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Missing Review: A slogfest of lies and lameness

Missing Review: A slogfest of lies and lameness

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

The monotony is awfully exhausting and drab in the absence of script, craft and nerve-racking unpredictability, feels Sukanya Verma.

Rescued Commander Abhilash Tomy brought back to India

Rescued Commander Abhilash Tomy brought back to India

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

Tomy has now been shifted to INHS Kalyani, the naval hospital of Eastern Naval Command, for observation and medical assistance as required.

SC verdict to boost FII flow: FinMin

SC verdict to boost FII flow: FinMin

Rediff.com8 Oct 2003

Hailing the Supreme Court verdict on tax exemption to Mauritius-based companies, the finance ministry said on Wednesday that it would help in higher inflow from foreign institutional investors.

Overseas investment hubs may come under Sebi scanner for China links

Overseas investment hubs may come under Sebi scanner for China links

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

The regulator last week reached out to custodians for beneficial ownership information of investors coming from China, Hong Kong, and 11 other countries.

Our women face enduring prejudices, problems: PM

Our women face enduring prejudices, problems: PM

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

Despite impressive economic performance in the past two decades, India faces persisting challenges of poverty, equity, sustainability and opportunity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated in his address after inaugurating the 11th version of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Kochi.

ED attaches JP Morgan India accounts worth Rs 187 crore

ED attaches JP Morgan India accounts worth Rs 187 crore

Rediff.com28 May 2020

This follows an investigation into alleged violations of foreign exchange rules involving foreign direct investment of Rs 85 crore and Rs 140 crore by JP Morgan India and Amrapali Group firms.

SBI eyes more banks in S Asia, Africa

SBI eyes more banks in S Asia, Africa

Rediff.com17 Feb 2005

As part of its vision to become a multinational corporation, State Bank of India is now scouting for more banks in South Asia and Africa while steadily consolidating its seven associate banks.

Chopper deal: CBI quizzes ex-Union minister's brother

Chopper deal: CBI quizzes ex-Union minister's brother

Rediff.com8 Mar 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday quizzed Satish Bagrodia, the industrialist-brother of former Union minister Santosh Bagrodia, who is the chairman of IDS Infotech, one of the suspect companies in the alleged bribery scandal in Rs 3600-crore VVIP chopper deal.

Pranab begins mugging up for 2014

Pranab begins mugging up for 2014

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

The President has begun studying Constitutional and Presidential precedents in anticipation of a fractured mandate in next year's general election, reveals R Prema.

Why the National Stock Exchange should not be listed

Why the National Stock Exchange should not be listed

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

It could be a matter of concern that foreign shareholders of the NSE are registered in tax havens such as Mauritius and Cyprus.

UN court ruling gives hope to UK-ousted Chagos Islanders

UN court ruling gives hope to UK-ousted Chagos Islanders

Rediff.com2 Feb 2013

The Chagos Islanders were forcibly expelled from their homes and dumped in Mauritius and Seychelles almost 50 years ago when their remote islands acquired a strategic importance during the cold war era. The Permanent Court of Arbitration has now given a ruling rejecting a claim by the British government that the court did not have jurisdiction in the matter.

Thomas Cook India realises there's plenty in a name

Thomas Cook India realises there's plenty in a name

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

Over the last few days, as the fortunes of Thomas Cook Plc took a wrong turn, the Indian entity scrambled to distance itself from its erstwhile parent. Experts have said that the travel firm must not change its brand name.

Govt defers controversial GAAR norms to April 2016

Govt defers controversial GAAR norms to April 2016

Rediff.com14 Jan 2013

The minimum threshold to come under GAAR will be Rs 3 crore.

How hot is Kavita Kaushik!

How hot is Kavita Kaushik!

Rediff.com22 Feb 2018

There's gorgeousness written all over her!

Meira Kumar, a diplomat-turned-politician

Meira Kumar, a diplomat-turned-politician

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

Daughter of former deputy PM late Jagjivan Ram, Kumar, 72, was also the first woman to occupy the high office of the LS speaker

NRI investors sue ICICI Venture over losses

NRI investors sue ICICI Venture over losses

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

ICICI Venture denied the allegations, noting it had extended the lifespan of the Dynamic India Fund III by three years

Indian Navy inducts all women crew sailboat 'Tarini'

Indian Navy inducts all women crew sailboat 'Tarini'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2017

The vessel is slated to be the platform for the first Indian all-women global circumnavigation by the Indian Navy to begin in August.

Ray's stake in Data Access to fall to 57%

Ray's stake in Data Access to fall to 57%

Rediff.com23 Mar 2004

The stake of Data Access managing director Siddhartha Ray in the company will fall from 74 per cent to 57 per cent, even as the international long distance major is looking at newer markets including Pakistan and Mauritius.

