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For first time UK puts support for India in UNSC in policy document

For first time UK puts support for India in UNSC in policy document

Rediff.com13 Mar 2023

The UK government made its first major commitment to support UN Security Council reforms and India's permanent membership within it as part of a refreshed defence and foreign policy review tabled in Parliament on Monday.

Probe report mentions Sameer Wankhede's Rolex watch, properties

Probe report mentions Sameer Wankhede's Rolex watch, properties

Rediff.com19 May 2023

The SET's findings have now been taken on record by the Central Bureau of Investigation which recently raided the 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service officer after it filed an FIR against him for corruption and alleged violation of rules in the raids that took place at the Cordelia cruise berthed at the Mumbai coast on October 2, 2021.

Arvind Kejriwal: 'Aam aadmi' who reclaimed Delhi for third time

Arvind Kejriwal: 'Aam aadmi' who reclaimed Delhi for third time

Rediff.com16 Feb 2020

Kejriwal runs his party with the proverbial iron fist and has learnt to temper his aggression, say people close to him.

Justice Dilip B Bhosale resigns as Lokpal member

Justice Dilip B Bhosale resigns as Lokpal member

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

A former chief justice of the Allahabad high court, Justice Bhosale was sworn-in on March 27, 2019 for a five-year term. He resigned citing personal reasons.

Informal office emails can leave a negative impression

Informal office emails can leave a negative impression

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

A survey by a office products company in UK found that kisses on emails to clients are disliked by 66 per cent people while 44 per cent said they didn't approve of smiley faces in mails.

Lokpal to work from Delhi's 5-star luxury hotel

Lokpal to work from Delhi's 5-star luxury hotel

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

The Lokpal chairperson, all of its eight members and support staff are being allocated space in the hotel premises.

Nawab Malik's tweets on Wankhede malicious but no gag order: HC

Nawab Malik's tweets on Wankhede malicious but no gag order: HC

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

The minister, however, henceforth, must make statements against Wankhede or his family only after "reasonable verification of facts," the HC said.

Drugs case: NCB probe rules out extortion bid made to let off Aryan Khan

Drugs case: NCB probe rules out extortion bid made to let off Aryan Khan

Rediff.com29 May 2022

The agency had called him a hostile witness after he made the allegations.

Dalit leader Udit Raj joins BJP

Dalit leader Udit Raj joins BJP

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

Prominent Dalit leader Udit Raj joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday which said it believed in inclusive growth and the welfare of the last man in the queue and accused Congress of causing disparity in the society during its rule.

I-T officers in a fix over 'informal' orders to return to work

I-T officers in a fix over 'informal' orders to return to work

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

Direct tax collections missed the revised target for 2019-20 by Rs 1.42 trillion at Rs 10.27 trillion, an 8 per cent fall over the previous year.

CBI, ED chiefs' tenures extended up to 5 years

CBI, ED chiefs' tenures extended up to 5 years

Rediff.com14 Nov 2021

The chiefs of the central agencies currently have a two-year tenure.

'Nayak', 'Singham' posters put up at Kejriwal's oath-taking

'Nayak', 'Singham' posters put up at Kejriwal's oath-taking

Rediff.com16 Feb 2020

The poster references 2001 Hindi political thriller Nayak, a remake of Tamil film Mudhalvan (1999) in which Kapoor plays a reporter who becomes chief minister of Maharashtra for a day and strives to eliminate corruption.

8 things you might have not known about Kejriwal

8 things you might have not known about Kejriwal

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Here are some interesting facts you may not know about the AAP chief.

Extortion claim in Aryan case: Court turns down Wankhede's plea

Extortion claim in Aryan case: Court turns down Wankhede's plea

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

The NCB and Wankhede had earlier in the day filed two separate affidavits before the special court against the allegations of extortion attempt levelled against them.

FinMin sets up panel to reduce tax litigations

FinMin sets up panel to reduce tax litigations

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

The Committee will 'examine the assessment orders, appellate orders and scrutiny report for the appeal to the ITAT related to orders. . . and give its recommendations for different income groups, separately for corporate and non- corporate assesses", CBDT said.

CBI's preliminary enquiry not accused's right: SC

CBI's preliminary enquiry not accused's right: SC

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

The Supreme Court held on Friday that Preliminary Enquiry (PE) is not mandatory before FIR registration by the CBI under the Code of Criminal Procedure or Prevention of Corruption Act or the investigative agency's manual and the accused cannot insist on it as a right.

Are hashtags really political ads?

Are hashtags really political ads?

Rediff.com10 Apr 2021

The Election Commission has done its homework pretty well on political hashtags, observes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.

Huge litigation in I-T dept: CBDT creates over 200 new posts

Huge litigation in I-T dept: CBDT creates over 200 new posts

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

The Central Board of Direct Taxes, the apex policy making body of the I-T department, has been undertaking a host of steps to bolster the litigation management wing of the department which has come under criticism not only from courts but also successive Finance Ministers and in the audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Meet an IAS officer COVID-19 Warrior

Meet an IAS officer COVID-19 Warrior

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

'Villages are much better prepared than towns as far as COVID-19 is concerned.'

