News for 'within-india'

Microsoft's bing.com censors 'sex' for Indians!

Microsoft's bing.com censors 'sex' for Indians!

Rediff.com3 Jun 2009

Microsoft's new search engine, bing.com, automatically censors certain sex-related terms when the user's 'country location' is set as India.

I-Day threats: Israelis, stations, trains on hit-list

I-Day threats: Israelis, stations, trains on hit-list

Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

Terror groups are keeping security agencies on their toes in the run-up to Independence Day.

Will the rural-urban telecom divide widen?

Will the rural-urban telecom divide widen?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2009

A further reduction in termination rates would seriously impact mobile operators' plans to expand in rural areas, say Rajat Kathuria and Mahesh Uppal.

Why Modi visits so many countries

Why Modi visits so many countries

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

'He is seeking to harness the power of Indian Diasporas to national (support for India in global capitals) and political (enhance the Bharatiya Janata Party's support base) ends.'

I need to create 2 or 3 Switzerlands in India: Modi

I need to create 2 or 3 Switzerlands in India: Modi

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

Modi urged the Swiss business leaders to explore the investment opportunities in India.

Gas price:RIL deal has no govt role,says RNRL

Gas price:RIL deal has no govt role,says RNRL

Rediff.com9 Sep 2009

The two sides had approached Supreme Court challenging a decision by the Bombay high court on June 15, which said RIL should provide 28 million cubic metres of gas per day to RNRL at $2.34 per mmBtu and both the parties should sign a necessary agreement for the same within a month.

How to buy the best health insurance

How to buy the best health insurance

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

Health insurance expert Anil Rego in an online chat with readers answers health insurance queries.

26/11 attackers got support from India: Pak

26/11 attackers got support from India: Pak

Rediff.com8 Apr 2009

Claiming that the Mumbai carnage had "significant support from within India itself," President Asif Ali Zardari has said Pakistan needs cooperation from India to build the case for "effective prosecution" of the accused in courts in his country.

PE firm gets nod for Mauritius money, finally

PE firm gets nod for Mauritius money, finally

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

Besides doubts relating to round tripping of investments through Mauritius, the proposal was earlier rejected on the ground that there were no details about the offshore entity.

Rupee logs longest winning streak since 2012; up 19 paise

Rupee logs longest winning streak since 2012; up 19 paise

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Rupee logs longest winning streak since 2012; up 19 paise.

Amid boycott call, Xiaomi sells 1 million phones in 18 days

Amid boycott call, Xiaomi sells 1 million phones in 18 days

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

Lei Jun, founder and CEO of Xiaomi, in an internal letter on Wednesday, announced that the company has sold one million smartphones in the first 18 days of this month in India, state-run China Daily reported.

Rest in peace, Mushir sahib!

Rest in peace, Mushir sahib!

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

Mohammad Sajjad salutes the memory of Mushirul Hasan -- historian, thinker, academic, institution builder, -- who passed into the ages this week.

Don't the babus need a phoren summer break?

Don't the babus need a phoren summer break?

Rediff.com26 May 2017

Growing foreign travel is one sign of the radical change in rising India's vacation dynamic.

Move over KFC... Tunday's kababs are here

Move over KFC... Tunday's kababs are here

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

the first franchisee has been awarded to M/S US Eating Point.

Sushma slams Pak at UNGA: We produce doctors, you produce terrorists

Sushma slams Pak at UNGA: We produce doctors, you produce terrorists

Rediff.com23 Sep 2017

The minister said the terrorist groups created by Pakistan is not only harming India, but also hurting its neighbours.

What no party in UP wants to talk about

What no party in UP wants to talk about

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

None of the political parties in UP has any effective plans to create jobs.

BCCI to put out advertisement for Indian team coach job: Thakur

BCCI to put out advertisement for Indian team coach job: Thakur

Rediff.com22 May 2016

Newly-elected Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur, on Sunday, said the Board will advertise for the post of the coach of the Indian team.

The daunting tasks facing Suresh Prabhu

The daunting tasks facing Suresh Prabhu

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

Mr Prabhu has a big challenge ahead in implementing trade reforms to regain the lost export momentum, says Jayanta Roy.

Manufacturing 'terrorists' the Indian way

Manufacturing 'terrorists' the Indian way

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

The mounting indiscriminate arrests, torture and detention of vast numbers of innocent Muslim youth across the country in the name of countering terrorism not only makes a complete mockery of our claims to secularism and democracy but is a perfect recipe for making Muslim terrorism a self-fulfilling prophecy

British Airways eyes India tie-up

British Airways eyes India tie-up

Rediff.com5 Sep 2008

UK flag carrier British Airways plans to tie up with an Indian domestic carrier in a franchise partnership.

800 terror cells unearthed in India

800 terror cells unearthed in India

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

Indian intelligence agencies have uncovered at least 800 terrorist cells in the country operating with "external support," and are now looking for the brains behind them within India, National Security adviser M K Narayanan has said. "We are concerned that there is a great deal of external inspiration and support, we are also concerned and are looking at a mastermind within the country," Narayanan told Singapore's Straits Times in an interview.

