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Indian Railways opens up Rs 90,000 cr FDI opportunity

Indian Railways opens up Rs 90,000 cr FDI opportunity

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

The Rs 63,000-cr Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor and Rs 14,000-cr CSTM-Panvel suburban corridor are two of the largest projects.

India asks Chinese cos to set up manufacturing units

India asks Chinese cos to set up manufacturing units

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

The bilateral trade between India and China stood at $65.85 billion in 2013-14.

Berkshire Hathaway at 50: Buffett's amazing success mantras

Berkshire Hathaway at 50: Buffett's amazing success mantras

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Buffett's remembers his association with Munger that began in 1959.

Are farmers in India and China losing the plot?

Are farmers in India and China losing the plot?

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Lack of literacy is compromising the ability of farmers in India and China, two of the world's most populous countries with the smallest farm size, to raise productivity without losing soil fertility, says Kunal Bose.

Things will get worse before they become better

Things will get worse before they become better

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

We should brace ourselves for more bad news in the coming quarters -- on economic output and growth, strains on the fiscal deficit, export slowdown, small and micro enterprises in distress, and further accumulation of NPAs in the banking sector, says Rahul Khullar.

Tata trouble: UK's public sector urged to go swadeshi to end steel crisis

Tata trouble: UK's public sector urged to go swadeshi to end steel crisis

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

Move follows Tata Steel decision to sell its loss-making businesses in Britain

Why Rajini's 'Periyar row' is not a vote-catcher

Why Rajini's 'Periyar row' is not a vote-catcher

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

If the Congress lost in Tamil Nadu in 1967, never to return, or the DMK and the AIADMK have kept their place in power and electoral politics since then, it owes not to their love or hatred for gods or for one religion over another. Instead, they had always been linked to performance and incumbency/anti-incumbency factors. There may be something in such constructs for Rajini's strategic team to consider, especially if the superstar is to enter direct politics by around this time next year. But then, they would need to brush up their homework more than at present, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Manufacturing activity picks up pace in Nov: Survey

Manufacturing activity picks up pace in Nov: Survey

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

The HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing industry climbed from 49.6 in October to 51.3 in November on the back of a rebound in new orders and output.

Has India achieved economic recovery? Not yet!

Has India achieved economic recovery? Not yet!

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Profits grow, but not because of recovering demand.

How Piyush Tewari is making India's roads safer

How Piyush Tewari is making India's roads safer

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

Indian roads continue to be among the most dangerous in the world. Few people are even aware that the Good Samaritan Law exists. Getting a licence to drive is still far too easy.

How solar power is lighting up 1,000 remote villages

How solar power is lighting up 1,000 remote villages

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Around 80 mn rural households are estimated to have no access to grid power.

Bonuses jump in FY17 as firms dole out surplus

Bonuses jump in FY17 as firms dole out surplus

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

A bonus is given to existing stockholders in proportion to the number of shares they already hold.

Stocks scale record highs as investors eye earnings, Budget

Stocks scale record highs as investors eye earnings, Budget

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.

India's concrete facts in Paris

India's concrete facts in Paris

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

'The Indian cement sector is the most energy-efficient worldwide, mainly due to modern technology used in the plants but also because of efficient monitoring of a plant's performance on a daily basis, focusing on energy savings and carbon dioxide emission reductions.'

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Here's the full text of President's address with a word cloud.

Gujarat is India's most business friendly state

Gujarat is India's most business friendly state

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

Gujarat has topped with a score of 71.14% on ease of doing business list.

Bhubaneswar to get India's first energy-sufficient building

Bhubaneswar to get India's first energy-sufficient building

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Spread over three acres, the project will house the new office of the Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd, under the Odisha government's energy department.

All poll promises will be fulfilled in remaining 3 years: Shah

All poll promises will be fulfilled in remaining 3 years: Shah

Rediff.com27 May 2016

Presenting a report card of two years of the Modi government, BJP chief Amit Shah credited the party for giving a "decisive" government.

How Congress plans to defeat Modi in 2019

How Congress plans to defeat Modi in 2019

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

The Congress's revival plan says it needs to bring back into its fold Hindus repelled by the Sangh Parivar, take its message to youth and women and sections upset at curbs on their personal freedoms.

India's GDP figures show sharp industry revival

India's GDP figures show sharp industry revival

Rediff.com30 Aug 2014

Index of industrial production data had also shown that the sector grew at 3.1 per cent after contracting in the previous quarters.