GE revamping Indian operations

GE revamping Indian operations

Rediff.com23 Mar 2004

General Electric company plans to convert its two arms in the country into wholly-owned subsidiaries even as it will expand activities of a third company, GE Power Controls India.

ED files charge sheet against Chidambaram in Aircel Maxis case

ED files charge sheet against Chidambaram in Aircel Maxis case

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

The ED had filed the first chargesheet in the case against Chidambaram's son Karti; later, a supplementary chargesheet was also filed against him.

Navy girls reach home after travelling around globe on board INSV Tarini

Navy girls reach home after travelling around globe on board INSV Tarini

Rediff.com21 May 2018

It was the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew, the Navy said.

NDTV's plan to hike foreign equity in limbo

NDTV's plan to hike foreign equity in limbo

Rediff.com11 Sep 2003

Foreign Investment Promotion Board is understood to have deferred, two weeks, any decision on NDTV's proposal to offer 34.28 lakh fresh equity shares, aggregating Rs 52.88 crore.

Vaibhav Gehlot slams Parnami for 'baseless' allegations

Vaibhav Gehlot slams Parnami for 'baseless' allegations

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

Dismissing the charges levelled against him by Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party chief Ashok Parnami as "baseless", former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav today dared him to come up with factual details.

GMR ready to buy out DIAL partners

GMR ready to buy out DIAL partners

Rediff.com17 Oct 2012

A senior executive of GMR group confirmed that both the companies were keen to get out of the venture. Fraport has already closed its development office in India.

Non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Lalit Modi

Non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Lalit Modi

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

This warrant will be sent to the ministry of external affairs which in turn will be sending it to the United Kingdom

India Inc invested $500 million in Singapore

India Inc invested $500 million in Singapore

Rediff.com10 Jul 2012

Singapore has emerged as the most sought after destination for foreign direct investment by Indian companies, who invested over USD 500 million there in May.

Timely facilitation of COVID-19 kits will help Sino-India ties: Envoy

Timely facilitation of COVID-19 kits will help Sino-India ties: Envoy

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

As its factories resumed operations after over two-month of grim battle against coronavirus, China is busy tapping into the vast business opportunities of export of key medical goods, specially ventilators and personal protection equipment (PPE), across the world, including India, where both private and government bodies are placing orders for the import of these products.

Aircel-Maxis case: Court extends Chidambaram's protection from arrest

Aircel-Maxis case: Court extends Chidambaram's protection from arrest

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

The CBI and the ED said that new material has been recovered which needs to be collated.

JPC concerned over means to check OCBs

JPC concerned over means to check OCBs

Rediff.com19 Dec 2002

Concerned over several violations by overseas corporate bodies including misuse of Indo-Mauritius double taxation avoidance treaty, the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which probed the securities scam has highlighted the absence of regulation.

Is IIT-Delhi director a casualty of politics?

Is IIT-Delhi director a casualty of politics?

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

Though the Union HRD ministry has vehemently denied that Shevgaonkar resigned under government pressure, some allege that this is yet another example of the government exercising its influence over educational institutions

'Telcos must drop cases against govt to get spectrum'

'Telcos must drop cases against govt to get spectrum'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

International telcos such as Russia's Sistema and Norway's Telenor and foreign investment funds such as KAIF Investments Mauritius and Capital Global Ltd (investors in Loop Telecom) have sent legal notices to the Indian government under the respective Bilateral Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement or Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement.

PIX: Hina Khan's Spanish holiday

PIX: Hina Khan's Spanish holiday

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

Let's see what Spain looks like with this Khatron Ke Khiladi contestant.

Jardine Fleming India Fund liquidation on hold

Jardine Fleming India Fund liquidation on hold

Rediff.com2 Apr 2003

The Jardine Fleming India Fund said on Tuesday that directors have decided again presenting shareholders with a proposal to liquidate the fund.

Process of selling Air India's Mumbai headquarters starts

Process of selling Air India's Mumbai headquarters starts

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Built in 1974, the building could fetch anywhere between Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 1,500 crore, based on current real estate prices

Questions about the swearing-in

Questions about the swearing-in

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

'There was no need for opting for such an elaborately and expensively organised spectacle,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Condition of injured Indian Navy sailor Abhilash Tomy stable

Condition of injured Indian Navy sailor Abhilash Tomy stable

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

According to rescue officer Phil Gaden in Australia, Tomy had a severely injured back.

Even Bhutan beat India in economic freedom!

Even Bhutan beat India in economic freedom!

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

Hong Kong has the highest level of economic freedom worldwide

Video: Salman launches Kingfisher Calendar 2011!

Video: Salman launches Kingfisher Calendar 2011!

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

The Bollywood star unveiled the latest Kingfisher edition as bikini bombshells looked on. Take a look!

PIX: Shibani Dandekar's Spanish holiday

PIX: Shibani Dandekar's Spanish holiday

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

The Khatron Ke Khiladi contestant mixes business with pleasure!