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5 hurt as part of bridge collapses in Mumbai; railway orders probe

5 hurt as part of bridge collapses in Mumbai; railway orders probe

Rediff.com3 Jul 2018

Incessant rains apparently caused cracks in the bridge, resulting in its collapse, an official said.

How athletes are giving back during the coronavirus pandemic

How athletes are giving back during the coronavirus pandemic

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

Wrestler Bajrang Punia pledged to donate his sixth months' salary towards Haryana's COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Big launches at Asia's largest auto show

Big launches at Asia's largest auto show

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

Over 22 passenger and commercial vehicle makers and 18 two- and three-wheeler makers will take part amid proximate security.

Review: You can't make sense of Vishwaroopam II

Review: You can't make sense of Vishwaroopam II

Rediff.com11 Aug 2018

A Ganesh Nadar wonders what Kamal Hassan hopes to achieve with this film.

Maruti, Hyundai, M&M domestic sales jump around 10% in May

Maruti, Hyundai, M&M domestic sales jump around 10% in May

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales rose 10.6 per cent in May.

Flipkart begins selling cars, motorcycles online

Flipkart begins selling cars, motorcycles online

Rediff.com26 Dec 2015

Pilot project in Bengaluru; Snapdeal got into the category last month

Is India's economy crashing?

Is India's economy crashing?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

'Defence funding is channelled to State-owned research organisations where scientists are merely bureaucrats holding meetings and sending out minutes of meetings and press releases, but have long ago stopped any innovative work.' 'Unless this tragedy is fixed, India's chances to create world-conquering and job-creating new industries are slim,' says Ajit Balakrishnan.

When Bollywood took the bus!

When Bollywood took the bus!

Rediff.com20 May 2020

Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.

Markets end in green; auto, capital goods, realty shine

Markets end in green; auto, capital goods, realty shine

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

The 30-share Sensex gained 271 points to end at 28,805 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 84 points at 8,712.

Bulls keep winning streak intact; Sensex ends 134 points higher

Bulls keep winning streak intact; Sensex ends 134 points higher

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

Gains were led by Tata Motors amid robust sales in June along with select financials.

Hyundai brings back Santro 3 years after shelving it

Hyundai brings back Santro 3 years after shelving it

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

The car is expected to hit the road on October 23 and is being launched as Hyundai celebrates two decades in the country. Industry sources say that it will be priced at Rs 3,70,000 to stay competitive with its biggest competitors, Tata Tiago and Maruti Suzuki Celerio.

'It was a privilege to bring our country men home'

'It was a privilege to bring our country men home'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

'It was incredibly heart-wrenching to see people waiting to be evacuated -- children, parents and grandparents. Many families did not get to leave together. An order of priority was drawn up, and the first ones to be evacuated were pregnant women, single and/or older women and dialysis patients. Most were happy to be on the plane but also very distressed to have left behind family and friends.'

Bhaiyya Bhaiyya offers nothing substantial

Bhaiyya Bhaiyya offers nothing substantial

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

Bhaiyya Bhaiyya does provide a few chuckles, but nothing substantial.

Sensex rallies most in 19 months, Nifty ends above 10,450

Sensex rallies most in 19 months, Nifty ends above 10,450

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

Maruti Suzuki was the biggest gainer among Sensex scrips, rising 5.89 per cent, followed by M&M up 5.29 per cent.

Engine drivers: Victims of a doomed Railway system

Engine drivers: Victims of a doomed Railway system

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

While we complain about comfort in coaches, rarely do we think about the comfort of engine drivers.

SRK's Darr inspired Snapdeal employer's abduction

SRK's Darr inspired Snapdeal employer's abduction

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

Dipti Sarna had revealed that she was abducted by four men at knife point while she was on her way back home in an auto-rickshaw.

Car sales get off to a slow start in 2016

Car sales get off to a slow start in 2016

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Maruti Suzuki posted a marginal increase in January and the likes of Hyundai, Ford and Mahindra & Mahindra reporting a single-digit growth.

Hold consumption-related stocks for long term

Hold consumption-related stocks for long term

Rediff.com24 Sep 2016

Analysts expect earnings to become increasingly relevant given that the stocks have rallied on positive sentiment and the gush of liquidity. Macro factors, they suggest, have already led to a large re-rating in most counters

Auto: Higher taxes may lead to substantial drop in demand

Auto: Higher taxes may lead to substantial drop in demand

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

Increase in taxes on luxury cars will not have any effect on the demand

Sensex clocks 2nd biggest gain of 2015, up 565 points

Sensex clocks 2nd biggest gain of 2015, up 565 points

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.

