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Airline pilots, moles and motor cars!

Airline pilots, moles and motor cars!

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

Anjuli Bhargava finds out that an astonishing number of relatives of DGCA officials over the years are and have been employed in the airline industry.

Wadia-Danone row: Govt to examine claim

Wadia-Danone row: Govt to examine claim

Rediff.com3 Feb 2007

The government on Friday said it would examine a complaint by the Mumbai-based textile-to-food conglomerate Wadia group against Groupe Danone, its French joint venture partner in Britannia Industries Ltd.

1962 War: 'Secret Reports' lost forever?

1962 War: 'Secret Reports' lost forever?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2020

'The Himmatsinghji Report is still 'missing'.' 'It is a great loss for the knowledge of India's borders.' 'It would have an immense value at a time China is bound to shift its attention to other border fronts in the Himalayas,' notes Claude Arpi.

Centre to link driving licence with Aadhaar: SC told

Centre to link driving licence with Aadhaar: SC told

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

This assumes significance as a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra is currently hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme and the enabling 2016 law.

BT gets nod for NLD, ILD licences

BT gets nod for NLD, ILD licences

Rediff.com28 Dec 2006

The department of telecom has issued letters of intent to BT for national and international long distance services for offering managed services to corporate customers having sites in India.

3 activists sent back home from Pune, kept under house arrest

3 activists sent back home from Pune, kept under house arrest

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

Varavara Rao reached home in Hyderabad on Thursday morning, while activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, were sent to Mumbai by road.

In Karnataka, Centre-state battle is over free cooking gas

In Karnataka, Centre-state battle is over free cooking gas

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

Rebuffing petroleum ministry, Siddaramaiah launches Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana-like scheme months before state polls

Unwanted controversy surfaces again in women's coach selection

Unwanted controversy surfaces again in women's coach selection

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

Chaudhry said the BCCI cannot approve an appointment in the current situation.

Kinetic group gears up for Tatas' Rs 1-lakh car

Kinetic group gears up for Tatas' Rs 1-lakh car

Rediff.com12 Sep 2007

Two-wheeler manufacturer Kinetic group has been mandated as a vendor for gear boxes for the Rs 1-lakh car by Tata Motors.

Pak JIT had assured reciprocity, says Centre

Pak JIT had assured reciprocity, says Centre

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

Chaudhary said Pakistan JIT was informed that a team of NIA officials would like to visit Pakistan to carry forward the investigations in the Pathankot airbase terror attack.

'Xi is worried about what India will do'

'Xi is worried about what India will do'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

'He is psychologically preparing the PLA and the Chinese public to avoid a loss of face.'

Players to get deducted match fees in Australia

Players to get deducted match fees in Australia

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

In keeping with the new tax rule in Australia, the Indian Cricket Board has decided to deduct match fees for Anil Kumble and his teammates during their tour Down Under.

Tata Sons hits out at Mistry; accuses him of betraying trust

Tata Sons hits out at Mistry; accuses him of betraying trust

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Tata Sons said dividend from 40-odd Tata Group firms had declined during Mistry's tenure while expenses had risen

Eicher Motors forms JV with Volvo

Eicher Motors forms JV with Volvo

Rediff.com10 Dec 2007

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Eicher Motors Ltd on Monday said it will form a joint venture (JV) with Swedish truck maker AB Volvo, which will have an enterprise value of $506 million.

IA evacuates 270 stranded people from flood-hit J-K

IA evacuates 270 stranded people from flood-hit J-K

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Indian airlines on Wednesday began evacuating stranded people from flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir with Air India flying back 270 passengers free, as DGCA asked them to cap total fares including taxes on Srinagar-Delhi and Leh-Delhi sectors at Rs 2,800 and Rs 3,000 respectively.

DGCA asks airlines to cap fares on Srinagar-Delhi sector

DGCA asks airlines to cap fares on Srinagar-Delhi sector

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

DGCA had earlier directed all airlines not to charge anything extra from passengers from Srinagar and Jammu.

Authors urge Sahitya Akademi to reinvent itself

Authors urge Sahitya Akademi to reinvent itself

Rediff.com1 Nov 2015

Writers including those who had returned their Sahitya Akademi awards on Sunday wrote to the National Academy of Letters urging it to respond in a "strong, humane and robust" manner to situations.

'AAP won't be finished because people are with us'

'AAP won't be finished because people are with us'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

'Modi and the BJP don't want Delhi to function.' 'The LG is like a puppet of the BJP.'

World War I centenary: Indian soldiers honoured

World War I centenary: Indian soldiers honoured

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

The United Nations has commemorated the centenary of World War I, lauding the courage and sacrifice of soldiers including over a million from India, and underscored the importance of reconciliation through diplomacy.

