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Will India Post ban e-mail too?

Will India Post ban e-mail too?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2006

Banks extend working hrs; to remain open on weekend

Banks extend working hrs; to remain open on weekend

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

ICICI bank waives ATM charges.

SC defers starting of process for claims in Assam NRC

SC defers starting of process for claims in Assam NRC

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

The SC sought the Centre's response on the suggestion that any one of the 10 documents can be used by claimants to prove legacy.

Rain-triggered landslide in Mumbai kills 2

Rain-triggered landslide in Mumbai kills 2

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

At least two people were killed and one was injured after a landslide in Antop Hill area of the city on Wednesday.

Modi blames Congress's 'phone-a-loan scheme' for NPA crisis

Modi blames Congress's 'phone-a-loan scheme' for NPA crisis

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

He said while the previous UPA government hid the bad loans, his government has properly recognised them and brought tough laws to deal with defaults and recovery money.

An India like no other

An India like no other

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

Every year, for thousands of years, the Sonepur Mela, transforms a small rural town in north Bihar into a giant fair.

Black money concerns over relaunched Kisan Vikas Patra

Black money concerns over relaunched Kisan Vikas Patra

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Finance ministry maintains that all KYC requirements will be followed.

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Biswas looks back at a devastated country she continues to love deeply.

PIX: Kunal Kapoor's beautiful Dharamsala holiday

PIX: Kunal Kapoor's beautiful Dharamsala holiday

Rediff.com23 May 2017

He went on a road trip from Dharamsala to Kaza.

Jaitley assures, RBI has enough cash to last beyond December 30

Jaitley assures, RBI has enough cash to last beyond December 30

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

RBI has maintained the stock of currency through advance as well as current printing level

Computer prices, Net charges may drop soon

Computer prices, Net charges may drop soon

Rediff.com24 Aug 2004

Prices of computers and charges for Internet connections may be reduced soon, Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, Shakeel Ahmed said on Tuesday.

Probe all Valley killings in past 21 years: Omar

Probe all Valley killings in past 21 years: Omar

Rediff.com23 Aug 2011

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday reiterated his idea of setting up of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to probe all the killings in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 21-years.

The sheer pain of losing my father

The sheer pain of losing my father

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

Time unkindly has a sole endeavour: To drag the person, whose death you are mourning, further and further away from your presence, to some far edge of your falsely anesthetised mind. So your memories are drained of colour, growing faint and grainy. You are left with a more and more distant recollections of that person, their laugh, their embrace, their voice and the moments surrounding their final departure. Vaihayasi P Daniel mourns her beloved father who passed away one December morning last year.

Alert: Combined Medical Services Exam

Alert: Combined Medical Services Exam

Rediff.com27 Aug 2004

Alert: Combined Medical Services Exam.

Your shampoo is in the mail

Your shampoo is in the mail

Rediff.com3 Mar 2005

100% penalty on cash transactions over Rs 3 lakh

100% penalty on cash transactions over Rs 3 lakh

Rediff.com5 Feb 2017

A ban on cash transaction of more than Rs 3 lakh has been proposed in the Budget for 2017-18.

Tell us your Cash Crisis story!

Tell us your Cash Crisis story!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2016

What has your experience been like? Did you have to wait hours trying to get money from an ATM or bank teller? Did the cash run out before your turn arrived? Did you need to wait hours to exchange your Rs 500/Rs 1,000 notes, only to be told you had insufficient documentation?

Banks to open more counters, work extra hours to exchange notes

Banks to open more counters, work extra hours to exchange notes

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

Anticipating panic and rush at bank counters, the Reserve Bank of India as well as the government has set up control rooms in Mumbai and the national capital to avoid any crisis, Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said.

Why using cash can be risky these days

Why using cash can be risky these days

Rediff.com9 Feb 2017

Do you know what kind of currency notes are illegal?

Gold rush in India has now become a sprint

Gold rush in India has now become a sprint

Rediff.com26 Sep 2011

Around 700 post offices across the country would sell gold coins this year.

'Demonetisation was tough decision but people supported it'

'Demonetisation was tough decision but people supported it'

Rediff.com26 May 2017

On the third anniversary of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government, Modi thanked the 1.25 crore people of the country for standing by him in every decision his government took.

