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Dolo tablet makers gave freebies worth Rs 1,000 cr to docs, SC told

Dolo tablet makers gave freebies worth Rs 1,000 cr to docs, SC told

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

The claims were made after the Income Tax department had on July 6 raided 36 premises of the Bengaluru-based Micro Labs Ltd. across nine states.

Greatest challenge before judiciary is...: CJI on I-Day

Greatest challenge before judiciary is...: CJI on I-Day

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday said the greatest challenge before the Indian judiciary is to eliminate barriers to accessing justice and make sure that the judiciary is inclusive and accessible to the last person in the line.

Centre asks states to ramp up health infra amid Covid spike

Centre asks states to ramp up health infra amid Covid spike

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

In a letter to all chief secretaries, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said it is imperative to re-emphasise the significance of timely and swift upgradation of health infrastructure in all states and UTs.

Modi govt sensitive about farmers' demands: Naqvi

Modi govt sensitive about farmers' demands: Naqvi

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

He also said that most of the farmers were "satisfied" with the steps taken by the central government, and added that their interests were "safe and secure" in its hands.

Manipur: Political Will, Legal Process Need Of Hour

Manipur: Political Will, Legal Process Need Of Hour

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

No process can offer a panacea for ethnic conflict, but there are times at which a legal process could work to defuse violence, asserts Supreme Court lawyer Devvrat.

MFs Expect Sebi To Tighten Norms Further

MFs Expect Sebi To Tighten Norms Further

Rediff.com2 Apr 2022

'Looking at the speed at which changes were made post the Franklin Templeton issue, we are awaiting more stricter norms in the months to come.'

SC collegium system 'opaque': Law minister Rijiju

SC collegium system 'opaque': Law minister Rijiju

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

If it is opaque, then who else will speak up against it if not the concerned minister, Rijiju said.

Budget: Easier tax administration to boost revenue

Budget: Easier tax administration to boost revenue

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

The Budget proposed abolishing the under-performing, authority of advance ruling, to replace it with a two-member board of advance ruling.

PM appeals to well off people to give up subsidised LPG

PM appeals to well off people to give up subsidised LPG

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

Modi said the country needs to increase domestic output of energy.

Punjab CM Mann announces recruitment to 25k govt posts

Punjab CM Mann announces recruitment to 25k govt posts

Rediff.com19 Mar 2022

In its first decision, the Punjab cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday approved filling up 25,000 vacant posts in various state departments, including 10,000 in the police force.

UP, Maharashtra have maximum debt, says petitioner in freebies PIL

UP, Maharashtra have maximum debt, says petitioner in freebies PIL

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

The states have outstanding liabilities of a whopping Rs 59,89,360 crore as on March 31, 2021, and the new sources of risk have emerged in the form of rising expenditure on non-merit freebies, the Supreme Court was told on Thursday by a PIL petitioner opposing irrational handouts.

Anurag Thakur cautions Indian media against...

Anurag Thakur cautions Indian media against...

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

Unsubstantiated and illogical opinions, delivered freely from within or abroad, could not destroy the democratic nature of the country, he added.

Scottish cricket found to be 'institutionally racist'

Scottish cricket found to be 'institutionally racist'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

'The governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland have been institutionally racist'

TMC stands for temple, mosque, church: Mamata in Goa

TMC stands for temple, mosque, church: Mamata in Goa

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

Didi said her party doesn't divide people on religious lines even if they are Hindus, Muslims or Christians.

Eight months after rolling back farm laws, Centre sets up MSP panel

Eight months after rolling back farm laws, Centre sets up MSP panel

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

Nearly eight months after the government repealed the three controversial farm Acts, it has constituted a high-powered panel under the chairmanship of former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal to make the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism more effective and transparent as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his televised address announcing the repeal. The names of three members from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the main grouping that spearheaded the year-long agitation at Delhi's borders, have been withheld, pending receipt by the government, stated a gazette notification. NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand, Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad Professor Sukhpal Singh, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative chairman Dilip Sanghani, secretaries of the Departments of Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Food and Consumer Affairs, Cooperation and Textiles, along with representatives from the state governments of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, and Odisha will also form part of the panel.

Will tax simplification actually happen?

Will tax simplification actually happen?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

The government has become used to accounting for TDS as its income even though it knows a significant portion needs to be returned as refund

72.14% turnout recorded in crucial Phase 1 of Assam polls

72.14% turnout recorded in crucial Phase 1 of Assam polls

Rediff.com27 Mar 2021

A voter turnout of 72.14 per cent was recorded in Assam till 5 pm on Saturday in the first phase of assembly elections in the state, the Election Commission said.

India aims to be world's most open economy: Modi

India aims to be world's most open economy: Modi

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

He said his government was committed to further reform policies to boost 'Make in India' and for creating conducive business environment through stable and transparent regulatory mechanisms

Gandhis not backing anyone 'directly or indirectly': Tharoor

Gandhis not backing anyone 'directly or indirectly': Tharoor

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

'In some quarters it has been suggested that there will be an 'official candidate' backed by the leadership but on the contrary, it has been repeatedly stressed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in my conversations with them over the last two weeks that the Nehru-Gandhi family welcomes these elections'

Fund mobilisation through equity, debt routes down 20% to Rs 11 lakh cr in 2022

Fund mobilisation through equity, debt routes down 20% to Rs 11 lakh cr in 2022

Rediff.com26 Dec 2022

Fund mobilisation by companies through equity and debt routes has dropped 20 per cent in 2022 to nearly Rs 11 lakh crore, as exuberance dwindled this year due to expensive credit avenues and volatile markets. The first half of 2023 could continue to remain challenging. The year 2021 was extraordinary for fundraising from the equity and debt routes, while 2022 has seen a slowdown in capital raising owing to elevated volatility provoked by unprecedented inflation globally and the Russia-Ukraine war.

