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'Oil is another reason for clashes in Manipur'

'Oil is another reason for clashes in Manipur'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

'The Kuki-Zo are aware of this rich resource in their areas and feel the Meitei push for ST status is because of this reason'.

Chandrayaan-3 Landing: 'We are over the moon'

Chandrayaan-3 Landing: 'We are over the moon'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

Film folk like Akshay Kumar, Chiranjeevi, Jr NTR and Sunny Deol congratulated the country and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the historic achievement of Chandrayaan-3's landing on the Moon.

Allahabad HC allows survey of Mathura's Shahi Idgah mosque

Allahabad HC allows survey of Mathura's Shahi Idgah mosque

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

The court said the modalities of the survey will be discussed at the next hearing on December 18.

Pannun 'Plot': 'US and India have bent backward...'

Pannun 'Plot': 'US and India have bent backward...'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

'...to prevent this episode from disrupting ongoing cooperation.' 'The discovery of this plot had the potential to derail much of what has been achieved in the relationship during this administration's tenure -- I don't think that fact has been sufficiently appreciated in India.'

Jio Fin's removal from BSE postponed to Aug 29

Jio Fin's removal from BSE postponed to Aug 29

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

Leading stock exchange BSE on Tuesday postponed the removal of Jio Financial Services Ltd, the demerged non-banking financial services unit of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group, from all the S&P BSE Indices to August 29. Earlier, the stock was scheduled to be removed from the indices on August 24. Jio Financial Services Ltd (JFSL) got listed on the bourses on Monday and hit the lower circuit for the second day in a row on Tuesday.

Eagerly awaiting Chandrayaan-3's Moon landing: Sunita Williams

Eagerly awaiting Chandrayaan-3's Moon landing: Sunita Williams

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

The NASA astronaut with a storied career in space exploration also commended India's substantial role in shaping the field of space exploration.

Nithari killing accused Koli, Pandher acquitted; death penalty cancelled

Nithari killing accused Koli, Pandher acquitted; death penalty cancelled

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

A CBI official in New Delhi said the team was waiting for the judgment copy and would take a call on next steps after studying it.

In Search For Planet Nine

In Search For Planet Nine

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

Planet Nine, if it exists, is somewhere between 6-10 times the mass of Earth, and it may have an orbit that takes it around the sun once every 1,500 Earth years or more.

Byju's expects $7-8 bn minimum valuation

Byju's expects $7-8 bn minimum valuation

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

Byju's plans to raise funds at a lower valuation of $7-8 billion as the embattled edtech major looks to shore up its financials with adequate liquidity, a senior company executive said on Tuesday. Banking on overall "improved performance", Think and Learn, the parent of Byju's, is hopeful of a higher valuation ahead of its rights issue being planned in February to raise funds. Byju's India chief financial officer Nitin Golani said the company is in need of funds and plans to raise it at a lower valuation to make the offer lucrative for investors as well as ensure adequate liquidity support for the edtech firm.

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.

5 Electric SUVs Coming To India

5 Electric SUVs Coming To India

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

If you are planning to buy an electric car in the near future, it would be highly advisable to wait for these upcoming electric SUVs.

Is Renault Duster Coming Back?

Is Renault Duster Coming Back?

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

The new Duster will go head-to-head with popular models like Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Volkswagen Taigun, Skoda Kushaq, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, MG Astor, etc in the highly competitive mid-size SUV segment.

Wealthy Indian-origin couple, daughter found dead in US

Wealthy Indian-origin couple, daughter found dead in US

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

The bodies of Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Ariana, were found in their Dover mansion at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Norfolk District Attorney (DA) Michael Morrissey said.

Lithium reserve found in J-K is of best quality: Official

Lithium reserve found in J-K is of best quality: Official

Rediff.com11 Feb 2023

'India joined a select group of countries at the global level after this finding and it will fulfil the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India)'

'All Good Things Start With Ghee'

'All Good Things Start With Ghee'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

'I always say you really cannot own a recipe.' 'In India, where, we have been cooking for thousands of years, how can you put a finger and say, 'This is mine'?'

It's All ACTION On OTT This Week

It's All ACTION On OTT This Week

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

From intergalactic superheroes to the ills of smoking and body shaming, OTT is brimming with action this week.

ISRO to put first astronaut on Moon by 2040

ISRO to put first astronaut on Moon by 2040

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

After the historic success of its Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going full throttle with its plans to send Indian astronauts for the first time to the Moon by 2040, ISRO Chairman S Somanath said.

Dhak Dhak Review: Secrets Of The Khardung La Sisterhood

Dhak Dhak Review: Secrets Of The Khardung La Sisterhood

Rediff.com13 Oct 2023

The simplicity of a spontaneous sisterhood, women getting along with other women, feeling alive in each other's company makes Dhak Dhak a gentle celebration of womanhood, notes Sukanya Verma.

First Look: The 2024 Kia Sonet Facelift

First Look: The 2024 Kia Sonet Facelift

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

The 2024 Kia Sonet facelift impresses with its comprehensive upgrades, ranging from a refreshed exterior design to advanced safety and technological features.

Can Disney+Hotstar Survive Without F1, IPL, HBO?

Can Disney+Hotstar Survive Without F1, IPL, HBO?

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

With three key subscription drivers -- F1, IPL and HBO -- gone, can Disney+Hotstar depend only on its chart-topping originals like Criminal Justice and Rudra: Edge of Darkness to hit both scale and profitability?

Readers greet ISRO: India is proud of you!

Readers greet ISRO: India is proud of you!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

We had asked readers to greet ISRO on the stupendous achievement of landing on the Moon, and they were prompt in celebrating ISRO's, and India's, success.

