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Why is Akshay wearing a Bell Bottom in Scotland?

Why is Akshay wearing a Bell Bottom in Scotland?

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

The crew of 120 will be quarantined for a week and the shoot will begin on August 15, and go right up to September 20.

Don't take any coercive action over draft NRC: SC to Centre

Don't take any coercive action over draft NRC: SC to Centre

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

It also directed the Centre to formulate standard operating procedure (SOP) to deal with claims and objections.

Farmers to hold 'Kisan Parliament' at Jantar Mantar from Thursday

Farmers to hold 'Kisan Parliament' at Jantar Mantar from Thursday

Rediff.com21 Jul 2021

A group of 200 farmers will travel to Jantar Mantar from the Singhu border in buses with a police escort and hold protests there from 11 am to 5 pm, sources in the Delhi Police said.

Covid shots to be allowed at workplaces from April 11

Covid shots to be allowed at workplaces from April 11

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

The vaccination can be held at workplaces that have around 100 eligible and willing beneficiaries.

Modi 2.0 readies measures to lift demand; focus on lowering I-T rates

Modi 2.0 readies measures to lift demand; focus on lowering I-T rates

Rediff.com25 May 2019

'There are deliberations on whether there can be lowering of income taxes and other sops to keep more money in the hands of taxpayers, enabling them to spend more and boost demand.'

No more tax sops for outsourcing firms: Obama

No more tax sops for outsourcing firms: Obama

Rediff.com25 Feb 2009

Rule will hit 1,000 firms that moved jobs to India, elsewhere. Total jobs abroad pegged at 3 million.

Govt asks Apple to manufacture, export more from India

Govt asks Apple to manufacture, export more from India

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

Apple and Samsung are international players and should work as a team with domestic companies to transform India into a global powerhouse: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Textile sops for Sri Lanka under FTA

Textile sops for Sri Lanka under FTA

Rediff.com22 Jun 2005

Post lockdown-flights: Cabin crew to have face shields, gowns, masks

Post lockdown-flights: Cabin crew to have face shields, gowns, masks

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Airlines such as IndiGo, Air India, Vistara and AirAsia India have decided to go with the new attire to ensure safety of cabin crew members as they are in close proximity to passengers during flights

Govt may offer sops to real estate sector in the Budget

Govt may offer sops to real estate sector in the Budget

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

Developers have demanded lower borrowing cost for the housing sector as well as reduced taxes to promote affordable housing.

No more tax sops in 2008-09: Montek

No more tax sops in 2008-09: Montek

Rediff.com20 Jan 2009

Setting at rest speculation about the possibility of tax cuts to boost growth, the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday said the government will not change the tax structure during the current fiscal, ending March 31.

Startups and e-commerce: Tax sops and new patent regime to promote innovation

Startups and e-commerce: Tax sops and new patent regime to promote innovation

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

The Budget proposal will help startups with better incubation, talent and capital

I-T sops to trusts: Review mooted

I-T sops to trusts: Review mooted

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

New Telecom Act: Sops to cell cos

New Telecom Act: Sops to cell cos

Rediff.com13 Apr 2005

The government said on Wednesday that the Telegraph Act would be amended to incorporate cellular service providers to get a share from the Universal Service Obligation Fund to connect all villages, highways and rail network.\n\n

Deepak Punia, two other wrestlers are COVID-19 positive

Deepak Punia, two other wrestlers are COVID-19 positive

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

They have been moved to a SAI empanelled hospital as a precautionary measure for further monitoring.

Over 7 lakh to vote in 4th phase of J-K civic polls

Over 7 lakh to vote in 4th phase of J-K civic polls

Rediff.com6 Dec 2020

The polling will be held between 7 am and 2 pm in 34 constituencies -- 17 each in Kashmir and Jammu divisions. Besides DDC elections, polling will be held for panchayat bypolls in 50 vacant sarpanch seats and 216 vacant panch seats falling within the DDC constituencies, an official spokesman said.

Government plans interest sops to ease home loans

Government plans interest sops to ease home loans

Rediff.com28 Nov 2008

The proposal will also include providing loans at below market rates to real estate developers. But the loan disbursed under this will come with a number of conditions like an upper ceiling on selling price of flats and individual homes.

