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French Open PIX: Nadal, Djokovic enter 2nd round; Rublev upset
Rediff.com2 Jun 2021Images from Day 3 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Tuesday
West Bengal: Is the Left on its deathbed?
Rediff.com9 May 2021The combined Left parties drew a blank in the polls to the assembly which they had run with an overwhelming majority for 34 long years, with their vote share dwindling to a mere 5.47 per cent in 2021.
Navy deploys 9 warships to bring oxygen from abroad
Rediff.com5 May 2021Intensifying its efforts, the Indian Navy has deployed nine warships to bring liquid oxygen and other medical supplies from several countries in Persian Gulf and south-east Asia as hospitals across India continued to reel under acute shortage of the life-saving gas following a massive surge in COVID-19 cases.
India, Pakistan and the story of lost trading opportunity
Rediff.com15 Apr 2021Despite being a neighbour, Pakistan has never accounted for more than 2 per cent of India's total exports, and its share in India's total imports is less than 1 per cent. On the other hand, bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh has increased five times.
US provided info, equipment to India during China standoff
Rediff.com10 Mar 2021Admiral Philips Davidson, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, also told the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that China's recent activities along the Line of Actual Control have opened India's eyes to what cooperative effort with others might mean for their own defensive needs as he observed that New Delhi, in the very near term, will deepen its engagement with the Quad.
Akash for sale to wary of China nations
Rediff.com31 Dec 2020India is pursuing sales to South East Asian countries that are wary of Chinese aggression, including Vietnam and the Philippines.
From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021
Rediff.com29 Dec 2020With an epic battle of billionaires for supremacy in one of the world's most prolific markets and a pandemic-propelled surge in online shopping in the background, India's nearly trillion-dollar retail market is hoping to touch 85 per cent of the pre-COVID business in the first half of the New Year. In a year when the COVID-19 carnage ripped apart the retail business, circa 2020 will best go down for the unravelling of the war between Jeff Bezos, the world's wealthiest man, and richest Indian Mukesh Ambani for pre-eminence in the booming market that is estimated to reach $1.3 trillion by 2025. It all started with Ambani's Reliance Industries agreeing in August to buy assets of the nation's second-largest retailer for Rs 24,713 crore, just a year after Bezos' Amazon purchased an indirect stake in the indebted Future Retail.
Covid is driving demand for gold loans from banks
Rediff.com25 Nov 2020For the first time, consumers, including those at the so-called bottom of the pyramid, are monetising gold by taking loans from banks, offering the yellow metal as collateral, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Union opposes merger of LVB with DBS Bank
Rediff.com18 Nov 2020A day after the RBI put in public domain a draft scheme of merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with subsidiary of Singapore-based DBS, public sector banks' officer union AIBOC on Wednesday said the amalgamation is not in the national interest and demanded the consolidation with any PSB. The proposed amalgamation of the cash-strapped LVB with DBS Bank India seems to be a ploy to provide entry of foreign banks into the country in a big way, All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) president Sunil Kumar said. The Indian banking sector provides huge opportunity for growth, so the foreign banks have been looking at inorganic route to expand their presence for long, he said.
India celebrates Diwali amid COVID-19 restrictions
Rediff.com14 Nov 2020Prayers were offered and sweets distributed though people mostly took the virtual route to extend wishes. People also visited temples, observing social distancing norms.
7 batsmen, 4 bowlers in my All Stars XI
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020Do you think Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer can do the job for my team?
China backs resolution for probe into coronavirus origin
Rediff.com18 May 2020India is among 120 countries which backed the draft resolution put forward by the European Union and several other countries.
What CMs told PM Modi during video meet on COVID-19
Rediff.com12 May 2020While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
Govt hints at lockdown extension, but promises relaxations
Rediff.com29 Apr 2020The ministry of home affairs, however, said there was a need to maintain a strict lockdown till May 3 so that the gains are not squandered away.
Hydroxychloroquine exports only to foreign govts, not pvt cos
Rediff.com10 Apr 2020India will export anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, high in demand globally, only to foreign governments and not to private companies, as the product is under prohibited or banned category of exports, sources said. Although exports of this medicine is completely banned, India has decided to export this anti-malarial drug in sync with its global commitment to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan resumes bus services after 9-week lockdown
Rediff.com25 Mar 2020The Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday that majority of the imported cases are the Chinese nationals returning from abroad.
Counting of votes for bypolls on Thursday
Rediff.com23 Oct 2019Counting of votes will be held on Thursday for 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states where by-elections were held two days ago.
Exit polls: BJP set to return with bigger mandate in Maha, Haryana
Rediff.com21 Oct 2019The poll of polls brought out by the NDA gave the BJP and the Congress 66 and 14 seats respectively in Haryana, and 211 and 64 for the saffron alliance and the Congress-NCP in Maharashtra.
