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Did You Know About Tatas' China Link?

Did You Know About Tatas' China Link?

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

The Tata Group is one of the very few Indian MNCs which has carved out a niche in China's highly competitive market, notes Rup Narayan Das.

Radical preacher Amritpal's brother arrested in drug case

Radical preacher Amritpal's brother arrested in drug case

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

Radical Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh's brother Harpreet Singh has been apprehended by Jalandhar police in a drug case, a senior police official said on Friday.

Recipe: Taruna's Pineapple Kesari

Recipe: Taruna's Pineapple Kesari

Rediff.com5 Sep 2024

'Rava roasted in shudh desi ghee, garnished with saffron and cardamom, sweetened with sugar or jaggery is heaven on a plate' says Taruna.

Antony for speeding up defence procurements

Antony for speeding up defence procurements

Rediff.com4 Feb 2009

With the armed forces going on a fast-track modernisation drive after 26/11 terror strikes, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said that the "Unnecessary procedures, bottle-necks and red-tape should be cut down for hastening procurement procedures." Antony was addressing the "Jumbo" Majumdar Seminar on 'Dominance of Aerospace Power', in New Delhi.

Investors cheer as dairy stocks turn cash cows

Investors cheer as dairy stocks turn cash cows

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

As milk prices rise, analysts have an optimistic view on dairy stocks such as Heritage Foods and Dodla Dairy, hoping the companies' margins will grow in the near to medium term. From a long-term perspective, they believe that a growing population, increasing disposable income and health consciousness will strengthen dairy consumption in India.

India to award leases to top up strategic oil reserves amid Gulf tensions

India to award leases to top up strategic oil reserves amid Gulf tensions

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

State-owned Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL), which operates India's strategic crude oil storage, will make awards by December to lease around 1 million tons of crude oil storage space (7.3 million barrels) at two of the country's three existing Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs), around a fifth of the total SPR capacity. This will enable the refilling of crude caverns even as escalating hostilities in the Gulf threaten disruptions in crude supplies, two industry sources said.

Dev Anand Would Be 101 Today!

Dev Anand Would Be 101 Today!

Rediff.com26 Sep 2024

Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?

Wheat procurement process is slow: Pawar

Wheat procurement process is slow: Pawar

Rediff.com16 May 2007

India's Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar admitted in the Parliament that the procurement of wheat is slow, and time-consuming.

Over 10K cops deployed for I-Day security in Delhi; heavy vehicle banned

Over 10K cops deployed for I-Day security in Delhi; heavy vehicle banned

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

All borders of the national capital will be sealed for the entry of commercial and heavy vehicles by Thursday midnight apart from heavy police deployment, they said.

Local suppliers, MNCs voice concerns over DPIIT's Make in India push

Local suppliers, MNCs voice concerns over DPIIT's Make in India push

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has proposed to raise the minimum local content under public procurement order in government contracts. But several local suppliers and multinational companies (MNCs) are saying such a steep target is not attainable. Class-I suppliers, whose goods, services or works offered for procurement has local content equal to or more than 50 per cent may see it hiked to 70 per cent, while it may go up to 50 per cent from 20 per cent for Class-II suppliers.

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