AAP claims to have roped in one million members

AAP claims to have roped in one million members

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

With its on-going nation-wide membership drive, Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday claimed over 10 lakh people joined the outfit in the last five days.

Congress chants a different 'Namo' mantra in Dausa

Congress chants a different 'Namo' mantra in Dausa

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

It's going to be brother vs step brother contest in Rajasthan's Dausa, where a different 'NaMo' would take on the candidate from NaMo's party. P B Chandra reports.

The Smart Thing Vs The Right Thing

The Smart Thing Vs The Right Thing

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

What should one choose to do, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

How Railways is ferrying 10 mn workers

How Railways is ferrying 10 mn workers

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Ferrying migrant workers back to their states would be the largest special service by any railway network in the world in one go. Here's how the transporter manages it.

7th pay panel's draft report riddled with dissent notes

7th pay panel's draft report riddled with dissent notes

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

The notes argue that it will widen the talent base available to govt to deliver increasingly complex services to a demanding population.

Aryan Khan, 2 others get bail in drug case, not release from jail

Aryan Khan, 2 others get bail in drug case, not release from jail

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

A single bench of Justice N W Sambre also granted bail to his co-accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha.

1971 war veteran Sqn Ldr Anil Bhalla succumbs to Covid

1971 war veteran Sqn Ldr Anil Bhalla succumbs to Covid

Rediff.com11 May 2021

During the 1971 war, he flew several "active attack missions" to heavily defended targets like the Governor House in Dhaka, which became instrumental in forcing Pakistan's surrender, a former colleague said.

SBI claims Rs 570 cr seized by poll officers in TN

SBI claims Rs 570 cr seized by poll officers in TN

Rediff.com14 May 2016

The SBI said its officials were ferrying Rs 570 crore after the Reserve Bank of India asked them to, to address a temporary cash shortage in Andhra Pradesh.

'You will succeed as long as you remember that the project is bigger than you'

'You will succeed as long as you remember that the project is bigger than you'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

'When a Project Director is appointed, the whole organization -- including the Chairman ISRO -- works for his success. It is a lesson that has been of abiding value all through the other projects I have worked on,' recalls the late President, one of the earliest pioneers at ISRO.

The Income Tax officer who won a Shaurya Chakra

The Income Tax officer who won a Shaurya Chakra

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

Captain Pradeep Shoury Arya is an Income-Tax officer whose mission against terrorists in J&K won him the Shaurya Chakra.

Failed to get confirmed ticket on Rajdhani? Fly Air India!

Failed to get confirmed ticket on Rajdhani? Fly Air India!

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Maharaja will soon come to help wait-listed passengers of Rajdhani trains as such travelers will be provided with the option to fly by Air India by paying little extra.

Aam aadmi Kejriwal scripts extraordinary win in Delhi

Aam aadmi Kejriwal scripts extraordinary win in Delhi

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

Arvind Kejriwal, engineer, civil servant and Delhi's man with a development agenda, is the David who slayed the government's Goliath.

Aditya Puri named best banking CEO in Asia

Aditya Puri named best banking CEO in Asia

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

He is the chief executive and managing director of the second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank

Sameer Wankhede: Drug-buster whose biggest op went bust

Sameer Wankhede: Drug-buster whose biggest op went bust

Rediff.com27 May 2022

The clean chit to Aryan Khan and five others by the Narcotics Control Bureau on Friday has once again brought the central agency's former zonal director Sameer Wankhede under the spotlight.

Trump paid just $750 income taxes in 2016-17: Report

Trump paid just $750 income taxes in 2016-17: Report

Rediff.com28 Sep 2020

Trump paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years largely because he reported losing much more money than he made, the report said. The US president immediately dismissed the report as 'totally fake news'.

IAS topper: 'I want to fight corruption'

IAS topper: 'I want to fight corruption'

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Meet Jasmeet Singh Sandhu who ranked third in the Union Public Service Commission exam this year.

Best recruitment practices

Best recruitment practices

Rediff.com15 Jun 2004

'It is not tax terrorism, it is tax jihadism'

'It is not tax terrorism, it is tax jihadism'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

'The IAS officers are after the rich people, the IRS officers are after the middle class and the IPS officers are after the poor. This is the new varnashrama created by the bureaucracy.'

Gutka scam: CBI raids residences of Tamil Nadu health minister, DGP

Gutka scam: CBI raids residences of Tamil Nadu health minister, DGP

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

This is perhaps for the first time the CBI raided a serving police chief of a state.

Rules for hiring contract workers eased

Rules for hiring contract workers eased

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

However, the government has enacted an important change to the fixed-term employment framework that may help companies in handing out contractual jobs to its existing permanent workforce.

'Budget's tax rates are a laughing matter'

'Budget's tax rates are a laughing matter'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

'The economy needed 3 or 4 major fixes. The major one was, of course, the direct tax structure, but we ended up complicating the existing convoluted tax structure,' says M R Venkatesh, chartered accountant and lawyer.