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Chidambaram's statement in 2014 on OROP was without cabinet nod: SC told

Chidambaram's statement in 2014 on OROP was without cabinet nod: SC told

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

It added that following this, the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare of Ministry of Defence vide communication dated November 7, 2015, conveyed the policy of OROP for the defence force personnel.

Drugs case probe: Lookout notice against SAD's Majithia

Drugs case probe: Lookout notice against SAD's Majithia

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

The state police have been looking for the Shiromani Akali Dal leader to arrest him.

Cattle slaughter rules is not a prestige issue, open to suggestions: Government

Cattle slaughter rules is not a prestige issue, open to suggestions: Government

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said the intention behind the notification was not to harm any particular group.

ASK HR GURU: Is it okay to moonlight?

ASK HR GURU: Is it okay to moonlight?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

Police dept failure: Ajit Pawar on protest outside Sharad Pawar's house

Police dept failure: Ajit Pawar on protest outside Sharad Pawar's house

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

Over 100 workers of the MSRTC had staged the protest outside 'Silver Oak', Pawar's bungalow on Pedder Road in south Mumbai on Friday afternoon, catching the police unawares.

India-Pak ties nosedive to new low in 2022 post Bilawal attack on Modi

India-Pak ties nosedive to new low in 2022 post Bilawal attack on Modi

Rediff.com23 Dec 2022

This year saw no improvement in bilateral ties as India accused Pakistan of cross-border infiltration and re-activation of terror-launching pads near the LoC.

Rs 653 cr import duty evasion notice slapped on Xiaomi

Rs 653 cr import duty evasion notice slapped on Xiaomi

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi's India unit has been slapped with a Rs 653 crore notice for alleged evasion of import duty, as per an official statement. A show-cause notice has been slapped on Xiaomi India following recovery of documents during searches on its premises that indicated remittance of royalty and licence fee to US and Chinese firms under contractual obligations, the union finance ministry said on Wednesday. Replying to an email query, a Xiaomi spokesperson said, "At Xiaomi India, we give utmost importance to ensuring we comply with all Indian laws.

'Will I die without ever knowing love?'

'Will I die without ever knowing love?'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

'Love will always be a mystery.' 'The day it stops being a mystery it won't exist.'

SC ruling on individual guarantors brings top industrialists under IBC ambit

SC ruling on individual guarantors brings top industrialists under IBC ambit

Rediff.com22 May 2021

The verdict, upholding Centre's November 15, 2019, notification bringing personal guarantors of corporate debtors under the net of the IBC, assumes significance in view of the fact that various high-profile industrialists may now face insolvency proceedings along with their debt-ridden firms under the IBC.

Hit by GST recovery notices and summons, industry calls for help

Hit by GST recovery notices and summons, industry calls for help

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

With Goods and Services Tax (GST) officers under pressure to exceed the Rs 1-trillion collection mark per month, industry has faced a barrage of recovery notices and summons issued over the last one month across sectors, according to company executives. Industry bodies have claimed harassment by field officers, blocking of input tax credit, cancellation of GST registration, threats of arrest and steep penalties, impacting their working capital and operations. Company executives pointed at an atmosphere of apprehension and fear due to such notices and summons.

Why Bommai kept cabinet expansion in cold storage since his takeover in 2021

Why Bommai kept cabinet expansion in cold storage since his takeover in 2021

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

Several loyal party old guards were unhappy and had expressed their displeasure openly about "migrants" scuttling the chances of them becoming ministers.

'Cyber attackers are 10 steps ahead'

'Cyber attackers are 10 steps ahead'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2023

'Hacking of an ID or an account will have the same impact on a user in a city and one in a small town.' 'Security is like a railroad, you create it to last for every customer.'

Poll star Sitharaman woos middle class, women with tax and savings sops

Poll star Sitharaman woos middle class, women with tax and savings sops

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday raised the personal income tax rebate limit, doled out sops on small savings and announced one of the biggest hikes in capital spending in the past decade as she did a tight rope walk in the Budget between staying fiscally prudent and meeting public expectations in the year before general elections.

'NSE is not just Chitra and Anand alone'

'NSE is not just Chitra and Anand alone'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

'NSE has thousands of employees. It is their institution. So it's a dear family.' 'One should not hurt the morale of these people.'

3 Dera followers get 3-yr jail in first conviction in 2015 sacrilege cases

3 Dera followers get 3-yr jail in first conviction in 2015 sacrilege cases

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

The court of judicial magistrate first class Rahul Garg also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each on Prithi Singh a resident of Baghapurana and Amardeep Singh and Mithu Singh, both residents of Malke village.

India likely to go in appeal against Cairn arbitration award

India likely to go in appeal against Cairn arbitration award

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

The government is likely to file an appeal against the Cairn arbitration award contesting its sovereign rights to tax, sources said.

NSE Mess: 'Chitra was wrong'

NSE Mess: 'Chitra was wrong'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

'She violated NSE procedures and rules, corporate governance norms; Chitra acted maybe within her capacity as MD and CEO, but not in the right spirit.'

Anti-Gandhi remark: MP-Chhattisgarh spar as Kalicharan arrested

Anti-Gandhi remark: MP-Chhattisgarh spar as Kalicharan arrested

Rediff.com30 Dec 2021

Acting on a specific input, the Raipur police apprehended the seer from a rented room near Bageshwar Dham, located around 25 km from Khajuraho town in MP, Raipur Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal said.

Kashmir: Relief of Rs 600 cr used to finance terror, says NIA

Kashmir: Relief of Rs 600 cr used to finance terror, says NIA

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

The NIA says the Jammu and Kashmir Affectees Relief Fund Trust has in the last10 years collected huge sums of money which has been diverted to Pakistan based militant groups. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Will You Find Love In 2023?

