If a customer demands something, we have to deliver at the speed he wants. No customer will wait for us. That is where local top-quality talent comes in,' says the MD of Bosch India.

Google has made teachers less awe-inspiring, grandparents more idle: Modi

Google has made teachers less awe-inspiring, grandparents more idle: Modi

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

'If Facebook were a country, it would be the third most populous one and the most connected.'