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HC asks Delhi govt for 'better affidavit'

HC asks Delhi govt for 'better affidavit'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2006

During the hearing, the Bench also asked the government where the money or funds meant for prevention of dengue have gone.

Congress eyes dy CM's post in Maharashtra

Congress eyes dy CM's post in Maharashtra

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

'Who else will solve these issues if not the chief minister?' 'Who else shall we take our complaints to?'

Pune's 'gold shirt' man beaten to death in front of son

Pune's 'gold shirt' man beaten to death in front of son

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

Datta Phuge become the talk of the town after he presented himself a 'gold shirt' weighing about 3.5 kg and worth Rs 1.27 crore in 2012.

Andhra govt to flood-proof Vizag airport

Andhra govt to flood-proof Vizag airport

Rediff.com26 Oct 2005

Andhra govt to flood-proof Vizag airport

Compassion ok, but stray dogs can't be allowed to be menace: SC

Compassion ok, but stray dogs can't be allowed to be menace: SC

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Some NGOs and individual petitioners have moved the apex court against the decisions of some high courts, including the Bombay high court and the Kerala high court, to allow municipal authorities to deal with the stray dogs menace as per the rules.

Do we really care about our Covid warriors?

Do we really care about our Covid warriors?

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

'Everyone wants that doctors should fight from the frontlines of the pandemic, but there's no reaction from the government when they fall ill or even die because of it.'

Ahmedabad to get India's first intelligent traffic system

Ahmedabad to get India's first intelligent traffic system

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

With the launch of a pilot project to alert commuters about the traffic situation, Ahmedabad became the first Indian city to get an Intelligent Traffic System (ITS).

After 3 false starts, can Pune transform itself into a smart city?

After 3 false starts, can Pune transform itself into a smart city?

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

Pune, the city that made it to second spot in the Smart City Challenge competition earlier this year, is not new to the concept.

Know how to claim your PF money?

Know how to claim your PF money?

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

Want to know how to claim tax deduction on property income you earn? Do you know how to withdraw unclaimed EPF money?

How govt can save the ravishing hills of Kumaon

How govt can save the ravishing hills of Kumaon

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

Uttarakhand's Kumaon hills are setting new standards in dirt and poor solid waste management, sys Anjuli Bhargava.

The truth about India's ease of doing business claim

The truth about India's ease of doing business claim

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

'The recalculated ranking showed India should have had a higher ranking earlier (113 in 2012 instead of 132) and lower ranking later (114 in 2018 instead of 100).' 'This would mean that there has been no change in India's climate of doing business across two regimes.' 'This is exactly consistent with the reality on the ground,' observes Debashis Basu.

Pay all bills, make investments from one place

Pay all bills, make investments from one place

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

BBPS allows you to pay electricity, telephone, water supply, gas and DTH bills. Its scope will be expanded to include other payments like school and university fees, government taxes, insurance premiums, mutual fund investments, even credit card bills.

Will the IPL verdict solve our drought problem?

Will the IPL verdict solve our drought problem?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

'Why is a commercial venture being held responsible for a situation caused by mismanagement of the state?' asks N Suresh.

Centre to unveil 99 Smart Cities list on Thursday

Centre to unveil 99 Smart Cities list on Thursday

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Each smart city would get a Central assistance of Rs 100 crore per year for five years.

Bad news for poor as Mumbai clamps down on primary schools

Bad news for poor as Mumbai clamps down on primary schools

Rediff.com2 May 2016

In a major measure, Mumbai's municipal corporation has sent legal notices to 249 private primary schools asking them to shut down. The step threatens to disrupt the already inadequate educational scenario in the city, reports Hepzi Anthony.

Activists take to 'Gandhigiri' to fight for Mumbai's open spaces

Activists take to 'Gandhigiri' to fight for Mumbai's open spaces

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

'If enough of us take up the issue with their elected representatives, politicians will get the message.'

'Coronavirus crisis is a wake-up call'

'Coronavirus crisis is a wake-up call'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

'You cannot fight a disease as complex as COVID-19 without a carefully calibrated, localised response.'

India's cry for water falls on deaf ears

India's cry for water falls on deaf ears

Rediff.com23 Mar 2021

India's water future remains very bleak. The monsoon season, which once extended to 4 months, is now down to less than 30 days of heavy rain.

'Would have loved to': Shatru on fighting poll against PM

'Would have loved to': Shatru on fighting poll against PM

Rediff.com14 Apr 2019

'There was news in some quarters that Modi himself will enter the fray from Patna Sahib on a second seat in addition to Varansi ... What happened?'

