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Why are luxury carmakers bullish on India?

Why are luxury carmakers bullish on India?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2021

Mercedes-Benz India, BMW India and Audi India have lined up over 50 new model launches as they seek to recoup previous year's loss in volumes, reports Shally Seth Mohile.

Kashmir cut off from rest of the country due to landslides

Kashmir cut off from rest of the country due to landslides

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

Landslides have occurred near Ramban and Battery Cheshma which have forced the closure of the highway.

'Odd military strike not enough to change Pakistan'

'Odd military strike not enough to change Pakistan'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

'Past experience shows us that cross-border strikes have not prevented Pakistan from continuing with further terror attacks.'

No liquor shops on state, national highways, orders SC

No liquor shops on state, national highways, orders SC

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

The bench headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur said all existing licences of liquor shops on highways will not be renewed after March 31, 2017.

Mumbai gets highest rainfall in 10 yrs, more to come

Mumbai gets highest rainfall in 10 yrs, more to come

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

Private weather agency Skymet said Mumbai is at 'serious risk of flooding' between July 3 and 5.

'Bhartiyata' should be our only loyalty'

'Bhartiyata' should be our only loyalty'

Rediff.com26 Jan 2022

'As Indians, we should be claiming and celebrating 'Bhartiyata' rather than seeking commitment to beliefs which are divisive and exclusionary.'

Maharashtra to shut down 44 toll plazas

Maharashtra to shut down 44 toll plazas

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

In an important decision ahead of the assembly polls, the Maharashtra government on Monday announced closure of 44 toll plazas, a move that comes in the backdrop of protests over levy of road tax in the state.

No option left, migrant labourers walk for days to reach home

No option left, migrant labourers walk for days to reach home

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

Maharashtra Police found over 300 migrant workers holed up inside two container trucks meant for carrying essential commodities from Telangana to Rajasthan.

IOC Should Not DIE!

IOC Should Not DIE!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.

Chill continues in Valley, Srinagar-Jammu National Highway reopens

Chill continues in Valley, Srinagar-Jammu National Highway reopens

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

The Meteorological Department has forecast rains or snow over five days from Monday.

Heavy snowfall blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway

Heavy snowfall blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway

Rediff.com2 Jan 2006

State government said men and machinery were geared up to ensure that all routes, including the national highway, remain open for traffic.

Bandh to protest against police firing in Tuticorin goes off peacefully

Bandh to protest against police firing in Tuticorin goes off peacefully

Rediff.com25 May 2018

Kanimozhi told reporters that the Palaniswami-led government has become 'bloodthirsty' and the chief minister should be held responsible for the incident.

Phone lines in Kashmir to be restored over weekend

Phone lines in Kashmir to be restored over weekend

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Schools in the Valley will reopen next week, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam said.

How Gadkari plans to bolster India's economy

How Gadkari plans to bolster India's economy

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

Gadkari said that the MSME sector contributes significantly in pushing the country's economic growth and creating employment.

Heavy snowfall cuts off Kashmir; Army Major among 5 killed in avalanches

Heavy snowfall cuts off Kashmir; Army Major among 5 killed in avalanches

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

Surface and air links between Kashmir and rest of the country were cut off on Wednesday due to snowfall in the valley as the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed for traffic and all flights to Srinagar Airport cancelled.

Sasikala to be back in TN on Feb 7, Dinakaran already sees changes

Sasikala to be back in TN on Feb 7, Dinakaran already sees changes

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

V K Sasikala, late J Jayalalithaa's confidante would return to Tamil Nadu on February 7 from Bengaluru and a grand welcome from party cadres awaited her right from the state's border, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary T T V Dinakaran said in Madurai on Wednesday.

Coronavirus: South under lockdown, focus on taming spread

Coronavirus: South under lockdown, focus on taming spread

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have announced a lockdown of educational institutions, malls and other places that attract people in large numbers, even as some of them have been reporting increase in positive cases.

Punjab passes law to enable hotels near highways serve liquor

Punjab passes law to enable hotels near highways serve liquor

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

However, restriction on opening of liquor vends within 500 metres of highways will remain as per the directions of the Supreme Court.

6 months in lockdown, Kashmiris stare at uncertain future

6 months in lockdown, Kashmiris stare at uncertain future

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

Many political detainees have been released but former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who were whisked into custody in the early hours of August 5, 2019, are still in preventive detention.

Nitin Gadkari's ambitious 5-year roadmap

Nitin Gadkari's ambitious 5-year roadmap

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

The minister said that the priority for him will be "rolling out all stuck highway projects that include many of the IL&FS projects within 100 days".

