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Ask Ajit: 'Want to invest Rs 2 lakhs, please advise'

Ask Ajit: 'Want to invest Rs 2 lakhs, please advise'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

'This cycle will only break if a few high-profile issues 'bomb''

'This cycle will only break if a few high-profile issues 'bomb''

Rediff.com14 Sep 2021

'It really doesn't matter that investors getting allotments sell their IPO stock holdings on listing day because a new set of investors are entering.' 'This explains the continued rise in stock prices even after the first day of listing.'

Ex-Cognizant executive Debashis Chatterjee is new Mindtree CEO

Ex-Cognizant executive Debashis Chatterjee is new Mindtree CEO

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

Chatterjee said the compNY is not aware of any major client concerns at this point.

Navy's 2nd Scorpene-class submarine to be commissioned on Sep 28

Navy's 2nd Scorpene-class submarine to be commissioned on Sep 28

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

INS Khanderi, the second Scorpene-class submarine that can attack with torpedoes as well as tube-launched anti-ship missiles whilst underwater or on surface, was launched at the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai in January 2017.

Japan poised to win India's bullet train deal

Japan poised to win India's bullet train deal

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's high speed rail network.

Budget misses scrappage policy which is key for CV revival

Budget misses scrappage policy which is key for CV revival

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

The industry said if the policy was announced, it would have taken 28 million vehicles bought before March 2005 off the road.

At $51 billion India 9th largest FDI recipient in 2019

At $51 billion India 9th largest FDI recipient in 2019

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report on Monday that a lower but positive economic growth in India in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period and India's large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments to the country. The World Investment Report 2020 by UNCTAD said that India was the 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019, with 51 billion dollars of inflows during the year, an increase from the 42 billion dollars of FDI received in 2018, when India ranked 12 among the top 20 host economies in the world.

Boy's death in borewell: HC raps civic authorities

Boy's death in borewell: HC raps civic authorities

Rediff.com29 Oct 2019

The court impleaded the civic authorities and directed them to produce details on the action taken against violators who had failed to comply with the conditions stipulated for digging borewells and tubewells.

Modi to visit J&K on Saturday, will launch several projects

Modi to visit J&K on Saturday, will launch several projects

Rediff.com18 May 2018

PM to launch works on Zojila tunnel, other infrastructure projects.

'Unprecedented Covid control': Modi's fulsome praise for Yogi in Varanasi

'Unprecedented Covid control': Modi's fulsome praise for Yogi in Varanasi

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

"The way in which UP has controlled the second Covid wave and stopped its spread is unprecedented," the prime minister, who arrived at his parliamentary constituency earlier in the morning on Thursday, said while addressing a gathering.

Special 26: These stocks outperformed markets for 5 years

Special 26: These stocks outperformed markets for 5 years

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

Of these 26, Bajaj Finance, Associated Alcohols and Breweries, Garware Technologies, Filatex India, Tasty Bite Eatables, Aarti Industries and GMM Pfaudler saw an over 10-fold surge in price since 2014.

2nd Scorpene class submarine Khanderi launched

2nd Scorpene class submarine Khanderi launched

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

The state-of-the-art features of this Scorpene class submarine include superior stealth and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision guided weapon.

India kicks off campaign for elected UNSC seat

India kicks off campaign for elected UNSC seat

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

If elected, it would be India's eighth term on the UN Security Council and this two-year tenure will start in January 2021.

I-B Minister Javadekar criticises 'TRP-centric' journalism

I-B Minister Javadekar criticises 'TRP-centric' journalism

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

He also asserted that the freedom of press has to be preserved at any cost in a democracy but media should remember that freedom comes with responsibility.

Embracing new normal, India Inc set to step up hiring in 2021

Embracing new normal, India Inc set to step up hiring in 2021

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

Adapting to the new hybrid normal of remote and office work, cautiously optimistic corporate are looking to hire more people and provide better appraisals in the new year as they step out of the pandemic-ravaged 2020. The coronavirus pandemic emerged as the biggest inflection point for the Indian job landscape. For the corporates, work-from-home and remote workers became the new normal and for the professionals, online learning and digital skills took centrestage.

The Course Mate Who Will Be Chief

The Course Mate Who Will Be Chief

Rediff.com30 Apr 2022

'As a course mate who has followed closely this star on the Bombay Sappers firmament, my heart swells with pride to see his extraordinary brilliance and focus; his commitment and his dedication; his hard work; and his technical as well as tactical knowledge,' says Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd) of his batchmate General Manoj Pande who will take over as chief of the army staff on May 1.

The race to build world's tallest building

The race to build world's tallest building

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Will the next ambitious tower be a mile high?

21 aftershocks rock Assam following 6.4 magnitude quake

21 aftershocks rock Assam following 6.4 magnitude quake

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

People spent a sleepless night as a series of aftershocks shook Assam after a strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake caused extensive damage to buildings.

