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Air India HQ sealed as employee tests positive

Air India HQ sealed as employee tests positive

Rediff.com12 May 2020

The building has been sealed for two days to conduct a thorough sanitisation of the building after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus.

Belarusian skier flees country after ban for political views

Belarusian skier flees country after ban for political views

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

Darya Dolidovich and her family are now in Poland, where she hopes to continue training

Mumbai engineer returns home after 6 years in Pakistan jail

Mumbai engineer returns home after 6 years in Pakistan jail

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

Hamid Nihal Ansari was awarded imprisonment by a Pakistani military court in December 2015 after being slapped with charges of espionage and involvement in anti-state activities on him.

Vande Bharat Phase 2 to bring 30,000 Indians home: Puri

Vande Bharat Phase 2 to bring 30,000 Indians home: Puri

Rediff.com13 May 2020

During the first phase of the Vande Bharat mission, Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express are scheduled to operate a total 64 flights between May 7 and May 14 to bring 14,800 Indians from 12 countries on a payment basis.

It's easy for NRIs to invest in India but not repatriate

It's easy for NRIs to invest in India but not repatriate

Rediff.com16 Jun 2014

The run in equities, coupled with high interest rates, makes both the debt and stock markets attractive.

Indian evacuees bring their furry friends from Ukraine

Indian evacuees bring their furry friends from Ukraine

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

Amid the growing tension between Ukraine and Russia, evacuated Indian nationals from the war-torn country have refused to leave their pets behind.

Modi to bring back 157 antiquities handed over by US

Modi to bring back 157 antiquities handed over by US

Rediff.com25 Sep 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will bring home 157 artefacts and antiquities, which were handed over to India by the United States during his visit, with both he and President Joe Biden expressing commitment to strengthening efforts to combat theft, illicit trade and trafficking of cultural objects.

As soon as hard border shut, we got anxious: Cummins

As soon as hard border shut, we got anxious: Cummins

Rediff.com4 May 2021

The IPL 2021 was being held at four venues during the league stage before the tournament was postponed.

Budget: Concessional rate dumped, foreign dividends now under tax ambit

Budget: Concessional rate dumped, foreign dividends now under tax ambit

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

Concessional rate of tax on dividends received by Indian companies from foreign subsidiaries will be done away with from April 1, a change that may hamper global expansion of Indian companies and compel some firms to move their headquarters out of India to geographies such as Singapore and Dubai. At present, dividends received by Indian companies from their foreign subsidiaries are subject to a concessional tax rate of 15 per cent under Section 115BBD of the Income Tax (I-T) Act. The provisions of this section shall not apply from assessment year 2023-24 onwards, according to the Finance Bill.

SC to hear plea of mother of Army officer jailed in Pak for 23 yrs

SC to hear plea of mother of Army officer jailed in Pak for 23 yrs

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by the mother of an Army officer seeking direction to the Centre to take immediate steps through diplomatic channel for repatriation of her son, who is lodged in jail in Pakistan for last over 23 years.

Body of Kerala woman killed in Palestinian rocket attack brought home

Body of Kerala woman killed in Palestinian rocket attack brought home

Rediff.com15 May 2021

Soumya,30, hailing from Idukki district, had been working as a housemaid in Israel for the last seven years. She was killed on Tuesday when the rocket fell on her residence in the city of Ashkelon while she was talking to her husband Santhosh, who is in Kerala, over video call, her family has said.

S N Shrivastava to be next Delhi police commissioner

S N Shrivastava to be next Delhi police commissioner

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Incumbent Amulya Patnaik demits office on Saturday.

RBI allows NRIs to invest in chit funds

RBI allows NRIs to invest in chit funds

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

Chit funds can accept subscription from NRIs on non-repatriation basis

Boult reaches home, says hope things improve soon in India

Boult reaches home, says hope things improve soon in India

Rediff.com9 May 2021

Trent Boult, Finn Allen, Jimmy Neesham, Adam Milne and Scott Kuggeleijn, coaches and former players James Pamment and Shane Bond, Mike Hesson were the first to land in Auckland

Govt calls all-party meeting on Afghanistan on Aug 26

Govt calls all-party meeting on Afghanistan on Aug 26

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

The government's briefing is expected to focus on its evacuation mission from Afghanistan as well as its assessment of the situation in the war-torn country in the wake of the Taliban seizing control of almost all key Afghan towns and cities, including Kabul.

