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Competition Commission slaps Rs 52-cr penalty on BCCI

Competition Commission slaps Rs 52-cr penalty on BCCI

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

The Competition Commission on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 52.24 crore on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for anti-competitive practices with respect to the Indian Premier League.

Football: Guardiola calls for fewer teams in EPL

Football: Guardiola calls for fewer teams in EPL

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

De Bruyne out for up to six weeks due to injury, says Guardiola.

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.

Very sad with whatever is happening: Bharti's wife after FIR

Very sad with whatever is happening: Bharti's wife after FIR

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

"What am I achieving ultimately; I will lose my husband, my children will lose their father. I am not happy with the development, but had to do all this to come out of the abuse," Lipika said.

Golay's tricky road ahead

Golay's tricky road ahead

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

Sikkim's new chief minister will have to achieve growth without compromising nature.

ED summons Praful Patel in UPA-era aviation scam

ED summons Praful Patel in UPA-era aviation scam

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

The NCP leader said that he will be happy to cooperate with the ED so that the agency understands the "complexities" of the aviation sector.

'Australian cricketers driven by ego and an alpha male culture'

'Australian cricketers driven by ego and an alpha male culture'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

Cricket Australia termed 'arrogant' and 'controlling' in stinging review report

Trupti Desai aborts Sabarimala trip, vows to come back

Trupti Desai aborts Sabarimala trip, vows to come back

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

'We will soon come back to Kerala to visit Sabarimala but we will not declare it in advance and come'

'A Bharat Ratna among businessmen'

'A Bharat Ratna among businessmen'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2019

'He is a role model for Indian industry.'

How a spat revealed Punjab's liquor nexus

How a spat revealed Punjab's liquor nexus

Rediff.com25 May 2020

A look at licensed distilleries shows that many have connections with politicians and influential business families. Among politicians, a minister owns a distillery. Two others are owned by ex-Congressman Venod Sharma and ex-Akali MLA Deep Malhotra.

China exhibits caution at US election result

China exhibits caution at US election result

Rediff.com9 Nov 2020

The US election campaign has provided plenty of ammunition for the CCP to make its case that its political system is superior.

Rape is 'not okay - it has to stop': Obama's Grammy message

Rape is 'not okay - it has to stop': Obama's Grammy message

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

US President Obama delivered a strong message about violence against women and girls

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.

Indian cos bear brunt of H1B visa denial, shows study

Indian cos bear brunt of H1B visa denial, shows study

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

While the denial rate has dropped slightly to 21 per cent in 2019 from 24 per cent in 2018, the National Foundation for American Policy has said it is much higher for Indian IT companies like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro and very low for American companies like Amazon and Google. For instance, the denial rate for TCS and Infosys in 2019 was 31 per cent and 35 per cent respectively, whereas for Wipro it was 47 per cent and 37 per cent for Tech Mahindra. On the other hand, the denial rate for the new H-1B petitions in 2019 was just four per cent each for Amazon and Google. The denial rate for Microsoft during the same period was six per cent, and Facebook along with Walmart was just three per cent each.

European NGOs' reports on India Inc upset govt

European NGOs' reports on India Inc upset govt

Rediff.com23 Oct 2007

Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath conveyed India's resentment to Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Vayrynen. He will also be taking up the issue with the Netherland's Minister for Economic Affairs M Vander Hoeven in New Delhi on Wednesday. The two sides have managed to keep these issues out of the proposed FTA despite pressure from some EU members like France, government officials said.

FIPB told to reject telecom FDI from tax havens

FIPB told to reject telecom FDI from tax havens

Rediff.com19 Aug 2008

In another instance of Indian tax authorities adopting a hard-nosed stance to prevent abuse of tax avoidance treaties, the revenue department recently opposed a proposal of a Cyprus-based company to increase its stake in an Indian telecom services company from 40 per cent to nearly 74 per cent.

'I am not waging a war against any government'

'I am not waging a war against any government'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

'But still they have filed FIRs against me under section 505 of the IPC.' 'These were draconian laws that were misused by the British East India Company against the soldiers who participated in the mutiny (of 1857).'

Hamilton's raised fist revives memories of Mexico 1968

Hamilton's raised fist revives memories of Mexico 1968

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

'It is going to be a lifelong thing for me.'

Thappad review

Thappad review

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

A spectacular Taapsee Pannu brings out the shift of a happy homemaker to a heartbroken woman most strikingly in her deeply affecting performance, applauds Sukanya Verma.

'I love the way I look. I look hot'

'I love the way I look. I look hot'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

'I never thought an invisible character like Radhiya would get me that much visibility.'

What is hurting Pakistan cricket...