US duo William Nordhaus and Paul Romer win Nobel Economics Prize

US duo William Nordhaus and Paul Romer win Nobel Economics Prize

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

Nordhaus, a professor at Yale University, is best known for his work on climate economics. Romer, of New York University's Stern School of Business, is a proponent of a theory that examines how the world can achieve sustainable growth.

Companies to adopt franchisee model

Companies to adopt franchisee model

Rediff.com26 Aug 2004

Now pay toll only for distance travelled

Now pay toll only for distance travelled

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

Geo-fencing to map vehicle route; pilot run expected on Delhi-Mumbai highway

Delhi should follow Los Angeles and Beijing to fight air pollution

Delhi should follow Los Angeles and Beijing to fight air pollution

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

Here's what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes.

Centre asks states to check mob lynching fuelled by child-lifting rumours

Centre asks states to check mob lynching fuelled by child-lifting rumours

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

In an advisory, the Home Ministry has urged the states and UTs to 'keep a watch for early detection of rumours of child lifting and initiate effective measures to counter them'.

Analysts caution investors on small-caps

Analysts caution investors on small-caps

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

Experts say, investors will be better off exiting them at higher levels and investing in stocks of fundamentally sound companies.

This new James Bond museum has the 'licence to thrill'

This new James Bond museum has the 'licence to thrill'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

Set to open on July 12, the museum will allow visitors take a journey through the cinematic world of Britain's deadliest spy.

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future On the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda.

Who Is RESPONSIBLE For The NSE Mess?

Who Is RESPONSIBLE For The NSE Mess?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

In all this, the political establishment -- and especially the finance ministry -- appears the weakest link, and worse still, the possible reason for the political backing to Narain and Ramkrishna that emboldened them to defy all the sentinels -- the independent board, the auditors, top management persons like the chief compliance officer, the company secretary, and unbelievably the super-regulator Sebi, observes V Ranganathan.

Accenture to foray into Bengal; to hire 1,000

Accenture to foray into Bengal; to hire 1,000

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

Global technology and consultancy giant, Accenture, is currently in the process of setting up operations, by way of a software development and delivery centre in Rajarhat.

Indian Railways to get special track for high-speed trials

Indian Railways to get special track for high-speed trials

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

As the national transporter is planning to come out with semi-high speed routes where trains can clock an average speed of 160-200 kmph, dedicated testing becomes essential.

L&T on aggressive expansion abroad

L&T on aggressive expansion abroad

Rediff.com6 May 2010

Larsen & Toubro, India's largest engineering, construction and technology company, is aggressively expanding its footprint across various places abroad

Nearly 50% BSE 500 stocks underperform market since March low

Nearly 50% BSE 500 stocks underperform market since March low

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

The S&P BSE 500 index, which accounts for 94% market capitalisation of BSE listed companies, has gained 45% from its March 24 low. However, out of the BSE 500 index stocks, 225 have underperformed the index by gaining less than the broader index during this period.

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

The Railway Board has decided to wind up the ambitious Rs 5,000-crore One ICT plan and the transformation cell

Rail link between Kashmir and rest of India on fast track

Rail link between Kashmir and rest of India on fast track

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Of the 272-km Udhampur-Baramulla rail line, nearly 111-km stretch between Katra and Banihal is incomplete.

How Tata Power will upgrade 37 IAF bases

How Tata Power will upgrade 37 IAF bases

Rediff.com9 May 2020

This upgrade will allow air operations by military and civil aircraft even in poor visibility and adverse weather conditions.

Why you get personal loans faster than home loans

Why you get personal loans faster than home loans

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

Why various loans are disbursed differently...

Wanted: Aircraft Carrier To Confront China

Wanted: Aircraft Carrier To Confront China

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

In New Delhi's corridors of power, debate continues on whether the navy even needs a third aircraft carrier.

India-origin billionaires to build 1,200 houses in Nepal

India-origin billionaires to build 1,200 houses in Nepal

Rediff.com3 May 2015

The number of houses destroyed in quake-hit Nepal is over 160,000

'Invest in mid-caps very selectively'

'Invest in mid-caps very selectively'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

Even as rising crude oil prices, trade war fears and a sliding rupee cast a shadow on market sentiment, Nischal Maheshwari, chief executive officer for institutional equities and advisory at Centrum Broking, tells Puneet Wadhwa that in the next one year, the outcome of the 2019 general election is a bigger challenge for the market.

Modi Hai to Vishvas Hai!

Modi Hai to Vishvas Hai!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

Modi is seen as exceptional not only on account of his acts but also owing to his style. He appears to sacrifice his life for the people -- like a fakir, a figure he came to epitomize even more in 2020 by growing a long white beard. Charisma is above accountability, and Modi has grasped these dynamics.