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'Ami KKR': Cameron Green's first message after IPL auction

'Ami KKR': Cameron Green's first message after IPL auction

Rediff.com16 Dec 2025

Green has so far played 29 matches in the IPL to aggregate 707 runs and take 16 wickets.

Don't Die Without A Will! Here's Why

Don't Die Without A Will! Here's Why

Rediff.com11 Sep 2025

Protect your hard-earned wealth with a will -- halt family rifts and secure your children's future. Pranjali Madnani explains how.

The New Dining Destinations of India

The New Dining Destinations of India

Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

Dining today isn't just about food -- it's about the experience and the story.

Latest trend in India's key realty markets

Latest trend in India's key realty markets

Rediff.com18 Mar 2025

Capital value appreciation outpaced rental value growth in several key micro-markets between 2021 and 2024, with Noida Sector 150 in the National Capital Region (NCR) leading the pack with a 128 per cent rise in capital values compared to rental value growth of just 66 per cent, according to a report by property consulting firm Anarock.

Nod to privatise Kolkata and Chennai airports

Nod to privatise Kolkata and Chennai airports

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

Move is aimed at bringing private operators to run airports.

Can Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar stop Gujarat Titans?

Can Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar stop Gujarat Titans?

Rediff.com1 Apr 2025

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowling unit will face a different challenge when they take on Gujarat Titans in an IPL match on Wednesday.

Will Indian Batters Come Good In Pune?

Will Indian Batters Come Good In Pune?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2025

Given India's batting collapses in the last two matches, key changes to the playing XI are anticipated.

Samson's pace problem: Can India fix it before T20 WC?

Samson's pace problem: Can India fix it before T20 WC?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2025

Sanju Samson's technical weaknesses against express pace along with Rinku Singh's dip in form and fitness issues will be a concern for India

BSNL walks out as surprise winner of July tariff battle

BSNL walks out as surprise winner of July tariff battle

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

After continuously bleeding subscribers for nearly two years, state-owned telecom services provider BSNL added 2.9 million users in July when its private-sector rivals raised tariffs by nearly 20 per cent. With BSNL keeping tariffs unchanged, many subscribers using entry-level plans shifted from Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), said analysts.

Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier.

Why Petroleum Products Are Not Under GST

Why Petroleum Products Are Not Under GST

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

Adding petrol and diesel to GST was a challenging task due to their significant role as revenue generators for both the central and state governments.

No airport development fee at Kolkata and Chennai

No airport development fee at Kolkata and Chennai

Rediff.com13 Oct 2012

Modernisation and expansion of the Kolkata and Chennai airports are being carried.

Govt takes multiple steps to tackle festival-season rush at major airports

Govt takes multiple steps to tackle festival-season rush at major airports

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Deploying additional Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, providing real-time updates through social media, adding more immigration counters and ensuring 100 per cent manning of immigration counters - these are some of the steps that the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is now taking in coordination with other stakeholders to avoid congestion at major airports during the upcoming festival season. During the last year's festival and winter season, major airports in the country suffered from congestion due to lack of sufficient airport infrastructure, inadequate X-ray screening machines, bunching of flights at peak hours, as well as inadequate CISF and immigration personnel, the MoCA stated on Thursday. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, after last year's congestion issue, had asked major airports - including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai - to identify bottlenecks and augment capacity to meet the growing passenger demand.

Pakistan prefers only these two Indian cities for their World Cup games!

Pakistan prefers only these two Indian cities for their World Cup games!

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

With the ODI World Cup said to be held in India, ICC sources revealed that Pakistan prefers to play in only the two Indian cities they've felt safe in before.

Sparkling Diwali For Hotels, Tour Operators

Sparkling Diwali For Hotels, Tour Operators

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

'Consumers are willing to increase travel spends by 20-30 per cent versus pre-pandemic.'

Reliance Jio going with Nokia, Ericsson to roll out 5G network in October

Reliance Jio going with Nokia, Ericsson to roll out 5G network in October

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

Reliance Jio is close to finalising its contract with telecom gear maker Ericsson to roll out its 5G network in Mumbai and Maharashtra and Kolkata and West Bengal in the first phase of its launch in October. And it is going with Nokia for the lucrative Delhi circle, and Chennai, which includes Tamil Nadu, say sources aware of the development. This is the first time that Jio is opting for multiple vendors.

Planning a vacation this Diwali? Good news awaits you

Planning a vacation this Diwali? Good news awaits you

Rediff.com8 Oct 2022

After years of being sequestered by the pandemic, some intrepid travellers are planning to settle their score with the novel coronavirus. With fewer or no travel curbs, they are eager to get back on the road, again. Hotels and tour operators, too, are eager to shed excess Covid baggage. And this year's Diwali promises to add that extra layer sparkle with the introduction of new flights.

Kolkata, Chennai airports unlikely to be privatised

Kolkata, Chennai airports unlikely to be privatised

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

The airports were refurbished at the cost of Rs 2,325 cr and Rs 2,015 cr respectively but there have been various complaints.

Phase 2 of Quad nations' Malabar naval exercise begins today

Phase 2 of Quad nations' Malabar naval exercise begins today

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

Aircraft carriers of India, the United States, Japan and Australia are set to take part in the second phase of Exercise Malabar that is scheduled to take place from November 17 to 20 in the Indian Ocean region, the Navy said on Monday.