Airport staff threaten stir, seek better work cond

Airport staff threaten stir, seek better work cond

Rediff.com30 May 2006

Unrest is again brewing among airport employees with the unions threatening another bout of workers action if urgent steps were not taken to meet their 'long-pending' demands.

JD-U suspends party MLA Rajiv Ranjan for 6 years

JD-U suspends party MLA Rajiv Ranjan for 6 years

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Janata Dal-United on Friday suspended Islampur MLA Rajiv Ranjan from the party for six years accusing him of "anti-party activities", days after he attacked his party's government in Bihar over "unabated corruption" after having earlier opposed a tie-up with Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Babri demolition: Advani, Joshi, Uma to face trial

Babri demolition: Advani, Joshi, Uma to face trial

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

The apex court, however, noted that Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh enjoys Constitutional immunity and can be tried only after he ceases to hold the office.

Kin of Indian woman abducted in Kabul write to PM

Kin of Indian woman abducted in Kabul write to PM

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

The family members said the government has reached out to them in 'our time of need and anxiety' and the external affairs minister as well as an official of the ministry had spoken to them in the past two days.

Little spectrum on offer, next auction could be brutal

Little spectrum on offer, next auction could be brutal

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

DoT committee rejects most Trai suggestions for freeing airwaves for sale.

US national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns

US national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

His departure came just after reports surfaced the Justice Department warned the Trump administration last month that Flynn misled administration officials regarding his communications with the Russian ambassador to the United States.

US IT cos seek action on discriminatory Indian policies

US IT cos seek action on discriminatory Indian policies

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

The American influential IT and telecom industry sought intervention of the Obama Administration against what they alleged are "discriminatory" Indian policies, which they claimed has resulted in several hundred millions of dollars of losses in the last quarter.

Why a Bengaluru-Mysore bullet train is a bad idea

Why a Bengaluru-Mysore bullet train is a bad idea

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Distance between Bengaluru and Mysuru is 130 km only.

Trai to issue net neutrality norms soon

Trai to issue net neutrality norms soon

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Telecom operators stressed that differential pricing for data is necessary for growth.

Karat takes on spiritual guru again

Karat takes on spiritual guru again

Rediff.com3 Jan 2006

Brinda Karat claimed that the Union health ministry has found that the guru Ramdev Baba has violated licensing and labelling provisions.

EC gives nod to budget on Feb 1, bars from announcing schemes for poll-bound states

EC gives nod to budget on Feb 1, bars from announcing schemes for poll-bound states

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

Polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa will be held between February 4 and March 8.

Pulwama fallout: Minerva moves court, East Bengal wait & watch on Srinagar match

Pulwama fallout: Minerva moves court, East Bengal wait & watch on Srinagar match

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

The AIFF has referred the Minerva issue to its League Committee and maintained silence on East Bengal's concerns.

Air India owes Rs 5,000 cr in fuel dues; hasn't paid for 230 days

Air India owes Rs 5,000 cr in fuel dues; hasn't paid for 230 days

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

IOC, BPCL and HPCL on Thursday afternoon stopped ATF supplies to Air India at six airports - Kochi, Pune, Patna, Ranchi, Vizag and Mohali - over payment defaults. AI flights from these places were tanking up from other airports.

BJP gets back its Assam ally for Lok Sabha polls

BJP gets back its Assam ally for Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

The AGP had in January withdrew its support to the BJP government in Assam in protest against the Centre's decision to go ahead with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

Zaheer cleared to play for Mumbai

Zaheer cleared to play for Mumbai

Rediff.com29 Sep 2006

Mumbai Cricket Association's managing committee accepted his formal request to play for Mumbai.

Shivaji: Founder of the Indian secular State

Shivaji: Founder of the Indian secular State

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Shivaji made sure that his soldiers respected the sanctity of mosques and the Quran Sharif to ensure that his fight against the Mughals did not become fight against Islam, explains Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

BCCI officials welcome SC verdict, lifeline for lot of them

BCCI officials welcome SC verdict, lifeline for lot of them

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

While some of the veterans like Niranjan Shah are happy even though it won't make much of a difference for them, the likes of Dilip Vengsarkar welcomed the move as it gives him an opportunity to be in the BCCI once he is through with his cooling off period.

Birlas trying to mislead on stake holding: Tatas

Birlas trying to mislead on stake holding: Tatas

Rediff.com27 Feb 2006

Launching a counter offensive in the ongoing controversy over stake holding in Idea Cellular, Tatas on Tuesday dubbed the position of joint venture partner AV Birla Group as "misleading" and asserted that they were under no legal obligation to exit f

Jessica Lal case: Cops in trouble

Jessica Lal case: Cops in trouble

Rediff.com25 Feb 2006

Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul had even suggested that a separate case of forgery be lodged.\n

Now, black money stashed in Singapore banks under govt lens

Now, black money stashed in Singapore banks under govt lens

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

India and Singapore had in 2013 amended the DTAA to help exchange banking and tax-related information more effectively.