Will You Find Love In 2023?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Chirag Daruwalla, who is following in the footsteps of his famed astrologer father, the late Bejan Daruwalla, tells you.

RBL Bank: Strange Corner Office Changes

RBL Bank: Strange Corner Office Changes

Rediff.com5 Jul 2022

One thing is for sure: It smacks of the regulator's lack of confidence in the bank's board, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Return of 'displaced persons' can restore normalcy: Swaraj on Rohingya crisis

Return of 'displaced persons' can restore normalcy: Swaraj on Rohingya crisis

Rediff.com22 Oct 2017

She, however, preferred not to use the word 'Rohingya' and said 'we have urged that the situation be handled with restraint, keeping in mind the welfare of the population'.

Indo-US ties: Force for good: Modi; Among closest on Earth: Biden

Indo-US ties: Force for good: Modi; Among closest on Earth: Biden

Rediff.com24 May 2022

Biden praised India's Covid vaccination efforts.

Kumaraswamy offers to swap second preference votes with Congress in RS polls

Kumaraswamy offers to swap second preference votes with Congress in RS polls

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

Offering to trade second preference votes with the Congress, Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said his main agenda is to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in the contest for fourth seat, during the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka.

The amazing story of the making of Naukri.com

The amazing story of the making of Naukri.com

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

"I must be the most risk averse person I have met. I am really scared of risks. The point is to keep de-risking at every opportunity," says Sanjeev Bikhchandani, CEO, Naukri.com.

'Rahul Bhai would take on Modi or anybody, if he felt something was not in the favour of the nation'

'Rahul Bhai would take on Modi or anybody, if he felt something was not in the favour of the nation'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

'Rahul Bhai was well known for speaking the truth.' 'He did not accept anything he considered wrong.'

FinMin restricts media, Sitharaman says 'no ban'

FinMin restricts media, Sitharaman says 'no ban'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

A clarification issued by the office of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that a procedure has been put in place for "streamlining and facilitating" the entry of media persons inside the ministry of finance and "no ban is in place" on the entry of media persons in the ministry.

HR GURU: Working Long Hours Important For Success?

HR GURU: Working Long Hours Important For Success?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

ED files money laundering case against Tablighi Jamaat leader

ED files money laundering case against Tablighi Jamaat leader

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

The Delhi Police's crime branch had, on March 31, lodged an FIR against seven people, including the cleric, on a complaint by station house officer of Nizamuddin police station for holding a congregation of Tablighi Jamaat followers in alleged violation of the orders against large gatherings to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Ex-Lanka Prez gets govt bungalow, special security on return

Ex-Lanka Prez gets govt bungalow, special security on return

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

The ex-president returned to Sri Lanka on a Singapore Airlines flight.

China puts hold on proposal at UN to blacklist 26/11 LeT handler

China puts hold on proposal at UN to blacklist 26/11 LeT handler

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

China has put a hold on a proposal moved at the United Nations by the United States and co-supported by India to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Sajid Mir, one of India's most wanted terrorists and the main handler of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks, as a global terrorist.

Don't unscramble scrambled egg, govt tells SC on note ban

Don't unscramble scrambled egg, govt tells SC on note ban

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Resisting the Supreme Court's attempt to revisit the 2016 demonetisation exercise, the government said on Friday the court cannot decide a matter when no tangible relief can be granted by way of "putting the clock back" and "unscrambling a scrambled egg".

Hurriyat leader got funds from source that financed 26/11 strikes: ED

Hurriyat leader got funds from source that financed 26/11 strikes: ED

Rediff.com19 Jul 2015

Probe agencies have found a common link between money received by Firdous Ahmad Shah, a member of Syed Ali Shah Geelani's hardline Hurriyat Conference, and financiers of 26/11.

Chhattisgarh court sends Hindu seer Kalicharan to 2-day police custody

Chhattisgarh court sends Hindu seer Kalicharan to 2-day police custody

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Chhattisgarh Police arrested Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh on Thursday over his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi, following which a court here sent him to police remand for two days, an official said.

Aligarh Muslim University Needs Urgent Reforms!

Aligarh Muslim University Needs Urgent Reforms!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

Is it a divine, sacrosanct university, a holy cow, prohibiting human intervention?

Will Droupadi Murmu Be A Consensus President?

Will Droupadi Murmu Be A Consensus President?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

From the point of view of qualification, Murmu is probably educationally the least qualified among India's recent Presidents. But then, with the BJP in command, she will be required to do little but sign on the dotted line.

I may be poor but not weak: Channi's retort to Sidhu

I may be poor but not weak: Channi's retort to Sidhu

Rediff.com6 Nov 2021

Sidhu in a press conference on Friday had questioned the Channi-led state government over the steps taken for the delivery of justice in the cases of desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib and drug trafficking.

Will farmers' issues derail BJP's campaign in MP?

Will farmers' issues derail BJP's campaign in MP?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2018

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's task is to live down the hype and address the nitty-gritty, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.

President gives nod to CrPC, merger of Delhi civic bodies bills

President gives nod to CrPC, merger of Delhi civic bodies bills

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

The CrPC (Identification) Bill empowers the police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and those accused of crimes while the DMC (Amendment) Bill, 2022 seeks to unify the three civic bodies in the national capital.

Jayalalithaa's helicopter is also an election issue

Jayalalithaa's helicopter is also an election issue

Rediff.com30 Mar 2014

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo Jayalalithaa's electioneering using helicopter to criss-cross Tamil Nadu has become a poll plank for opposition parties in the state as the campaign gathers momentum.