How India plans to resume outdoor training for athletes

How India plans to resume outdoor training for athletes

Rediff.com12 May 2020

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said a team has been formed to draw up a post-lockdown Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed by athletes, coaches and other staff during outdoor training that will resume in a "planned manner". He assured the athletes that their training will resume soon but given the risks the coronavirus pandemic poses, the process will involve consultations with home and health ministries.

Free travel for some; sops for others!

Free travel for some; sops for others!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2005

The railway minister also proposed to extend 75 per cent concession in second-class fares to government rural school students, once in a year, for study tour.

Why real estate firms should not get sops they asked

Why real estate firms should not get sops they asked

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

Real estate companies have asked the government to give them infrastructure status that will enable them to access cheaper money raising options. Does the speculative sector deserve this?

Tax sops don't work always: Kydland

Tax sops don't work always: Kydland

Rediff.com14 Jan 2005

BJP manifesto pledges sops to Haryana farmers

BJP manifesto pledges sops to Haryana farmers

Rediff.com10 Jan 2005

The BJP has promised the people of Haryana a corruption-free government if voted to power in the assembly elections.

New SEZ Bill to offer tax sops

New SEZ Bill to offer tax sops

Rediff.com7 Dec 2004

The government will come up with a legislation, which will have a fiscal package, including a 20-year income tax holiday for special economic zones, by December end, a top government official said on Tuesday.

Nirav Modi has been dethroned!

Nirav Modi has been dethroned!

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

If there were an Olympics for bank frauds in India, Rishi Agarwal, founder and former chairman of ABG Shipyard Ltd, a nephew of the Ruia brothers of the Essar group, would bag the gold, pushing Nirav Modi to his right, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Vaccination trial run from Jan 2, Vardhan reviews preparedness

Vaccination trial run from Jan 2, Vardhan reviews preparedness

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

The senior officials of the health ministry apprised the minister on various improvements that have been made to make the pan India dry run glitch free, such as number of telephone operators has been increased to answer every possible query from the teams on the ground conducting the dry run.

Govt hints at sops to achieve $320 bn export target

Govt hints at sops to achieve $320 bn export target

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Trade deficit with China has risen to $40 billion, a cause for worry.

Govt's Rs 5,000-crore tax sops

Govt's Rs 5,000-crore tax sops

Rediff.com1 Sep 2004

Govt packs in sops for SSI sector

Govt packs in sops for SSI sector

Rediff.com27 Aug 2004

FM promises more sops for textile sector

FM promises more sops for textile sector

Rediff.com5 Aug 2004

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday hinted at more changes in tax structure and phasing out of subsidies for textile sector while promising measures to facilitate additional investment

Deoghar Disaster: IAF's Mission Impossible

Deoghar Disaster: IAF's Mission Impossible

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

'Imagine hanging from a thin steel cable under a helicopter with certain death staring at you below, being pulled up slowly in the din and downwash of the helicopter.' IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, a helicopter pilot himself, reports on how the air force rescued those trapped in the Deoghar cable cars disaster last fortnight.

Kashmiri Pandits offer prayers during Kheer Bhawani mela after 2 yrs

Kashmiri Pandits offer prayers during Kheer Bhawani mela after 2 yrs

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

Amidst Covid scare, hundreds of pilgrims paid obeisance at the famous Ragnya Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Friday for the annual Kheer Bhawani mela, praying for peace in the union territory and for the pandemic to end.

PHDCCI seeks tax sops for R&D

PHDCCI seeks tax sops for R&D

Rediff.com3 Jun 2004

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday asked the government to revamp tax structure and extend tax holidays for the high-cost and risky research and development sector

Exporters to SEZs will get duty sops

Exporters to SEZs will get duty sops

Rediff.com22 Apr 2004

Govt fuels electric cars with Rs 1 lakh sop

Govt fuels electric cars with Rs 1 lakh sop

Rediff.com23 Nov 2010

Under the scheme, the government will provide financial incentives for each electric vehicle sold in India during the remaining part of the 11th Plan.

Caution: You are still being watched!

Caution: You are still being watched!

Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

The government claims the existing safeguards under the law are adequate, lawful, towards a legitimate purpose and provide for a "proportionate interference" in citizens' right to privacy, reports Nitin Sethi.

BJP MLA, Mumbai mayor spar over cyclone preparedness

BJP MLA, Mumbai mayor spar over cyclone preparedness

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ashish Shelar said he was shocked to note the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) disaster management cell for cyclone Nisarga will start functioning on Tuesday while the windstorm is only some hours away from hitting the state's coast.