Hazare: Maharashtra beat Himachal Pradesh by three wickets
Rediff.com13 Oct 2019Azim and Naushad Shaikh (36) then stitched a 109-run partnership before the latter was trapped leg before by leg-spinner Priyanshu Khanduri.
Athletics Worlds: USA finish with three more gold on final day
Rediff.com7 Oct 2019A round-up of results from the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Doha on Sunday
DMK wins Vellore Lok Sabha bypoll
Rediff.com9 Aug 2019DMK candidate Kathir Anand defeated All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam nominee AC Shanmugham in the bypoll by a narrow margin of 8,141 votes.
Flood situation grim in Maha, Kerala; 15 dead
Rediff.com8 Aug 2019Sixteen deaths in rain and flood-related incidents have been reported from western Maharashtra in the last seven days, while the toll in Karnataka rose to five since Sunday.
Sports Shorts: Anand out of contention in Norway
Rediff.com14 Jun 2019Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
India maul hapless Russia in FIH Series Finals
Rediff.com6 Jun 2019Favourites India demolished hapless Russia 10-0 in their opening match of the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament to start their 2020 Olympics qualification campaign on a rousing note, Bhubaneswar, on Thursday.
Heat wave enters 2nd week with no end in sight
Rediff.com4 Jun 2019Large swathes of the country reeled under heatwave conditions on Tuesday with Churu in Rajasthan recording a high of 48 degree Celsius.
A rollercoaster ride for Jagan to the top post
Rediff.com23 May 2019It has been virtually a ten-year wait that's coming to a happy end for the 47-year-old leader, who nurtured the ambition of becoming chief minister soon after his father's death in September 2009.
No end to US shutdown as rival bills fail in Senate
Rediff.com25 Jan 2019A Republican-backed measure to fund Trump's border wall failed in a 50-47 vote while Democratic measure that omitted the wall fell short in a 52-44 vote.
The women who tried to make history at Sabarimala Temple
Rediff.com23 Oct 2018Since the temple opened at least 13 women have attempted to enter the shrine, but fallen short despite their valiant attempts.
Explained: The meaning of Sushma's Vietnam visit
Rediff.com31 Aug 2018'India does not wish to remain silent in improving its strategic space so that its leverage to counter China's expansionist designs is maintained, besides enabling it to play a responsible role from a position of strength for peace and stability in Asia,' points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
In life and death, Vajpayee's influence looms large over BJP
Rediff.com16 Aug 2018Only on Wednesday, in his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Modi said he wants to resolve the Kashmir issue through Vajpayee's doctrine of "Insaniyat, Kashmiriyat, Jamhooriyat" - a testimony to the former PM's lasting legacy.
Sheena Bora Trial: The Accidental Witness is Stumped
Rediff.com13 Jul 2018After ten minutes no one could keep track of the legal team's questions on the geography of the route Sandeep Patil took on his Pulsar Bajaj motorcycle, on the morning of April 25, 2012. Not the judge. Or the onlookers. Least of all Patil.
Neeraj can throw close to 90m this year: World champion Vetter
Rediff.com5 May 2018The list of Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's admirers has grown with reigning World champion Johannes Vetter predicting a bright future for the Commonwealth Games gold medallist.
Neeraj shatters own national record, finishes 4th in Doha Diamond League
Rediff.com4 May 2018Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra shattered his own national record by clearing a distance of 87.43m en route finishing fourth in a star-studded field in the season opening Diamond League series meeting, in Doha, on Friday.
Meet the BSF's first woman officer
Rediff.com28 Mar 2018'Ultimately, you are treated according to the stars on your shoulder.' 'Not as a man, not as a woman, not as a girl,' says Assistant Commandant Tanu Shree Pareek.
Why young India is paying for expensive private colleges
Rediff.com13 Mar 2018Is it just the glamour?
Weekend getaways: All you need to know about India's best wine trails
Rediff.com1 Mar 2018It's time to eat, drink and be merry.
Sports shorts: Chennai Open, Asian Games tennis, ISL...
Rediff.com14 Feb 2018A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.'
Govt rejigs excise duty on petrol, diesel; keeps tax unchanged
Rediff.com1 Feb 2018Petrol prices on Thursday crossed Rs 73 a litre mark, the highest level since the BJP government came to power in 2014, while diesel touched a record high of Rs 64.11 a litre.
Why govt's indirect tax collection target looks impossible
Rediff.com22 Jan 2018The budgeted indirect tax collection target is Rs 9.26 trillion, and the Centre has collected around Rs 5 trillion in the first 8 months. So it needs another Rs 4.2 trn in the last four months