Infrastructure projects: Ray of hope

Infrastructure projects: Ray of hope

Rediff.com24 Mar 2003

When Modi didn't even accept tea during questioning by Guj riots SIT

When Modi didn't even accept tea during questioning by Guj riots SIT

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

The probe team's chief at that time, R K Raghavan, in his new book, said it required "tremendous persuasion" to make Modi agree to a short recess. "This was possibly Modi's concession to the need for a respite for Malhotra rather than for himself. Such was the energy of the man."

UP worst hit as rain claims 42 lives in 4 states

UP worst hit as rain claims 42 lives in 4 states

Rediff.com28 Sep 2019

Over 40 people died in rain-related incidents, majority of them in Uttar Pradesh, while incessant rainfall in Bihar left the streets of state capital Patna and other areas waterlogged and residences of at least two ministers marooned.

Omar Abdullah to get his office back on Thursday

Omar Abdullah to get his office back on Thursday

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

The Jammu and Kashmir government will start functioning from the civil secretariat from Thursday, according to an official statement.

Raj Thackeray comes out in support of Campa Cola residents

Raj Thackeray comes out in support of Campa Cola residents

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

Calling the action against residents of illegal flats in Worli's Campa Cola compound as "unjust", MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday said the builders and authorities concerned who are responsible for such unauthorised structures should be punished and sent to jail.

Abu Salem to stay in India: SC

Abu Salem to stay in India: SC

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

The Supreme Court held that the verdict of Portugal court is "not binding" on courts here and Salem's extradition to India is still "valid in the eyes of law".

McDonald's may go off menu in North and East

McDonald's may go off menu in North and East

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Default in payment of royalties to McDonald's India for nearly two years was the key reason behind the fast-food chain's decision to terminate franchise agreement

Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

If purists are surprised as to why and how people are not demanding prohibition or not talking about past promises, both in the election manifestos five years back and even those made to the courts, the answer lies in how the state has been evolving and changing these past few years, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Infrastructure firms bear the brunt of the downturn

Infrastructure firms bear the brunt of the downturn

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

The economic slowdown has made it difficult for companies to record financial closure of a few awarded projects.

Air quality dips to 'very poor' at many places in Delhi-NCR

Air quality dips to 'very poor' at many places in Delhi-NCR

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

The overall AQI deteriorated further and touched the 268 mark, which falls in the poor category.

Toll in UP cold wave over 700

Toll in UP cold wave over 700

Rediff.com22 Jan 2003

Retaliation: Seema-Andhra leaders call for 72-hour strike

Retaliation: Seema-Andhra leaders call for 72-hour strike

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

The Hyderabad Union Cabinet's surprise and sudden move to take up the Telangana note for consideration has inflamed the passions of people in Seemandhra regions and several organisations have called for a 72-hour strike in 13 districts of two regions from Friday.

Toxic Capital: Delhi shuts schools, bans construction work

Toxic Capital: Delhi shuts schools, bans construction work

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

As pollution levels worsened in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said schools in the city will remain closed till Wednesday and announced a raft of "emergency" measures to deal with the situation including ban on construction and demolition activities for next five days and temporary closure of Badarpur Power Plant.

PHOTOS: Srinagar highway ban causes disruption

PHOTOS: Srinagar highway ban causes disruption

Rediff.com7 Apr 2019

The decision comes in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, besides another attempt to target a Central Reserve Police Force convoy with a car bomb on the highway near Banihal in Ramban district on March 30.

'Aug 5 will go down as Kashmir Liberation Day': Kashmiri Pandits hail scrapping of Article 370

'Aug 5 will go down as Kashmir Liberation Day': Kashmiri Pandits hail scrapping of Article 370

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora, a body representing the community across the world, said the decision cements territorial, political and cultural unity of the Indian Union.

12 dead in NE floods; situation worsens in Assam, Manipur

12 dead in NE floods; situation worsens in Assam, Manipur

Rediff.com16 Jun 2018

Nearly four lakh people have been affected across seven districts of Assam.

Shocked Tamil Nadu shuts down to mourn Amma's demise

Shocked Tamil Nadu shuts down to mourn Amma's demise

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

Life virtually came to a grinding halt across Tamil Nadu as the state woke up to deserted streets with shops, including eateries, remaining shut in the wake of the demise of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

PHOTOS: Metro services resume in several cities with curbs

PHOTOS: Metro services resume in several cities with curbs

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

With the Centre issuing guidelines for their resumption under Unlock 4, the rapid transit networks started operations in a graded manner in Delhi-NCR, Lucknow, Kochi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, but were still closed in Mumbai, Nagpur, Kolkata and Jaipur.

As Delhi's air quality deteriorates, global reports express concern

As Delhi's air quality deteriorates, global reports express concern

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Report by Greenpeace also presented a grim picture of India's pollution level.

Violence, arson marks Maratha quota bandh in Maharashtra

Violence, arson marks Maratha quota bandh in Maharashtra

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

Marathas, a politically influential community that constitutes around 30 per cent of the state's population, have been demanding 16 per cent reservation in government jobs and education.