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Postpaid mobile services to resume in Kashmir from Monday

Postpaid mobile services to resume in Kashmir from Monday

Rediff.com12 Oct 2019

The subscribers will have to, however, wait for some more time for Internet services to resume in the Valley

2 held in UP topper's death case; cops deny harassment angle

2 held in UP topper's death case; cops deny harassment angle

Rediff.com16 Aug 2020

Sudiksha, an academically bright student, was pursuing a graduation course in entrepreneurship at Babson College, Massachusetts, US, on a scholarship and was scheduled to go back on August 20.

Service tax on flats for babus, armymen

Service tax on flats for babus, armymen

Rediff.com22 Jun 2006

ONGC has no claims in KG gas row: RIL

ONGC has no claims in KG gas row: RIL

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

RIL had drawn 58.67 bcm of gas from four wells.

IT majors to focus on localised hiring

IT majors to focus on localised hiring

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

TCS, Infosys ramp up onshore hiring; Infosys committed to hire 25,000 over 5 years.

NHAI may change funding model for road contracts

NHAI may change funding model for road contracts

Rediff.com4 Aug 2010

The NHAI board is considering a proposal to give 40 per cent of the annuity payment to the contractors upfront and the remaining amount later in instalments.

10 Months in Afghanistan

10 Months in Afghanistan

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

'The Afghans used to say that if there is any person whose name should be taken after Allah, it is Hindustani.'

China enters India's engineering sector

China enters India's engineering sector

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

China has emerged as the sixth largest engineering contractor in the world, including India, with the industry's turnover hitting a record $21.76 billion in 2005, an industry association said on Thursday.

Trump signs executive orders banning TikTok, Wechat

Trump signs executive orders banning TikTok, Wechat

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

Trump said the spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by the companies in China continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the country.

Reliance questions CAG's audit on KG-D6 block

Reliance questions CAG's audit on KG-D6 block

Rediff.com14 Sep 2014

Reliance Industries has accused CAG of exceeding its brief in the audit of spending on eastern offshore KG-D6 block saying hindsight is being used to question operational decisions taken 8 years back.

US to axe major military command

US to axe major military command

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

Defence Secretary Robert Gates said the US Joint Forces Command would close, the use of outside contractors would be cut and the number of generals and admirals reduced. The command, which is based in Norfolk, Virginia, has an annual budget of US $ 240 million and 2,800 military and civilian employees.

How US LOST to Pakistan in Afghanistan

How US LOST to Pakistan in Afghanistan

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

For two decades the US paid in blood and blood money for dependence on Pakistan to carry out one president's boast. Now, having been defeated by its proxies, another president will go into Rawalpindi's embrace to satisfy his constituents, predicts Shekhar Gupta.

Pakistan denying hundreds of visa: US

Pakistan denying hundreds of visa: US

Rediff.com18 Dec 2009

The United States on Thursday alleged that hundreds of visa applications for its officials and contractors are pending before the Pakistani authorities, which it said would have "serious implications" on its civilian aid projects and counter-terrorism measures there.

Tiware dam breach: Death toll rises to 15

Tiware dam breach: Death toll rises to 15

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

As several more people are feared dead in the incident, the search operation launched by the teams of police and the National Disaster Response Force is still on, an official said.

Buying a house? It's much cheaper now

Buying a house? It's much cheaper now

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

About 25-30% of total units launched are unsold across country.

China aggressively trying to hack Indian cyberspace

China aggressively trying to hack Indian cyberspace

Rediff.com3 Mar 2021

Experts said attempts from China have increased in the last year, which further amplified after the Indian government banned Chinese applications post the Galwan clash.

Oz mine project: Adani to restart talks with stakeholders

Oz mine project: Adani to restart talks with stakeholders

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Adani's plan to build one of the world's biggest coal mines has been hampered time and again.

EC issues notice to railways over BJP slogan on cup

EC issues notice to railways over BJP slogan on cup

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

The poll panel has issued a notice to the railways, asking it to submit a report by Thursday on the slogan on tea cups, so that it can take a call on whether it was a poll code violation.

Why migrant labourers have little choice but to head home

Why migrant labourers have little choice but to head home

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Around 81 per cent of the workers constitute the unorganised sector - devoid of any social security cover and outside the purview of a complex set of labour laws.

Why Bumrah had to opt out of Ranji Trophy game

Why Bumrah had to opt out of Ranji Trophy game

Rediff.com25 Dec 2019

Jasprit Bumrah's much-awaited comeback to competitive cricket was halted due to "over restriction mandate" from the Indian team management. The Indian team's support staff's unofficial guideline that Bumrah "shouldn't be bowling more than 8 to 9 overs" didn't amuse the Gujarat team management which wants to win a match.

Govt's plan to enter e-retail still in limbo

Govt's plan to enter e-retail still in limbo

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

The background work of creating a suitable digital architecture of a website also remains unfinished as it has been a challenge to shortlist technology partners.

NHAI projects: Settlement may free Rs 10,000 cr

NHAI projects: Settlement may free Rs 10,000 cr

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

The move, if accepted, will help resolve nearly one-third of the 1,200 cases on payments pending in various courts in the country.

PMC case: Wadhawan's UK, UAE properties to be attached

PMC case: Wadhawan's UK, UAE properties to be attached

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

ED has come across two immovable assets - one flat in Dubai and one land parcel in London. It is examining the valuation of both properties, estimated between Rs 150 crore and Rs 200 crore.

