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Adani Power revives old ambitions as power demand surges in India

Adani Power revives old ambitions as power demand surges in India

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

Adani Power, part of the Adani group, plans to add close to 6 gigawatts (Gw) of new power assets in the next five years, according to an investor presentation by the company. That is clearly meant to ride on India's burgeoning power demand. But there is another side to it: All of this new capacity is expected to be thermal power, or power produced from coal.

Delhi on brink of drinking water crisis as 3 plants shut; supply to be cut

Delhi on brink of drinking water crisis as 3 plants shut; supply to be cut

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who visited the Wazirabad water treatment plant, warned of rationalising water supply to deal with "acute shortage".

Contempt plea against SBI for seeking more time for electoral bond names

Contempt plea against SBI for seeking more time for electoral bond names

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

In its verdict last month, the top court directed the SBI to furnish the details to the Election Commission (EC) by March 6.

Extend closure of schools, colleges till May 15, recommends GoM

Extend closure of schools, colleges till May 15, recommends GoM

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

The GoM recommended that activities of all religious organisations should not be allowed till May 15 as a precautionary measure to check spread of coronavirus infection, the sources added.

Mumbai Airport to shut both runways for 5 hours on May 2

Mumbai Airport to shut both runways for 5 hours on May 2

Rediff.com4 Apr 2023

The scheduled temporary runway closure is an annual exercise and a contingency plan on the same will help maintain operational continuity and ensure passengers' safety, the private airport operator said in a statement.

India will leave China behind on border infrastructure in next...: BRO chief

India will leave China behind on border infrastructure in next...: BRO chief

Rediff.com24 Sep 2023

The DG said that the previous government was wary of constructing roads near the Line of Actual Control.

Letting Go And Moving On Is Never Easy...

Letting Go And Moving On Is Never Easy...

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

Would there be such a day when I could feel free from this emptiness, this vacuum that has taken over my heart? asks Aarti David.

Oscar Pistorius: From 'Blade Runner' hero to convicted murderer

Oscar Pistorius: From 'Blade Runner' hero to convicted murderer

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend.

In a first, highway projects nixed as they falter on financial closure

In a first, highway projects nixed as they falter on financial closure

Rediff.com4 Jun 2012

This is the first time that highway projects awarded by the NHAI have failed to achieve financial closure.

'My husband slapped me'

'My husband slapped me'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

rediffGURU Kanchan Rai, founder, Let Us Talk, offers advice on how to navigate life's problems.

Mumbai court rejects Salem's plea for closure of case

Mumbai court rejects Salem's plea for closure of case

Rediff.com31 Jan 2012

A special TADA court in Mumbai on Tuesday rejected the application of gangster Abu Salem, seeking closure of his trial, after the Central Bureau of Investigation said it had challenged the order of Portugal supreme court, which had terminated his extradition to India in that country's constitutional court.

SC gives SBI 24 hours to release electoral bonds data

SC gives SBI 24 hours to release electoral bonds data

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

Chastising the State Bank of India, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered it to disclose the details of the electoral bonds encashed by political parties to the Election Commission by the close of the business hours on March 12 and warned the country's largest public sector lender that the court may proceed against it for 'wilful disobedience' if it failed to comply with its directions and deadlines.

Bailout or not, Greek banks face closures

Bailout or not, Greek banks face closures

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

A year ago, Greece's bankers thought they were on the cusp of a new era.

Coal scam: A chargesheet, FIRs and closure reports

Coal scam: A chargesheet, FIRs and closure reports

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

After a year and a half of investigation, the agency has failed to name any public official involved in the scam.

Guwahati:HC orders forced closure of liquor shops, bars

Guwahati:HC orders forced closure of liquor shops, bars

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

Those who crave for a few pegs down the stomach after a hard day's work had a shock in the waiting for them when they ran into downed shutters of bars and liquor shops in Guwahati city.

Coalgate: Court rejects CBI closure report, directs further probe

Coalgate: Court rejects CBI closure report, directs further probe

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

A special court on Thursday refused to accept a closure report by the Central Bureau of Investigation and directed it to further investigate an alleged scam in coal blocks allocation, involving Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, saying he had misrepresented facts in letters written to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Applying For Home Loan? Read This!

Applying For Home Loan? Read This!

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Enhancing your credit score is the key to improving loan eligibility and securing a favourable interest rate.

SEE: Buildings collapse in Kullu, hundreds stranded after landslides

SEE: Buildings collapse in Kullu, hundreds stranded after landslides

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

A row of buildings in Kullu district collapsed Thursday and hundreds of travellers were stranded in relief camps after landslides blocked the road to Mandi in rain-battered Himachal Pradesh.

Something very rotten, says HC; reopens 2 DMK ministers' asset cases

Something very rotten, says HC; reopens 2 DMK ministers' asset cases

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

Justice N Anand Venkatesh, who holds the portfolio for MP/MLA cases in the state, took up the cases against senior ministers Thangam Thennarasu and his wife and KKSSR Ramachandran and his spouse and also a friend of the DMK leader.

Idea achieves financial closure of Rs 2,225 cr

Idea achieves financial closure of Rs 2,225 cr

Rediff.com30 Oct 2003

Idea Cellular Ltd has achieved financial closure of over Rs 2,225 crore for its telecom venture with a project cost of around Rs 5,000 crore from IDBI Ltd and Rabo India Finance Pvt Ltd.

Farmers to resume Delhi march, police ordered to seize bulldozers

Farmers to resume Delhi march, police ordered to seize bulldozers

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday said the Centre should convene a daylong Parliament session to bring a legislation on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops, a key demand of protesting farmers.

