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BJP's Maha list: Gadkari fielded from Nagpur, Pankaja from Beed
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024The BJP has also not declared the candidate for Mumbai North Central, which was won by Poonam Mahajan, daughter of late Pramod Mahajan, in 2014 and 2019 on the party ticket.
We asked for 2 Lok Sabha seats, but BJP refused: JJP chief
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024Jannayak Janta Party chief Ajay Singh Chautala on Wednesday said his party worked with full honesty to fulfil the 'gathbandhan dharma' over the last four and half years of the alliance and his party was never power hungry.
HC upholds order directing Cong to pay Rs 100 cr tax
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024The Delhi high court on Wednesday upheld an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) refusing to stay a notice issued by the Income Tax department to the Congress party for recovery of outstanding tax of more than Rs 100 crore.
Nayab Saini wins trust vote in Haryana assembly
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) had issued a whip, asking its 10 legislators to remain absent from the House during voting on the confidence motion. However, when the issue of trust vote was taken up, five of its MLAs left the House.
Ashwin replaces Bumrah as World No 1 Test bowler!
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024This is Ravichandran Ashwin's sixth stint at the top of the rankings. He first became number one in December 2015.
Medical inflation, high coverage drive up ticket sizes for retail health insurers
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024The average ticket size of retail health insurance in India has increased by nearly 48 per cent over 6 years due to elevated medical inflation and increased demand for higher coverage policies among policyholders. According to data by online insurance broker PolicyBazaar, the average ticket size of retail health insurance in India has increased to Rs 26,533 so far in FY24, up 48.22 per cent from Rs 17,900 in FY19.
Haryana trust vote: JJP issues whip to MLAs to remain 'absent'
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024Ahead of the crucial floor test of the newly elected Nayan Singh Saini-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) has issued a whip to its MLAs to remain 'absent' from the state assembly at the time of voting on Wednesday.
IAF's Tejas aircraft crashes on way back from war game witnessed by PM
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024The pilot ejected safely and a court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident, the IAF said in a brief statement.
New Haryana CM seeks to prove majority on Wednesday
Rediff.com12 Mar 2024Haryana's new Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said they have presented a letter of support of 48 MLAs to the governor and asked him to convene an assembly session on Wednesday so that the Bharatiya Janata Party government can prove its majority in the House.
Longer working hours & low earnings: How India's gig workforce fares
Rediff.com12 Mar 2024Long working hours, earnings that fall short of meeting household expenses, arbitrary deactivation and blocking of identity (ID) by platforms, and high physical and mental stress are among the major issues plaguing workers of the booming gig economy in India, a report based on a survey has found. Nearly 83 per cent cab drivers reported working for more than 10 hours in a day, while 78 per cent delivery personnel worked for the same duration, showed the report released on Monday, titled "Prisoners on Wheels" and based on a survey by the University of Pennsylvania and the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT).
Sensex sinks 617 points due to selling in metal, banking stocks
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024Among Sensex firms, Power Grid and Tata Steel fell more than 2 per cent. HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, IndusInd Bank, Hindustan Unilever and NTPC were among the major laggards. Nestle, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance were among the gainers.
Soccer PIX: Dominant Real Madrid cement top spot; Juve held
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024La Liga leaders Real Madrid cruised to a 4-0 home win over relegation-threatened Celta Vigo on Sunday to restore their seven-point lead at the top of the table with a dominant display.
Report Card: Jaiswal 10/10, Ashwin 9/10, Jurel 9/10
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024How India's players fared in the England series.
WPL 2024 PIX: Richa heroics in vain as Delhi win cliff-hanger against RCB
Rediff.com10 Mar 2024Images from the WPL 2024 match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.
Delhi govt orders to inspect all abandoned borewells after man's death
Rediff.com10 Mar 2024She said that the borewell surrounding was completely locked when the rescue teams arrived and added that the police are looking into the matter.
Ranji Final: Thakur backs Rahane, Iyer, but pulls up other batters
Rediff.com10 Mar 2024Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer might have failed to snap their lean run, but Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur on Sunday placed trust in them to return to run-making ways and exhorted for backing the senior batters during their struggle period.
Jason Roy pulls out of IPL, KKR name Phil Salt as replacement
Rediff.com10 Mar 2024The 27-year-old Salt, who went unsold at the auction, has been bought at his reserve price of Rs 1.5 crore.
WPL 2024 PIX: Sizzling Harmanpreet powers MI to 7-wicket win over Giants
Rediff.com9 Mar 2024Images from the WPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants in New Delhi on Saturday.
Drop in onion and potato output; tomato slightly up
Rediff.com9 Mar 2024Onion and potato production is expected to be down in the 2023-24 crop year, while the tomato output could be marginally higher, the Department of Agriculture's first advance estimates of horticultural output released on Thursday showed. "Production of onion in 2023-24 is expected to be around 25.47 million tonnes compared to around 30.20 million tonnes last year due to a decrease of 3.43 million tonnes in Maharashtra, 0.99 million tonnes in Karnataka, 0.35 million tonnes in Andhra Pradesh and 0.31 million tonnes in Rajasthan," the official statement by the department of agriculture said.
