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How TripVillas is luring professionals back to hometowns

How TripVillas is luring professionals back to hometowns

Rediff.com6 Dec 2015

The firm says people can earn as much as Rs 90,000 a month

Govt to check big transactions amid rising gold smuggling

Govt to check big transactions amid rising gold smuggling

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

The government has asked jewellers to provide information on purchases of gold bars or jewellery worth more than Rs 500,000 by the end of this month, a move seen keeping a check on big transactions amid rising smuggling.

India must stop being the West's digital colony

India must stop being the West's digital colony

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.

Modi-Trump meeting: Calling a Spade a Spade

Modi-Trump meeting: Calling a Spade a Spade

Rediff.com28 Jun 2019

'The change of vocabulary in the India-US conversation was significant and refreshing.' 'It matched the styles of Trump and Modi.' 'The differences were not papered over, but there was determination to resolve them in the days ahead,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Consumer durables likely to face higher import duty

Consumer durables likely to face higher import duty

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

However, worries on inadequate import and issues for the FTA pacts.

Sensex ends below 27K; banks, auto fall, metals shine

Sensex ends below 27K; banks, auto fall, metals shine

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

Sensex ends belowe 26,800 on domestic concerns.

Raids continue, currency worth crores dug up

Raids continue, currency worth crores dug up

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

Authorities on Saturday continued to dig up currency to the tune of lakhs of rupees, including in new notes, across the country.

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

All international passengers will henceforth be screened at airports, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said at a press conference. Earlier, travellers from only 12 countries were screened at airports for the disease that has claimed over 3,000 lives and infected more than 90,000 worldwide.

As car sales skid, auto part makers are also in the slow lane

As car sales skid, auto part makers are also in the slow lane

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Issues like high insurance cost and the announced price hike effective January could also weigh on sales in 2019. The only bright spot is the softening seen in fuel prices over the past month.

Cash crisis: Aaj ki taaza khabar!

Cash crisis: Aaj ki taaza khabar!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2016

Aaj ka taaza khabar

How Subhash Kapoor was caught: A Timeline

How Subhash Kapoor was caught: A Timeline

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

The art dealer flees India, but is detained at Frankfurt airport.

Monsoon getaways are cheaper on your pocket

Monsoon getaways are cheaper on your pocket

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

A monsoon holiday can be cheaper because of discounts.

2019 is India's Deng Xiaoping moment

2019 is India's Deng Xiaoping moment

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

'The return of India to its own civilisational values can never endanger freedoms as pluralism is the bedrock of our culture,' assert Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Ahmedabad, Jaipur among India's next big IT hotspots

Ahmedabad, Jaipur among India's next big IT hotspots

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

Kolkata excels in business performance with employee headcount and number of engineering students doubling in the last five years.

IAS topper Ira Singhal got 53 per cent; mark sheets put online

IAS topper Ira Singhal got 53 per cent; mark sheets put online

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

This shows the strict pattern of civil services examination conducted by the UPSC for selecting country's top bureaucrats

Whoa! The idli did not originate in South India at all?

Whoa! The idli did not originate in South India at all?

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Some food historians believe idli was derived from some steamed rice preparations from Indonesia.

Indian banks develop an appetite for start-ups

Indian banks develop an appetite for start-ups

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Lenders taking up incubator-style roles with small investments in start-ups

'Flats sold after getting OC not liable for GST'

'Flats sold after getting OC not liable for GST'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

Rama Krishna Sangu, partner, Manohar Chowdhry & Associates, Chartered Accountants, and a member of the Indirect Tax Committee of ICAI, fielded readers' questions on GST on Rediff Chat.

Can an unmarried couple book a hotel room in India?

Can an unmarried couple book a hotel room in India?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Can a woman stay in the same hotel room with a man she is not married to or vice versa? Seems an outdated question in this day and age? Not exactly, says the hospitality industry.

'God doesn't want a child to shed blood'

'God doesn't want a child to shed blood'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2018

'Is it not a crime to physically harm children?' 'Piercing children with needles is a crime.'

