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Papon cancels show, says painful to see Assam burn

Papon cancels show, says painful to see Assam burn

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

The singer was scheduled to perform in New Delhi on Friday. However, he said he will not be able to entertain the audience in his 'present state of mind'.

Former F1 champion Schumacher leaves hospital for home

Former F1 champion Schumacher leaves hospital for home

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Michael Schumacher left hospital to continue his recovery at home but the former Formula One champion faces "a long and difficult road ahead" after his skiing accident last year, a statement said on Tuesday.

Gold cheaper by Rs 2,000 over past 5 weeks

Gold cheaper by Rs 2,000 over past 5 weeks

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

A strengthening rupee following a sharp surge in the inflow of foreign money from investors and "illegal imports" were among some of the reasons for the fall.

I-T notices to holders of foreign assets

I-T notices to holders of foreign assets

Rediff.com17 Apr 2021

'Quite a few notices have been issued in both black money and benami transactions.'

HC rejects pleas filed by Kundra challenging arrest

HC rejects pleas filed by Kundra challenging arrest

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

Kundra and Thorpe were arrested last month and remanded initially to police custody, and subsequently to judicial custody.

DirecTV fined $5 mn for illegal exports to India

DirecTV fined $5 mn for illegal exports to India

Rediff.com2 Feb 2005

A US-based telecom firm has agreed to pay a $5 million penalty for violating export control regulations and a 2003 agreement restricting sales of commercial technology to military services in India and four other countries, according to state departm

Govt Must Improve Ease Of Living

Govt Must Improve Ease Of Living

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

Having a single point KYC that is automatically used across all financial and non-financial entities is a single piece of reform that should be an easy win to achieve, points out Harsh Roongta.

'India is losing 10,000 artefacts per decade'

'India is losing 10,000 artefacts per decade'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

'In China there is capital punishment for heritage theft. That is how they treat criminals, unlike us.' 'Here we treat them like it's a house-breaking theft.'

Rhea being hounded for loving a drug addict: Lawyer

Rhea being hounded for loving a drug addict: Lawyer

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

'Three central agencies hounding a single woman, just because she was in love with a drug addict and a person suffering from mental health issues'

Liquor companies dizzy as prohibition looms large in Andhra Pradesh

Liquor companies dizzy as prohibition looms large in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

A phased roll-out of prohibition will hit revenues of companies, which get 5% of their volume sales from the state

States' own versions of farm Bills are falling short on farmers' needs

States' own versions of farm Bills are falling short on farmers' needs

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

Though the Bills of Punjab and Rajasthan have a lot of similarities, the one approved by the Chhattisgarh Assembly is structurally different. None of the three has tried to address a key demand of the agitating farmers in full, which is to make all payments below the MSP, within and outside mandis, illegal.

Delhi's Diwali ban on firecrackers goes up smoke

Delhi's Diwali ban on firecrackers goes up smoke

Rediff.com4 Nov 2021

Skies over Delhi hung heavy with smoke and its air quality inched towards "severe" category on Diwali night as people burst firecrackers in a blatant disregard to the government's ban against it, imposed amid an increase in the contribution from farm fires.

Explained: What the Brazil-Covaxin row is about

Explained: What the Brazil-Covaxin row is about

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

Three entities are at the centre of this controversy: The Brazilian government, Bharat Biotech and a Singapore-based company called Madison Biotech.

Gold smugglers locked down, no seizure in April

Gold smugglers locked down, no seizure in April

Rediff.com6 May 2020

Custom authorities have been keeping strict vigil on the cargo movements from Bhutan, Taiwan, China, Afghanistan, South Korea Japan, and Dubai since January.

No evidence to show Aryan Khan planned drug-related offences: HC

No evidence to show Aryan Khan planned drug-related offences: HC

Rediff.com20 Nov 2021

The court said that perusal of the WhatsApp chats extracted from the phone of Aryan Khan shows that nothing objectionable was noticed to suggest that he, Merchant and Dhamecha along with other accused in the case have hatched a conspiracy of committing the offence in question.

