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Kannada film KGF beats Shah Rukh's Zero

Kannada film KGF beats Shah Rukh's Zero

Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

'The success of KGF over Zero proves if the content is good, even if the film is dubbed, it will make no difference.'

DoT readies for 3G auction

DoT readies for 3G auction

Rediff.com2 Jan 2009

The Department of Telecom gearing up for the 3G spectrum auction as per schedule on January 30 and has left it to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs to take a call on the reserve price for a pan-India 3G licence.

Ramdev's Patanjali claims to have COVID-19 medicine; Govt frowns

Ramdev's Patanjali claims to have COVID-19 medicine; Govt frowns

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

While Ramdev claimed that Ayurved-based 'Coronil and Swasari' medicine have shown 100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials on COVID-19 infected patients except those on a life support system, the Ayush Ministry sought from the company detailed report on composition, testing and other data of the drugs.

Meet Bollywood's HOT NEW HUNKS

Meet Bollywood's HOT NEW HUNKS

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

Here's looking at the newest batch of hot guys who are quickly consolidating their positions as heartthrobs.

Reliance Jio Infocom gets unified telecom licence

Reliance Jio Infocom gets unified telecom licence

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

The Unified Licence for all 22 Service Areas across India will make the company the first telecom operator in the country to get pan India Unified Licence, the company said in a statement.

Bollywood gives you 9 lessons in History

Bollywood gives you 9 lessons in History

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

There will be as many as 9 historicals coming up in the next 15 months!

Will Mahindra Scorpio be PM Modi's official car?

Will Mahindra Scorpio be PM Modi's official car?

Rediff.com28 May 2014

The Prime Minister currently uses two custom-built BMW 7 Series cars, one being a decoy vehicle.

Riding on Modi wave, BJP and allies get 336 seats

Riding on Modi wave, BJP and allies get 336 seats

Rediff.com17 May 2014

Narendra Modi on Friday stormed to power at the Centre giving the Bharatiya Janata Party its highest-ever tally in the Lok Sabha elections, securing for the party a majority on its own and in the process handing out the worst-ever defeat to the Congress.

Vaccine drive set in motion, 13 cities get first consignment

Vaccine drive set in motion, 13 cities get first consignment

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

A massive pan-India inoculation drive against COVID-19 was set in process on Tuesday with more than 56 lakh doses of the Covishield vaccine flown to 13 cities across India from Pune and taken to designated national and state-level stores amid tight security.

RCom pays Rs 1,651 cr GSM fee

RCom pays Rs 1,651 cr GSM fee

Rediff.com20 Oct 2007

Reliance Communications (RCom) has paid Rs 1,651 crore as licence fee to start pan-India GSM operations.

Bengal to bring anti-CAA resolution soon, says Mamata

Bengal to bring anti-CAA resolution soon, says Mamata

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Dubbing the NPR exercise as 'a dangerous game', Banerjee said the form, which seeks birth details and residential proof of parents, was nothing but a precursor to NRC implementation.

Gita, Bible, Quran recited at CAA protest in Shaheen Bagh

Gita, Bible, Quran recited at CAA protest in Shaheen Bagh

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

The inter-faith ceremony, where there was a traditional Hindu-style 'hawan' and chants of Sikh 'kirtan', saw participants also reading out the Preamble of the Constitution and taking oath to preserve its "socialist, secular" values.

DoT's licence norms may be tougher

DoT's licence norms may be tougher

Rediff.com26 Sep 2007

Among the new guidelines under discussion, DoT is looking at raising the net worth criterion of companies applying for a pan-India UASL licence from Rs 1,380 crore to Rs 1,500 crore.

Reliance Jio goes for the kill

Reliance Jio goes for the kill

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

Company now plans to use 1800 MHz band spectrum as the primary wave while the 2300 Mhz wave will be supplementary for enterprise customers.

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.

Bollywood's bouncers struggle to survive

Bollywood's bouncers struggle to survive

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Not directly connected to the stars, who have their own security, they are part of the unregulated work force that keeps the engines running smoothly in the showbiz industry.

India needs to do lot more for women empowerment in sports: Sania

India needs to do lot more for women empowerment in sports: Sania

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

Ace tennis player Sania Mirza said India still needs to do a lot more to bring women at par with men in sports, though the country has come a long way in this aspect.

Bharat Bandh ends peacefully, life hit in some states

Bharat Bandh ends peacefully, life hit in some states

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

With almost all opposition parties and several trade unions backing the 'Bharat Bandh' and many announcing parallel protests in support of the farmers, the Centre has issued an advisory directing all the states and Union Territories to tighten security and ensure COVID guidelines are followed.

Does Rajasthan have the best food in India? Tell us

Does Rajasthan have the best food in India? Tell us

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

Share your food pictures, stories and experiences of India's best cuisine with us.

Meet 2020's New Debutant Directors

Meet 2020's New Debutant Directors

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Joginder Tuteja lists those who are expected to score big with their Bollywood debuts in the months to come.

50 per cent IT engineers lack conceptual knowledge: Report

50 per cent IT engineers lack conceptual knowledge: Report

Rediff.com13 Nov 2013

A survey reveals that more than 50 per cent IT graduates do not know the basics of programming and around 80 per cent of them are unable to apply them to real world problems.