About 21% elders surveyed lost kin to Covid: Report

About 21% elders surveyed lost kin to Covid: Report

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

About 20.8 per cent elders have lost either family members or friends due to COVID-19 and most of them believe that a better medical and health infrastructure could have saved these lives, according to a report that surveyed 3,526 elderly people in the country.

Chennai, Kolkata airports' modernisation in Sept

Chennai, Kolkata airports' modernisation in Sept

Rediff.com11 Aug 2008

Announcing this in New Delhi, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said trial runs on the new third runway of IGI Airport would begin in ten days from now. Once operational, it would go a long way to ease the air traffic congestion over the Delhi airspace. The two airports, as per the recommendations of the respective state governments, would be developed by the state-owned AAI and not privatised.

Airport revamp: Patel slams pay panel

Airport revamp: Patel slams pay panel

Rediff.com14 May 2008

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday lashed out at the Planning Commission, holding it responsible for the delay in the modernisation of Kolkata and Chennai airports.

India plans 'intelligent' airports

India plans 'intelligent' airports

Rediff.com21 Feb 2007

Indian airports in future would have "intelligent terminals" fitted with sensors to operate various facilities - from lighting and air-conditioning to an IT-enabled building management system.

Petrol vs Diesel: Fuel prices over 10 years

Petrol vs Diesel: Fuel prices over 10 years

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

A graphic showing how the average prices for petrol and diesel have moved over the last ten years.

Go with quality stocks; buy pedigree, buy performance

Go with quality stocks; buy pedigree, buy performance

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

'Let's not get carried away by stocks like D-Mart, Jubilant Foods and all those companies that are trading at an expensive valuations.'

Lamborghini races to the top in India's super sports cars segment

Lamborghini races to the top in India's super sports cars segment

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

Buoyed by the success in a tiny but exclusive market, Lamborghini India, which operates dealerships in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru, is going to roll out another two, in Kolkata and Chennai, in the near future.

Triumph bets big on luxury bike segment

Triumph bets big on luxury bike segment

Rediff.com1 May 2014

After opening its first dealership in Pune, iconic British motorcycle brand Triumph targets five more dealerships in cities like Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai across India by end of 2014.

Caffeine boost for Pizza Hut

Caffeine boost for Pizza Hut

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

After McDonald's, Yum!'s dining chain will be the second fast-food brand to open in-store cafes to improve sales.

IA evacuates 550 tourists from Andaman & Nicobar

IA evacuates 550 tourists from Andaman & Nicobar

Rediff.com27 Dec 2004

The first flight left Chennai at 4.45 am on Monday for Port Blair with 16 passengers on board. The second left at 10.00 am carrying 13 passengers.

Health ministry ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine in around a week

Health ministry ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine in around a week

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said healthcare workers and frontline workers need not register themselves as their database has been populated on to the Co-WIN vaccine delivery management system in a bulk manner.

Govt to offer 100% stake in 6 airports to private operators

Govt to offer 100% stake in 6 airports to private operators

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

The government is open to giving 100 per cent stake to private parties in six select airports, including Kolkata and Chennai.

'Not easy to say we are going to host IPL in India'

'Not easy to say we are going to host IPL in India'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

'We don't want the year 2020 to finish without an IPL. Our first priority is India and even if we get 35 to 40 days, we will host it. But we don't know where'

Delhi rape: We should hang our heads in shame

Delhi rape: We should hang our heads in shame

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

The newly elected Legislative Assembly in Himachal Pradesh has seen a decline in the number of members who are facing criminal cases. Of the 68 newly elected MLAs, 14 MLAs or 21 per cent have declared criminal cases against them. In the 2007 assembly elections, 26 MLAs or 39 per cent of the MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves as per the analysis of the Association for Democratic Reforms.

Kingfisher revival plan: Mallya meets civil aviation secy

Kingfisher revival plan: Mallya meets civil aviation secy

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

The services of Kingfisher can be restored only after the DGCA is convinced that the carrier can provide safe and sustainable operations.

As TV digitisation deadline nears, talk of a let-up

As TV digitisation deadline nears, talk of a let-up

Rediff.com26 Mar 2013

There has been talk in the I&B ministry on allowing analogue signals in a few cities, like in Kolkata and Chennai in the first phase, even after March 31.

DTH firms, cable operators make windfall in metros

DTH firms, cable operators make windfall in metros

Rediff.com3 Nov 2012

This is no surprise, given that the deadline for digitisation in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai was October 31 and DTH firms and multiple-system operators were eyeing a windfall.

More trouble ahead for Kingfisher Airlines

More trouble ahead for Kingfisher Airlines

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Kingfisher Airlines, which emerged out of an impasse over salary payment to its staff, is likely to face more trouble soon with the Revenue Department deciding to move the Supreme Court to expedite recovery of about Rs 330 crore dues.

Owais 2nd batsman to score 200 runs this IPL season

Owais 2nd batsman to score 200 runs this IPL season

Rediff.com16 Apr 2012

# Royal Challengers Bangalore became the third side after Kolkata and Chennai to have lost three games in IPL 5.

Indian businesses are in serious need of security makeover

Indian businesses are in serious need of security makeover

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

According to a survey despite the intensity and magnitude of attacks, Indian businesses are still not prepared to defend themselves against determined attackers

Air India pilots may keep off work on Saturday

Air India pilots may keep off work on Saturday

Rediff.com14 Jan 2012

Protesting non-payment of their salary and allowances, a section of Air India pilots are likely to stay off work on Saturday as part of a "no-pay-no-work" agitation.