Over 2,000 auto parts units face closure

Over 2,000 auto parts units face closure

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

The current slump in the automobile sector has delivered a hard knock to component makers -- classified as small and tiny enterprises -- as about 600 manufacturing units in Jamshedpur have shut down operations, while more than 2,000 other units spread across the country are on the verge of closure.

Gold Loans On RBI, Finance Ministry Radar

Gold Loans On RBI, Finance Ministry Radar

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

Loan against gold as a product is catching on fast. Let's keep the momentum going, but aim for sustainable growth. A few bad apples should not ruin the brunch, argues Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

More than 2,800 jobs to be axed as Tata Steel plans to close Port Talbot furnances

More than 2,800 jobs to be axed as Tata Steel plans to close Port Talbot furnances

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

More than 2,800 jobs will be axed as Tata Steel plans to close its blast furnaces at the Port Talbot plant in South Wales in the UK. Of the total job cuts, 2,500 will be in the next 18 months, said Indian conglomerate Tata. A further 300 jobs are to go in three years.

Minor wrestler okays police report in sexual abuse case against WFI boss

Minor wrestler okays police report in sexual abuse case against WFI boss

Rediff.com1 Aug 2023

The Delhi Police had on June 15 filed a report before the court seeking cancellation of the case by the minor wrestler.

40 firms commit to make IT hardware worth Rs 4.65 lakh cr under PLI scheme

40 firms commit to make IT hardware worth Rs 4.65 lakh cr under PLI scheme

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

As many as 40 companies, including Dell, HP, and Lenovo, have applied for the IT hardware PLI scheme with a commitment to make personal computers, laptops, tablets, servers and other equipment worth Rs 4.65 lakh crore during the scheme period, an official statement said on Thursday. If all companies get selected under the scheme then the government will need to increase the incentive amount to Rs 22,890 crore against the budgetary allocation of Rs 17,000 crore, according to the note. "Total 40 applications have been submitted till the closure of the window on August 30.

BJP stalwart L K Advani to be awarded Bharat Ratna

BJP stalwart L K Advani to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Rediff.com3 Feb 2024

Modi spoke to the BJP's longest serving president, who is credited with crafting the party's rise through the 90s when it came to power for the first time as the head of coalition governments under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and congratulated him.

Vedanta places Thoothukudi's 'restart ready' plans on fast track

Vedanta places Thoothukudi's 'restart ready' plans on fast track

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta's Sterlite Copper has come out with a fresh notification inviting expressions of interest (EoIs) to supply raw materials like copper concentrate, imported thermal coal, rock phosphate and petroleum products, among others, as part of its preparatory measures to restart production at its Thoothukudi unit in Tamil Nadu. This plant is likely to restart operations if a Supreme Court verdict goes in favour of the company. On June 12, the company had invited EoIs for carrying out plant 'restart activities'.

PIX: Unstoppable Sabalenka; Gauff march into quarters

PIX: Unstoppable Sabalenka; Gauff march into quarters

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

Images from Day 8 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.

Can I Withdraw From PPF Without Penalty?

Can I Withdraw From PPF Without Penalty?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

rediffGURU and financial planning expert Colonel Sanjeev Govila (retd) answers your personal finance-related questions.

Nitesh Rane firing case: Court rejects CBI's closure report

Nitesh Rane firing case: Court rejects CBI's closure report

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

In a setback to Nitesh Rane, the son of Maharashtra Minister Narayan Rane, a local court has rejected closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a case where he is accused of shooting at a man and directed a detailed probe.

Tata Motors to undertake 3 block closures at Jamshedpur plant

Tata Motors to undertake 3 block closures at Jamshedpur plant

Rediff.com29 Nov 2012

Block closure planned keeping in mind the weak demand of commercial vehicles.

Treading The AI Path Sensibly

Treading The AI Path Sensibly

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan.

CBI files closure report in Barak missile deal

CBI files closure report in Barak missile deal

Rediff.com24 Dec 2013

The Central bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed a closure report in a seven-year-old case of alleged bribery in the Rs.1,150 crore Barak missile deal in which former Defence Minister George Fernandes and the then Naval Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar were accused.

Pistorius released 11 years after murdering girlfriend

Pistorius released 11 years after murdering girlfriend

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is set to be released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women.

HC reserves verdict in plea against Gyanvapi case

HC reserves verdict in plea against Gyanvapi case

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

The Allahabad high court reserved its judgment on Friday in a petition challenging the maintainability of a suit seeking 'restoration' of a temple at the site of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.

Fiat denies report on India plant closure

Fiat denies report on India plant closure

Rediff.com20 Jun 2003

Fiat on Friday denied a magazine report, which said it would close a plant in India as part of a sweeping restructuring of the loss-making Italian industrial giant.

Liquidation share in insolvency cases on the decline, shows IBBI data

Liquidation share in insolvency cases on the decline, shows IBBI data

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

From almost 60 per cent as of December 2019, the share of liquidations in the mode of closure of total Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) cases came down to 44 per cent till September 2023, data by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) shows. Experts say the decreasing trend in liquidations under the IBC in India can be largely attributed to the initial economic conditions of companies entering the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). IBC experts also say the trend shows a certain stabilisation in IBC with the Code now rid of legacy bankruptcy issues.

If India Wins World Cup, It Will Erase Dravid's 2007 Nightmare

If India Wins World Cup, It Will Erase Dravid's 2007 Nightmare

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

The Indian players now have the opportunity to etch their names in the annals of cricketing history, with Dravid's dream, their dream, finally within reach.

Delhi air not ideal, but we have to play: Bangladesh coach

Delhi air not ideal, but we have to play: Bangladesh coach

Rediff.com5 Nov 2023

The ICC says it is monitoring the air quality in smog-shrouded New Delhi ahead of the World Cup match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Monday.