You don't need high-profile or flashy coaches to succeed, says Rahane ahead of Ranji final
Rediff.com9 Mar 2024Ajinkya Rahane has always loved staying under the radar even when he was a highly successful India captain and that possibly explains his affinity for Mumbai's head coach Omkar Salvi, who seems to be cut from the same cloth.
Mumbai eye 42nd Ranji title! Can Vidarbha stop them?
Rediff.com9 Mar 2024A battle-hardened Vidarbha won't make it easy for 41-times Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final, starting on Sunday.
5th Test PIX: India rout England in Dharamsala; win series 4-1
Rediff.com9 Mar 2024Images from Day 3 of the fifth and final Test between India and England in Dharamsala on Saturday.
Shah meets Maharashtra allies amid differences over seats
Rediff.com9 Mar 2024Union Home Minister Amit Shah held discussions for seat sharing in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with coalition partners Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and Nationalist Congress Party president Ajit Pawar.
Talks with BJD hits hurdle, BJP may go solo in LS, assembly polls in Odisha
Rediff.com9 Mar 2024Samal also claimed that the Odisha BJP was confident of winning both the polls.
WPL PIX: Deepti's magical hat-trick denies DC victory
Rediff.com9 Mar 2024IMAGES from the WPL match between Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz in New Delhi on Friday
Tax devolution not about richer vs poorer states
Rediff.com8 Mar 2024Tax devolution shares, which threaten to create a north-south divide among states, may have more to do with per capita income, and not so much with population.
Surprise Journey In The Mahindra XUV400
Rediff.com7 Mar 2024From Mumbai to Silvassa in Daman, and back.
WPL PIX: Mooney, Wolvaardt power Gujarat to first win
Rediff.com6 Mar 2024Gujarat Giants recorded a comfortable 19-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore to log their first points after four defeats.
Shahjahan Sheikh handed over to CBI over 2.5 hrs after HC deadline
Rediff.com6 Mar 2024A team of CBI officials reached CID headquarters Bhawani Bhawan in Kolkata before 4 pm. But the handover from the state agency took place at around 6:48 pm, despite the Calcutta high court setting a deadline of 4.15 pm.
Starc nears Lillee's tally: 'It's cool, humbling, means I am old!'
Rediff.com6 Mar 2024As he gears up to surpass legendary Dennis Lillee in the tally of Test wicket-takers for Australia, pacer Mitchell Starc opened up on strong words from his former head coach Tim Nielsen that paved way for his durability and said that it would be humbling to surpass the Aussie icon in wicket-taking charts.
Unemployment rate dips to 3.1% in 2023
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years or above declined to 3.1 per cent in 2023, the lowest in the last three years, as per a report of National Sample Survey Organisation under the statistics ministry. According to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for calender year 2023, the unemployment rate came down to 3.1 per cent in 2023 from 3.6 per cent in 2022 and 4.2 per cent in 2021. Joblessness, or unemployment rate, is defined as the percentage of unemployed people in the labour force.
Tendulkar on why India's stars should play domestic cricket
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024Sachin Tendulkar said playing in the Ranji Trophy provides national players an opportunity to go back to basics.
PIX: England fans have a ball in nippy Dharamsala!
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024The fifth and final Test is still two days away but thousands of English fans have flocked to the hill station.
Why Is This Fine Talent Not Playing The IPL?
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
UP police recruitment board chairperson removed over paper leak
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024Mishra has been put on the "wait list" after her removal from the post and Director Vigilance Rajiv Krishna given the additional responsibility of the board, official sources said.
Can We Fight China With Such A Budget?
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024India has allocated Rs 1.72 trillion, or 27.67 per cent of the total defence budget to cater to modernisation of the country's arsenal. Modern militaries spend up to 50 to 60 per cent of their total defence budget so that they go into combat with superior weaponry and equipment.
'Fitting that the Ranji final is played at the Wankhede'
Rediff.com4 Mar 2024The Ranji Trophy final of this season will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from March 10 to 14, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) informed on Monday.
Ranji Trophy: Mumbai crush TN to storm into final; Vidarbha fight back
Rediff.com4 Mar 2024Shardul Thakur and Tanush Kotian claimed two wickets each to put Mumbai on course for victory against Tamil Nadu.
Why BJP hasn't named Maharashtra candidates so far
Rediff.com3 Mar 2024The seat-sharing issue is being discussed with the central leadership, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule told PTI.
Ahead of poll call EC flags paid news, religious appeal
Rediff.com1 Mar 2024Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission on Friday asked parties and their leaders to refrain from seeking votes on the basis of caste, religion and language, and not insult the devotee-deity relation or make any suggestion of a divine censure.