How Ashwani Lohani turned Madhya Pradesh into a tourist hotspot

How Ashwani Lohani turned Madhya Pradesh into a tourist hotspot

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Lohani's job was to turn around the MP Tourism Development Corporation.

Why India is expected to weather global volatility

Why India is expected to weather global volatility

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

India's real GDP growth is set to exceed 7 per cent for CY-2015.

Sensex ends near 28K; banks, metal shares in limelight

Sensex ends near 28K; banks, metal shares in limelight

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

The Sensex ended up 380 points at 27,888 and the Nifty advanced 111 points to end five points shy of 8,400.

Irrigation, rural job schemes to be linked

Irrigation, rural job schemes to be linked

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

MNREGS labourers are usually engaged in irrigation projects.

PadMan Review: Akshay crusades for a new cause

PadMan Review: Akshay crusades for a new cause

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

'PadMan has its premise in place. Now if only it had some wings,' says Sukanya Verma.

GDP above forecast, but risks in H2 on spending cut: Analysts

GDP above forecast, but risks in H2 on spending cut: Analysts

Rediff.com30 Nov 2013

Analysts welcomed the better Q2 GDP readings of 4.8 per cent, which came in above their expectations, but warned that the planned expenditure cuts by the government will be the key thing to watch out going forward.

'Lot of positives happening in the economy now'

'Lot of positives happening in the economy now'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2017

'This year's Budget didn't give into populist measures everyone was expecting after demonetisation, so I think that was a positive step.' 'Hopefully the Budget will continue in the way it has been.'

4 mn garments. 300 stores. Rs 6.8 bn. The Anita Dongre story

4 mn garments. 300 stores. Rs 6.8 bn. The Anita Dongre story

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

'Fashion changes fast and if you are not keeping up you're getting left behind,' design diva Anita Dongre tells Pavan Lall.

Apple unveils recycling robot to take apart iPhones

Apple unveils recycling robot to take apart iPhones

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

It can take apart one iPhone 6 every 11 seconds to recover aluminum, copper, tin, tungsten, cobalt, gold and silver parts

Economy at the cusp, but cloud on the horizon

Economy at the cusp, but cloud on the horizon

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

While good news from several quarters has been trickling in, El Nino might be a dampener, says T N Ninan.

'Dalit disenchantment with BJP is widespread'

'Dalit disenchantment with BJP is widespread'

Rediff.com15 May 2019

'They are innovating and a new Dalit leadership could be seen at the horizon'

Football PIX: Granada stun Barcelona; Juventus win

Football PIX: Granada stun Barcelona; Juventus win

Rediff.com22 Sep 2019

Valverde said he was concerned about the team's away form after they were comprehensively beaten 2-0 by promoted Granada

Rupee at 3-month high of 61.08 versus dollar

Rupee at 3-month high of 61.08 versus dollar

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

Overseas funds have also become strong buyers of debt, with net purchases of $5.6 billion so far this year.

PM invites Russia to set up defence industrial park in India

PM invites Russia to set up defence industrial park in India

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

"We are committed to building a new India. We have to do this as early as possible," he said.

Why Justin Trudeau's India visit is important

Why Justin Trudeau's India visit is important

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

'The India-Canada relationship has suffered benign neglect. Its full potential has not yet been realised,' says Rup Narayan Das.

3 top Hamas militants among 19 killed in Israeli strikes

3 top Hamas militants among 19 killed in Israeli strikes

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

Intensifying its targeted assassinations of militants, Israel's air force on Thursday bombed a house in Gaza killing three senior Hamas commanders among 19 Palestinians on the 45th day of the deadly conflict.

Finding double-digit growth in India's GDP fog

Finding double-digit growth in India's GDP fog

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Investors are sceptical that the economy could have picked up so much steam.

Sensex ends 2014 with best annual gain in 5 years

Sensex ends 2014 with best annual gain in 5 years

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday

Why Modi is visiting Maldives, Sri Lanka

Why Modi is visiting Maldives, Sri Lanka

Rediff.com8 Jun 2019

'Modi's first foreign trip at the very outset of his second term as PM reinforces a growing impression that this regional tour underscores a shift in emphasis in India's foreign policy that was traditionally focused on the northern tier of countries to the Indian Ocean rim,' explains Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

FULL TEXT of President's R-Day address to the nation

FULL TEXT of President's R-Day address to the nation

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

The President talked about demonetisation, electoral reforms and disruptions in Parliament.