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Desperate Nepal tells India to open border entry points

Desperate Nepal tells India to open border entry points

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Nepal's Cabinet on Monday passed a special resolution asking India to open the border entry points to ease supplies of essential goods like medicines, gas and petroleum to the landlocked country, reeling under acute shortage due to blockade of key trade points.

Trump would send US economy back into recession: Clinton

Trump would send US economy back into recession: Clinton

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

Republican presidential presumptive nominee Donald Trump would throw the United States economy back into recession, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton said.

Marans fly out of SpiceJet, Ajay Singh checks in to lead revival

Marans fly out of SpiceJet, Ajay Singh checks in to lead revival

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

Indian airline SpiceJet Ltd said on Thursday that its billionaire owner, Kalanithi Maran has proposed to transfer majority ownership in the ailing carrier to co-founder Ajay Singh.

Obama to layout his vision for rebuilding US economy

Obama to layout his vision for rebuilding US economy

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

It's a vision that says America is strongest when everybody's got a shot at opportunity -- not when our economy is winner-take-all, but when we're all in this together," Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor to the President, wrote in a mass email.

How Brexit and Rexit will impact India's economy

How Brexit and Rexit will impact India's economy

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

While the UK will possibly go into recession, the bigger fear is copycat referendums from other EU nations.

Minister reiterates commitment to 24/7 power

Minister reiterates commitment to 24/7 power

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

The Supreme Court order on what to do with the coal blocks allotted to power companies between 1993 and 2013, which it has already termed illegal, is likely on Tuesday.

Cost of destroying Maggi packets? Rs 20 crore only!

Cost of destroying Maggi packets? Rs 20 crore only!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Nestle India has tied up with five cement manufacturing units.

'I've to do something about it'

'I've to do something about it'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

Delhi's air is a desperate problem, but some of the solutions have been too desperate and unthinking.

What's all this talk about the Indus Water Treaty?

What's all this talk about the Indus Water Treaty?

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

A simple explainer to the Indus Water Treaty.

Trade engine shifts down just as global growth needs a boost

Trade engine shifts down just as global growth needs a boost

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

That is bad news for officials taking part in discussions at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings this week.

What saved India Inc in Q1?

What saved India Inc in Q1?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Core operating margins at 4-year high of 15.5%.

Budget 2019: 'It was a fine balancing act'

Budget 2019: 'It was a fine balancing act'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

'If some measures are implemented quickly, they can help revive growth.'

Customers, dealers left in the dark on VW scandal

Customers, dealers left in the dark on VW scandal

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

The German group has set aside 6.5 billion euros ($7.3 billion) to help cover the costs of the crisis and said that 11 million of its cars could be affected worldwide.

India Inc jitters on rupee, economy

India Inc jitters on rupee, economy

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

Mahindra, Bajaj rap govt for inaction.

Court extends ban, cloud on diesel cars

Court extends ban, cloud on diesel cars

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

The impact of the ban will not be limited to sales.

Over 540 killed in Yemen conflict; 4,000 Indians evacuted

Over 540 killed in Yemen conflict; 4,000 Indians evacuted

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

Over 540 people have been killed and 1,700 injured in the fierce fighting in Yemen in the past few weeks with relief agencies on Tuesday warning of a dire situation.

Mallya's sole regret: Kingfisher is not flying when oil is cheap!

Mallya's sole regret: Kingfisher is not flying when oil is cheap!

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Vijay Mallya who inherited the UB Group from his father as a young 28-year-old, said he has got "nothing to prove".

Bribes given for host rights of 2006 FIFA WC, admits former German FA official

Bribes given for host rights of 2006 FIFA WC, admits former German FA official

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

"It is clear that there was a slush fund for the German World Cup bid," Zwanziger told Der Spiegel magazine, which first reported the allegations last week.

It's high time to revamp India's inefficient power plants

It's high time to revamp India's inefficient power plants

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Green rating of thermal power plants are way behind the global best.

Here's why liberal Islam has lost the battle

Here's why liberal Islam has lost the battle

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

'The civil war in Islam has just got worse and the existential crisis facing it more threatening.'

Biz leaders echo Modi's view on growth triggers

Biz leaders echo Modi's view on growth triggers

Rediff.com16 Nov 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will push for stepping up global cooperation against the key issue of cross border tax avoidance and evasion at the G20 summit

'Vistara looks at doubling flights by summer'

'Vistara looks at doubling flights by summer'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

'There are smaller cities, which are very attractive to fly'.

