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EPL news: Sanchez could be out of Arsenal... for FREE!

EPL news: Sanchez could be out of Arsenal... for FREE!

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

Sanchez, 28, is currently in the final year of his contract. He has been linked with a move to Paris St Germain in the current transfer window.

How China's currency devaluation impacts global markets

How China's currency devaluation impacts global markets

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.

6 types of inflation that affect our daily finances

6 types of inflation that affect our daily finances

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

The cost of food has constantly been on the rise.

Why is Tata losing out to rivals in steel, auto and power

Why is Tata losing out to rivals in steel, auto and power

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

In the domestic market, the Tata Group has lost ground in the passenger car business.

Naidu's daylong fast becomes rallying point for Opposition unity

Naidu's daylong fast becomes rallying point for Opposition unity

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

"(Former PM) Atal Bihari Vajpayee said 'raj dharma' was not followed in Gujarat (during the 2002 riots). Now, 'raj dharma' is not being followed in case of Andhra Pradesh. We have been denied what was rightfully ours," he claimed.

ONGC invested Rs 81,890 crore for raising output

ONGC invested Rs 81,890 crore for raising output

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has deployed the best-in-class technologies in its Improved Oil Recovery and Enhanced Oil Recovery schemes on these fields.

New rules freeze Indian credit market

New rules freeze Indian credit market

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

Under Section 71 of the legislation, which took effect this month, corporate bond issuers have to create a debenture redemption reserve equivalent to at least 50% of a planned bond sale before the maturity of the security.

Global competitiveness: India's ranking slips to 71

Global competitiveness: India's ranking slips to 71

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

The annual list, released on Wednesday by Geneva-based World Economic Forum, comes at a time when the new Indian government has completed 100 days in power and has promised further steps to revive its economy and the ease of doing business in the country.

MFs have high exposure to Zee group cos, hit hard by stock crash

MFs have high exposure to Zee group cos, hit hard by stock crash

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

Debt funds have exposure of nearly Rs 8,000 crore to Zee group papers. Aditya Birla MF, HDFC MF, Franklin Templeton MF, and ICICI Prudential MF have the highest exposure, reports Samie Modak.

Essar Power's Rs 11,000-crore investment awaits approval

Essar Power's Rs 11,000-crore investment awaits approval

Rediff.com3 Nov 2013

Within a month of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) tabling the coal block allocation report in Parliament in August last year, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Hyderabad-based Navabharat Power Private Ltd for the coal block allotted to it in Odisha in January 2008.

The actor who became a chowkidar

The actor who became a chowkidar

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

'My fate could have been much worse.'

Next RBI chief faces balancing act on bank clean-up

Next RBI chief faces balancing act on bank clean-up

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

As the clean-up has taken hold, loan growth slipped to 10.7 per cent in the last fiscal

Modi's 5 foreign policy mistakes

Modi's 5 foreign policy mistakes

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

India looks less equal to China than 5 years ago, the strategic alliance with the US is hobbled by trade, and Pakistan is looking anything but chastened by Balakot. What has gone wrong? asks Shekhar Gupta.

'For rest of the year, one can expect 25-50 bps cut'

'For rest of the year, one can expect 25-50 bps cut'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

RBI's status quo on rates disappoints economists.

Nehru's vision, Bhabha's mission

Nehru's vision, Bhabha's mission

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

Nehru's faith in science and technology, his genuine respect for Bhabha, and their burning ambition worked synergistically to place India on the nuclear map of the world. Atomic energy developed and prospered because of Nehru's vision fulfilled by Bhabha's mission, recalls K S Parthasarathy, former secretary of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, on the occasion of India's first prime minister's 119th birthday today.

Understanding the BJP's rise in Bengal

Understanding the BJP's rise in Bengal

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

Many anticipate that by the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal, the BJP may come to power, says Mohammad Sajjad.

'India unlikely to meet fiscal deficit target of 4.8%'

'India unlikely to meet fiscal deficit target of 4.8%'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The government of India had budgeted to bring down fiscal deficit to 4.8 per cent of GDP in the current financial year, from 4.9 per cent in 2012-13.

For God's sake, do your job: Prez to MPs

For God's sake, do your job: Prez to MPs

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

Disruption is totally unacceptable in Parliamentary system, the President said.

Why loosening the fiscal policy is a trap

Why loosening the fiscal policy is a trap

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

There are many collateral advantages of taking the tough decision.

NPS becomes more attractive for senior citizens

NPS becomes more attractive for senior citizens

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The raising of the entry age in NPS has opened up an attractive new investment avenue for senior citizens, says Arnav Pandya.

