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Punters place India as favourites to win Aus series

Punters place India as favourites to win Aus series

Rediff.com19 Dec 2011

The bets have been placed and punters Down Under have picked India as the favourite to win the eagerly-anticipated Test series against Australia that gets underway from December 26.

Will these movies bring audiences back?

Will these movies bring audiences back?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

'The blockbusters are unlikely to be launched in 2020.' 'They will move into the 2021 cycle when confidence level among people will be higher.'

Hope Parliament sends message that country stands behind soldiers: PM

Hope Parliament sends message that country stands behind soldiers: PM

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

In his remarks to media before the commencement of Parliament's monsoon session, Modi noted, in an apparent reference to the ongoing border row with China in Ladakh, that Indian soldiers are bravely discharging their duties while standing guard in difficult hilly terrains with snowfall expected in the coming days and weeks.

Low-cost tablets try hard to woo buyers

Low-cost tablets try hard to woo buyers

Rediff.com15 Dec 2011

There are many buyers in the market looking for low-cost tablet PCs.

How Zeta acquired Unicorn status in the very first round of funding

How Zeta acquired Unicorn status in the very first round of funding

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

In the start-up world, hitting the $1-billion mark, which accords the "Unicorn" tag, is a milestone. Enterprises typically reach the milestone only by series C or series D, or three to four funding rounds later. Zeta achieved it at the first one. On May 25, the six-year-old banking tech firm raised $250 million from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, at a post-money valuation of $1.45 billion. "This is the first time we have raised institutional money," Zeta co-founder Bhavin Turakhia beamed on the conference call. This trajectory is uncommon in start-ups.

2022: What's your numerology forecast?

2022: What's your numerology forecast?

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

Sanjay B Jumaani, India's leading astro-numerologist, makes his predictions.

I-T dept allows manual filing of tax forms for foreign remittance

I-T dept allows manual filing of tax forms for foreign remittance

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

The I-T department issued a circular allowing manual filing of Form 15CA/15CB (required for foreign remittances) with banks till June 30, so that business transactions may go on. The forms will be uploaded online on the e-filing portal later, it added.

Centre issues guidelines on Covid management in rural areas

Centre issues guidelines on Covid management in rural areas

Rediff.com16 May 2021

As rural areas see a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Centre on Sunday issued new guidelines for containment of the virus advising that peri-urban and rural areas plan a minimum 30-bedded COVID Care Centre for asymptomatic cases with comorbidities or mild cases where home isolation is not feasible.

10 simple tips to improve your immunity

10 simple tips to improve your immunity

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

Taking a morning walk in the sun will ensure you get natural vitamin D, which is one of the easiest and most efficient ways of keeping you fit and healthy, says nutritionist Honey Thaker.

Is Internet the newspaper killer?

Is Internet the newspaper killer?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2011

In the next couple of years it will be a world where all the content lies online. All of us need to prepare ourselves for the time when newspapers will only survive online.

Acer India launches five new tablet PCs

Acer India launches five new tablet PCs

Rediff.com4 May 2011

Acer India on Wednesday launched five tablets under the Iconia brand, priced between Rs 27,990-Rs 70,000. The world's second largest PC vendor launched five tablets - Iconia Tab A500, Iconia dual screen notebook, Iconia A100, Iconia smart A300 and Iconia W500.

Is 2nd Covid wave over? Experts call for caution

Is 2nd Covid wave over? Experts call for caution

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

'We know that there are new variants which are more transmissible. We know that human behaviour determines the spread of this virus. Therefore, it is not very relevant if we declare whether the second wave is over or not'

Dope control in IPL: NADA might outsource sample collection

Dope control in IPL: NADA might outsource sample collection

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

In charge of dope control at the IPL for the very first time, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) might have to outsource the task of sample collection given the high cost of handling the exercise when the event is held in the UAE later this year. The next best option for NADA will be using the services of UAE's National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) or contact Sweden's International Dope Test and Management (IDTM) which has done sample collection and testing for the last 12 seasons of the IPL.

Is the Lenovo Ideapad 530S worth Rs 72,999?

Is the Lenovo Ideapad 530S worth Rs 72,999?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

The Lenovo Ideapad 530S offers beauty and brains in a compact device. But it needs just a bit of TLC, writes Veer Arjun Singh.

Priyanka-Nick, Varun-Natasha celebrate Valentine's Day

Priyanka-Nick, Varun-Natasha celebrate Valentine's Day

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

Love is in the air... and on social media!

In the works: Priority list of who will get Covid vaccine first

In the works: Priority list of who will get Covid vaccine first

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

The Centre has also contacted five domestic and three multinational vaccine makers to understand how soon a candidate vaccine against Covid-19 will be ready.

COVID scare in CSK: Raina pulls out of IPL; one more player tests positive

COVID scare in CSK: Raina pulls out of IPL; one more player tests positive

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Suresh Raina has pulled out of the Indian Premier League citing 'personal reasons', the franchise said on Saturday.

Bihar police to use drones to go after liquor mafia

Bihar police to use drones to go after liquor mafia

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

Five years after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar imposed total prohibition in Bihar, the liquor mafia continues to thrive, reports MI Khan.

How Indian shooters are honing skills indoors

How Indian shooters are honing skills indoors

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

Confined to their homes owing to the coronavirus pandemic, India's top shooters will soon be provided with shooting range simulators -- SIUS Ascor's electronic target systems -- which will allow them to practice indoors efficiently. Work is already underway but it could still take a month's time for the equipment to be delivered to the shooters.