Opposed to online pharmacy, chemists observe total bandh

Opposed to online pharmacy, chemists observe total bandh

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

Some 8.5 lakh chemists across the nation on Wednesday downed their shutters demanding action from the government against "illegal" online sale of medicines.

Swami Nithyananda booked, 2 disciples held for 'kidnapping' kids

Swami Nithyananda booked, 2 disciples held for 'kidnapping' kids

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

Nithyananda was booked on the similar charges after police recorded statements of the four children who were rescued from a flat and the ashram, "Yogini Sarvagyapeetham", a police officer said.

Yes Bank crisis: BJP fires salvo at Priyanka Gandhi

Yes Bank crisis: BJP fires salvo at Priyanka Gandhi

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimhra Rao noted that Priyanka's husband Robert Vadra is accused of using "shady methods to make windfall profits from dubious real estate transactions" and said the report of her receiving Rs 2 crore from Kapoor for a painting which was not her own shows that the powerful couple have leveraged their political power to make "private gains".

How RSS chief dictates govt policy

How RSS chief dictates govt policy

Rediff.com3 Nov 2021

Since 2014, many of Mohan Bhagwat's speeches have acted as cues for government policy.

I-T survey forces Escorts to defer unit sale

I-T survey forces Escorts to defer unit sale

Rediff.com24 Sep 2003

Escorts group's decision to sell 17.1 per cent equity in its heart institute has been put on the backburner, after vice chairman Anil Nanda opposed the commercialisation of this charitable institution

ED attaches over Rs 4-cr assets of ex-Maha HM Deshmukh, wife

ED attaches over Rs 4-cr assets of ex-Maha HM Deshmukh, wife

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) attaching a residential flat worth Rs 1.54 crore in Mumbai's Worli, and 25 land parcels valued at Rs 2.67 crore in Dhutum village in Raigad district.

Delhi records worst air quality after Diwali due to bursting of crackers

Delhi records worst air quality after Diwali due to bursting of crackers

Rediff.com8 Nov 2018

In a gross violation of a Supreme Court order, people in several cities burst firecrackers until at least midnight, two hours after the 10 pm deadline. Loud bangs rent the air in New Delhi.

When Maradona beat D&G 113,000-0

When Maradona beat D&G 113,000-0

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

It is a very different victory of Maradona that fascinates me even more, notes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.

Iqbal Mirchi's sons, wife declared fugitive economic offenders

Iqbal Mirchi's sons, wife declared fugitive economic offenders

Rediff.com27 Feb 2021

A special court in Mumbai on Friday declared three family members of late gangster Iqbal Mirchi as 'fugitive economic offenders' under the provisions of a criminal law by the same name, official sources said.

ED attaches Rs 203-cr Dubai assets of Iqbal Mirchi's family

ED attaches Rs 203-cr Dubai assets of Iqbal Mirchi's family

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

The attached assets include 15 commercial and residential properties belonging to the 'family members' of Mirchi. They include a hotel called Midwest Hotel Apartment, the ED said. They are valued at Rs 203.27 crore and have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the central probe agency said in a statement.

Lawyer accused of possessing CDR of Nawazuddin's wife released after HC order

Lawyer accused of possessing CDR of Nawazuddin's wife released after HC order

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

The racket, which involved illegal procurement and sale of CDRs, was busted by the Thane Crime Branch in January.

Raj Kundra appears before ED in Iqbal Mirchi PMLA case

Raj Kundra appears before ED in Iqbal Mirchi PMLA case

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

The central probe agency is looking at Kundra's purported dealings with Ranjeet Bindra and a firm called Bastian Hospitality in connection with this case.

We are committed to banning liquor in Bihar: Nitish Kumar

We are committed to banning liquor in Bihar: Nitish Kumar

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday reiterated that his government is committed to enforce liquor ban or prohibition in the state. M I Khan/ Rediff.com report from Patna.

