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Waqf Property Income Falls 99%

Waqf Property Income Falls 99%

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

In FY24, the net income generated from Waqf properties fell to about Rs 1.26 crore from Rs 150 crore in FY20.

Disquiet Over Agnipath In Military Village

Disquiet Over Agnipath In Military Village

Rediff.com28 May 2024

'There is uncertainty regarding job opportunities for our children after they serve for just four years under the Agnipath scheme.'

'No One Thought Of The Pride Of Women Then?'

'No One Thought Of The Pride Of Women Then?'

Rediff.com22 May 2024

'When our daughters, wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Vignesh Phogat, were protesting at the Jantar Mantar, the police kicked them with their shoes.'

India Added 5 Hindus For Every Muslim Since 1950

India Added 5 Hindus For Every Muslim Since 1950

Rediff.com11 May 2024

Using the same methodology as the EAC-PM study, the fastest-growing religious population is, in fact, the Buddhists. The Buddhist population increased by over 1,600 per cent between 1950 and 2015.

Less Than 5% Of Candidates From Congress

Less Than 5% Of Candidates From Congress

Rediff.com10 May 2024

The Congress is contesting 328 seats in the ongoing elections -- the lowest since Independence.

The Richest Candidate In Election 2024

The Richest Candidate In Election 2024

Rediff.com4 May 2024

Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, the Telugu Desam Party's Lok Sabha candidate from Guntur, has Rs 5,700 crore in declared family assets.

Most NRIs Voted In Kerala!

Most NRIs Voted In Kerala!

Rediff.com2 May 2024

If 74.9 per cent of NRI voters are from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh at 6.4 per cent, Maharashtra at 4.7 per cent, Tamil Nadu and Telangana at 2.9 per cent each follow way behind.

Registered Youth Voters Hits Decades-Low

Registered Youth Voters Hits Decades-Low

Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

The share of such voters has shrunk to 1.9 per cent of registered voters in 2024 from 2.7 per cent in 2014.

Registered Youth Voters Hits Decades-Low

Registered Youth Voters Hits Decades-Low

Rediff.com28 Apr 2024

The share of such voters has shrunk to 1.9 per cent of registered voters in 2024 from 2.7 per cent in 2014.

Will NOTA See A Further Decline In 2024?

Will NOTA See A Further Decline In 2024?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

The portion of 'none of the above' option or NOTA dropped from 1.08% in 2014 to 1.06% in 2019.

Will NOTA See A Further Decline In 2024?

Will NOTA See A Further Decline In 2024?

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

The portion of 'none of the above' option or NOTA dropped from 1.08% in 2014 to 1.06% in 2019.

Postal Ballots Rise In Lok Sabha Polls

Postal Ballots Rise In Lok Sabha Polls

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

The proportion of postal votes polled in the general elections has gradually risen since 2009.

Some states saw higher inflation than national average, shows data

Some states saw higher inflation than national average, shows data

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

Many individual states experienced higher inflation than the all-India figures during the financial year 2023-24 (FY24). Retail inflation figures in Telangana, Haryana, Rajasthan and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been higher than national numbers every month of this financial year, shows a Business Standard analysis of state-wise figures, after the March inflation data was released on Friday. Experts noted that persistent high food inflation along with differences in the weights of rural and urban indices plays into the regional variation in inflation rates.

What Stocks Does Rahul Gandhi Invest In?

What Stocks Does Rahul Gandhi Invest In?

Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

Stocks of smallcap and midcap companies, which had caught the fancy of retail investors, also feature in the portfolio of leading politicians in addition to bluechip stocks.

Sponsor MF contributions near Rs 1 trn

Sponsor MF contributions near Rs 1 trn

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

Mutual fund bets in their own schemes are nearing the Rs 1 trillion mark. The total value of sponsor and associate investments across all categories of schemes touched Rs 95,058 crore in February, according to a Business Standard analysis of data from industry body the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). This represents a 28.9 per cent increase over March 2023.

For 2nd straight year, co-location IS preferred mode of F&O trading

For 2nd straight year, co-location IS preferred mode of F&O trading

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

Co-location may well have a majority share of futures and options (F&O) trading in 2023-24 once again. It accounted for 50.53 per cent of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) derivatives trading turnover in February, higher than the 50.1 per cent share seen in 2022-23 (FY23). The share on the BSE was higher though February numbers showed a dip relative to the previous year.

SEBI Sees Sharp Rise In Complaints, Here's Why

SEBI Sees Sharp Rise In Complaints, Here's Why

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

As many as 5,532 complaints were received by the regulator in January, an 80 per cent increase over the number of complaints filed in the previous month.

Race To Modernisation: Air Force, Navy Beats Army

Race To Modernisation: Air Force, Navy Beats Army

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

The Army has now fallen behind the other two services for four years in a row.

AIF returns trailed market gains in Dec

AIF returns trailed market gains in Dec

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) with a lock-in period performed better than the ones that allow investors to withdraw capital at any time. Close-ended schemes had a median return of 5.62 per cent in December, according to data from industry tracker PMSBazaar. The median returns for open-ended schemes were 3.91 per cent

Banks Wrote Off Rs 1 Trillion In Frauds

Banks Wrote Off Rs 1 Trillion In Frauds

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

As the total number of bank frauds increased from 6,800 in FY19 to more than 13,500 in FY23, the share of private banks in the occurrence went from 34 per cent to 66 per cent.

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