Tax returns go hi-tech

Tax returns go hi-tech

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Within the next two years, verification and scrutiny of returns will happen electronically through anonymised back offices manned by tax experts and officials. It will function without any personal interface between taxpayers and tax officers. Both the taxpayer and the tax officer will not know each other -- who is scrutinising whose return, and at which place, points out Kuldip Kumar, partner and leader personal tax, PwC.

Postal staff threaten indefinite strike

Postal staff threaten indefinite strike

Rediff.com29 Mar 2011

The union has been demanding appointment of staffs, implementation of proper pension scheme, opposing the idea of one delivery point and one post office system of the government, Union general secretary M Krishnan told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday.

LPG users' cash subsidy scheme may be reinstated

LPG users' cash subsidy scheme may be reinstated

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

The Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG scheme was rolled out in 291 districts from June 1, 2013 in six phases to do away with the practice of selling the fuel at below cost rates.

Quick tips for easy tax filing

Quick tips for easy tax filing

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

Proper documentation can help take half the pain out of filing your income tax return, says Amar Pandit.

The 3 major changes for savers and investors

The 3 major changes for savers and investors

Rediff.com2 Feb 2018

The market players were expecting that if long-term gains are taxed, the STT would go. But this has not happened, says Debashis Basu.

India Post launches online services

India Post launches online services

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

India Post on Wednesday announced the launch of online portal 'e-post office' to provide postal transaction and tracking service online.

Note ban: Centre may still get a windfall

Note ban: Centre may still get a windfall

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

The theory that all banned notes will come back into the system may not be true. Anup Roy finds out.

All you wanted to know about EPF and PPF

All you wanted to know about EPF and PPF

Rediff.com7 Feb 2011

PPF is a typical savings tool but one has to invest for the long term. This means there is an asset-class mismatch.

Govt suspends highway toll till Nov 11 midnight

Govt suspends highway toll till Nov 11 midnight

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

To deal with the chaos at toll plazas arising out of the government's junking Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, the government has suspended fee collection on all booths at National Highways till the midnight of November 11.

Banks to use indelible ink to check repeated note exchange

Banks to use indelible ink to check repeated note exchange

Rediff.com15 Nov 2016

Govt sets up task force to monitor circulation of fake currency; suspicious Jan Dhan accounts under scanner.

UP: Mob attacks police post, sub-inspector killed

UP: Mob attacks police post, sub-inspector killed

Rediff.com5 Jan 2011

A police sub-inspector was killed and three of his colleagues injured on Wednesday when a violent mob stormed a police outpost at Jamania town in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh.A woman was injured when the police fired at the mob in retaliation. The mob turned violent after it was prevented from staging a protest demonstration against the arrest of Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist activist Manoj Bind in connection with a major theft in a local post office.

How RBI plans to take banking to rural areas

How RBI plans to take banking to rural areas

Rediff.com1 Oct 2010

The decision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow banks to engage companies with large retail outlets as business correspondents has the potential to change the future of financial inclusion and branch banking in India.

Jharkhand ultras lose Rs 80 crore due to demonetisation

Jharkhand ultras lose Rs 80 crore due to demonetisation

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

The ultra groups are desperate ever since the Narendra Modi-led government had decided to demonetise Rs 500 and 1000 currency notes from the midnight of November 8 last, which had an adverse impact on the activities of naxal and extremists group in the state, Additional Director General, Jharkhand, R K Mallick said.

Postal bank set to become a reality: Rajan

Postal bank set to become a reality: Rajan

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Payments banks are niche banks which will be allowed to function with several restrictions.

All bank FDs may come under tax net

All bank FDs may come under tax net

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Individuals could soon lose tax benefits available on fixed deposits with an over five-year term once the direct taxes code comes into force from April 2011.

Sonia to begin Rae Bareli tour today

Sonia to begin Rae Bareli tour today

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Congress President Sonia Gandhi begins a three-day tour of her constituency Rae Bareli on Monday during which she will inaugurate a slew of development programmes.

Postal dept has overtaken SBI on digital connectivity: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Postal dept has overtaken SBI on digital connectivity: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

Prasad also said India will be a $1 trillion opportunity for digital companies in five years