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Why blame DeMo and GST? Slowdown was on for over a decade

Why blame DeMo and GST? Slowdown was on for over a decade

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

Watchdogs of the economy have not been barking and it is high time we noticed it, says Shreekant Sambrani.

Why the Hindu right-wing targets AMU

Why the Hindu right-wing targets AMU

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

'Besides electoral opportunism, a sustained vilification of AMU on one or the other pretext helps them sustain their 'everyday communalism', the new strategy of the BJP of the Narendra Damodardas Modi-Amit Anilchandra Shah era,' says Mohammad Sajjad.

Poultry prices to soften by 20% in six weeks

Poultry prices to soften by 20% in six weeks

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

Prices of broiler chicken had hit the record high in June on supply shortage following the government's decision to cull thousands of birds in the states with Avian Influenza outbreaks.

Regional bourses to tie up with BSE

Regional bourses to tie up with BSE

Rediff.com3 Dec 2005

Federation of Indian Commodity Exchange is roping in the regional exchanges to be part of its tie up initiative with Bombay Stock Exchange for technology partnership, likely to be finalised between January-March 2006, a top official of FICE said on S

Why Mamata wants Bengal's colleges to be politics-free

Why Mamata wants Bengal's colleges to be politics-free

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

'With the appeal of both the Left and the Congress fading, Banerjee fears the saffron brigade's inroads into her citadel,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

At 7, she's the cutest model on Instagram

At 7, she's the cutest model on Instagram

Rediff.com26 Mar 2017

The hottest buzz from the world of fashion and entertainment.

Floods dampen insurers' growth

Floods dampen insurers' growth

Rediff.com15 Sep 2005

General insurers clocked 14.35 per cent growth in business at Rs 7,168 crore (Rs 71.68 billion) till July, despite rise in claims after heavy rain and floods in western India and the fire at ONGC's Bombay High oil field.

NRI investors sue ICICI Venture over losses

NRI investors sue ICICI Venture over losses

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

ICICI Venture denied the allegations, noting it had extended the lifespan of the Dynamic India Fund III by three years

Joshna, Ritwik clinch titles

Joshna, Ritwik clinch titles

Rediff.com5 Nov 2005

They lifted the men's and women's titles respectively of the 62nd CCI-Western India Squash championship.

VSNL rectifies internet fault

VSNL rectifies internet fault

Rediff.com9 Mar 2003

Subscribers in some parts of northern and western India were unable to connect to the internet owing to the fault.

Australian wine brands to enter India

Australian wine brands to enter India

Rediff.com5 Oct 2005

Eyeing at the growing Indian wine market, Australian companies are all set to introduce 20 more wine brands in the country over a period of one year.

Ritwik, Joshna get top billing

Ritwik, Joshna get top billing

Rediff.com18 Nov 2004

The country's leading players will be in action in the CCI-Western India Open squash tournament, in Mumbai from November 21 to 27.

Samajwadi Party discards Jaya Prada in talks with BJP

Samajwadi Party discards Jaya Prada in talks with BJP

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

The actress-turned-neta wants to "serve" and not contest any elections.

'IT jobs are all about innovation'

'IT jobs are all about innovation'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2004

Factfile - Vijay Hazare

Factfile - Vijay Hazare

Rediff.com18 Dec 2004

7 Indian food faves that aren't Indian

7 Indian food faves that aren't Indian

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

Did you know that samosas, idlis and coffee are not originally from India?

Dipika Pallikal in line for triple crown

Dipika Pallikal in line for triple crown

Rediff.com4 Nov 2005

The Tamil Nadu lass, after bagging the girls' under-15 title, stormed into the women's and girls' under-19 finals, in the 62nd CCI-Western India Open squash.

Ritwik storms into final

Ritwik storms into final

Rediff.com26 Nov 2004

India's No.1 will take on Gaurav Nandrajog in the men's final in the CCI-Western India Open Squash Tournament.

Skymet predicts above normal monsoon in 2016

Skymet predicts above normal monsoon in 2016

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Skymet is the first major Indian weather forecasting agency to have issued a monsoon forecast for 2016.

North leads in highway toll

North leads in highway toll

Rediff.com15 Oct 2004

Power failure again in Maharashtra, Gujarat

Power failure again in Maharashtra, Gujarat

Rediff.com7 Nov 2003

Several cities in Maharashtra, including Satara, Kolhapur and Sangli, were affected due to power breakdown.

Funding the unfunded: Mudra Bank to help small firms to grow

Funding the unfunded: Mudra Bank to help small firms to grow

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Industry experts estimate that demand for loans from the sector outstrips supply by more than $80 billion.

A general like none other: Krishnaswami Sundarji

A general like none other: Krishnaswami Sundarji

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

He was the army commander who planned Operation Bluestar. As army chief he planned Operation Brasstacks which rattled the Pakistan army. General K Sundarji was brilliant, ambitious and controversial, remembers Rahul Bedi.

Posco faces another setback in India

Posco faces another setback in India

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

Posco will have to bid for an iron ore licence to feed its plant.

Bids invited for HPCL pipeline

Bids invited for HPCL pipeline

Rediff.com1 Dec 2003

The petroleum ministry has invited bids from companies willing to share Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's proposed Rs 1,367 crore Mundra-Delhi product pipeline capacity.

Mumbai Central blast: Crude bomb likely

Mumbai Central blast: Crude bomb likely

Rediff.com8 Dec 2002

McDonald's has said that its air-conditioning and gas piping systems are 'still intact'.

Meet the Javadekars

Meet the Javadekars

Rediff.com18 Jul 2018

'My wife has done everything... She has had to give up a lot,' HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar tells Sahil Makkar.

Balanced growth can take India to the pinnacle: Modi

Balanced growth can take India to the pinnacle: Modi

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

He also stressed on the need to have a stable government to take significant decisions.

Paranjpe steals the limelight

Paranjpe steals the limelight

Rediff.com25 Nov 2004

The Mumbai lass entered the girls' under-15 and women's semi-finals in the CCI-Western India Open squash tournament.

UK Visa services expand across India

UK Visa services expand across India

Rediff.com20 Feb 2003

The British High Commission in India has introduced new improved visa application facilities and procedures for applicants of Western India from February 24 with new centres at Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune.\n\n\n\n

Why the Dalit upsurge threatens the BJP

Why the Dalit upsurge threatens the BJP

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

Modi and Shah can't afford to lose any of the 24 per cent Dalit vote of 2014, says Shekhar Gupta.

STPI to set up units in West Bengal, Manipur

STPI to set up units in West Bengal, Manipur

Rediff.com10 May 2004

In a bid to provide reliable data connectivity to the software export companies in the East and North-Eastern India, the Software Technology Park of India will set up two more such parks in West Bengal and one in Manipur.

Banned ketamine drug worth Rs 118 crore seized; six held

Banned ketamine drug worth Rs 118 crore seized; six held

Rediff.com14 Dec 2013

market, was today seized from an illegal drug manufacturing unit in Jalgaon district in north Maharashtra and six persons were arrested, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials said.

Chicken prices surge to record as heat wave kills millions of birds

Chicken prices surge to record as heat wave kills millions of birds

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Chiekcn prices set to go up across cities in India.

Cox & Kings to handle India visa services in US

Cox & Kings to handle India visa services in US

Rediff.com8 May 2014

Cox & Kings Global Services (formerly known as Quoprro Global Services) was incorporated in 2008.

Navratri: 9 things garba revellers will totally get

Navratri: 9 things garba revellers will totally get

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

Navratri, the celebration of nine nights begins September 25. So here, dear readers are 7 things that happen only during Navratri :-)