Long weekend, discounts boost sales for travel sites

Long weekend, discounts boost sales for travel sites

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Online travel portals have seen a surge in bookings aided by several rounds of discount offers and a strong demand over the festival weekend.

Plan your monsoon holiday at cheap rates

Plan your monsoon holiday at cheap rates

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

Short trips can be made to interesting places at 15-20 per cent lower prices.

Violence in the name of faith won't be tolerated: PM

Violence in the name of faith won't be tolerated: PM

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

'I want to assure the country that no country, no government can tolerate anybody taking the law into their hands, whether it is an individual or a group.'

High airfares do not dampen travellers' spirit in India

High airfares do not dampen travellers' spirit in India

Rediff.com5 Dec 2013

High airfares and currency depreciation have not dampened the spirit of travellers in the country as they remain keen on travelling during winter break albeit with curtailed budget, according to a survey findings.

The man who wanted to save cinema

The man who wanted to save cinema

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

P K Nair dedicated his life to restoring and archiving films.

Banks in talks with temple trusts to push gold scheme

Banks in talks with temple trusts to push gold scheme

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Banks in talks with temple trusts to push gold scheme

'I still have Rs 85 cash left'

'I still have Rs 85 cash left'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

Rediff readers share their Cash Crisis experiences.

India receives its biggest LNG cargo

India receives its biggest LNG cargo

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

A Q-Max LNG vessel, the largest LNG carrier in its class, with a capacity of about 261,000 cubic meters, was received at Petronet LNG Ltd's Dahej import terminal in Gujarat on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu's controversial Jallikattu is back after Centre lifts ban

Tamil Nadu's controversial Jallikattu is back after Centre lifts ban

Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

Making the announcement, Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan tweeted: 'The Union government has made arrangements to allow Jallikattu in TN.'

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

Rediff.com23 May 2018

This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.

A new Sanskrit wave

A new Sanskrit wave

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

A cow that speaks, a question on patriarchy and the story of a 17th-century poet - Sanskrit filmmakers are finding new ways to revive the 'dying' language.

Indians in America are victims, not targets

Indians in America are victims, not targets

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

Three hate crimes have deepened the fear among South Asians that Trump's rhetoric encouraged violence against them, but there is no evidence that Indians have been specifically targeted, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

'India is secular because it is Hindu'

'India is secular because it is Hindu'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

'We have Hindu values, Hindu customs, Hindu philosophy, Hindu way of looking at all religions as acceptable.' 'These are all great assets of India.'

Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious

Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

In a premise begging for food porn, there's a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. You'll see more gastronomic delights in the two-minute trailer of the original Chef than in this entire movie, feels Sukanya Verma.

Why, despite Mosul massacre, Punjab's youth still want to go to Iraq

Why, despite Mosul massacre, Punjab's youth still want to go to Iraq

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

'The main reason people go to other countries is unemployment in Punjab'

TDSAT upholds telcos' 3G roaming agreement, quashes fines

TDSAT upholds telcos' 3G roaming agreement, quashes fines

Rediff.com29 Apr 2014

In July 2012, TDSAT gave split verdict where one of the bench member ruled in favour and other member ordered against it.

A Star chef in 3 nations

A Star chef in 3 nations

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

'More and more young chefs, instead of inventing new things, are exploring more deeply inside India,' Indian Accent's Manish Mehrotra tells Rahul Jacob.

SC extends stay on women's entry in Haji Ali

SC extends stay on women's entry in Haji Ali

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the stay granted by Bombay High Court to facilitate an appeal against its decision to lift the ban on entry of women near the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Haji Ali Dargah till October 24, when it will hear the matter.

An e-bike venture that caught Ratan Tata's eye

An e-bike venture that caught Ratan Tata's eye

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Hemlatha Annamalai and P Bala's Ampere Vehicles makes e-vehicles in Coimbatore.

Why we need to go beyond 'letter of the law' in inter-state disputes

Why we need to go beyond 'letter of the law' in inter-state disputes

Rediff.com14 May 2014

The history of the Cauvery and Mullaperiyar cases has shown how helpless the constitutional processes and judicial verdicts have been in enforcing the law of the land in inter-state and state-Centre disputes, says N Sathiya Moorthy.