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Retail inflation hits six-month low in March

Retail inflation hits six-month low in March

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Retail inflation has eased from double digits in 2013.

When Rajnikanth cheered for the Men in Blue

When Rajnikanth cheered for the Men in Blue

Rediff.com4 Apr 2011

Bollywood stars at the World Cup finale

Headley example of counter-terror cooperation: US

Headley example of counter-terror cooperation: US

Rediff.com23 Dec 2010

The United States has put the case of David Coleman Headley, Mumbai terror attack suspect now languishing in a Chicago jail, as one of the key counter-terrorism cases on information sharing with its partners.

New York Film Academy's filmmaking workshop

New York Film Academy's filmmaking workshop

Rediff.com24 Jan 2011

The New York Film Academy in partnership with Yellow Submarine Film Pvt Ltd, will conduct hands-on intensive filmmaking workshop in Mumbai in May 2011. This is the first time NYFA is conducting a workshop in India.

World's most spectacular train stations

World's most spectacular train stations

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

These architectural masterpieces have retained the flair of the era gone by and they still remain part of commuters' daily life.

REWIND: BEST images in the last 24 hours

REWIND: BEST images in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot by ace Reuters photographers in the last 24 hours.

Climate change threatens 55 million in India

Climate change threatens 55 million in India

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

The findings come just weeks ahead of a UN climate summit in Paris.

Mumbai's annual rain pain

Mumbai's annual rain pain

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

'At the first sign of rain, Mumbai's infrastructure begins crumbling.' 'The monsoon is the true test of the durability and effectiveness of any system.' 'What most don't realise is that the city is dead,' mourns N Suresh.

Images: Sights and sounds from Mumbai Cyclothon

Images: Sights and sounds from Mumbai Cyclothon

Rediff.com22 Feb 2010

A round-up of sights, sounds and action from the Mumbai Cyclothon 2010 in Mumbai on Sunday.

Mumbai ranked at the bottom for overall tourist experience

Mumbai ranked at the bottom for overall tourist experience

Rediff.com21 May 2014

The annual Cities Survey, reveals how global travellers view key tourist cities around the world.

'Biggest threat to India through maritime borders'

'Biggest threat to India through maritime borders'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2009

'Maritime security is not easy. There are lakhs of fishing boats, and it is almost impossible to monitor each one of them,' says Home Secretary G K Pillai.

Maharashtra cuts power tariff by 20% ahead of election

Maharashtra cuts power tariff by 20% ahead of election

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

The government will also decide in eight to ten days on how to extend the benefit to customers in Mumbai.

Tiago in fast lane, prices may go up

Tiago in fast lane, prices may go up

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The hatchback has been priced strategically at a notch above the Nano and way below the Tata Bolt.

Indian Oil, RIL, Tata Motors among world's 500 largest companies

Indian Oil, RIL, Tata Motors among world's 500 largest companies

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Companies are ranked by total revenues.

India facing leadership crisis: C K Prahalad

India facing leadership crisis: C K Prahalad

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

"There is no one who is willing to articulate a view of India and Indianness with clarity and force so that the country can come together and make the sacrifices needed to build a new India that the framers of the Constitution imagined," Prahalad said at the seventh Nani A Palkhivala Memorial Lecture in Mumbai.

US slaps sanctions against Dawood Ibrahim's brother

US slaps sanctions against Dawood Ibrahim's brother

Rediff.com17 Jan 2015

The US on Friday slapped sanctions against two Indians, including a brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, and a Pakistan-based paper company for their ties with D Company.

Cyber security threat to India is real

Cyber security threat to India is real

Rediff.com5 Aug 2009

The attackers are not confined to information infrastructures and geographical boundaries. They exploit network interconnections and navigate easily through the infrastructure. More worryingly, these cyber criminals are becoming more skilled at masking their behaviour.

Why quality of life in Mumbai is poor

Why quality of life in Mumbai is poor

Rediff.com9 Nov 2009

Technical competence and administrative skill - are the ones that will result in long-term sustainable improvements to quality of life in Mumbai.

Silver marks record imports in 2014

Silver marks record imports in 2014

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

Traders have used this as an opportunity to stock up silver.

Foreign tourists flock to Kashmir

Foreign tourists flock to Kashmir

Rediff.com18 Mar 2009

Notwithstanding the terror strikes on Mumbai, India continues to attract tourists with a majority of them flocking Kashmir, a top Indian tourism official has said.

Budget belies market hopes, Sensex takes 152-point knock

Budget belies market hopes, Sensex takes 152-point knock

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

The 50-share NSE Nifty was trading lower by 24 points.

Sachin Tendulkar is Time magazine's 'Person of the Moment'

Sachin Tendulkar is Time magazine's 'Person of the Moment'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

Accolades continued to pour in for the retiring Sachin Tendulkar with Time magazine naming the legendary Indian batsman its 'Person of the Moment'.