MCA to raise invalid IPL ticket issue at BCCI meet

MCA to raise invalid IPL ticket issue at BCCI meet

Rediff.com30 Apr 2010

The Mumbai Cricket Association will raise the issue of humiliation inflicted on former India captain Nari Contractor at this season's IPL final at the upcoming BCCI working committee. Contractor returned to his South Mumbai home without witnessing the IPL final on April 25 at the D Y Patil stadium, as the ticket he carried was declared invalid.

Angered by Modi's 'detox diet' some firms are creating slowdown

Angered by Modi's 'detox diet' some firms are creating slowdown

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Sources close to the PM say he will not be panicked into generating short-term results at the cost of longer-term goals

Govt dept wants home ministry to allow limited activity in select sectors

Govt dept wants home ministry to allow limited activity in select sectors

Rediff.com12 Apr 2020

The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) has suggested to the home ministry to allow limited activity in certain sectors such as heavy electricals and telecom equipment with reasonable safeguards. In a letter to Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the department said that these activities are essential to improve the economic situation and provide liquidity in the hands of the people.

RIL to give up KG basin gas discovery block

RIL to give up KG basin gas discovery block

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

RIL, which had made four consecutive gas discoveries with close to 500 billion cubic feet of in-place reserves in block, proposed immediate relinquishment, its minority partner Hardy Oil and Gas plc of UK said on Wednesday.

Most Glamorous! Sonam, Deepika, Janhvi...

Most Glamorous! Sonam, Deepika, Janhvi...

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

The winners of the Filmfare Glamour and Style awards!

Vote: Like Bebo's bindaas bridal look?

Vote: Like Bebo's bindaas bridal look?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

Kareena Kapoor Khan's latest covershoot will steal your thunder.

Apple hires 2,300 full-time employees in a year

Apple hires 2,300 full-time employees in a year

Rediff.com2 Nov 2009

Interestingly, the year ended September was also the time when companies worldwide slashed thousands of jobs as part of their efforts to bring down costs.

RIL to defer investments in developing newer fields

RIL to defer investments in developing newer fields

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

RIL's Dhirubhai-34, or R-Cluster field, in the flagging KG-D6 block was to produce about 13 million standard cubic metres per day of gas, equivalent to present day output from D1&D3 as well as MA fields, by 2017-18.

PM suffering from 'crisis of credibility': Rahul in Kerala

PM suffering from 'crisis of credibility': Rahul in Kerala

Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

He also said that the prime minister had failed to live up to his promise to create two crore jobs every year.

Subsidy for jobs creation, IT relief for homes: FM

Subsidy for jobs creation, IT relief for homes: FM

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a new job creation scheme by giving subsidy to those establishments that make new hires. The subsidy would be to cover for retirement fund contributions by employees as well as employers for two years, she said. Employees contribution (12 per cent of wages) and employer's contribution (12 per cent of wages) totalling 24 per cent of wages would be given to establishments for two years, she said. Under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, every Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)-registered establishment taking new employees would get this subsidy.

Doordarshan cameraman, 2 cops killed in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

Doordarshan cameraman, 2 cops killed in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

This is suspected to be a Naxal ambush for security forces. Maoists fired multiple rounds while attacking the vehicle-mounted team, the official said.

Trump leaves White House with unprecedent tainted legacy

Trump leaves White House with unprecedent tainted legacy

Rediff.com20 Jan 2021

The 74-year-old real estate mogul-turned politician, who radically changed politics in the corridors of power in Washington, DC over the past four tumultuous years, was impeached for a second time on the charges of 'incitement of insurrection' for the violent storming of the United States Capitol by his supporters just days before the end of his four-year term.

Metro mishap: Sreedharan blames design consultant

Metro mishap: Sreedharan blames design consultant

Rediff.com28 Jul 2009

Putting the blame on 'deficiency in design and material' for the July 12 mishap which claimed six lives, Delhi Metro on Tuesday claimed that a design consultant firm which inspected the site 'misled' them and the contractor about the condition of the pier which collapsed. The DMRC is also serving a show-cause notice to contractor Gammon India, which was carrying out the work at Zamrudpur accident site, to explain why it should not be blacklisted for two years.

How IT cos' WFH plan is turning the planet green

How IT cos' WFH plan is turning the planet green

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Indirect emissions account for a major chunk of emissions by Indian IT firms. Business travel and commutation, together, are a key reason for it. If travel and daily commuting go down, so does carbon emissions.

COVID-19: Mumbai, Delhi see decline in traffic congestion

COVID-19: Mumbai, Delhi see decline in traffic congestion

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Mumbai saw an average 46 per cent decline in congestion during the morning rush hour on Tuesday. New Delhi's data also showed an average 34 per cent decline in congestion during morning.

Railways to change catering recipe

Railways to change catering recipe

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Food to be cooked in base kitchens instead of trains; private players to be involved

Lodha reforms: Changes in Andhra, Gujarat cricket associations

Lodha reforms: Changes in Andhra, Gujarat cricket associations

Rediff.com16 Jan 2017

In the wake of the Supreme Court order on reforms in the Indian Cricket Board, former BCCI vice-president Gokaraju Gangaraju quit as secretary of Andhra Cricket Association while GVK Ranga Raju has taken over as the head of the state unit.

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