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Slaying the dragon: 71% Indians boycotted Chinese goods this Diwali

Slaying the dragon: 71% Indians boycotted Chinese goods this Diwali

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

According to CAIT, the estimated loss to Chinese manufacturers this Diwali could be as high as Rs 40,000 crore.

Tata Motors launches Nexon EV MAX at Rs 17.74 lakh

Tata Motors launches Nexon EV MAX at Rs 17.74 lakh

Rediff.com11 May 2022

Tata Motors on Wednesday expanded its electric vehicle range in the country with the launch of Nexon EV MAX, priced between Rs 17.74-19.24 lakh (ex-showroom). Equipped with a 40.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, the Nexon EV Max offers 33 per cent higher battery capacity than the Nexon EV, delivering ARAI certified range of 437 km (under standard testing conditions), ensuring uninterrupted inter-city travel. ARAI refers to Automotive Research Association of India. The model produces 105 kW (143 PS) of power and delivers a torque of 250 Nm, resulting in 0 to 100 sprint times in under 9 seconds.

Why Alia, Priyanka, Katrina LOVE her!

Why Alia, Priyanka, Katrina LOVE her!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2022

Pret designers Alpana Mittal and Neeraj Chauhan's outfits have been worn by Tyra Banks, the late Sridevi and Sofia Reyes.

Amid the gloom of Covid-19, art paints a happy picture

Amid the gloom of Covid-19, art paints a happy picture

Rediff.com23 Aug 2020

All rumours regarding the premature death of the art market have proven to be just that -- rumours -- with a healthy appetite for masters pushing prices up. Kishore Singh reports.

Snapshots from around the Premier League

Snapshots from around the Premier League

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

Updates from around the different clubs in the English Premier League

UK okays Nirav Modi's extradition, he has 14 days to appeal

UK okays Nirav Modi's extradition, he has 14 days to appeal

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

The United Kingdom's home department has cleared the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is wanted in an over Rs 13,000-crore bank fraud case, officials said on Friday.

Budget 2016: How the tax proposals affect aam aadmi and India Inc

Budget 2016: How the tax proposals affect aam aadmi and India Inc

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

With a focus on direct, indirect, and corporate tax structures, the Budget 2016-17 offers a balanced taxation structure

5 Tech-Rich Cars in India

5 Tech-Rich Cars in India

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

What technologies do you fancy in your new car? Here are some popular cars in India with the most sought after technologies.

Why this is the best time to buy low-cost house

Why this is the best time to buy low-cost house

Rediff.com7 Aug 2017

Provisions of RERA, subsidy under PMAY and relaxation in PF withdrawal to buy a house will aid affordable housing, points out Harsh Roongta.

Housing sales up 83% year-on-year in 7 cities

Housing sales up 83% year-on-year in 7 cities

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

Housing sales declined 23 per cent in April-June across seven cities compared with the previous quarter due to the second wave of the COVID pandemic, but witnessed an 83 per cent rise on an annual basis, according to JLL India. In its latest report, real estate consultant JLL India said that sales of residential properties stood at 19,635 units during April-June period of this calendar year. Sales of residential properties stood at 25,583 units in the January-March quarter of 2021, and at 10,753 units during April-June period of last year.

Buying property? AVOID these 4 mistakes

Buying property? AVOID these 4 mistakes

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

Your high expectations and attachment to certain property can make you buy property which is not financially suitable.

Covid leaves Surat's textile mills in tatters

Covid leaves Surat's textile mills in tatters

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

Since he lives locally, Harish Patel is one of the luckier migrant workers in Surat - in that his employer was able to squeeze in a single shift for him at the weaving unit in Kamrej in Gujarat - unlike others who went home for Holi and other festivals just as the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic was waxing and ended up stranded in local lockdowns.

Mumbai property prices may fall up to 20%

Mumbai property prices may fall up to 20%

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

Locations such as Chembur, Ghatkopar, Navi Mumbai and Andheri will be the future growth centres.

How online jewellery sites are wooing YOU!

How online jewellery sites are wooing YOU!

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

Lack of consumer confidence remains a key issue, but these brands are addressing the challenge in their own unique ways.

'If Kashmir Files is branded anti-Islam, it's politics'

'If Kashmir Files is branded anti-Islam, it's politics'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

'What matters to me is that the film is reaching out and touching hearts.' 'An 85-year old man and his 75-year wife, who had never stepped into a cinema, went to see The Kashmir Files.' 'That is my real achievement.'

Brooklyn-based Etsy eyes next stage of India story

Brooklyn-based Etsy eyes next stage of India story

Rediff.com13 Oct 2018

While e-commerce sites rush to meet mass demand, Etsy is positioning itself more as a community of artisans where buyers can seek uncommon and unique products rather than mass-produced discounted products.

Most bizmen miffed with Budget, question fiscal maths

Most bizmen miffed with Budget, question fiscal maths

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

Corporate honchos from real estate sector to manufacturing to textile say the Budget does not have enough to help their sectors

Supreme court tells DLF to pay Rs 630-cr fine

Supreme court tells DLF to pay Rs 630-cr fine

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Turns down firm's plea for stay on CCI order; final order pending

Tea companies may may get their flavour back despite drop in prices

Tea companies may may get their flavour back despite drop in prices

Rediff.com9 Aug 2021

Last year, major tea companies performed well on the back of higher prices. However, a drop in prices over the past month and a half, is threatening to put a spanner in a repeat performance. Tea prices started on a strong note this year with prices ruling higher than last year on the back of crop loss due to adverse weather conditions. After mid-June, however, prices started dropping, though they are still higher than 2019-levels for north Indian teas (which account for more than 80 per cent of total production).