14-point taxman's charter comes with 6 points for citizens

14-point taxman's charter comes with 6 points for citizens

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

The income tax department was committed to treat every taxpayer as honest, unless proven otherwise, and provide fair, courteous and reasonable treatment, according to the taxpayers' charter adopted on Thursday. The charter also expects taxpayers to pay taxes on time and be honest and compliant.

Drug regulator 'goes slow' on clinical trials

Drug regulator 'goes slow' on clinical trials

Rediff.com23 Oct 2013

As many as 150 applications are stuck at evaluation stage, says official.

Nilekani, KV Kamath on SC-appointed Adani row probe panel

Nilekani, KV Kamath on SC-appointed Adani row probe panel

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered setting up of a six-member committee headed by former apex court judge Justice A M Sapre to investigate the recent Adani group shares crash triggered by the Hindenburg Research's fraud allegations and other regulatory aspects related to stock markets.

How India will be toll plaza free in 2 years

How India will be toll plaza free in 2 years

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

The central government has finalised GPS-based toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country.

Modiji, Do You Have A Plan To Improve Education?

Modiji, Do You Have A Plan To Improve Education?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

When was the last time we heard this government speaking of the disaster in primary education, rather than Ganga cruises and cheetahs? Less money -- Rs 88,000 crore -- was spent by the Union government on education in its last Budget than has been allocated to the Bullet train, notes Aakar Patel.

Farm laws repeal: Who Won, Who Lost

Farm laws repeal: Who Won, Who Lost

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

Prime Minister Modi has certainly pulled back, and his political capital -- dependent as it is on an image that he knows best and never retreats -- may have taken a bit of a beating. But, equally, it is hard to say that the protesters have 'won', argues Mihir S Sharma.

Govt to introduce 16 bills, but election results likely to cast shadow on winter session

Govt to introduce 16 bills, but election results likely to cast shadow on winter session

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

The results of the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are likely to play out during the winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday.

Wrestlers spend night on footpath; seek national backing

Wrestlers spend night on footpath; seek national backing

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

Wrestlers threaten Supreme COurt action over sexual harassment allegations against WFI President

CPM member introduces bill to regulate appointment of judges, AAP opposes

CPM member introduces bill to regulate appointment of judges, AAP opposes

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

The National Judicial Commission Bill, 2022, was introduced after the majority of voice votes were in its favour.

What the new OTT/social/digital media policy says

What the new OTT/social/digital media policy says

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

The salient features of the new OTT/social media policy announced by the Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on February 25, 2021.

Google removed 1.54 lakh content pieces in May-Jun in India

Google removed 1.54 lakh content pieces in May-Jun in India

Rediff.com30 Jul 2021

In June, Google received 36,265 complaints - the highest till now - from individual users located in India via designated mechanisms. It removed 83,613 pieces of content as a result of user complaints in the said month.

Do you have online insurance fraud queries?

Do you have online insurance fraud queries?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

If you have questions related to online insurance frauds, then Piyush Ranjan, chief technology officer, Coverfox Insurance, will answer your queries.

Data Bill: Industry experts fear massive implementation hurdles

Data Bill: Industry experts fear massive implementation hurdles

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

If the Personal Data Protection Bill gets passed in its present form, a new class of companies and entities could emerge. The sole job of these new entities would be to manage the consent for data usage of a user.Banks, healthcare firms and fintech companies, among others, fear that sharing non-personal data with the government may hurt business interests. Banks also fear the threat of data misuse.

Why sale of stressed assets by banks off to a slow start this year

Why sale of stressed assets by banks off to a slow start this year

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

Recently, CVC suggested that banks have a monitoring mechanism for bad loan sales to ARCs, with the cash flow statement from stressed assets shared with banks.

How must govt use RBI's Rs 1.76 lakh crore

How must govt use RBI's Rs 1.76 lakh crore

Rediff.com30 Aug 2019

'The Jalan Committee has now provided very clear guidelines on how the (RBI's) balance sheet should be looked at, what kind of disclosures should be made, what are the principles on which the Contingency Risk Buffer should be maintained, what should be the revaluation reserves, and the market risk to the Contingency Risk Buffer.'

Parliamentary panel robs etailers of immunity for fake products

Parliamentary panel robs etailers of immunity for fake products

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

The draft e-commerce rules released last year held e-commerce marketplace responsible if a seller on its platform failed to deliver the goods or services ordered by a consumer "due to negligent conduct, omission or commission of any act by such seller", causing loss to the consumer.

Google deleted 94,173 articles in December in India

Google deleted 94,173 articles in December in India

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Google received 31,497 complaints from users and removed 94,173 pieces of content based on those complaints in December, the tech giant said in its monthly transparency report.

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.

Govt dismisses media reports on 'undercounting' of Covid deaths

Govt dismisses media reports on 'undercounting' of Covid deaths

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

The ministry said the country has a robust system of reporting deaths, including those caused by COVID-19, and the data is compiled regularly at different levels of governance, starting from the gram panchayat level to the district level and the state level.

Dating More Than One Person: 10 Rules

Dating More Than One Person: 10 Rules

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

Let your partners know what you are seeking from the relationship so everyone is clear and on the same page.