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With Mumbai in pocket, Adani is India's largest private airport operator

With Mumbai in pocket, Adani is India's largest private airport operator

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

Billionaire Gautam Adani's Adani group on Monday said it has reached an agreement to acquire GVK group's shareholding and control of Mumbai airport.

'Karna can easily be world's largest tech cluster'

'Karna can easily be world's largest tech cluster'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

Pai said the government should address the issue of infrastructure development here as it contributes 35 per cent of India's ICT revenues.

Mukesh's firm loses rights for laying gas pipelines

Mukesh's firm loses rights for laying gas pipelines

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

Downstream oil sector regulator Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board had been pushing for cancellation of the authorisation given to RGTIL.

IMAGES: Chugging through the wild beauty of the Western Ghats

IMAGES: Chugging through the wild beauty of the Western Ghats

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

If the Western Ghats aren't magical enough already, they take a new life altogether during the monsoons. Anita Rao Kashi travelled through them in possibly the best mode of transport -- the railways.

Theory of 'son-of-soil' unconstitutional, says Katju

Theory of 'son-of-soil' unconstitutional, says Katju

Rediff.com5 Dec 2012

Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Tuesday credited the country's progress to its secular and diversified system which unified people of different religions, languages and cultures.

ONGC in talks to buy 26% stake in IOC's Ennore LNG terminal

ONGC in talks to buy 26% stake in IOC's Ennore LNG terminal

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

IOC is building a 5 million tonnes per annum LNG terminal at Ennore near Chennai which is to be completed by 2017.

Which way will the techies swing in Karnataka?

Which way will the techies swing in Karnataka?

Rediff.com29 Apr 2013

Techies in Karnataka rarely come out and vote. Will the trend see any improvement this time around? Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Rahul, Sonia, PM to campaign in BJP bastions in K'taka

Rahul, Sonia, PM to campaign in BJP bastions in K'taka

Rediff.com14 Apr 2013

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will hit the campaign trail in poll bound Karnataka at Bellary, Raichur and Bijapur on April 23.

MRPL can set up petrol stations

MRPL can set up petrol stations

Rediff.com11 Feb 2004

The government on Wednesday allowed Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, a subsidiary of the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, to set up 500 petrol stations

Cabinet nod for building strategic oil storages

Cabinet nod for building strategic oil storages

Rediff.com7 Jan 2004

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved construction of strategic oil storage facilities at three locations on east and west coast at an estimated cost of over Rs 1,600 crore.

Iran crisis may hit expansion of Indian refiners

Iran crisis may hit expansion of Indian refiners

Rediff.com4 Mar 2013

According to an official source, the Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80-billion) capacity expansion plan by Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd may get hit as European companies are reluctant to give technology licensing for the upcoming six-million tonne units.

How Saudi terror attack has hit Indian kitchens

How Saudi terror attack has hit Indian kitchens

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

A shortfall in LPG supply from Aramco has led to huge booking backlog across states. To meet the backlog, India has asked Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for two additional cargos of LPG, but that may take another 10 days to reach.

Why Karnataka's urban voters dumped the BJP

Why Karnataka's urban voters dumped the BJP

Rediff.com8 May 2013

Voters in the three main urban centres in Karnataka -- Bengaluru, Mysore and Mangalore -- have resoundingly rejected the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.The Congress has won in 17 of the 28 constituencies in Bengaluru, with major candidates like Roshan Baig, N Harris, R V Devraj, Priya Krishna and Dinesh Gundu Rao all winning in their constituencies.

Coast Guard rescues 27 from sinking ship in Arabian Sea

Coast Guard rescues 27 from sinking ship in Arabian Sea

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

The Barge Ibis, a 2964 GRT vessel with a length of 65.58 metre and breadth of 32 metres, with 27 crew, was engaged in operations to prevent sea erosion,south of Old Port Mangalore.

Gandhi's charm not enough for Karnataka's disgruntled leaders

Gandhi's charm not enough for Karnataka's disgruntled leaders

Rediff.com3 May 2013

In the run-up to the Karnataka assembly elections, neither the Congress nor the Bharatiya Janata Party has left any stone unturned. Both parties have ensured that their star leaders --- Congress's Rahul Gandhi and BJP's Narendra Modi -- campaign in the state

K'taka poll: In Puttur, caste lines to decide vote factor

K'taka poll: In Puttur, caste lines to decide vote factor

Rediff.com29 Apr 2013

In Puttur, former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Shakunthala Shetty, now with the Congress, is all set to take on the party which "betrayed her".

Vijay Mallya's twin hats draw criticism

Vijay Mallya's twin hats draw criticism

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Vijay Mallya was made a Member of Parliament's standing committee on chemicals and fertilisers earlier this year.

Race for Mallya's company hots up

Race for Mallya's company hots up

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

Pune firm buys 24.46% stake from open market to become largest shareholder.

