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Dummy grenade in AI plane: NSG submits report to MHA

Dummy grenade in AI plane: NSG submits report to MHA

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

Counter-hijack operations force National Security Guard has submitted a report to the union home ministry giving details of the sequence of events that led to the surprise recovery of a dummy stun-grenade on-board an Air India plane when it landed at Jeddah few days back.

Why real estate firms are staying away from rolling out IPOs

Why real estate firms are staying away from rolling out IPOs

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

Property sales have been sluggish and the sector has been facing headwinds. So, firms are in wait-and-watch mode.

FMCG firms' lifestyle theory proved wrong

FMCG firms' lifestyle theory proved wrong

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

A break-up of business shows that 75% of a firm's turnover is led by volume growth, while 25% is price-led. Companies such as Britannia, Nestl, Dabur, Marico, Kellogg, Parle Products, and Hindustan Unilever have increasingly focused on smaller packs of their key products, aimed at improving sales.

LPG dealers threaten indefinite strike from Jan 19

LPG dealers threaten indefinite strike from Jan 19

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Cooking gas (LPG) dealers on Monday threatened to go on an indefinite strike from January 19 unless oil companies stop appointing new distributors.

Oil cos to ensure fuel supply in flood-hit Uttarakhand

Oil cos to ensure fuel supply in flood-hit Uttarakhand

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, positioned adequate stocks of all petroleum products -- petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG in the state.

How you can avoid #MeToo at work

How you can avoid #MeToo at work

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

If you are upset with your colleague's work, please resolve all issues within the precincts of your workplace. Never outside of your workplace.

Sale of 5-kg LPG cylinders allowed at pumps across nation

Sale of 5-kg LPG cylinders allowed at pumps across nation

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

The smaller cylinders will be sold at market rates.

ATF price hiked by 8.2%; non-subsidised LPG to cost Rs 5 more

ATF price hiked by 8.2%; non-subsidised LPG to cost Rs 5 more

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Air fares to go up as ATF price is hiked by 8.2%.

LPG subsidy payments land Airtel in trouble

LPG subsidy payments land Airtel in trouble

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

Many users did not know that their entitlement was not coming to their regular bank account but going to an account which they had not applied for.

Food nutrients: Are you getting enough?

Food nutrients: Are you getting enough?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

Here's how to refill the loss of important nutrients when you can't eat them.

'Air car' will likely debut in H2 of 2015

'Air car' will likely debut in H2 of 2015

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

Cars running on air still on Tata Motors' radar

Sai's Take: Rajiv attack: Modi desperate?

Sai's Take: Rajiv attack: Modi desperate?

Rediff.com7 May 2019

'Does the BJP opening up a new assault on Rajiv Gandhi indicate that the BJP's internal calculations are pointing to the election results not going as it hoped, and hence a sign of desperation?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Only few are giving up LPG subsidy voluntarily

Only few are giving up LPG subsidy voluntarily

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

Over 12,450 LPG users have so far voluntarily given up their subsidies, but this accounts for only 0.008 per cent of about 15 crore (150 million) domestic cooking gas consumers in the country.

21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020

21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

At the bottom of the water index for 2016-17 are Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and Haryana, which are major producers of paddy, wheat, along with a host of horticulture crops.

How women and children fared in one year of Modi 2.0

How women and children fared in one year of Modi 2.0

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Around 700 migrant workers, women and children have lost their lives in this reverse migration. But what is happening today with the migrant labour is only a continuation of the policies pursued by the Modi regime during the last six years. It is not for nothing that India was ranked the most dangerous country in the world for women in 2018 by the Thompson Reuters Foundation poll, points out Rashme Sehgal.

Ahead of K'taka polls, Siddaramaiah rolls out sops in budget

Ahead of K'taka polls, Siddaramaiah rolls out sops in budget

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Siddaramaiah announces free LGP gas, universal health scheme in budget

What caused the cash crunch last week

What caused the cash crunch last week

Rediff.com22 Apr 2018

The RBI fell short of pumping Rs 150 billion into the economy at the beginning of 2018-2019.

Go Digital for car insurance renewal

Go Digital for car insurance renewal

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

Two types of deductibles are associated with auto insurance -- compulsory and voluntary.

Best April Fools' pranks: Meat cleaver phone, a selfie car...

Best April Fools' pranks: Meat cleaver phone, a selfie car...

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

Don't believe us? Take a look for yourself:

Trump's America needs this Indian

Trump's America needs this Indian

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

On his latest trip to the US, Kishore Singh could not help but relate to the worries about coming times, and think what President Donald Trump's America needs is an Indian export -- the "commoner" and street rabble-rouser, Arvind Kejriwal.

