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London pledges help for 2010 Delhi CWG

London pledges help for 2010 Delhi CWG

Rediff.com20 Nov 2007

London Olympics chiefs have promised assistance for India as it prepares to stage the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Hillary pledges to strengthen Indo-US ties

Hillary pledges to strengthen Indo-US ties

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

In her article titled US-Indian Relations: A New Era, Clinton said that one of the most difficult tasks for the new president would be "taking our foreign policy in a new direction and restoring America's leadership in the world." "As president," she declared, "I'll reach out to our allies again and work with them to tackle global problems. America's partnership with India will be among the most important."

Adani group has paid off $2.15 bn share-backed loans

Adani group has paid off $2.15 bn share-backed loans

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led promoter group has paid off all of the $2.15 billion loans taken pledging their shares in the conglomerate, and only debt at operating company level remains, Adani Group said seeking to assure investors of its ability to repay debt. Adani Group in a statement termed reports of the group not completing repayment of $2.15 billion share-backed debt "baseless and deliberately mischievous." "Adani has completed full prepayment of margin linked share-backed financing aggregating to $2.15 billion (as was announced on March 12) and all corresponding shares pledged for those facilities have been released," it said.

Pak PM pledges transparent probe into 1990 poll rigging

Pak PM pledges transparent probe into 1990 poll rigging

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Friday pledged a transparent and impartial probe into the rigging of the 1990 general election by some politicians and military officers, in line with a Supreme Court order and to punish the guilty according to the law.

Gadkari shares stage with Ramdev, pledges support to stir

Gadkari shares stage with Ramdev, pledges support to stir

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

Sharing the dais with Ramdev, Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Monday pledged his party's "full support" to the yoga guru's agitation against black money and launched a blistering attack on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government on issues like corruption and black money.

Israeli Indians pledge strong ties with country

Israeli Indians pledge strong ties with country

Rediff.com15 Jan 2007

The beach on the Red Sea coast was transformed into a 'mini-Chowpatty' as Indian music reverberated in the air during this three-day programme with stalls of 'bhelpuri', 'papri chaat' and other snacks.

Demand For AI Powered PCs Is On Rise

Demand For AI Powered PCs Is On Rise

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

A computer with NPU can handle a wide range of tasks directly on personal devices without relying on a Cloud service.

'Fauda' star joins Israel's fight against Hamas, faces rocket attack

'Fauda' star joins Israel's fight against Hamas, faces rocket attack

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Lior Raz says he has joined the 'Brothers in Arms' volunteers to extract two families from the bombarded town of Sderot in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Citizens pledge to eradicate poverty by 2015

Citizens pledge to eradicate poverty by 2015

Rediff.com16 Oct 2006

The Guinness Book of World Records is monitoring the campaign, which is also aiming to find a place in record books for its scale and diversity of participation.

Ram Temple: Can Congress Surprise Modi?

Ram Temple: Can Congress Surprise Modi?

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

Modi believes that the Congress leadership does not have the political sagacity to undertake a course correction because of its preoccupation about not losing its current gains in the voter base, observes Shekhar Iyer.

Farooq Abdullah pledges support for Ansari in VP poll

Farooq Abdullah pledges support for Ansari in VP poll

Rediff.com14 Jul 2012

The National Conference on Saturday pledged support for Hamid Ansari who appears to be the Congress choice in the vice presidential poll scheduled next month.

Anxiety Behind Modi's Banswara Speech?

Anxiety Behind Modi's Banswara Speech?

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

In the coming days, unless Modi tones down the communal spiel, it will be clear that anxiety continues to drive his mind and clouds his judgment, observes Modi biographer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

Obama pledges to work with 'peace-loving' Pak

Obama pledges to work with 'peace-loving' Pak

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

Greeting people of Pakistan on the occasion of its National Day, United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged to remain a partner of all Pakistanis who 'seek to build a future of peace and prosperity.'

UNSC seat: Britain pledges support to India

UNSC seat: Britain pledges support to India

Rediff.com19 Jun 2007

Britain has pledged its full support to India in its bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

How parties use WhatsApp as go to campaign medium

How parties use WhatsApp as go to campaign medium

Rediff.com17 Mar 2024

In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, political parties are extensively using social media to propagate their achievements and seek support from voters.