11 things you MUST consider before buying your dream home

11 things you MUST consider before buying your dream home

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

Real estate veteran Saket Mohta gives the the most comprehensive 11-point checklist

Buying a home? This bit of info will make you happy

Buying a home? This bit of info will make you happy

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

HDFC charges 9.85 per cent for women and 9.9 per cent for others.

People with income up to Rs 950,000 can escape tax liability: Goyal

People with income up to Rs 950,000 can escape tax liability: Goyal

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

Replying to the debate on the Finance Bill in Lok Sabha, the minister said he did not propose any change in the tax rate but only provided few rebates which will boost spending and help the economy.

How Mumbai man beat lockdown to reach Allahabad

How Mumbai man beat lockdown to reach Allahabad

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

Prem Murti Pandey bought 25 tonnes of onions, load them onto a truck and hit the road.

Buzz over Rahul Yadav's resignation gets louder

Buzz over Rahul Yadav's resignation gets louder

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

Sources say investors of the company have expressed their desire to speak to the management shortly and it could be about discussing Yadav's role in the company.

'BJP has to keep people intoxicated with hate'

'BJP has to keep people intoxicated with hate'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

'Just keep telling people that we have fixed the Muslims, and they will not be bothered about their empty stomachs or empty wallets.'

Mr Modi's home run: PM's 'Housing for All' plan may just be a pipedream

Mr Modi's home run: PM's 'Housing for All' plan may just be a pipedream

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Struggling, corrupt construction industry will be challenged by the prime minster's $250-billion plan

Realty brokers on slippery ground

Realty brokers on slippery ground

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

As home deals are down to a trickle, most are looking at life beyond broking.

VOTE! 10 Budget proposals that affect you!

VOTE! 10 Budget proposals that affect you!

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

What do you think of these proposals? Vote at the end of each proposal!

120 kg of heroin worth Rs 600 cr seized in Gujarat, 3 held

120 kg of heroin worth Rs 600 cr seized in Gujarat, 3 held

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Earlier, in September, authorities seized around 3,000 kg of the drug at the Mundra port in Gujarat's Kutch district.

How the PropTiger team wowed Rupert Murdoch

How the PropTiger team wowed Rupert Murdoch

Rediff.com30 Nov 2014

In just three years the online real estate portal has managed to raise about Rs 270 crore.

Why it's prudent to buy property in resale market

Why it's prudent to buy property in resale market

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Read the investor-developer agreement carefully before signing the cheque

'GST to benefit realty sector, reduce tax burden'

'GST to benefit realty sector, reduce tax burden'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

Construction costs would be reduced to some extent and this benefit can be passed on to the customers, thereby spurring home buying

India Must Build 10 Million Houses A Year

India Must Build 10 Million Houses A Year

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

The purchase or construction of houses by large numbers of people can add meaningfully to India's economic growth, points out Neelkanth Mishra.

Planning to buy a car? Forget freebies and cash discounts

Planning to buy a car? Forget freebies and cash discounts

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

Pandemic-hit auto majors are likely to set aside these time-tested strategies for now, and, instead, focus on attractive finance schemes and an enhanced digital experience.

We are safe only when everyone is safe

We are safe only when everyone is safe

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

So vaccinate employees and families, staff at home, rickshaw drivers, milkmen, service providers, shopkeepers and street vendors, says Naushad Forbes.

DLF, Sobha: A good time to buy real estate and related stocks

DLF, Sobha: A good time to buy real estate and related stocks

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

Analysts, however, suggest investors remain selective on realty stocks and buy only where there is revenue visibility and a credible promoter backing.

How Saudi money is changing India's Banarasi hub

How Saudi money is changing India's Banarasi hub

Rediff.com13 Mar 2022

For a village in Azamgarh, Mubarakpur is an aberration. Its streets are clean, roads well-paved, and no open sewage drains are visible anywhere. Although a few houses look derelict, most bear signs of relative affluence, some even opulence. But that is not attributable to the village's marquee industry - silk saree weaving, which is sold as the "Banarasi silk saree" across India. Rather, it's because of the exodus of its residents and those of neighbouring villages to Saudi Arabia and the money repatriated back home.

Suzuki Motor charges up for EVs, spells out strategy for the first time

Suzuki Motor charges up for EVs, spells out strategy for the first time

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

Recently, Suzuki Motor Corp (SMC) in an investor presentation expressed strong intent to enter the electric vehicle (EV) space. This is part of a larger strategy the Hamamatsu-based firm has drawn up in developing electrification of technologies as it seeks to achieve carbon neutrality. The significance of this presentation is that it marked the first time that the Japanese carmaker spelt out its EV strategy with well-defined timelines. SMC plans to develop electrification technologies by 2025, fully implement them in products from the same year, and make a full-scale quantitative increase from 2030.

Bajaj Auto to cut entry-level motorcycles by a third

Bajaj Auto to cut entry-level motorcycles by a third

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

The Pune-based company sells the Platina and CT brands in the entry-level - 100-110cc - segment.

Planning To Invest in Property? Read This

Planning To Invest in Property? Read This

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

Unless you are very knowledgeable, seek expert advice before making such a high-ticket investment, cautions Sarbajeet K Sen.