'Indian economy 2nd fastest growing'

'Indian economy 2nd fastest growing'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2008

"India's economic fundamentals are quite robust and its economy remains the second-fastest growing one in the world," the prime minister's Economic Advisory Council's chairman Suresh Tendulkar told reporters in Mumbai. According to him, the financial meltdown in advanced economies 'has been very serious'.

Who runs the show in Pak, asks Pranab

Who runs the show in Pak, asks Pranab

Rediff.com20 Dec 2008

Hinting at the Pakistani establishment's backing to terrorists who struck in Mumbai, India on Saturday said such strikes could be carried out with impunity only when the safety of the "handlers" of attackers has been assured.

HSBC India expects GDP to grow 8%

HSBC India expects GDP to grow 8%

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

"India's GDP growth rate is about 6.5 per cent this year and our forecast is that the GDP would grow by 8 per cent in FY 11," HSBC India's CEO, Stuart Arthur Davis, told reporters in Mumbai on Monday.

India talks tough with Pakistan over Mumbai terror

India talks tough with Pakistan over Mumbai terror

Rediff.com28 Nov 2008

Angered by terror strikes in Mumbai, India on Friday bluntly told Pakistan that its intention to take a leap in bilateral relations would be impossible if outrages like the attacks in the financial capital do not stop. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told his visiting Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi that he hoped Islamabad would take immediate action with regard to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Model Speak: 'When I want to be ugly, I dress ugly'

Model Speak: 'When I want to be ugly, I dress ugly'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

International models Sylvia from Poland and Marieta from Slovakia share their fitness and fashion mantras.

'The so-called surgical strikes are not easy'

'The so-called surgical strikes are not easy'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2009

A senior source involved with the Government of India's policy-making machinery told rediff.com: "If, for some reason, the military reaction was not successful, then it would have been a greater humiliation than Mumbai. These so-called surgical strikes are not easy."

Figure out India's record in South Africa

Figure out India's record in South Africa

Rediff.com2 Jan 2018

How many Tests has India won in South Africa? Who first captained India in South Africa in 1992-1993? Rajneesh Gupta answers all your questions.

Five lessons from Mumbai

Five lessons from Mumbai

Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

Taking stock, after the mayhem.

Cyrus Poonawalla buys iconic Lincoln House for Rs 750 crore

Cyrus Poonawalla buys iconic Lincoln House for Rs 750 crore

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

The sale of the Lincoln House in the Breach Candy area of south Mumbai, which used to house the US consulate, to the billionaire chairman of the Pune-based Serum Institute, makes it the largest real estate deal in the country's financial capital.

WEF: Mumbai may be projected as top global finance centre

WEF: Mumbai may be projected as top global finance centre

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

There have been many efforts in the past to develop Mumbai into an IFC, while an expert group was also set up by the government years ago to study this possibility.

The social media nationalists

The social media nationalists

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

Very few people have access to the granular detail of what options are available to India and what their costs, consequences and benefits are. While Modi considers all of this, he would do well to do one thing. And that is to ignore the media.

PM ensured it is still advantage India

PM ensured it is still advantage India

Rediff.com26 Dec 2008

The prime minister may have been slow and cautious in reacting to the Mumbai attacks. But one month on, his approach has suited both the government and the country.

Two Pak vessels apprehended off Gujarat coast

Two Pak vessels apprehended off Gujarat coast

Rediff.com27 Nov 2008

In its search to find the 'mother ship' of the terrorists who have attacked Mumbai, India on Thursday apprehended two Pakistani merchant vessels off the coast of Gujarat in a joint operation carried out by the Navy, Coast Guard and the water wing of the Border Security Force."We have apprehended two cargo ships in a joint operation near the Gujarat coast while they were sailing to Karachi. They are suspected to be the ships that ferried the terrorists near to Mumbai coast,"

Bengaluru surpasses Mumbai in attracting angel investment

Bengaluru surpasses Mumbai in attracting angel investment

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

The report is based on data collated from 5 large angel groups.

French fashion institute in Mumbai

French fashion institute in Mumbai

Rediff.com18 Jan 2008

Mod'art, sister school of Mod'art in Paris, has opened in Mumbai, offering two courses.

FC Goa sign Lucio as marquee player; Mumbai retain Anelka

FC Goa sign Lucio as marquee player; Mumbai retain Anelka

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Lucimar Ferreira da Silva, popularly known as Lucio, has signed up with FC Goa as a marquee player for the second season of the Indian Super League.

Brazil's World Cup winner Lucio signs up for ISL

Brazil's World Cup winner Lucio signs up for ISL

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Lucimar Ferreira da Silva, popularly known as Lucio, has signed up with FC Goa as a marquee player for the second season of the Indian Super League.

Etihad to expand Indian operations

Etihad to expand Indian operations

Rediff.com17 Jan 2008

Etihad airways plans connectivity from 8 major cities in India and expand its services in the country, especially in South India.