Saudi Arabia pledges $100 million aid to Pak

Saudi Arabia pledges $100 million aid to Pak

Rediff.com25 Sep 2009

Saudi Arabia has pledged $100 million as aid to its long-time ally Pakistan, to help in the rehabilitation of the thousands of people who have been affected by the ongoing clashes between the army and militants in the country's tribal regions. Saudi Arabia's contribution, the single largest for the current emergency in Pakistan, will enable the humanitarian community in Pakistan to reach hundreds of thousands of people in need and help restore their homes and livelihoods.

Indian Ocean rim group pledges to jointly combat piracy

Indian Ocean rim group pledges to jointly combat piracy

Rediff.com15 Nov 2011

Concerned at growing sea piracy in the Indian Ocean, particularly off the Horn of Africa, the Indian Ocean RIM - Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) on Tuesday pledged to jointly combat the menace through sharing of information and technical assistance.

Lawmakers pledge to reverse army's no-turban rule

Lawmakers pledge to reverse army's no-turban rule

Rediff.com13 Jun 2009

United States lawmakers, who attended the annual Sikh American Heritage Dinner on Capitol Hill organized by the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, pledged to support the community's efforts to serve in the armed forces without compromising their religious principles.

Flipkart arms pledge assets for Rs 1,400-cr credit

Flipkart arms pledge assets for Rs 1,400-cr credit

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

A combination of bank guarantees, letters of credit, buyer's credit for computer servers have been provided to the two local operational arms by Kotak Mahindra Bank and Deutsche Bank.

FIFA candidate and AFC head Salman signs amended human rights pledge

FIFA candidate and AFC head Salman signs amended human rights pledge

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has signed an amended version of an Amnesty International pledge to end human rights abuses and corruption in the sport should he win election to soccer's top job later this month.

Sandeshkhali: TMC leaders' properties torched, MLA thrashed

Sandeshkhali: TMC leaders' properties torched, MLA thrashed

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

Armed with sticks, they set ablaze thatched structures near a fishing yard in Belmajur area of Sandeshkhali, venting their fury against the elusive TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his brother Siraj. The torched structure, it was revealed, belonged to Siraj.

China asks Rio-bound athletes to sign no-drugs pledge

China asks Rio-bound athletes to sign no-drugs pledge

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

China has asked Olympic-bound athletes and coaches to sign a pledge not to use banned drugs and pass a written test, as it seeks to enforce its zero-tolerance stance on doping, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.

To mark Adani's 60th birthday, family pledges Rs 60K cr to charities

To mark Adani's 60th birthday, family pledges Rs 60K cr to charities

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

In one of the biggest donations by a business family in India, the family of Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday committed to donating Rs 60,000 crore (around $7.7 billion) to various charities related to health care, education, and skill development. The commitment has been made to mark Gautam Adani's 60th birthday on Friday as well as the birth centenary year of his father Shantilal Adani. The corpus will be administered by the Adani Foundation. "At a very fundamental level, [programmes] related to all these three areas should be seen holistically and they collectively form the drivers to build an equitable and future-ready India.

Hindujas tap private credit, foreign banks for RCap buy

Hindujas tap private credit, foreign banks for RCap buy

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

The Hinduja group is learnt to be looking at alternative means of financing, including private credit, to fund its Rs 9,661 crore all-cash offer to acquire Reliance Capital. The regulator, Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (Irdai), had earlier rejected the collateral offered by the group to raise funds. The Hinduja group was in talks with Barclays, JPMorgan, Cerberus Capital Management and Apollo Global Management to raise up to $850 million.

Airbus' new aircraft: UK pledges 340 mn pounds

Airbus' new aircraft: UK pledges 340 mn pounds

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

Business Secretary Lord Peter Mandelson made the announcement on a visit to the Filton Bristol, plant of Airbus UK which will be making the wings for the new plane. The government assistance will create and sustain more than 1,200 jobs at Filton and at Airbus UK's Broughton plant in north Wales.