GE Healthcare takes big leap in Make in India journey

GE Healthcare takes big leap in Make in India journey

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

GE Healthcare has already filed five global patents for its design.

US, India plan joint investment treaty for easing business

US, India plan joint investment treaty for easing business

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

The US and India likely to sign a high quality bilateral investment treaty to create an enabling business environment.

No more blouse blues!

No more blouse blues!

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

Days of tussles with the local tailor are gone thanks to this online venture!

Indian ultra-rich population to double by 2024: Knight Frank

Indian ultra-rich population to double by 2024: Knight Frank

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

Mumbai is expected to see the fastest rise in UHNWIs followed by Delhi.

Logic of Indo-US strategic relations 'incontrovertible': Modi in op-ed

Logic of Indo-US strategic relations 'incontrovertible': Modi in op-ed

Rediff.com26 Jun 2017

Modi, in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, wrote that the US and India are forging a deeper and stronger partnership that extends far beyond the Beltway and the Raisina Hill.

Pak test-fires nuclear-capable Shaheen-II missile

Pak test-fires nuclear-capable Shaheen-II missile

Rediff.com19 Apr 2008

Pakistan on Saturday test-fired a long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads and hitting targets within India. The test-firing of the Shaheen-II or Hatf-VI surface-to-surface ballistic missile the first missile test since Pakistan's new government assumed office last month was witnessed by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani.

Indian eateries in UK hike prices

Indian eateries in UK hike prices

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

A meal in an Indian restaurant in London has become costlier due to stronger rupee and restrictions on supplies and exports necessitated by growing demand within India for basmati rice.According to a London-based Rice Association, the strengthening Indian rupee has increased sterling import costs by more than 10 per cent between August 2006 and January 2008.

New players eye Indian insurance sector

New players eye Indian insurance sector

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

Last year, FDI cap in insurance was hiked to 49%

Want to do research in biotechnology?

Want to do research in biotechnology?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2007

Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for the award of "DBT-Postdoctoral Fellowship" for Biotechnology and applied biology.

Committed to secularism; wouldn't remove the word: Naidu

Committed to secularism; wouldn't remove the word: Naidu

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

Committed to secularism; wouldn't remove the word, says M Venkaiah Naidu

Modi govt's bizarre plans for India's airlines

Modi govt's bizarre plans for India's airlines

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Let Air India - that anyway flies very limited international routes, often bleeding profusely and makes huge losses on trunk routes - do this national service, says Anjuli Bhargava.

Guild to move court over AI staff allowances

Guild to move court over AI staff allowances

Rediff.com7 Feb 2008

The Aviation Industry Employees Guild will file a petition in the Bombay high court this week against a decision by the National Aviation Company to cut daily outstation and tour allowances within India by 50 per cent. Nacil was formed after merging Indian Airlines and Air India last year.

Pakistan test-fires N-capable Shaheen-II missile

Pakistan test-fires N-capable Shaheen-II missile

Rediff.com21 Apr 2008

Pakistan on Monday test-fired the Shaheen-II long-range ballistic missile for the second time in three days, which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads and hit targets within India. The Shaheen-II or Hatf-VI surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which has a range of 2,000 km, was launched for the first time during a field training exercise by the army's Strategic Forces Command, the military said in a statement.

Swatch eyes Bollywood with Hamilton

Swatch eyes Bollywood with Hamilton

Rediff.com17 Oct 2007

American watch company Swatch Group is eyeing the Indian film industry with its brand Hamilton, featured in over 300 Hollywood movies.

Zee to show ICL matches in 25 channels

Zee to show ICL matches in 25 channels

Rediff.com27 Nov 2007

ICL, which is primarily a television property for the Zee group, kicks off on November 30 and is yet to find advertisers.

Defending Modi, Shiv Sena dares Congress to auction Rahul's wardrobe

Defending Modi, Shiv Sena dares Congress to auction Rahul's wardrobe

Rediff.com21 Feb 2015

The Shiv Sena came to the defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the auction of his pinstripe monogrammed suit and said the two-piece ensemble was valued highly because of the person who wore it.

India to become hub for sanitaryware

India to become hub for sanitaryware

Rediff.com1 Aug 2007

International brands like Roca, Kohler and H&R Johnson plan to expand their scale of operations in India. The expansion will be either through brownfield expansion of their joint venture partners or through setting up greenfield ventures.

Mumbai, Delhi's share in domestic air traffic falls

Mumbai, Delhi's share in domestic air traffic falls

Rediff.com12 Oct 2013

Though the Mumbai and Delhi airports still rule the domestic aviation market, the share of the two in overall traffic is falling. In 2006-07, the two airports collectively handled 40.6 per cent of all domestic passengers; in 2012-13, their share fell to 37 per cent.

Saffron-Green nexus: India's Muslims must be wary

Saffron-Green nexus: India's Muslims must be wary

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

'The mobilisation is nothing but a political ploy -- a sort of a fixed match between Hindu and Muslim communal forces, towards polarisation, in a run-up to the next election,' argues Mohammad Sajjad.