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'Compliance hassles would be lower with GST'

'Compliance hassles would be lower with GST'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

There is mutual invoice matching which ensures reason why GST was brought in first place, says Adhia.

Why Kochi loves its biennale!

Why Kochi loves its biennale!

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

An alien monster to begin with, the Kochi art biennale has slowly wormed its way into citizens's hearts, says Anjuli Bhargava.

Dalit protests turn violent during Bharat bandh, 9 dead

Dalit protests turn violent during Bharat bandh, 9 dead

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

Incidents of arson, firing and vandalism were reported from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab as protesters agitated against the dilution of the SC/ST Act.

Malala's book launch stopped in northwest Pakistan

Malala's book launch stopped in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

A ceremony to launch Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai's book was scrapped after the government of the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province said it could not provide security for the event.

TN's Pepsi-Coke boycott could hit Rs 1500 cr of business

TN's Pepsi-Coke boycott could hit Rs 1500 cr of business

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

Traders' body says retailers have supported boycott; eateries, supermarkets seek more time to decide.

GST: 3 challenges for professionals/freelancers

GST: 3 challenges for professionals/freelancers

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

'The professional or the freelancer needs to pay taxes from his pocket first and then wait for payments from his clients.'

You may get tax benefits for card payments

You may get tax benefits for card payments

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

The government on Monday proposed income tax benefits for people making payments through credit or debit cards and doing away with transaction charges on purchase of petrol, gas and rail tickets with plastic money.

Quick Response Team was waiting for the terrorists

Quick Response Team was waiting for the terrorists

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

The suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists dressed in army uniforms launched the attack with an aim of destroying the air base.

In poll-bound Gujarat, Rahul attacks Modi over note ban, GST

In poll-bound Gujarat, Rahul attacks Modi over note ban, GST

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

In his short speeches at various places, Gandhi assailed Modi over demonetisation and a host of other issues.

Smart tips to curb overspending on your credit cards

Smart tips to curb overspending on your credit cards

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

When you pay by cash, the pain is the highest and when you pay by credit card, the pain is reduced considerably.

Rahul meets families of youth killed in Faridkot firing

Rahul meets families of youth killed in Faridkot firing

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

The Congress vice-president will also meet farmers in Bathinda district during his two-day visit.

Cash Crisis: Daily wagers skip meal

Cash Crisis: Daily wagers skip meal

Rediff.com20 Nov 2016

'Modi has said the poor are sleeping peacefully and the rich are buying sleeping pills.' 'The reality is the other way around.' 'Poor people are not able to sleep because of hunger.'

Budget doesn't have much for the youth

Budget doesn't have much for the youth

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

'The strategies outlined in Jaitley's Budget won't create the millions of jobs needed to dispel the despair and cynicism of militant youth in the Red Corridor running from Nepal to Tamil Nadu.'

BJP informed 'friends' beforehand about demonetisation: Kejriwal

BJP informed 'friends' beforehand about demonetisation: Kejriwal

Rediff.com12 Nov 2016

He termed the Centre's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes as "surgical strike" on common man's "small savings" and not on "black marketeers".

Paramjeet Singh Pamma: The ANGRIEST man in India

Paramjeet Singh Pamma: The ANGRIEST man in India

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

A serial protester, Pamma has been dubbed as India's "most outraged man, says Veena Sandhu

Kejriwal undertakes road show to connect with Varanasi voters

Kejriwal undertakes road show to connect with Varanasi voters

Rediff.com26 Mar 2014

On the second day of his visit to Varanasi, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday undertook a road show in the rural parts and interacted with villagers, including farmers, in a bid to make inroads in the temple town where he is facing a formidable rival in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Narendra Modi.

EC versus parties: The politicians have won

EC versus parties: The politicians have won

Rediff.com16 May 2016

The Election Commission has done its best to stem the flow of money in Tamil Nadu's elections, but it is the politician who is having the last laugh.

The joys of bazaar shopping

The joys of bazaar shopping

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

The real challenge, says Subir Roy, is to go for something affordable whose quality is just right.

Remembering R K Studios before it becomes history

Remembering R K Studios before it becomes history

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

R K Studios is not just another piece of real estate; it is part of India's movie history.

SC notice to Centre, states on guidelines to protect NE people

SC notice to Centre, states on guidelines to protect NE people

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and all states on a PIL seeking its direction to them to frame guideline to protect the people from north eastern states in various parts of the country against alleged racial discrimination.

Northeast groups reject Centre's committee, slam Kejriwal

Northeast groups reject Centre's committee, slam Kejriwal

Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

Representatives of several northeastern organisations on Monday rejected the committee formed by the Centre to suggest remedial measures to address their concerns.