Fight against terror: BJP pledges support to govt

Fight against terror: BJP pledges support to govt

Rediff.com4 Dec 2008

"Given that Pakistan has totally rejected all requests of the government, we expect the government to assess the stern steps that are required to ensure that Pakistan desists from pursuing jihadi terrorism. As a nationalist party, the BJP shall stand by the government in the effective steps it takes in this regard," Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh said told media persons.

Gold Loans On RBI, Finance Ministry Radar

Gold Loans On RBI, Finance Ministry Radar

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

Loan against gold as a product is catching on fast. Let's keep the momentum going, but aim for sustainable growth. A few bad apples should not ruin the brunch, argues Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Father said it's a male-dominated job but ...: Padma awardee female mahout

Father said it's a male-dominated job but ...: Padma awardee female mahout

Rediff.com26 Jan 2024

Trawling back into the past, she said her family had an elephant mahal, where the jumbos were kept in large numbers after being tamed and domesticated.

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop these job losers from being deployed in poll duty.

Fans Offer Prayers For Rajini's Jailer

Fans Offer Prayers For Rajini's Jailer

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

Ahead of the release of Rajinikanth's film Jailer, his fans offered special prayers at the Thiruparankundram Amman temple in Madurai.

Meat-eating led to cloudbursts, landslides in Himachal: IIT-Mandi director

Meat-eating led to cloudbursts, landslides in Himachal: IIT-Mandi director

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

There was no response from Behera on the controversy. His comments attracted criticism from netizens.

India to pledge Rs 14 crore for conflict-hit Syria

India to pledge Rs 14 crore for conflict-hit Syria

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

Deeply concerned about the hardships and sufferings of the people of Syria as a result of unabated violence there, India will be pledging about Rs 14 crore towards humanitarian assistance in a United Nations conference which will be held in Kuwait on Wednesday.

Plan to buy a low-cost house? You may pledge PF contributions

Plan to buy a low-cost house? You may pledge PF contributions

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

There will be tripartite pact with member, bank/housing agency and EPFO.

No Indian loses citizenship due to CAA: Amit Shah

No Indian loses citizenship due to CAA: Amit Shah

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has honoured Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain refugees by giving them citizenship through Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday and maintained there is no provision of stripping of anyone's citizenship in the new law.

Ten Hag says result at Etihad won't define United's season

Ten Hag says result at Etihad won't define United's season

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

The battle for Champions League qualification continues with fourth-placed Aston Villa away to Luton Town on Saturday and Tottenham Hotspur, who are five points behind with a game in hand, hosting Crystal Palace.

Judiciary needs to begin 'difficult conversations', says CJI

Judiciary needs to begin 'difficult conversations', says CJI

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

The CJI said there is an urgent need to emerge from the adjournment culture to a culture of professionalism.

Trump pledges 'orderly' transfer of power to Biden

Trump pledges 'orderly' transfer of power to Biden

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

"It's only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again," Trump said

Mitch Marsh's unconventional batting tactics for Pakistan Tests

Mitch Marsh's unconventional batting tactics for Pakistan Tests

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

The upcoming three-match series, starting December 14, is part of the World Test Championship.

Modi Is Being Outnumbered And Out-Rallied

Modi Is Being Outnumbered And Out-Rallied

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

This time Modi has no emotive message to take to the stump. Muscular nationalism doesn't work against the backdrop of China's successive inroads into Indian territory. Rising prices is a sore point that cuts across class and caste barriers; unprecedented levels of unemployment has the youth in a ferment. This has reduced the BJP campaign to a laundry list of recycled grievances and thinly veiled communal appeals, neither of which are working as well as they have in the past, argues Prem Panicker.

Hunger strikes to begin across Maharashtra from Sunday: Jarange

Hunger strikes to begin across Maharashtra from Sunday: Jarange

Rediff.com28 Oct 2023

Activist Manoj Jarange, who is observing an indefinite fast for the Maratha quota demand, on Saturday said a series of hunger strikes will begin in every village in Maharashtra from October 29 if the government fails to grant the reservation immediately.