SC stays proceedings before Delhi HC in Amazon Future case

SC stays proceedings before Delhi HC in Amazon Future case

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

The Supreme Court Monday stayed the ongoing proceedings before the Delhi high court in the case related to the amalgamation of Future Retail Ltd (FRL) with Reliance Retail. A bench of Justices R F Nariman, B R Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy posted the matter for hearing on May 4 and directed that all pleadings be completed in the matter. Amazon had moved the apex court on April 8 challenging the Delhi high court's division bench order that had vacated a stay on Kishore Biyani-led Future Group proceeding with its Rs 24,713 crore asset sale to Reliance Industries.

Goa mining scam: 15 million tonnes of ore worth Rs 6,100 crore

Goa mining scam: 15 million tonnes of ore worth Rs 6,100 crore

Rediff.com4 Oct 2011

There is expected to be chaos in the Goa assembly when the Bharatiya Janata Party raises the issue of illegal mining. The issue after the Shah Commission began probing the illegalities pertaining to the mining industry in Goa.

Future-RIL deal: Amazon moves SC for stay on Delhi HC order

Future-RIL deal: Amazon moves SC for stay on Delhi HC order

Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

Amazon has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi high court's division bench order that had vacated a stay on Kishore Biyani-led Future Group proceeding with its Rs 24,713 crore asset sale to Reliance Industries. Amazon, in the petition, sought a stay on the March 22 order of the division bench, terming it "illegal", "random", "inequitable and unfair". On March 22, a division bench of the Delhi high court had granted Future a reprieve from a March 18 single-judge order that restrained it from taking any steps to sell assets to Reliance.

Liquor ban on highways: Over 1 million jobs may vanish

Liquor ban on highways: Over 1 million jobs may vanish

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

Liquor sales will obviously be hit. So, will real estate prices at what used to be prime locations, close to major thoroughfares. Food and snack sales close to highways will also, in all probability, be affected.

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Organisers warn participants against eating out over COVID-19 risks.

Google moves court against rogue online pharmacies

Google moves court against rogue online pharmacies

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

The lawsuit comes against the backdrop of rising instances of drugs sold illegally without prescriptions on the Internet.

'Yogi wanted to make some noise'

'Yogi wanted to make some noise'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

'...to come back to power because it was not doing well.'

Nawab Malik's Daughter Speaks Out!

Nawab Malik's Daughter Speaks Out!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2022

'Once you are in their system, they finish you with the never-ending processes.' 'Once your family member is arrested, you are just running between lawyers, courts and the jail.' 'The process to prove that you are innocent drains you to such an extent that you are finished.'

3 booked for cow slaughter in Mumbai

3 booked for cow slaughter in Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Three persons have been booked for alleged cow slaughter in Madanpura area in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.

YES Bank fraud case: Cox & Kings top brass under ED lens

YES Bank fraud case: Cox & Kings top brass under ED lens

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

The probe agency found irregularities in loans amounting Rs 3,642 crore sanctioned by Yes Bank to the travel firm.

India, UK unveil 10-year roadmap to boost trade

India, UK unveil 10-year roadmap to boost trade

Rediff.com4 May 2021

Britain has finalised 1 billion pounds worth of new trade and investment with India, creating over 6,500 jobs in the UK, to be signed off at a virtual summit between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Tuesday. The investments confirmed by Downing Street on Monday evening form part of an Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP), which will set the ambition to double the value of UK-India trade by 2030 and declare a shared intent to begin work towards a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA). "Like every aspect of the UK-India relationship, the economic links between our countries make our people stronger and safer," Johnson said.

Why Videocon is staring at liquidation

Why Videocon is staring at liquidation

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Before the pandemic hit the world and led to shutdowns, the company had received nearly half a dozen offers. But bidders are now withdrawing. They want to reassess the situation. They want to conserve cash and avoid acquisition.