'India is a big potential market for China'

'India is a big potential market for China'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

In 2013, China took over as India's largest trading partner.

Fun ways to deal with the fuel hike

Fun ways to deal with the fuel hike

Rediff.com25 May 2018

This is your golden chance to create the next big thing in India.

Budget: How new tax slabs will benefit you

Budget: How new tax slabs will benefit you

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

In an online chat with Rediff.com readers, G Srikanth, partner, GSV Associates, chartered accountants, Chennai and member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, answered queries about the new income tax proposals mooted in the Union Budget 2020-2021.

Trianmool's new A team: Mukul Roy kept at bay

Trianmool's new A team: Mukul Roy kept at bay

Rediff.com14 Feb 2015

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday carried out a major reshuffle in the party set-up

Jews to get minority status in Maharashtra

Jews to get minority status in Maharashtra

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

After being officially recognised as a minority community, the Jews would enjoy several privileges like other minority communities.

'I gave Suvendu my blessings when he joined BJP'

'I gave Suvendu my blessings when he joined BJP'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

'The TMC has become a private limited company.'

Not allowed to speak, BJP MLA stands on Delhi assembly bench

Not allowed to speak, BJP MLA stands on Delhi assembly bench

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Gupta was demanding that a fact-finding committee report on an alleged water tanker scam during Sheila Dikshit's tenure be made public and a calling attention motion on the matter. Speaker Ram Niwas Goel rejected the demand.

Budget 2018: What the real estate sector wants from FM Jaitley

Budget 2018: What the real estate sector wants from FM Jaitley

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

The year 2018 is likely to be steady in terms of institutional investment into real estate

Tarun Gogoi: Cong stalwart who led Assam from the front

Tarun Gogoi: Cong stalwart who led Assam from the front

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

The 84-year old veteran Congressman, who died from post-COVID complications on Monday, was a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist.

Pay wages, get garbage cleared, or face epidemic, HC warns Delhi govt

Pay wages, get garbage cleared, or face epidemic, HC warns Delhi govt

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

Warning of a looming epidemic, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the city government to ensure an immediate release of funds to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation to pay dues to employees for May and observed it should "call an emergency session" of Assembly as it was a "serious" issue.

Gadkari's promise: Mumbai-Goa in 6 hrs by road!

Gadkari's promise: Mumbai-Goa in 6 hrs by road!

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

The minister said his target is to complete Mumbai-Goa highway by 2018

Steely Stalin steals Modi's show too

Steely Stalin steals Modi's show too

Rediff.com2 May 2021

Stalin owes his victory this time, like in 2019, to the hate-campaign of the local Hindutva forces, which kept haranguing him, and even his dead father, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.

MCD strike enters 10th day: Delhi suffers as garbage piles on roads

MCD strike enters 10th day: Delhi suffers as garbage piles on roads

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

The MCD workers' protest entered its tenth day on Friday as they continued their agitation in Delhi's Bhajanpura area over non-payment of their salaries.

How govt is blatantly misusing LIC to save failing companies

How govt is blatantly misusing LIC to save failing companies

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

Investors in LIC's insurance and other schemes are receiving a lower rate of return because LIC is subsidising incompetence at best and malfeasance at worst in institutions such as IDBI Bank and IL&FS, says Jaimini Bhagwati.

Ask Anil: Your income tax queries answered

Ask Anil: Your income tax queries answered

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.

Louis Berger case: Chargesheeted Digambar Kamat alleges political vendetta

Louis Berger case: Chargesheeted Digambar Kamat alleges political vendetta

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

Police on Thursday filed chargesheet in the Louis Berger pay-off scandal naming former Goa chief minister Kamat as the "prime conspirator".

'We are hoping for the best, but we are prepared for the worst'

'We are hoping for the best, but we are prepared for the worst'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

'As of this moment, we have 1,173 ventilators, 2,695 ICUs and about 10,408 plus isolation beds.' 'But this number keeps changing with every passing hour as we incorporate more private as well as government hospitals in our fight against the pandemic.'

Brazil outlines $2.3 billion in public spending for Olympics

Brazil outlines $2.3 billion in public spending for Olympics

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Brazil's government on Tuesday issued its first estimate of public spending on projects related to Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic Games, though the 5.6 billion reals price tag is set to swell as more projects receive approval.

RBI pays Rs 28,000 cr interim dividend to govt ahead of elections

RBI pays Rs 28,000 cr interim dividend to govt ahead of elections

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

The interim dividend will help Narendra Modi-led government partly bridge the deficit its budget had developed after the announcement of a Rs 75,000 crore a year cash dole scheme for small farmers.