Mamata asks 'Marxist friends' not to vote for Left-Cong

Mamata asks 'Marxist friends' not to vote for Left-Cong

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee campaigning in tribal Paschim Medinipur district on Thursday for the coming state election asked "Marxist friends" not to vote for either the CPI-M or Congress, who are "cohorts of the communal BJP".

COVID hits hockey: Men's camp uncertain after 6 positive cases, women's camp still on

COVID hits hockey: Men's camp uncertain after 6 positive cases, women's camp still on

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

Six Indian men's team players -- skipper Manpreet Singh, striker Mandeep Singh, defenders SurenderKumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak -- have tested positive after reaching Bengaluru for the national camp, scheduled to start on August 20.

Race 3 trailer review: Dishoom, dishoom, dishoom...

Race 3 trailer review: Dishoom, dishoom, dishoom...

Rediff.com16 May 2018

And one big, angry family, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Trump signs executive orders banning TikTok, Wechat

Trump signs executive orders banning TikTok, Wechat

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

Trump said the spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by the companies in China continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the country.

How BCCI's often-critcised NCA got Mavi-Nagarkoti up and running in 2 years

How BCCI's often-critcised NCA got Mavi-Nagarkoti up and running in 2 years

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

NCA came into the picture at just the right time to rebuild their bodies and careers.

#NavrozeRecipes: Bring in the New Year with a bang!

#NavrozeRecipes: Bring in the New Year with a bang!

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Saturday marks the Zoroastrian New Year or Navroze. Coomi Selod shares with us these special recipes that are prepared on this special day.

UN postal agency issues special Diwali stamp

UN postal agency issues special Diwali stamp

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

The background of the sheet features the United Nations Headquarters building illuminated with the message of "Happy Diwali" to celebrate the spirit of the festival.

ITR filing: All you MUST know about the new 26AS form

ITR filing: All you MUST know about the new 26AS form

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

While it is not clear whether the new form will be applicable from this year, some chartered accountants say that things can go both ways. The new deadline for filing ITR is November 30.

Army first priority, shooting second, says Jitu Rai

Army first priority, shooting second, says Jitu Rai

Rediff.com12 Jul 2020

Not content with bringing home sporting laurels, one of India's most accomplished shooters Jitu Rai has taken to serving the nation as a newly-promoted Subedar Major in the Indian Army in Manipur.

Should we be afraid of corporates entering banking?

Should we be afraid of corporates entering banking?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

If indeed the gate opens for big industrial houses, the RBI needs to be smarter than them and demonstrate it through action, not reaction, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Hathras case exposes under-utilised Nirbhaya scheme

Hathras case exposes under-utilised Nirbhaya scheme

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

The high-profile rape cases in Hathras, in Unnao (2018) and Kathua (2018) show that the infrastructure slated under the Nirbhaya Fund is either absent or inefficient, reports Geetanjali Krishna.

With folded hands, PM Modi urges caution during festivities

With folded hands, PM Modi urges caution during festivities

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

The PM said the government is making all efforts to ensure that a vaccine, whenever it is launched, reaches every Indian.

Zydus infringed Takeda's patent, rules US court

Zydus infringed Takeda's patent, rules US court

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

Takeda had filed a case of patent infringement in response to Zydus' abbreviated new drug application.

Samsung unveils 8-inch and 10.1-inch tablets

Samsung unveils 8-inch and 10.1-inch tablets

Rediff.com5 Jun 2013

For the first time, the company will use Intel chips.

How a police raid in February led to Raj Kundra

How a police raid in February led to Raj Kundra

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Five people in the know narrate the sordid story that is fast exploding into a pornography scandal, allegedly involving businessman Raj Kundra.

Bird flu: Centre deploys teams in Kerala, Haryana

Bird flu: Centre deploys teams in Kerala, Haryana

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

The Centre on Wednesday deployed multi-disciplinary teams in bird flu-affected areas of Kerala and Haryana, while Madhya Pradesh, where crows have died due to the influenza, banned the entry of chicken consignments from southern states for 10 days as a precautionary measure.

India set to have 150 unicorns by 2025

India set to have 150 unicorns by 2025

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

$47.6 bn capital invested across 921 deals in India in 2020, despite pandemic.

SC ruling: Banks could be hit for Rs 100 bn

SC ruling: Banks could be hit for Rs 100 bn

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

How much will the banks' bad assets grow in March? It could be anywhere between Rs 1.2 trillion and Rs 2 trillion, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Samsung devices approved by US for handling classified info

Samsung devices approved by US for handling classified info

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

Korean handset maker Samsung on Wednesday said its galaxy range of devices based on KNOX platform have been approved by the US government to handle the full range of classified information.

First look: Samsung Galaxy Note 510

First look: Samsung Galaxy Note 510

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

The Note 510 just tries to fill the gap left by 5+ inch devices and the bigger 10-inch device.

Over 10 Indian start-ups may mop up at least $10 billion in IPO rush

Over 10 Indian start-ups may mop up at least $10 billion in IPO rush

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Over 10 Indian start-ups with total valuations of $84 billion (some are planning fresh fund-raising) are bracing to launch initial public offerings (IPOs) in the next 36 months. While the size of their IPOs is under discussion, estimates are that they would together raise a minimum of over $8-10 billion during the initial listing.