Rahul joins protesters against Nido's death, assures strict action

Rahul joins protesters against Nido's death, assures strict action

Rediff.com3 Feb 2014

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday joined youth from the Northeast agitating to bring to book those involved in the killing of Nido Tania, a student from Arunachal Pradesh, and promised "very strict action" apart from setting up of a committee to look into the treatment meted out to people from the region.

'Madam, zamaana disco wala hai'

'Madam, zamaana disco wala hai'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

Tista Sengupta takes a walk through Kumbharwada, north Mumbai's potters' colony, and discovers that kumbhars struggle to keep the traditional art of clay diya making alive. Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani

Humble Rs 100 turns hottest banknote in town!

Humble Rs 100 turns hottest banknote in town!

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

The humble Rs 100 bill had several takers on an otherwise normal weekday evening across the country on Tuesday night, even as police had to be deployed outside ATMs to control the crowd waiting eagerly to get their hands on the banknote.

12 most OUTRAGEOUS selfies ever taken

12 most OUTRAGEOUS selfies ever taken

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

What's worse than watching someone take a million selfies?

Bandhan Bank starts operations with 501 branches

Bandhan Bank starts operations with 501 branches

Rediff.com23 Aug 2015

Bandhan Bank to fund SMEs, create jobs, says FM

Youth injured, 35 detained as Jammu bandh enters fifth day

Youth injured, 35 detained as Jammu bandh enters fifth day

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

A youth was injured in a clash and 35 people were detained in Jammu, which witnessed a shutdown for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday as the protests demanding an AIIMS in Jammu continued unabated.

Yakub Memon, Mir Baqi and the dance of death

Yakub Memon, Mir Baqi and the dance of death

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

Syed Firdaus Ashraf walks the streets of Mahim, where Yakub Memon grew up and lived till the day before the serial blasts in 1993, on the day Yakub was hanged and discovers an undercurrent of unease and restrained anger.

Who has to learn whose language now?

Who has to learn whose language now?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

Equations have changed in the new India. If the '60 and the '70s saw migration of people from South India to North India, it is the reverse right now. And without understanding this new dynamics, if the ruling party were to impose on the majority a language spoken by just 45 pc of the people, it is unlikely to be accepted without demur, says Shobha Warrier.

Walmart India head may meet Sitharaman

Walmart India head may meet Sitharaman

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

The previous United Progressive Alliance government had permitted up to 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail but the current National Democratic Alliance government is opposed to it.

Day 4: India continues to stand in queue as banks work on Sunday

Day 4: India continues to stand in queue as banks work on Sunday

Rediff.com13 Nov 2016

To manage anxious crowds, as many as 3,400 personnel of paramilitary and Delhi Police along with 200 quick reaction teams have been deployed at ATMs and banks.

In Meerut, it's Akhilesh all the way

In Meerut, it's Akhilesh all the way

Rediff.com28 Jan 2017

There are no two views on which way the 'hawa' is blowing. It's Akhilesh Yadav -- with or without his father. Akhilesh, with or without the Congress Party.

JNU student leader Umar Khalid shot at near Parliament, escapes unhurt

JNU student leader Umar Khalid shot at near Parliament, escapes unhurt

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

The JNU student leader said, "There is an atmosphere of fear in the country and anybody who speaks against the government is threatened."

'It is the politics of elections. Not the economic politics of farmers'

'It is the politics of elections. Not the economic politics of farmers'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

'I want to ask Modiji is the support price announced by him good enough to make a farmer's sons to start farming in their villages?' 'Can he swear by Bharat Mata and say that is true?'

Amazon adds 180,000 items for India every day!

Amazon adds 180,000 items for India every day!

Rediff.com5 May 2017

Amit Agarwal tells Suveen Sinha about how he implements an American entrepreneur's vision in a very Indian way.

A garment shop that rings a bell called Freedom 251

A garment shop that rings a bell called Freedom 251

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

The share capital of the company is Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million).

Curfew-like situation prevails in violence-hit Trilokpuri

Curfew-like situation prevails in violence-hit Trilokpuri

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Curfew-like situation prevailed in East Delhi's Trilokpuri area for the third consecutive day with people not being allowed to step out of their houses though no untoward incident took place in the violence-hit locality on Monday

Bajwa wants India-Pak talks. Can he be trusted?

Bajwa wants India-Pak talks. Can he be trusted?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2018

'Over the last year, Bajwa has created the environment to support bold moves on India. The ball is in India's court,' a senior Pakistan military officer tells Ajai Shukla.

We will make messaging faster & cheaper: Kavin Mittal

We will make messaging faster & cheaper: Kavin Mittal

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Messaging is going to become the highway for the people coming on to the Internet, says Kavin Bharti Mittal.

It's high time India built a competitive banking system

It's high time India built a competitive banking system

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

Multiple organisations of different kinds with overlapping goals would be a dream situation for those who believe in competition and innovation.