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Just what is Amitabh doing these days?

Just what is Amitabh doing these days?

Rediff.com14 May 2019

Joginder Tuteja peeks into the Big B's date diary, and tells us what to expect from him next.

PM renames Kolkata Port Trust after Syama Prasad Mookerjee

PM renames Kolkata Port Trust after Syama Prasad Mookerjee

Rediff.com12 Jan 2020

Modi, while addressing the 150th anniversary programme of Kolkata Port Trust, invoked Mookerjee and B R Ambedkar and said their contributions had led to the development of the country post Independence, but suggestions made by them were not implemented after they resigned from the government.

These forgotten forts in Mumbai are worth your time

These forgotten forts in Mumbai are worth your time

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

How many of these have you already visited?

Cleartrip, Taj Hotels to spread wings in West Asia

Cleartrip, Taj Hotels to spread wings in West Asia

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

Cleartrip acquired Saudi travel firm Flyin last July and it provides bilingual ground support service and itineraries for inbound tourists.

Amoh by JADE at LFW: Kalki is as hot as an Indian summer!

Amoh by JADE at LFW: Kalki is as hot as an Indian summer!

Rediff.com2 Feb 2018

You are welcome :)

The Laal Kaptaan Review

The Laal Kaptaan Review

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

Laal Kaptaan deserves a watch just for Saif's spunk, raves Prasanna D Zore.

BSNL to roll-out 3G in 700 cities

BSNL to roll-out 3G in 700 cities

Rediff.com6 Mar 2009

Public sector telecom major, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), is all set to launch its 3G operations in 700 cities across north and east India by June and east India by June and in the south by July, a senior company official said.

The Work From Home Revolution

The Work From Home Revolution

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Will it trigger a social and management revolution as well, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

The strange case of Nitish's dissenting voice within NDA

The strange case of Nitish's dissenting voice within NDA

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

From opposing the NPR and NRC to demanding special status for Bihar to staying out of the Union Cabinet on principle to showing the BJP who was boss in Bihar, Nitish Kumar has wasted no opportunity at cocking a snook at the BJP leadership. But how long can he continue, asks Gopal Krishna.

All the action from Kangana's Manikarnika

All the action from Kangana's Manikarnika

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

What do you think of Kangana's look?

India, Thailand, Myanmar to be connected with a 1400-km road

India, Thailand, Myanmar to be connected with a 1400-km road

Rediff.com23 May 2016

The road will help in transportation of goods and further development of SMEs in North East India

Burger King eyes highway pitstops as path to growth

Burger King eyes highway pitstops as path to growth

Rediff.com1 Sep 2019

The company plans to collaborate with stopover management consolidators, who will participate in the bids to develop food courts and rest areas along the highways. Such stopovers will house multiple restaurant brands, reports Avishek Rakshit.

3 days into power, BJP govt scraps Tipu Jayanti in K'taka

3 days into power, BJP govt scraps Tipu Jayanti in K'taka

Rediff.com30 Jul 2019

Tipu Sultan is a controversial figure in Kodagu district as Kodavas (Coorgis), a martial race, believe thousands of their men and women were seized and held captive during his occupation and subjected to torture, death and forcible conversion to Islam.

Oberois ramp up stake in EIH to 46%

Oberois ramp up stake in EIH to 46%

Rediff.com18 Jul 2005

Why is China pursuing Hybrid War against India

Why is China pursuing Hybrid War against India

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

The entire gamut of China's activities is aimed at keeping India on tenterhooks, cause fatigue to its troops and keeping its security system unstable, so that it cannot play a meaningful role in international geopolitics as an effective partner of the US and Japan, observes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).

'Kozhikode is only the first'

'Kozhikode is only the first'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

'We are going to have plane crashes left, right and centre.'

25 Beautiful Frames of Dil Se..

25 Beautiful Frames of Dil Se..

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Sukanya Verma feels wonderment for Dil Se's fabulous, flawless frames, and she tells us why.

North East insurgent groups call for I-Day boycott

North East insurgent groups call for I-Day boycott

Rediff.com10 Aug 2009

Five secessionist militants outfits based in North East India -- banned United Liberation Front of Asom, Kamatapur Liberation Organisation, Manipur People's Liberation Front, National Democratic Front of Bodoland and Tripura Peoples Democratic Front -- have called upon the people of the North East India to boycott and prevent celebration, in any manner, of India's Independence Day in the region on 15 August, 2009 as a mark of solidarity against 'Indian colonial occupation.'

Goli Vada Pav: From a modest beginning to 300 outlets

Goli Vada Pav: From a modest beginning to 300 outlets

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Goli Vada Pav has close to 300 stores in more than 60 cities across 16 states.

China will help Pakistan to keep fire burning in J&K

China will help Pakistan to keep fire burning in J&K

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

'China is likely to help Pakistan in keeping the fire burning in J&K to bleed India for its own interests.' A fascinating excerpt from Lieutenant General K Himalay Singh's Making of a General: A Himalayan Echo.