Govt extends mandatory FASTag roll-out date to Dec 15

Govt extends mandatory FASTag roll-out date to Dec 15

Rediff.com29 Nov 2019

FASTag is a prepaid tag, affixed on vehicle's windscreen, that enables automatic deduction of toll charges and lets the vehicle pass through the toll plaza without stopping for the cash transaction.

Carrying out 50 blasts was child's play for them: Cops

Carrying out 50 blasts was child's play for them: Cops

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Vicky Nanjappa explains why Syed Abdul Karim Tunda, who, the security experts have described as a walking encyclopedia of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba's pan-India operations, is a prize catch for the investigating agencies.

A mega tea seller to invade India's kitchens soon

A mega tea seller to invade India's kitchens soon

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Madhu Jayanti's Rs 55-crore packet tea business so far is only in Maharashtra and Karnataka. After Eveready's tea business buyout, MJIL's tea production in India will increase from 2.4 million kg to 6.2 mkg and its income from branded tea sales will rise 53 per cent to Rs 198 crore this fiscal year itself. It will also be available in 14 states.

Karim Tunda sings in Delhi Police custody

Karim Tunda sings in Delhi Police custody

Rediff.com18 Aug 2013

From an expert bomb maker to a small time shopkeeper selling perfumes near Muridkee in Pakistan, Abdul Karim Tunda has claimed that top Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander and Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi calls the shots in the terror outfit.

JD-U's Varma questions Nitish over tie-up with BJP in Delhi

JD-U's Varma questions Nitish over tie-up with BJP in Delhi

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

Varma sought 'ideological clarity' from Nitish over extending alliance with the BJP beyond Bihar despite having expressed apprehensions 'in private' about the BJP-RSS leading the nation into a 'dangerous space'.

India's COVID-19 case surge not 'unexpected'

India's COVID-19 case surge not 'unexpected'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

'There will be increases.' 'There is bound to be, but you have to bear with all this.' 'The focus should be to provide optimum care for those who are in the need.' 'We should focus more on care, better care. Not on testing.'

No centralised registration for banks under GST: govt

No centralised registration for banks under GST: govt

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

Banks have been demanding a single centralised registration system, like at present, as they feel multiple registrations would create procedural and compliance problems.

Spectrum bid: Telecom operators file applications

Spectrum bid: Telecom operators file applications

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

Sources at the department of telecommunications confirmed that Bharti Airtel has submitted application to bid for airwaves frequencies at pan-India level.

Ambani moves Sandeep Das to develop market for Rel Jio

Ambani moves Sandeep Das to develop market for Rel Jio

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Das will 'mentor the Jio Division of Reliance Retail', the Reliance Industries head said.

The most wanted desi jihadis and Naxals

The most wanted desi jihadis and Naxals

Rediff.com4 Jun 2013

The National Investigation Agency is tracking down terrorists hiding in Uttar Pradesh and Naxals in Andhra Pradesh.

COVID-19: Here's how Salman, Shah Rukh are helping out

COVID-19: Here's how Salman, Shah Rukh are helping out

Rediff.com26 May 2020

From Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Chiranjeevi and Prabhas, India's film stars are stepping forward to do their bit for migrants, daily wage workers and those from their own film industry facing joblessness and near starvation in an unprecedented pan-India lockdown.

Farmers' suicides can't be fixed overnight,: SC

Farmers' suicides can't be fixed overnight,: SC

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

The SC agrees with the government's request for a year to show effective results of its pro-farmer schemes like Fasal Bima Yojana.

RBI unveils reverse repo rate cut, other measures to cushion Covid-19 impact

RBI unveils reverse repo rate cut, other measures to cushion Covid-19 impact

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank will ensure adequate liquidity in the system to ease the financial stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The central bank reduced the reverse repo rate -- the rate at which banks park their fund with the central bank -- by 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent.

I want to go back: Migrants desperate to return home

I want to go back: Migrants desperate to return home

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

With the lockdown extended till May 3 to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the little money daily wagers had is mostly gone and so is hope.

Shah proposes idea of multipurpose ID card

Shah proposes idea of multipurpose ID card

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Shah also said the Census 2021 data will be collected through mobile app.

IAF ready for any contingency, says Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa

IAF ready for any contingency, says Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa

Rediff.com16 Jun 2018

Dhanoa said that IAF's preparedness was amply displayed in the recently concluded exercise Gaganshakti.

Mumbai to host 'Mahakumbh' for entrepreneurs

Mumbai to host 'Mahakumbh' for entrepreneurs

Rediff.com14 Dec 2012

TES aims to assist existing and aspiring entrepreneurs of today in finding solutions to common challenges.

Mukesh Ambani's telecom gamble

Mukesh Ambani's telecom gamble

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

Will Mukesh Ambani disrupt the telecom market by offering consumers voice calls at rock-bottom tariff?

UK plans big investment for its biz centres in India

UK plans big investment for its biz centres in India

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

The first centre will be set up in New Delhi later this year, followed by Mumbai soon after with the ultimate aim of establishing up to six such facilities across the country by 2017.