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Of onion cheer and tomato tears

Of onion cheer and tomato tears

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

While onion prices in the wholesale markets of Mumbai declined 48.6 per cent, the steepest among the four metros, compared to October, prices fell only 27.3 per cent in Mumbai's retail markets.

Ola to launch self-drive rental service

Ola to launch self-drive rental service

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

With its foray into self-drive, Ola will go head-to-head with early entrants Zoomcar, Revv and a few other.

Cummins to skip India T20s to prepare for Ashes

Cummins to skip India T20s to prepare for Ashes

Rediff.com22 Sep 2017

Australia pacer Pat Cummins will skip the three-match Twenty20 series against India next month. He will head back home after the ongoing ODIs to prepare for the Ashes later this year.

IndiGo launches 8 new flights

IndiGo launches 8 new flights

Rediff.com1 Mar 2013

The budget carrier would now be operating 399 flights per day.

Govt allows pvt firms to use PSU-owned jet fuel units

Govt allows pvt firms to use PSU-owned jet fuel units

Rediff.com17 Oct 2012

Currently open access to ATF facilities exists at Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore airports, sources said on the sidelines of the Petrotech 2012 Conference in New Delhi.

Digital TV era dawns in Delhi and Mumbai

Digital TV era dawns in Delhi and Mumbai

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

Mamata halts removal of analogue transmission in Kolkata Chennai waits for high court hearing on Monday.

BCCI comes clean on tickets row with PCB

BCCI comes clean on tickets row with PCB

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

The BCCI on Friday sought to clarify reports which stated that the PCB hasn't received the 3,000 tickets promised to them for the upcoming limited overs tour, and said that the board from across the border now wants fewer tickets.

Vajpayee: The father of 2nd generation economic reforms

Vajpayee: The father of 2nd generation economic reforms

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

Modelled loosely around the National Highway System of the US, he in 2001 launched the Golden Quadrilateral and the North-South & East-West Corridor projects to build 4/6 lane highways between four top metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata as well as from Srinagar to Kanyakumari and Porbandar to Silchar.

Bengal vs Tamil Nadu: Which state ranks better?

Bengal vs Tamil Nadu: Which state ranks better?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

Here's a comparison of the two states on the socio-economic front.

Coronavirus scare: Flyers from China to be screened at 7 airports

Coronavirus scare: Flyers from China to be screened at 7 airports

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

Airlines flying in from any airport in China including Hong Kong have been asked to make in-flight announcements requesting passengers with history of fever and cough and travel to Wuhan city in the past 14 days to self-declare at the port of arrival in order to facilitate early isolation, according to an official statement.

Visa on arrival for citizens of Myanmar, Indonesia

Visa on arrival for citizens of Myanmar, Indonesia

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

The scheme is allowed for a maximum validity of 30 days with single entry facility by the immigration officers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata airports on payment of a fee of $60 or equivalent amount in Indian rupees per passenger, including children.

Visa on arrival soon for 16 more countries

Visa on arrival soon for 16 more countries

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

The Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata airports can issue this visa.

AAI staff strike to protest airport privatisation

AAI staff strike to protest airport privatisation

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

The employees associated with various unions of AAI have formed a joint forum and started the three-day-long strike in front of the Civil Aviation Ministry at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan here and at AAI offices across the country.

NSG hub, commando unit in each state: Chidambaram

NSG hub, commando unit in each state: Chidambaram

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

The government said on Tuesday that it would strive to establish a National Security Guard hub or an equivalent commando force in every state in due course to strengthen the national security apparatus. Home Minister P Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that the government was trying to have these units soon, though it was a long-term plan in view of the constraints of manpower and training.

Meri Dilli, aamchi Mumbai

Meri Dilli, aamchi Mumbai

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

It may not be possible for the Indian city and its architecture today to reflect the multifaceted nature of its citizens but perhaps with the use or even reuse of a sensitively planned public domain, people can acquire the character of their cities -- recalibrating themselves to regain a lost civic pride that changes the word 'my' from its singular format to a collective identity.

Centre plans NSG hub, CoBRA unit in every state

Centre plans NSG hub, CoBRA unit in every state

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

The government said it would strive to establish a National Security Guard hub or an equivalent commando force in every state in due course to strengthen the national security apparatus.

Guwahati sees highest growth in home prices

Guwahati sees highest growth in home prices

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

Mumbai and Delhi NCR, country's two largest markets, do not fare very well.

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.

Kolkata, Chennai airports' revamp to cost Rs 4,600

Kolkata, Chennai airports' revamp to cost Rs 4,600

Rediff.com25 May 2009

Amid growing concerns that modernisation of the much-hyped Chennai and Kolkata airports may miss the deadline, their modernisation is all set to cost an additional Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) to the state exchequer.

