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Uneasy calm in Tuticorin

Uneasy calm in Tuticorin

Rediff.com26 May 2018

'I expect normalcy to return in one or two days,' says Tuticorin's new Collector Sandeep Nandur.

Remembering 26/11: How Kasab and others were trained by LeT, ISI

Remembering 26/11: How Kasab and others were trained by LeT, ISI

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

The sea training also included 'how to fish', something that made Kasab think that 'he had got a job and he could earn a respectable living'.

Country's first post office savings bank ATM in Chennai

Country's first post office savings bank ATM in Chennai

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

After launching the ATM service at Thiyagaraya Nagar Head Post Office, Chidambaram said that Rs 4,909 crore had been allocated for the IT modernisation of Department of Posts in the interim budget for 2014-15.

The nefarious world of C Sivasankaran

The nefarious world of C Sivasankaran

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

Corporate ministry documents show that the Siva's firm kept taking loans from public sector banks like State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank which gradually turned to bad loans.

'We should not think just about ourselves'

'We should not think just about ourselves'

Rediff.com8 May 2020

'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.' 'I would tell her that if I don't do it, many people will suffer; many people would die.'

Why Chinese firms are under govt lens

Why Chinese firms are under govt lens

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch has pointed out that these firms pose a threat to domestic manufacturing and retailing as they do not pay relevant taxes such as GST, giving them a huge edge over local players.

Realtors reducing land banks

Realtors reducing land banks

Rediff.com8 May 2014

Shift to new business model to help companies cut capital cost, increase margins.

Maruti Suzuki's cash reserves swell by 28%

Maruti Suzuki's cash reserves swell by 28%

Rediff.com2 Jan 2018

The domestic car sales volume of the company is also growing at 15%

Modi shouldn't have outsourced his apology

Modi shouldn't have outsourced his apology

Rediff.com31 Dec 2017

'His prestige would have been enhanced by a show of mea culpa and not diminished,' says Amulya Ganguli

Heard about side-pocketing in MFs?

Heard about side-pocketing in MFs?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Sebi has allowed mutual fund schemes the option of 'side-pocketing' which move will help both fund houses and investors.

Coronavirus cases in India cross 1,000-mark; 27 dead

Coronavirus cases in India cross 1,000-mark; 27 dead

Rediff.com29 Mar 2020

The total number of positive cases has increased by 106 in the last 24 hours to reach 1,024.

10 tips to handle a new role at work

10 tips to handle a new role at work

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Be it a new team or taking over an existing one, it is essential to create your own working style within the team, says Dr HC Guruvayurappan.

IBC process: Any buyers for these 137 firms facing liquidation?

IBC process: Any buyers for these 137 firms facing liquidation?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

With assets depreciating over time, it will lead to large haircuts for lenders and creditors, say experts

'The Chinese have no war experience'

'The Chinese have no war experience'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

'We are facing the most critical military situation with China in the last 50 years.'

Booking rail tickets online gets faster, easier

Booking rail tickets online gets faster, easier

Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

The long and irritating experiences of booking train ticket through IRCTC website seems to be a thing of past now as the Railways on Wednesday launched the next generation e-ticketing system enhancing the booking capacity to 7200 tickets per minute and making the whole process much faster and easier.

How to give the economy some animal spirit

How to give the economy some animal spirit

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

A successful entrepreneur who wants to start an airline

A successful entrepreneur who wants to start an airline

Rediff.com26 May 2016

VRL investors have punished the stock for his move, but Sankeshwar is defiant.

Why India can't come to Rohingyas' rescue

Why India can't come to Rohingyas' rescue

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

Without Myanmar, India can't engage with any of the Asian nations to its east.

How Met department plans to fight city floods

How Met department plans to fight city floods

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

At present, the Met department is often unable to provide exact information on the exact amount of rain over a localised area.

Want to travel by train? Start praying for low inflation

Want to travel by train? Start praying for low inflation

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

Train passenger fares may soon be linked to inflation rate, sources say, adding that the new model may be based on the Wholesale Price Index.

Sell stocks in May and go away? Not this year, say experts

Sell stocks in May and go away? Not this year, say experts

Rediff.com12 May 2016

Volatility is part and parcel of stock market.

