'The kind of situation we are seeing...we don't believe that this can happen in a settled democracy like India'

'For smaller merchants, there should be a process that is digital and a minimum KYC journey should be allowed.'

The fresh meat and seafood delivery startup Licious plans to set up 500 stores nationwide within the next five years as part of an omnichannel strategy. The aim is to attract new users in the offline channel and encourage them to transact online as well. The move would also help the company in its efforts to achieve profitability and go for an initial public offering (IPO) in the next 24 months, according to the sources.

The Delhi Police said it has conducted a thorough check of all schools that received the bomb threat but found nothing.

The police said the incident did not appear to be linked with 'any act of terrorism' and that of the five people injured, a boy has died from his injuries and the others, including two police officers, remain in hospital after the attack in Hainault area of the city.

The prime ingredient in Nannari Sherbat is sarsaparilla syrup, made from a tropical root or vine,

The Congress had fielded Bam against sitting BJP MP Shankar Lalwani from the Indore Lok Sabha seat, where polling will be held on May 13.

The government will put on sale around 20 critical mineral blocks in the fourth round of auction by the end of June, mines secretary V L Kantha Rao said on Monday. Rao further said that the auction process for seven critical mineral blocks put on sale in the first round is almost complete and the result would be declared in a month's time. Critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements are essential components in many of today's rapidly growing clean energy technologies -- from wind turbines and electricity networks to electric vehicles.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Sunday urged Indian startups to keep their valuation "realistic" and distinguish between the goals of the organisation and its founder. "Startups may strive for long-term value creation rather than short-term valuations. "The valuations of businesses should be kept as realistic as possible," CII said in its Corporate Governance Charter for Startups.

Conjure up homemade tiramisu.

DigiLocker, a government initiative for storing documents and verifying credentials online, is gradually replacing the need for paper.

There are students with 10+ years of work experience who have done two-year full time MBA, says rediffGURU Patrick Dsouza.

'The main worry is lots of new investors coming into the markets in order to make a quick buck/easy money.' 'Those things are happening again and have happened in the past as well.' 'All that has led to problems.' 'We are not there yet, but will get there eventually.'

The size of the scam is about Rs 15,000 crore, as per the first information report (FIR) registered by the police in the case.

Apollo HealthCo Ltd (AHL), a subsidiary of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL), on Friday entered into a binding agreement to raise equity capital of Rs 2,475 crore from Advent International (Advent), one of the world's largest private equity (PE) players. The transaction will also see the merger of two units under Apollo Healthco - its wholesale pharma distribution unit Keimed Pvt Ltd and online healthcare business Apollo 24'7. The merger will take place in a phased manner over the next 24-30 months.

Kotak Mahindra Bank's loan and deposit growth are likely to be affected after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked the private-sector lender not to take on board new customers through the bank's online and mobile banking channels and not to issue any new credit cards, according to analysts. The bank's share price fell 10.85 per cent on Thursday to close the day at Rs 1,643 on the BSE. The RBI's action came after market hours on Wednesday.

rediffGURU Kanchan Rai, founder, Let Us Talk, offers advice on how to navigate life's problems.

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies jumped to a lifetime peak of Rs 404.18 lakh crore on Thursday helped by a five-day rally in benchmark indices, making investors richer by Rs 11.29 lakh crore. Recovering after a sell-off in early trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 486.50 points or 0.66 per cent to settle at 74,339.44 on Thursday. During the day, it surged 718.31 points or 0.97 per cent to 74,571.25.

State Bank of India, NTPC, Nestle, Sun Pharma, JSW Steel, ITC, Mahindra & Mahindra and HCL Technologies were among the other major gainers.

It is important to be wary of sunburn, dizziness, heatstroke, stomach issues and other heat-related illnesses, advises Dr Vidhe Sharma.

Cracking down on repeated non-compliance of IT norms, the RBI on Wednesday barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit cards with immediate effect after the regulator found "serious deficiencies" in the lender's IT risk management. These actions, the RBI said, are necessitated based on significant concerns arising out of Reserve Bank's IT examination of the bank for the years 2022 and 2023 and the continued failure on part of the bank to address these concerns in a comprehensive and timely manner.

'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.' 'I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.' 'I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'

rediffGURU Ramalingam Kalirajan answers your personal finance queries.

rediffGURU Krishna Kumar offers expert advice on how you can polish your skills and perform better at work.

The increase in India's military spending was "mainly a result of growing personnel and operations costs" which made up almost 80 percent of the total military budget in 2023, the SIPRI report claimed.

rediffGURU Ashwini Dasgupta offers handy tips on time management for a stress-free work life.

The principal commissioner has been made responsible for developing and approving any intelligence, conducting search, and completing investigations and relevant subsequent actions, including at the lower field formations, points out T N C Rajagopalan.

...and say bye to the humanities-science divide, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

If any pain in the body persists for more than 5-6 days it is always better to show a specialist, recommends rediffGURU Nidhi Gupta.

'I hold Rohit Sharma in very high regard & am a big fan of his, but I have NEVER DISCUSSED him in any interview.'

From Instagram to X, social media platforms, in the run-up to the polls have seen bitter poster wars and even bitter meme battles for political one-upmanship.

When you watch TV or browse through your phone while in bed, you're teaching your brain that's how people should spend their nights, says Clinical Psychologist Mehezabin Dordi.

The poll panel received the complaint from a native of Thiruvananthapuram, they said.

Zaheer not a big fan of Impact Player rule, says it's producing 'half all-rounders'

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 31.

rediffGURU Sushil Sukhwani underlines the factors you need to consider before you make the decision to study outside India.

Kundra, it claimed, received 285 Bitcoins from the mastermind and promoter of Gain Bitcoin Ponzi scam Amit Bhardwaj for setting up Bitcoin mining farm in Ukraine.

You will be as smitten with this Singaporean soup as I was.

The freedom of press can not be used to violate a person's 'inherent' right to reputation and investigative journalism does not enjoy any special protection, the Bombay high court has said while asking a journalist to remove online articles and videos targeting a businessman.

The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Bhopal (IISER) is inviting applications from science students for its 5-year BS-MS programme and 4-year BS in Engineering Sciences and Economic Sciences.