What is hurting Pakistan cricket...

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

Pak seniors don't retire on time, compromise team's fitness and form, says Waqar.

'I want to teach men what their mothers didn't'

'I want to teach men what their mothers didn't'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

Chaudhury has been at the receiving end of numerous hate mails after taking certain pro-women initiatives.

CCI fails to curb steel, cement cartel

CCI fails to curb steel, cement cartel

Rediff.com18 Apr 2008

The Competition Commission of India, the body that is supposed to take action against any abuse of market dominance, says it is helpless. FM had accused the domestic cement and steel industry of forming cartels to exploit consumers. He also warned the industry that if they did not mend their ways, the government would not hesitate to take tough measures and break the logjam. CCI was supposed to prohibit anti-competitive agreements, abuse by dominant players and regulate M&As.

Wife's killing: hubby, mother-in-law get life term

Wife's killing: hubby, mother-in-law get life term

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

Besides the woman's husband Chetan, her mother-in-law, a family friend, and a woman, who the prosecution said was having an affair with Chetan, were also sentenced to life imprisonment.

Srishti Bakshi left her job in Hong Kong to walk 3,800 km

Srishti Bakshi left her job in Hong Kong to walk 3,800 km

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

She is changing India one village at a time.

Why Akshay Kumar's National Award win feels like a joke

Why Akshay Kumar's National Award win feels like a joke

Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

Sukanya Verma's super filmy week was high on emotions.

Checklist: CBI's dismal track record at investigations

Checklist: CBI's dismal track record at investigations

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

In the wake of the 2G acquittals, here are a few high-profile cases in which question marks were raised by various courts over the CBI's probe.

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Rediff.com25 May 2020

'Post the pandemic, when India is turning a new leaf in its economic policy with an eye on foreign capital and global supply chains that are likely to leave China, heightened tensions on the India-China border creates an atmosphere of uncertainty,' observes Virendra Kapoor.

US report says media critical of government in India harassed

US report says media critical of government in India harassed

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

The report mentioned the Central Bureau of Investigation raid on NDTV, exit of Bobby Ghosh as the editor of Hindustan Times and arrest of cartoonist G Bala.

Indian-American woman shot dead, ex-husband held

Indian-American woman shot dead, ex-husband held

Rediff.com16 Oct 2013

The police have arrested her former husband and his current wife in connection with the case.

Eto'o collects award for anti-racism stance

Eto'o collects award for anti-racism stance

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

Samuel Eto'o returned to London to collect an award for his stance against intolerance.

Noida: Police find more skeletons of children

Noida: Police find more skeletons of children

Rediff.com30 Dec 2006

The number of children whose remains were being found could go up, as police found some more skeletal remains as they began excavating a drain in front of the house.

Noida: Skeletal remains of 8 kids found; 2 held

Noida: Skeletal remains of 8 kids found; 2 held

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

The suspected serial killer Surender alias Satish, a domestic help, has been arrested along with his master Mohinder Singh Pandher, a factory owner from whose house the skeletons were found in gunny bags.

Somnath Bharti's wife refuses mediation, to pursue case against him

Somnath Bharti's wife refuses mediation, to pursue case against him

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

The estranged wife of former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti on Monday told the Supreme Court that she was not ready to undergo mediation to settle the domestic violence and attempt to murder case lodged by her against the Aam Aadmi Party leader.

Provoked tells an important story

Provoked tells an important story

Rediff.com6 Apr 2007

Aishwarya Rai manages to stay sincere in this traumatic true story.

Why foreign portfolio investors are a worried lot today

Why foreign portfolio investors are a worried lot today

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

One of the key concerns of foreign investors is how the general anti-avoidance rule would apply in case an investor is availing benefits under double taxation avoidance agreement.

SHOCKING: 14-year-old maid tortured, found locked in cupboard

SHOCKING: 14-year-old maid tortured, found locked in cupboard

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

The girl, who is now hospitalised, had bruises below her waist and was also bleeding from a knife cut on her back. Her eyes were also swollen due to her having been beaten.

India urges ICJ to annul Jadhav's death sentence

India urges ICJ to annul Jadhav's death sentence

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

India questioned the functioning of Pakistan's notorious military courts.

China Connection and India-US Ties

China Connection and India-US Ties

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

'India should not be taken by surprise if the Biden administration seeks China's cooperation at some point,' alerts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

What the scourge of COVID-19 has exposed...

What the scourge of COVID-19 has exposed...

Rediff.com10 May 2020

'...are the deep ruts and fissures in the rotting fabric of our cities and the incompetence of elected leaders and administrators,' notes Sunil Sethi.