The desi taking on Trump in New Jersey

The desi taking on Trump in New Jersey

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

'You shouldn't mistreat Muslims, you shouldn't mistreat Sikhs, you shouldn't mistreat anyone you perceive to be the other.'

Homebuyers caught between banks and builders

Homebuyers caught between banks and builders

Rediff.com16 Sep 2017

N Sundaresha Subramanian, Karan Choudhury and Shreya Jai report on the sorry condition of homebuyers who invested in Jaypee Infratech and the Amrapali group's Noida-based projects.

Inventories of Vadra's realty firm zoom 10 times in 3 years

Inventories of Vadra's realty firm zoom 10 times in 3 years

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

But the Robert Vadra firm, which held luxury apartments in top DLF projects, sees income and profits dry up since FY11.

Ahmedabad bullet train might miss Mumbai stop

Ahmedabad bullet train might miss Mumbai stop

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

The Mumbai town planning agency has said it can't spare land in the commercial BKC area for a terminal due to demand from private firms

Investing in affordable housing? Don't!

Investing in affordable housing? Don't!

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Given that some reputed builders are also present in this segment and the cheap rates, does affordable housing make a good investment option?

A tight rope walk for Suresh Prabhu to balance finance with aspirations

A tight rope walk for Suresh Prabhu to balance finance with aspirations

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu faces a stiff dilemma on whether to raise fares and freight rates in his second Rail Budget.

'We must deny China Galwan even if it means War!'

'We must deny China Galwan even if it means War!'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

'The intentions are clear as day! Let India build the infrastructure, then they will claim the land and use the infrastructure to their benefit.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) speaks to IAF veterans who have flown in the Galwan Valley long before it became today's headlines.

How Ashok Leyland plans to reinvent itself

How Ashok Leyland plans to reinvent itself

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

More than just a legacy brand in commercial vehicles, Ashok Leyland wants to be seen as an old brand embracing new values.

GST jitters for corporate India

GST jitters for corporate India

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Lack of visibility on rates makes companies apprehensive.

Meet Christina Ruggiero, first woman CEO of Coke India's bottling co

Meet Christina Ruggiero, first woman CEO of Coke India's bottling co

Rediff.com18 May 2017

The American, who moved from US Navy to the corporate world, is considered best suited for this role because of her understanding of both production and distribution. Arnab Dutta & Viveat Susan Pinto report.

DeMo: A true report card

DeMo: A true report card

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

The biggest achievement of demonetisation is that it has brought about a social revolution against black money and corruption, says Sukumar Mukhopadhyay.

It pleases me when people say we want to saffronise education'

It pleases me when people say we want to saffronise education'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

G Sreedathan interviews Dinanath Batra, president of Siksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas and national convener of Siksha Bacho Andolan, who shot to fame after he was instrumental in getting American scholar Wendy Doniger's book on Hinduism pulped.

'The sambar-rice at Guntakal tasted divine'

'The sambar-rice at Guntakal tasted divine'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Rediff readers share their experience of eating on the Indian Railways.

Rail Budget has everything for common man: Prabhu

Rail Budget has everything for common man: Prabhu

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The initiatives intended to benefit the common man include e-ticketing, catering on demand, bio-toilets, food for infants, better stations.

Will e-com bubble last longer with Tata, Premji, Murthy in fray?

Will e-com bubble last longer with Tata, Premji, Murthy in fray?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

At Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion), e-commerce has seen one of the fastest rates of growth in investment activity this year.

Two-in-one works just fine, find hotels

Two-in-one works just fine, find hotels

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

Hospitality chains are hosting dual brands on one property, looking for operational efficiencies without diluting their brands, says Shivani Shinde Nadhe.

Sale: 'Challenge is Air India's huge size'

Sale: 'Challenge is Air India's huge size'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

It's too big to digest as one whole airline.'

'Neutralising IS modules has no easy solutions'

'Neutralising IS modules has no easy solutions'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

'You cannot say that I have blocked a thousand Web sites (operated by IS) and so I am happy.' 'They will immediately open another thousand such Web sites.'

Exclusive! How China released Indian troops after the 1962 War

Exclusive! How China released Indian troops after the 1962 War

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

'All PoWs recounted that one of the worst aspects of their captivity in Tibet was the constant attempt at brainwashing by Chinese Communist propaganda,' reveals Claude Arpi.