Why the BJP wants to banish Tipu

Why the BJP wants to banish Tipu

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

'Tipu Sultan may have had his flaws, but that does not mean he can be axed from textbooks.' 'Besides, if it is Tipu today, who will it be tomorrow?' asks Shuma Raha.

Rajib Gauba takes charge as home secretary

Rajib Gauba takes charge as home secretary

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

Gauba took chargeafter incumbent Rajiv Mehrishi retired from service.

New twist to McDonald's-Bakshi tussle

New twist to McDonald's-Bakshi tussle

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

Cloud on whether CPRL is a subsidiary of McDonald's India or a 50-50 venture.

In PHOTOS: India reels under KILLER heat wave

In PHOTOS: India reels under KILLER heat wave

Rediff.com28 May 2012

Parts of north and east India continued to be in the grip of the heat wave with maximum temperatures going above 44 degrees Celsius in some states.

Delhi Smog: Can a clear solution be found?

Delhi Smog: Can a clear solution be found?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

'You can't consume clean air if you won't pay for it just because it's a 30-day problem,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Priyanka's Sikkim boo-boo lights up social media

Priyanka's Sikkim boo-boo lights up social media

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

Trolls and PeeCee, new BFFs?

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.

Vikram Bakshi gets one last chance to settle Hudco dues

Vikram Bakshi gets one last chance to settle Hudco dues

Rediff.com29 May 2019

Hudco had in 2006 given a loan of Rs 62.38 crore to Bakshi's private venture, Ascot Hotels and Resorts, for a commercial project in Noida. The loan, however, turned NPA in 2011.

How is your state's water resource management?

How is your state's water resource management?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

There's a looming water crisis facing the country, and it comes down to how the states are faring in water resource management.

Meet India's 10 richest realty tycoons

Meet India's 10 richest realty tycoons

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

Hurun Report and GROHE India named Lodha Developers' M P Lodha and family as India's richest real estate entrepreneur with a wealth of Rs 31,960 crore, followed by DLF's vice chairman Rajiv Singh and Embassy group founder Jitendra Virwani in the second and third position respectively. Total wealth of top 100 Indians in the real estate sector stood at Rs 2,77,080 crore -- up 17 per cent against 2018. While Mumbai accounted for six of the top 10 and 37 of the 100 names, Delhi and Bengaluru had 19 residents each who featured on the list. Smita V Crishna of Godrej Properties featured as the richest woman.

'My vision for India is where every citizen is equal in the eyes of one law'

'My vision for India is where every citizen is equal in the eyes of one law'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2014

How many who celebrate India's Republic Day and Independence Day know that the Indian tri-colour was first unfurled in Moirang in Manipur by the Indian National Army in 1944?

Can McDonald's get the love back in north and east?

Can McDonald's get the love back in north and east?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

How to shield brand McDonald's? While consumers may have ignored the legal battles plaguing the franchise in north and east India, closure of restaurants is not something they are likely to ignore.

Are the COVID-19 figures in India correct?

Are the COVID-19 figures in India correct?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

'In our country, there is a lot of checks and balances, the figures cannot go wrong.' 'Because they are being checked by not only the governments, but by doctors themselves.'

Assam's stunning Saraighat Bridge completes 50 years

Assam's stunning Saraighat Bridge completes 50 years

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

The first bridge on Brahmaputra River, built to connect north east India with the rest of the country, has completed 50 years.

Of Mughals, Taj Mahal and 'traitors'

Of Mughals, Taj Mahal and 'traitors'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2017

The British were in India for over 300 years but they never became Indians. The East India Company sent all its loot back to London and the British empire continued that tradition. On the contrary, the Mughals did not send a single rupee outside India. So by what right does one call them traitors, asks A Ganesh Nadar.

'We have to treat the economy as if this is wartime'

'We have to treat the economy as if this is wartime'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2020

'We have to stop thinking about GDP and look at the impact on output and unemployment.' 'And that is not going to be insignificant.'

Modi's 1st problem: A below-normal monsoon

Modi's 1st problem: A below-normal monsoon

Rediff.com28 May 2019

'The first two months of monsoon are not looking good.' 'In case both the halves fail, it is going to be misery.'

Corporatising OFBs: An idea whose time has come

Corporatising OFBs: An idea whose time has come

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

'The much-awaited decision could be a welcome change at a time when the Indian armed forces are crying for self-reliance and the defence industry is looking forward to more indigenisation,' notes Nitin A Gokhale.

Maoists were conspiring to kill Modi, says Elgar Parishad chargesheet

Maoists were conspiring to kill Modi, says Elgar Parishad chargesheet

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

The larger conspiracy of Communist Party of India-Maoists was to overthrow the democratic system in the country, and the accused were working in that direction, the chargesheet claimed.

Tribute to R P Goenka, India's 'takeover specialist'

Tribute to R P Goenka, India's 'takeover specialist'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2013

He made his mark in diverse businesses, ranging from tyre to music.