ONGC to retail petrol, diesel by year-end

ONGC to retail petrol, diesel by year-end

Rediff.com15 May 2003

State-owned exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will begin retailing petrol and diesel from its own petrol stations by the year end, company chairman and managing director Subir Raha said on Thursday.

OilMin cancels RGTIL's permits for 4 gas pipelines

OilMin cancels RGTIL's permits for 4 gas pipelines

Rediff.com10 Oct 2012

The ministry refused to buy RGTIL's argument that the government has already allocated all of the projected mmscmd of gas output from the KG-D6 fields to customers in Andhra Pradesh, Maharasthra and other northern states, leaving no gas for transportation through its proposed pipelines from Kakinada to Howrah, Chennai, Tuticorin and Mangalore.

How to make job exchanges work

How to make job exchanges work

Rediff.com7 Dec 2012

They should be able to provide counselling, training and employment.

Modi's charm re-ignites BJP's hopes in Karnataka

Modi's charm re-ignites BJP's hopes in Karnataka

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Vicky Nanjappa reports on how Narendra Modi has not just managed to draw the crowd in Karnataka but improved the BJP's chances in the state

Cruise tourism to generate Rs 355 bn: Gadkari

Cruise tourism to generate Rs 355 bn: Gadkari

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

The government has decided to construct cruise terminals at Mumbai, Goa, Mangalore, Kochi and Chennai.

HPCL plans Rs 700-cr cavern storage for LPG

HPCL plans Rs 700-cr cavern storage for LPG

Rediff.com30 Jan 2013

With an eye on bigger imports, the oil marketing firm may get its French partner Total to set it up.

Naik rules out MRPL, ONGC merger

Naik rules out MRPL, ONGC merger

Rediff.com15 May 2003

Petroleum Minister Ram Naik said on Thursday that Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd will not merge with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.

Exports fall in June, 2nd time in one year

Exports fall in June, 2nd time in one year

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

According to data released by the commerce and industry ministry, exports stood at $25.01 billion in the month. The fall is only the second time exports contracted in the past year.

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

'It is because we treat them as our own people, and there is no difference between owners and workers here.'

Homestay attack: Guilty will not be spared, says Karna CM

Homestay attack: Guilty will not be spared, says Karna CM

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

As outrage grew over the attack on partying girls and boys at a homestay in Mangalore by rightwing activists, the Karnataka government on Monday termed it as an "inhuman act" and said the accused have been booked under stringent IPC provisions including attempt to rape.

Air safety measures being compromised in India: Regulator

Air safety measures being compromised in India: Regulator

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

The remarks by the DGCA head is of great significance.

India's emergency oil stock storages face delay

India's emergency oil stock storages face delay

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

India's emergency oil stockpile storage is facing a year's delay because of geological surprises encountered in construction of underground caverns that will be used to cushion the country against supply disruptions and price fluctuations.

MRPL retracts Haldia PetChem buyout plan

MRPL retracts Haldia PetChem buyout plan

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

Cites legal battle among latter's promoters as reason for staying away from cash-strapped venture.

Over 30 Kingfisher flights cancelled as pilots struck work

Over 30 Kingfisher flights cancelled as pilots struck work

Rediff.com14 Jul 2012

Kingfisher Airlines' schedule was disrupted on Saturday with cancellation of over 30 flights as its pilots struck work to protest non-payment of wages for almost five months.

K'taka urban local body polls: Setback for BJP, KJP

K'taka urban local body polls: Setback for BJP, KJP

Rediff.com11 Mar 2013

The split in the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka caused by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa quitting the BJP to form his own party has adversely affected both parties.

Jacintha Saldanha's funeral on Sunday

Jacintha Saldanha's funeral on Sunday

Rediff.com15 Dec 2012

The body will be flown into Mangalore on Sunday morning and the funeral will be held the same day, according to family members.

Police get custody of woman who tried entering ISRO

Police get custody of woman who tried entering ISRO

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

The Bangalore police have obtained the custody of Buela Sam, the lady from Gujarat who tried to enter the Indian Space Research Organisation on a fake identification card.

Mallya faces tough week ahead

Mallya faces tough week ahead

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

Must satisfy shareholders on game plan to steer UB Group over next 12 months.

Yamaha, TVS ready to resume rivalry

Yamaha, TVS ready to resume rivalry

Rediff.com9 May 2003

The second round of the Gulf Dirt Track Challenge in Mangalore promises keen fare.

K'taka: Exodus of NE people continues despite assurances

K'taka: Exodus of NE people continues despite assurances

Rediff.com17 Aug 2012

Appeals and assurances of safety by the Karnataka government notwithstanding, people from NorthEast continued to flee the state in hordes for the third consecutive day on Friday, driven by rumours of impending attacks.

ONGC may buy HPCL's MRPL pie for Rs 550 cr

ONGC may buy HPCL's MRPL pie for Rs 550 cr

Rediff.com4 Mar 2003

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is likely to buy 16.9 per cent stake of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation in loss-making Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals for close to Rs 550 crore.\n\n