Nano-inspired houses to cost Rs 5-10 lakh

Nano-inspired houses to cost Rs 5-10 lakh

Rediff.com20 Mar 2009

"The inspiration to develop smaller and cheaper apartments comes from the Nano car, which is eliciting a tremendous response. I am sure our project will see a similar response, given the fact that we will come up with such low-cost apartments in metro cities," said R Nagaraju, general manager, corporate planning, Unitech. It plans to launch mid-segment residential projects in metro and suburban cities over the next few months.

'Raise priority home loan limit to Rs 40 lakh'

'Raise priority home loan limit to Rs 40 lakh'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2008

In view of high prices of apartments in cities, India Inc on Tuesday asked the RBI to raise the priority sector home loan limit from Rs 20 lakhs to Rs 40 lakh at least in metros- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

Why home buyers may now have to tackle anti-profiteering disputes

Why home buyers may now have to tackle anti-profiteering disputes

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

Experts said the builders will now factor in their losses arising from the removal of input tax credit when they pass on the benefits to end users while the latter may want the entire GST cut to be given to them.

Chennai sobers up; SRK on spree

Chennai sobers up; SRK on spree

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

Chennai and Kolkata continued their dominance in the fourth round of the players' auction in the Indian Premier League in Mumbai on Wednesday. The India Cements-owned side tightened its purse strings, picking just-retired Kiwi veteran Stephen Flemming for his modest base price of $350,000. Shah Rukh Khan boosted his side's cool quotient and bought Caribbean big-hitter Chris Gayle for $800,000.

Global airline catering major to make India hub

Global airline catering major to make India hub

Rediff.com12 Sep 2007

LSG Sky Chefs is the sole independent international airline caterer in India and has a presence at the old airports of Hyderabad and Bangalore. It is building facilities at Hyderabad and Bangalore to replace the existing ones.

Pantaloon in Indian airports

Pantaloon in Indian airports

Rediff.com4 Oct 2006

Airports to get explosive detection systems

Airports to get explosive detection systems

Rediff.com18 Jul 2006

CISF is planning to purchase the gadgetry from the US or France and the acquisition would run into crores of rupees.

NE-inspired India Post will now fly to metros

NE-inspired India Post will now fly to metros

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

To start with, the air freight service will be introduced connecting all four metros-- Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata -- taking Nagpur as a hub of operations in the first phase. This will happen as soon as the Air India could provide an aircraft on wet lease to India Post.

Seven Indian cities top draws in offshoring world

Seven Indian cities top draws in offshoring world

Rediff.com2 Nov 2006

Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Kolkata are the most suitable locations to offshore.

Tata-Changi to bid for airport revamp

Tata-Changi to bid for airport revamp

Rediff.com21 Feb 2007

The Tata Group and Singapore's Changi Airports International have agreed to jointly bid for the modernisation works of airports at Chennai and Kolkata as also vie for similar projects in non-metro airports.

Somdev advances in Dubai after Del Potro retires hurt

Somdev advances in Dubai after Del Potro retires hurt

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

India number one Somdev Devvarman registered the biggest win of his career, beating world No 5 Juan Martin Del Potro in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships, on Tuesday. The victory, though, was achieved after the Argentine retired mid-way through the contest.

Manish Pandey is feeling the pressure

Manish Pandey is feeling the pressure

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

Manish Pandey is feeling the pressure of holding on to his spot in the Indian ODI team and says the only way he can beat stiff competition is by scoring tons of runs.

Why airports must be privatised

Why airports must be privatised

Rediff.com19 Oct 2005

Trai suggests Rs 80 cr for 3G spectrum

Trai suggests Rs 80 cr for 3G spectrum

Rediff.com27 Sep 2006

Over and above the base price, the telecom operators will have to bid for the spectrum. Going by base price alone, Trai said the government would collect a minimum of Rs 1,400 crore (Rs 14 billion) for a pan-India spectrum allocation.

3G spectrum auction with quota for CDMA

3G spectrum auction with quota for CDMA

Rediff.com28 Sep 2006

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended auctioning radio frequencies for 3G telecom services at a reserve price of Rs 1,050 crore to companies seeking to offer nationwide high-speed Internet and streaming video.

Adlabs launches BIG 92.7 FM, to invest 400 cr

Adlabs launches BIG 92.7 FM, to invest 400 cr

Rediff.com25 Sep 2006

Adlabs Films Ltd, which on Monday launched its first FM radio station - BIG 92.7 FM - from New Delhi will invest Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) to set up its network spanning 45 cities in the country by April 2007.