Markets snap 2-day winning streak; RIL slips 1%

Markets snap 2-day winning streak; RIL slips 1%

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

the Sensex lost 23 points to close at 28,185 levels and the Nifty shed 7 points to end at 8,515 mark.

CBI director removed because agency questioned Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi

CBI director removed because agency questioned Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

The Congress president alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party deceived people and siphoned off hard-earned money of farmers, poor, small businessmen to fill the pockets of the country's 15-20 big industrialists.

Skipping Asean meet makes government look amateurish

Skipping Asean meet makes government look amateurish

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Mr Modi has indicated he will carry on, and intensify, India's 'Look East' policy. But this start is hardly inspiring.

Work hard to ensure 21st Century belongs to India: PM

Work hard to ensure 21st Century belongs to India: PM

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

Modi said there was a time when families would celebrate getting gas connections as if they have got home a Mercedes.

Few things that are holding back Aadhaar

Few things that are holding back Aadhaar

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

AAdhar cannot be successful unless there is proper coordination at the helm.

Coal turnaround to ease power cuts this summer

Coal turnaround to ease power cuts this summer

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

India is expected to cut imports by a fifth in the fiscal year.

After a brief fall; sensex ends flat; FMCG, auto drag

After a brief fall; sensex ends flat; FMCG, auto drag

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

The 30-share Sensex ended down 71 points at 26,710 and the 50-share Nifty lost 38 points to close at 8,030.

It's time India moved beyond bijli, sadak, pani

It's time India moved beyond bijli, sadak, pani

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Climate change, air quality, nutrition, even connectivity are joining the political agenda, and it will force a shift in policies.

'Gadkari, Fadnavis promised me a Vidarbha state'

'Gadkari, Fadnavis promised me a Vidarbha state'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

'Four years ago, when Gadkari was BJP president, Fadnavis was president of the state BJP, I had gone on a fast unto death demanding separate statehood for Vidarbha.' 'They had come to meet me and promised that once the party comes to power at the Centre and in the state, we will get separate statehood.' 'Four years have passed, but no change is seen on the ground.'

Can Congress breach BJP stronghold of 'diamond city' Surat?

Can Congress breach BJP stronghold of 'diamond city' Surat?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

Surat -- Gujarat's diamond city and the epicentre of the Patidar quota movement -- is set for a tough assembly poll battle as the Congress has added the face of the Patidar agitation Hardik Patel to its arsenal this time.

'We don't have a Gandhi to free us'

'We don't have a Gandhi to free us'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

When Meenakshi Arvind and Mookambika Rathinam took an epic car journey from Coimbatore to London, they encountered a world that was more good than bad. In the cry for freedom in a dark corner of the globe, they discovered that The Mahatma remained India's greatest icon.

Travel companies bet on fixed departure packages

Travel companies bet on fixed departure packages

Rediff.com8 Sep 2013

Holidayers' plans have gone topsy-turvy of late and the options have got limited.

Should RBI allow the rupee to fall?

Should RBI allow the rupee to fall?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

A fall in the rupee could boost exports. But the flip side of the equation is that a weaker rupee could stoke some inflation

In 2015, Indian highway projects may not hit potholes

In 2015, Indian highway projects may not hit potholes

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

The sector hit many roadblocks during 2014, as builders were seen shying away from the projects and investments dried up amid various regulatory, judicial and policy-related bottlenecks.

India braces for lower growth forecast ahead of polls

India braces for lower growth forecast ahead of polls

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

The revision will do little to help the Congress party-led ruling alliance, which faces an uphill battle in elections due by May amid allegations of economic mismanagement, corruption scams and high inflation.

The two pitfalls that led to SpiceJet's financial debacle

The two pitfalls that led to SpiceJet's financial debacle

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

The airline dropped fares to gain customer load, but failed to cover the cost of its flights

Can Rahul unscramble the foreign policy omlette?

Can Rahul unscramble the foreign policy omlette?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

'Alas, the Congress party offers no suggestions as to how to unscramble the omlette it cooked during 2004-2014 on which the Modi government may have since lavishly spread some tomato ketchup,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Volkswagen says 11 million cars hit by scandal, probes multiply

Volkswagen says 11 million cars hit by scandal, probes multiply

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Volkswagen AG said a scandal over falsified US. vehicle emission tests could affect 11 million of its cars around the globe.