India asks Ukraine, Russia to provide safe passage to its citizens

India asks Ukraine, Russia to provide safe passage to its citizens

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said all Indian nationals left Kyiv on Tuesday after the Indian embassy issued an advisory, asking them to get out of the Ukrainian capital urgently.

Nearly 16,000 Indian students stuck in Ukraine, most from Gujarat and Kerala

Nearly 16,000 Indian students stuck in Ukraine, most from Gujarat and Kerala

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

About 16,000 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Ukraine as Russia's invasion of the east European country entered its second day on Friday. Of the students, many studying medicine in Kharkiv and Kyiv, about 2,500 are from Gujarat and 2,320 from Kerala.

TAX GURU: How to calculate tax on property sold?

TAX GURU: How to calculate tax on property sold?

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

Rediff.com23 Oct 2021

Anjali Ryot was killed along with another German tourist on Wednesday night in the crossfire, californianewstimes.com news portal reported.

Ukraine Returned Students Seek Secure Future

Ukraine Returned Students Seek Secure Future

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

National Medical Commission regulations prohibit Indian medical students overseas to transfer programmes from one university to another mid-way.

Pak's LeT, JeM have hundreds of fighters, camps in Afghanistan: UN report

Pak's LeT, JeM have hundreds of fighters, camps in Afghanistan: UN report

Rediff.com30 May 2022

The 13th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team cites a UN Member State as saying that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a Deobandi group ideologically closer to the Taliban "maintains eight training camps in Nangarhar, three of which are directly under Taliban control."

MAPPED: Phase II of Vande Bharat Mission

MAPPED: Phase II of Vande Bharat Mission

Rediff.com19 May 2020

During the second phase of the Vande Bharat Mission, 30,000 Indians are being brought back in India from 31 countries on board 149 flights between May 16 and 22.

Indian investors can trade in select US stocks via NSE IFSC from March 3

Indian investors can trade in select US stocks via NSE IFSC from March 3

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

From March 3, investors in India will be able to trade in select US stocks through the NSE International Exchange (NSE IFSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Investors can invest in NSE IFSC receipts on US stocks, which will be in the form of unsponsored depository receipts (DRs). For a start, this will include DRs of 50 US stocks such as Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Nike, P&G, Coca-Cola, and Exxon Mobil. Indian retail investors will be able to transact on the NSE IFSC platform under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) limits prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which currently stand at $250,000 per year.

'PLA is into 'salami slicing' of Indian territory'

'PLA is into 'salami slicing' of Indian territory'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

'This reluctance to respond forcefully to Chinese PLA provocations and outright aggression has as much to do with Prime Minister Modi personally, as with the institutional mindset of the MEA or even the Indian Army.' 'They are scarred by the 1962 War and are still cowed by China.'

Indian twins fly home after spending 50 days at Dubai airport

Indian twins fly home after spending 50 days at Dubai airport

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The tired and homesick 30-year-old brothers, Jackson and Benson Andrews, have been stranded inside the Dubai International Airport's terminal 3 since March 19 while they were returning from Lisbon, Portugal.

Islamic State had 66 Indian-origin fighters, says US report; lauds NIA

Islamic State had 66 Indian-origin fighters, says US report; lauds NIA

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

The UN Security Council Resolution 2309 calls governments to meet their responsibility to keep citizens secure while travelling by air.

How Saudi money is changing India's Banarasi hub

How Saudi money is changing India's Banarasi hub

Rediff.com13 Mar 2022

For a village in Azamgarh, Mubarakpur is an aberration. Its streets are clean, roads well-paved, and no open sewage drains are visible anywhere. Although a few houses look derelict, most bear signs of relative affluence, some even opulence. But that is not attributable to the village's marquee industry - silk saree weaving, which is sold as the "Banarasi silk saree" across India. Rather, it's because of the exodus of its residents and those of neighbouring villages to Saudi Arabia and the money repatriated back home.