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.

3 share Physics Nobel for short pulses of light to study electrons

3 share Physics Nobel for short pulses of light to study electrons

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

The three physics laureates -- Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier have created flashes of light that are short enough to take snapshots of electrons' extremely rapid movements.

'SBI's unique code will now speak for itself'

'SBI's unique code will now speak for itself'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

'However, to establish a quid pro quo, one can potentially see several things, like whether they got any benefits from the party that they gave money to. That is something that people (of India) will gauge. But to finally establish that there was money paid as consideration, it would require an investigation, a proper investigation, to be able to come up with such conclusions.'

'They want to suffocate our voices'

'They want to suffocate our voices'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'Farmers have been sent notices in which the government is threatening that if you will join the movement, then we will impound your ancestral properties.' 'We will seal your bank accounts.' 'We will revoke the passports of your kids.'

Chopped body in Mumbai flat: What the investigation so far reveals

Chopped body in Mumbai flat: What the investigation so far reveals

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

Victim Saraswati Vaidya's live-in partner Manoj Sane, 56, has been arrested for allegedly killing her and dismembering the body in their 7th-floor rented apartment in Mira Road of Thane district.

Chandrayaan-1 data: Earth electrons forming water on Moon

Chandrayaan-1 data: Earth electrons forming water on Moon

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

The team led by researchers from the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa in the US discovered that these electrons in Earth's plasma sheet are contributing to weathering processes -- breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals -- on the Moon's surface.

7 Underrated Films Of 2023

7 Underrated Films Of 2023

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

With so many releases in 2023, not all got their due. Subhash K Jha picks his underrated films of the year.

Ram Gopal Varma's GREATEST discoveries

Ram Gopal Varma's GREATEST discoveries

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

Here is looking at some of the top names to come out of Ramu's factory.

'Need to make Auto Exports a national mission'

'Need to make Auto Exports a national mission'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

'There is a need for a national task force with a singular objective to increase automotive exports.'

Want To Invest In IPOs? Read This

Want To Invest In IPOs? Read This

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

Patience can be rewarding. 'Post-listing, sanity often returns to valuations of newly-listed businesses within six to nine months. Buy then.'

Unclaimed Shares, Dividends? Read This!

Unclaimed Shares, Dividends? Read This!

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

I stumbled upon shares worth around Rs 300,000 in my late father's name, which are currently with the Investor Education & Protection Fund, points out Harsh Roongta.

Manabe, Hasselmann, Parisi win 2021 Nobel for Physics

Manabe, Hasselmann, Parisi win 2021 Nobel for Physics

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics, "for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems," announced the award-giving organisation on Tuesday.

Modi flags challenges in the fast growing cross-border e-com

Modi flags challenges in the fast growing cross-border e-com

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday suggested the G20 trade ministers to work collectively to ensure equitable competition between large and small sellers as there are challenges in the fast growing cross-border e-commerce. In a video message at the G20 Trade and Investment Minister's meeting here, he also emphasised on the need to address the problems faced by consumers in fair price discovery and grievance handling mechanisms. "Digitising processes and use of e-commerce have the potential to enhance market access. "I am glad that your group is working on the 'High Level Principles for the Digitalization of Trade Documents'. These principles can help countries in implementing cross-border electronic trade measures, and reduce compliance burdens.

Chandrayaan-3 is triumph of Indian innovation: Former NASA official

Chandrayaan-3 is triumph of Indian innovation: Former NASA official

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Official Mike Gold has said Chandrayaan-3's success is a triumph of Indian innovation, human capital and the capabilities that will take India even further.

'Investors shouldn't get into a waiting game'

'Investors shouldn't get into a waiting game'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

'Sell part of your portfolio where you're making good money, especially in small caps and mid caps.' 'The money which you take home is yours. The money which is there on paper is not yours.

SC sets aside Bengal court order against Vijayvargiya, 2 others in rape case

SC sets aside Bengal court order against Vijayvargiya, 2 others in rape case

Rediff.com4 May 2023

A bench comprising Justices M R Shah and Sanjiv Khanna ordered that the Chief Judicial Magistrate at Alipore will apply his "judicial mind" and may direct the state police to conduct an enquiry on the complaint before lodging an FIR.

Are These The Right Mutual Fund Investments?

Are These The Right Mutual Fund Investments?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2023

rediffGURU Vivek Lala answers your income tax and personal finance queries.

'We were listed in the global top 10 start-ups in sustainability'

'We were listed in the global top 10 start-ups in sustainability'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

'We want to make sustainability affordable.' 'We tell everyone, don't just recycle, Craste it!'

IOC, Adani-Total, Shell, 26 other firms lap up Reliance's KG-D6 gas

IOC, Adani-Total, Shell, 26 other firms lap up Reliance's KG-D6 gas

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Adani-Total Gas Ltd and Shell were among the 29 companies that bid and bought natural gas to be produced from the deepest field in the KG-D6 block of Reliance Industries Ltd and bp, sources said. IOC walked away with almost half of the 6 million standard cubic meters per day of gas sold in an e-auction on Wednesday while state-owned gas utility GAIL bought 0.7 mmscmd, Adani-Total Gas Ltd 0.4 mmscmd, Shell 0.5 mmscmd, GSPC 0.25 mmscmd and IGS another 0.5 mmscmd, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Reliance-bp on Wednesday held an e-auction for sale of gas from the MJ field in their eastern offshore KG-D6 block after incorporating the government's new marketing rules to give CNG-selling city gas companies first priority over supplies.