Battle over norms for quadricycles takes a bitter turn

Battle over norms for quadricycles takes a bitter turn

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

At present, there are many vehicles that weigh close to the proposed increased weight of 600 kg.

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.

3 yrs after Costa Concordia tragedy, Indian crewmember's body found

3 yrs after Costa Concordia tragedy, Indian crewmember's body found

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

The body of an Indian waiter, who was the last missing victim of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, has been found while dismantling the vessel, nearly three years after Italy's worst postwar maritime disaster.

The village that hasn't forgotten Tukaram Omble

The village that hasn't forgotten Tukaram Omble

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

Mayura Janwalkar travels to Kedambe, a tiny village in Maharashtra's Satara district, now better known as 26/11 hero Tukaram Omble's home. An excerpt from 26/11 Stories Of Strength by The Indian Express.

Sensex races past 36k-mark as earnings take centre stage

Sensex races past 36k-mark as earnings take centre stage

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.

Sonam Kapoor, in holiday mood!

Sonam Kapoor, in holiday mood!

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

COVID-19: What India can learn from Sangli's success

COVID-19: What India can learn from Sangli's success

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

'Have discreet, separate corona and non-corona hospitals for treating these two categories of patients.' 'Concentrate on your non-corona patients as well.' 'Because then your diabetics, your hypertensives, the ones on dialysis, the asthmatics, who, if and when they get corona, are the ones who are going to require more intensive care and are going to be more at risk of death.'

How a bus conductor is driving her son's cricket dreams

How a bus conductor is driving her son's cricket dreams

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

Until September 14, Vaidehi Ankolekar was a bus conductor on Mumbai's famed BEST buses. Now, she is known nationwide as the mother of India's latest cricketing hero. That Saturday, her son Atharva bowled India to the Asia Cup Under-19 title.

Markets end flat amid choppy trades; banks realty fall, auto gains

Markets end flat amid choppy trades; banks realty fall, auto gains

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Among other stocks, IT firm Mphasis today reported a 15.30% increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 184.72 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Domestic car sales dip 8%, SIAM pins hope on new govt

Domestic car sales dip 8%, SIAM pins hope on new govt

Rediff.com10 Dec 2013

With no signs of economic revival under the current political circumstances, SIAM said it expected a turnaround in the fortune of the auto industry only after a new government is formed after the general elections next year.

Sensex hits over 2-week closing high on rate cut hopes

Sensex hits over 2-week closing high on rate cut hopes

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.

Review: Go, watch A Death in the Gunj

Review: Go, watch A Death in the Gunj

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

A Death in the Gunj is not a happy film at all times, but it is very entertaining says Aseem Chhabra.

FMCG, vehicle makers turn to small towns

FMCG, vehicle makers turn to small towns

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

Urban and rural FMCG sales growth data for the last five quarters show the latter outperformed the former consistently.

The Uber vs Ola mahayudh

The Uber vs Ola mahayudh

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

The whole point about this is not who eventually wins or loses but how, in just a few years, technology has so changed our lives, says Subir Roy.

Sensex above 29,000 after 17 months, rises 119 points

Sensex above 29,000 after 17 months, rises 119 points

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

Tracking gains in bluechip stocks, investors were also seen building up position in broader markets, lifting the small-cap and mid-cap indices by 0.83 and 0.15 per cent

Car makers pin hope for a smoother ride ahead

Car makers pin hope for a smoother ride ahead

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

Buoyed by strong sales, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Honda have scaled up their annual targets, but others are still stuck in low gear

Classic revisited: Kishore Kumar's return ticket to childhood

Classic revisited: Kishore Kumar's return ticket to childhood

Rediff.com3 Aug 2019

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Madhubala and Kishore Kumar's Half Ticket (1962).

Car makers eye festive season to revive fortunes

Car makers eye festive season to revive fortunes

Rediff.com13 Sep 2014

Car makers are cautiously optimistic, even as two-wheeler firms are clearly upbeat.

'ISI has encouraged, trained, funded terrorists'

'ISI has encouraged, trained, funded terrorists'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

'The Pakistani military has encouraged and supported terrorist organisations, especially in Kashmir, as a means of waging proxy war against the Indian military and the country's superior economic resources.' 'The evidence is irrefutable with the recent killing of 46 paramilitary troops being just the latest example.'

Sensex vaults 460 points as prospects of Fed rate hike wane

Sensex vaults 460 points as prospects of Fed rate hike wane

Rediff.com9 May 2016

Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each