Over 32,000 Indians in UAE register to return home

Over 32,000 Indians in UAE register to return home

Rediff.com1 May 2020

"Workers in acute distress, medical cases, pregnant women, the elderly and the group of Indians stranded in Dubai Airport," are likely to get first priority when the government resumes services for repatriation, he said.

PNB fraud: Nirav Modi's sister turns approver; will help ED unearth Rs 579-cr assets

PNB fraud: Nirav Modi's sister turns approver; will help ED unearth Rs 579-cr assets

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's sister and brother-in-law have "turned approvers" in the over $2 billion PNB fraud case against him and they will help the Enforcement Directorate confiscate assets worth Rs 579 crore, including Swiss bank deposits, the agency said on Thursday. Forty-nine-year-old Nirav Modi, who is currently lodged in a London jail, his uncle Mehul Choksi and others are being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) money laundering case since 2018. The diamond merchant's younger sister Purvi Modi (47) is a Belgian national while her husband Maiank Mehta is a British citizen. They are stated to be based abroad and have never joined the probe.

'Thought Taliban gunmen might kill us'

'Thought Taliban gunmen might kill us'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

'The Taliban are on the streets due to which there is an atmosphere of fear. The Taliban are constantly appealing to the people of the country that no person should leave Afghanistan and that that they won't let anyone cause any trouble'

Abhi's quick return seems difficult

Abhi's quick return seems difficult

Rediff.com28 Feb 2019

'They will keep him there for quite some time.' 'There are no easy options.' 'It won't be unusual for a foreign power to intervene and get him released after some time, but not immediately.'

India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution on Myanmar

India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution on Myanmar

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

In its explanation of vote, India said 'we find that our views have not been reflected in the draft being considered for adoption today. We would like to reiterate that a consultative and constructive approach involving the neighbouring countries and the region, remains important as the international community strives for the peaceful resolution of the issue'.

Air India partly seals Delhi hotel for sanitisation

Air India partly seals Delhi hotel for sanitisation

Rediff.com13 May 2020

A crew member tested at the temporary facility there was found positive for COVID-19, senior airline officials said.

Abhinandan gets Vir Chakra, Major Dhoundiyal Shaurya Chakra posthumously

Abhinandan gets Vir Chakra, Major Dhoundiyal Shaurya Chakra posthumously

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

While Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was accorded the Vir Chakra, Army Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, who was killed in the 2019 Pulwama terrorist attack, was accorded the Shaurya Chakra (posthumously) by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Monday.

Relieved evacuees from Kabul thank Modi, Indian govt after landing in India

Relieved evacuees from Kabul thank Modi, Indian govt after landing in India

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

A total of 168 people, including 107 Indians and 23 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, were flown from Kabul to the Hindon airbase in a C-17 heavy-lift military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Dominica HC denies Mehul Choksi bail, deems him 'flight risk'

Dominica HC denies Mehul Choksi bail, deems him 'flight risk'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2021

Currently, Choksi has got interim relief from immediate repatriation to India by the Dominican court.

Air India flight brings home 239 Indians from UK

Air India flight brings home 239 Indians from UK

Rediff.com10 May 2020

In addition to this, two more repatriation flights -- one each from Singapore and Manila ( Philippines) -- are expected to arrive in Mumbai on Sunday.

Ex-CBI special director Rakesh Asthana is new BSF DG

Ex-CBI special director Rakesh Asthana is new BSF DG

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

Asthana is at present working as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security in New Delhi.

International flights to remain suspended till Aug 31

International flights to remain suspended till Aug 31

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

However, this restriction would not be applicable for international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the DGCA.

'Now pehle naukri, phir chhokri': Hamid Ansari after returning home

'Now pehle naukri, phir chhokri': Hamid Ansari after returning home

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

'I had my own mistakes but now I want to move towards the future. I don't want to go into those things now, I had my own sins and mistakes'