India Inc revenue likely to grow 9-11% in June-quarter: Crisil

India Inc revenue likely to grow 9-11% in June-quarter: Crisil

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

The Crisil study covered 600 companies excluding financial services and oil companies, representing 71 per cent of the overall market capitalisation of India Inc.

China posts slowest growth in 24 years

China posts slowest growth in 24 years

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

A series of modest support measures from the government over the year helped stave off worries of a more dramatic slowdown

Bad debts cloud outlook for India's private sector banks

Bad debts cloud outlook for India's private sector banks

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

The spike at private sector lenders like ICICI Bank and Axis Bank follows a push to grab market share from India's dominant state banks.

The government should set up panels to update existing laws

The government should set up panels to update existing laws

Rediff.com6 May 2014

Many laws on the books are contradictory, and it is a truism that no Indian citizen or business can comply with every single law.

IMF flags decelerating pace of reforms in India

IMF flags decelerating pace of reforms in India

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

IMF, which has also lowered its global economic growth forecast for 2016 and 2017 by a marginal 0.1 per cent to 3.1 and 3.4 per cent respectively, recommended six 'reform priorities' for India

Foreign hotel chains push Indian majors on back foot

Foreign hotel chains push Indian majors on back foot

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

Marriott-Starwood, Carlson Rezidor and others are winning the tug-of-war for customers with local hotel chains as they add new properties at a breakneck speed.

Why Jan Dhan scheme is keeping bankers worried

Why Jan Dhan scheme is keeping bankers worried

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Relaxation in KYC guidelines has helped meet the target but this could lead to money laundering and financial malfeasance, it is feared.

Minting money 24x7 in the time of cash crunch

Minting money 24x7 in the time of cash crunch

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

A year's print run has been shortened to 5 months.

Tennis round-up: Murray, Nishikori pull out of Australian Open

Tennis round-up: Murray, Nishikori pull out of Australian Open

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

Bernard Tomic is set to sit out the Australian Open after Tennis Australia (TA) decided not to award him a wildcard to the main draw, the organisers said on Thursday.

PCB chief calls emergency meeting to discuss ICC draft

PCB chief calls emergency meeting to discuss ICC draft

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Zaka Ashraf, has called an emergency meeting of the governing board on February 3 to discuss the watered down draft proposals put forward by India, Australia and England at the ICC meeting this week in Dubai.

Jaitley's 16,473-word balancing act

Jaitley's 16,473-word balancing act

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

An analysis of the frequency of various watchwords in the finance minister's Budget speech shows that he was perhaps trying to hold on to his ideas without treading on anybody else's toes, says A K Bhattacharya.

Sports Shorts: NBA suspends Hornets' Taylor for domestic violence

Sports Shorts: NBA suspends Hornets' Taylor for domestic violence

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Charlotte Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor was suspended 24 games without pay by the NBA on Wednesday after pleading guilty last month to misdemeanor domestic violence assault and malicious destruction of hotel property.

Imported apples, ACs may cost more

Imported apples, ACs may cost more

Rediff.com2 Sep 2013

Govt mulls raising duty on non-essential goods with annual import bill exceeding $1 billion

Bulls return after eight days; Sensex rallies 517 points

Bulls return after eight days; Sensex rallies 517 points

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.

Guard against retail asset bubble: RBI to banks

Guard against retail asset bubble: RBI to banks

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

The central bank says that PSU banks need to generate more internal capital and that the government should cut stake.

Here come the robots, welcome to the next industrial revolution

Here come the robots, welcome to the next industrial revolution

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The so-called 'fourth industrial revolution' will bring ever faster cycles of innovation, posing huge challenges to companies, workers, governments and societies alike

Pakistan in search of new lobbyist to improve US relations

Pakistan in search of new lobbyist to improve US relations

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

Nadeem Hotiana, Pakistan Embassy spokesman in Washington, confirmed the country was now looking for a paid lobbyist "but has not yet taken any decision", the Dawn reported.

'Imran would find it difficult to resist the army'

'Imran would find it difficult to resist the army'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

'He will be constrained if and when he tries to set the foreign policy agenda that is not to the liking of the army.'

United States intends to bid for 2024 Olympic Games

United States intends to bid for 2024 Olympic Games

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

Dallas, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, San Diego and Tulsa have expressed varying degrees of interest in hosting the sporting extravaganza.

Rupee depreciation: Foolish government, intelligent Indian

Rupee depreciation: Foolish government, intelligent Indian

Rediff.com14 Jun 2013

A theory that is doing the rounds is that with election nearing, this depreciation of the rupee will allow politicians of all hues to bring back their ill-gotten wealth.