Thieves pull off daring Rs 1.5 crore heist in Delhi, kill guard

Thieves pull off daring Rs 1.5 crore heist in Delhi, kill guard

Rediff.com29 Nov 2014

In a daring daylight heist, two unidentified armed assailants looted a cash van of around Rs 1.5 crore after allegedly killing an ATM security guard in Kamla Nagar area of North Delhi on Saturday morning.

Cash van attacked in Guwahati, 1 killed

Cash van attacked in Guwahati, 1 killed

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

The vehicle was carrying cash in new currency notes for wage payment to employees of a tea garden.

Fat to fit: How I lost 42 kilos in 6 months

Fat to fit: How I lost 42 kilos in 6 months

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

Arpita Aggarwal changed her lifestyle and took charge of her life.

Brit teenager becomes youngest man to cycle round the world

Brit teenager becomes youngest man to cycle round the world

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

A British teenager has completed an "amazing" 30,000-kilometer around-the-world cycling journey a trip believed to make him the youngest person to achieve this feat.

A Yojana way to 2nd term?

A Yojana way to 2nd term?

Rediff.com27 May 2018

Can welfare schemes truly transform from being flagship to flag-bearers for a government that is looking to get a second term in 2019?

'Jennifer's death destroyed Shashi Kapoor'

'Jennifer's death destroyed Shashi Kapoor'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

The death of his beloved wife was a blow Shashi Kapoor never recovered from, reveals Aseem Chhabra.

After Hudhud, Vizag hit by shortage of essential commodities

After Hudhud, Vizag hit by shortage of essential commodities

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

After cyclone Hudhud wreaked havoc in Vizag, also called the 'city of destiny', citizens continued to scramble for essential commodities on third day on Tuesday with no signs of immediate restoration of electricity and communication while their sufferings being exacerbated by seemingly tardy response by agencies concerned.

#Nostalgia! 10 things we miss about Diwali now

#Nostalgia! 10 things we miss about Diwali now

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Disclaimer! If you were born post 2000, some of the things mentioned in this piece might seem ancient.

Revisiting history: A Harappa in Tamil Nadu

Revisiting history: A Harappa in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

Brick buildings, drainage system excavated in Keezhadi village are on par with those found in Harappa.

Has Modi govt's #GiveItUp run out of gas?

Has Modi govt's #GiveItUp run out of gas?

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

#GiveItUp but no matching LPG connections for BPL

The man who will run the 2019 election

The man who will run the 2019 election

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

'Do you think Indian voters are so immature that they can be impressed or won over by such freebies before the elections?' Election Commissioner Sunil Arora asks A K Bhattacharya.

How good is the OnePlus 5?

How good is the OnePlus 5?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

Is the OnePlus 5 old wine in a new bottle?

This couple is travelling the world on their BIKE

This couple is travelling the world on their BIKE

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

Photographer duo Monica Moghe and Sharik Varma have already covered 3,300 kilometres. This is their story.

Tax net: Foreign portfolio investors caught in a bind

Tax net: Foreign portfolio investors caught in a bind

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

At least 200 investors have to furnish financial statements

Living cashless: How I travelled to 5 cities with Rs 600

Living cashless: How I travelled to 5 cities with Rs 600

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

Readers tell us how they are managing without cash since November 8.

3 die in queue to exchange notes; ATMs across country run dry

3 die in queue to exchange notes; ATMs across country run dry

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

73-year-old dies in Mumbai, 75-year-old in Kerala.

Is an anti-wrinkle pillow the secret of this Hollywood star's beauty?

Is an anti-wrinkle pillow the secret of this Hollywood star's beauty?

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

What 32-year-old star Mandy Moore's actions tell us about anti-ageing regimes...

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

Rediff.com23 May 2018

This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.

LPG users get Rs 91 cr direct subsidy since June 1

LPG users get Rs 91 cr direct subsidy since June 1

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

Describing DBT for LPG as a 'tremendous success,' Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said the programme, when implemented throughout the country, would help save Rs 8,000-9,000 crore (Rs 80-90 billion) of subsidy from going to unintended beneficiaries.

Nation Building at the ATM

Nation Building at the ATM

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

'As citizens of this country, we often expect sweeping changes here, but find the smallest of abdications that we may ourselves be called upon to make far too inconveniencing.' 'Think about it deeply -- about the move and the reactions it has gathered -- and we will actually learn a lot about ourselves,' says Sreehari Nair.