Search results for '2023'.
'I'm here for the long haul'
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024At the moment I don't see me having an expiry date, I'd love to stay here for many years to come, says Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, who'll be completing a landmark on Tuesday.
Unemployment rate remains unchanged at 3.2% in July 2023 to June 2024
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above has remained unchanged at 3.2 per cent in July 2023 to June 2024, according to the labour force survey annual report released on Monday. The unemployment rate (UR) is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force. The report stated that while the UR for male has shown a marginal decline from 3.3 per cent during July 2022 - June 2023 to 3.2 per per cent during July 2023 - June 2024, among female it has increased from 2.9 per cent to 3.2 per cent during the same time span.
Number of people averse to govt surveys rises over 2x in 5 yrs
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024The number of people averse to the surveys by the National Statistical Office (NSO) has more than doubled over the last five years between the 75th National Sample Survey (NSS) round (July 2017- June 2018) and the 79th NSS round (July 2022-June 2023), the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation MoSPI) said on Friday in a conference organised to discuss the issue of 'non- responsiveness' to its sample surveys. The ministry said that nearly 6.9 per cent people in urban areas surveyed by the NSO for the 79th NSS round did not participate in the exercise, while the number of people in rural India that refused to participate in these surveys stood at 3.9 per cent.
Is This A Good Time To Buy A House?
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024Experts say you should be certain of living in a city and locality for a long time before purchasing a home.
Hardik Pandya Reunited with Son Agastya
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024Hardik Pandya was overjoyed to be reunited with son Agastya after the recent separation from his wife Natasa Stankovic.
Does Laapataa Ladies Deserve To Go To Oscars? VOTE!
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been picked as India's official entry for Oscars 2025.
India extend lead at top of WTC standings
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024India stayed on course to make it to their third straight WTC final.
MTR owner eyes IPO in 2025
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024The Indian arm of the Norwegian investment company Orkla ASA, which owns spice brands like MTR and Eastern, is exploring the possibility of launching an initial public offering (IPO) in 2025, said a top company executive. "The ASA board just cleared the proposal. "We had done a pre-IPO study last year to understand what we need to do and based on that the board said, 'okay, let's go ahead and explore capital markets'," Sanjay Sharma, CEO, Orkla India, told Business Standard.
Marital rape: SC to hear pleas against immunity to husbands
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024The Supreme Court has said it listed for Tuesday pleas on the vexed legal question of whether a husband should enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex.
'How Can A 16 Year Old Be A BJP Agent?'
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024'I went to jail and met my father to convince him to join politics and believe in the Constitution.'
Indians Dominate TIME 100 AI Titans List
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024The TIME 100 AI list is an interesting assortment of titans. Indians make up about 20 per cent of the coveted list, which is pretty commendable, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Haddad wins Korea Open title following gutsy comeback
Rediff.com22 Sep 2024Third-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia rebounded from a first-set hiccup to record a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia on Sunday in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul.
FIDE sparks uproar over plan to reinstate banned Russia players!
Rediff.com22 Sep 2024Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, in a vote on Sunday in Budapest.
'Bumrah, Pant's fitness and form crucial in Australia': Ian Chappell
Rediff.com22 Sep 2024Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant must remain injury-free and in top form if India are to achieve a historic hat-trick of series wins in Australia, said former captain Ian Chappell.
US hands over 297 antiquities smuggled out of India
Rediff.com22 Sep 2024The United States has handed over to India 297 antiquities, which were smuggled out of the country, during the ongoing visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said on Sunday.
Delaware Quad was to take place India originally
Rediff.com21 Sep 2024The Quad Leaders' Summit this year was earlier supposed to be held in India, but US President Joe Biden was keen to hold the event in his hometown.
Quad leaders' summit at Biden home, followed by dinner
Rediff.com21 Sep 2024The announcement for the QUAD Caucus came from Congressman Ami Bera, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Indo-Pacific Subcommittee, Congressman Rob Wittman, and Senators Tammy Duckworth and Pete Ricketts, both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
HC orders holding Mumbai university polls on schedule
Rediff.com21 Sep 2024A division bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil stayed the government's September 19 circular, temporarily postponing the election.
You cannot be touchy in politics: SC on Union min's defamation plea
Rediff.com21 Sep 2024While agreeing to hear his petition on September 27 last year, the top court stayed the proceeding against Murugan that was pending in a special court in Chennai.
White House officials meet Sikhs ahead of Modi's visit and assure...
Rediff.com21 Sep 2024This is the first time that the National Security Council has held a meeting with these Sikh activists and Sikh separatists.
Why Are Samsung Workers On Strike?
Rediff.com21 Sep 2024According to CITU, around 90% of the 1,723 workers of the Sriperumbudur plant are participating in the strike. Samsung said it is ready to talk to employees and not a third party like CITU.
Has Batter Kohli Lost His Mojo?
Rediff.com21 Sep 2024The decline in Kohli's Test batting average is particularly alarming. It has now plummeted to an eight-year low of 48.74.
Why Nitish Supports '1 Nation, 1 Poll'
Rediff.com21 Sep 2024Nitish Kumar wants to assure the BJP leadership that he will continue to be a part of the NDA. But he also wants to secure a larger number of seats for his party in the 2025 assembly elections in Bihar.
NIA conducts raids in Punjab in case involving Pannun
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at four locations in Punjab on Friday as part of its probe in a terror-conspiracy case involving designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and the Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a banned organisation associated with him.
How many judges' appointment is pending with you, SC asks govt
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to provide information about the numbers and names reiterated by the apex court Collegium for appointment as judges in higher judiciary with reasons why they were not considered so far and at what level they were pending.
EY employee death fallout: Deloitte forms 3-member committee to review people practices
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024Amid a social media storm over the death of a young employee at tax consultancy major EY allegedly due to work pressure, Deloitte has formed a three-member external committee, which includes former revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj, to look into practices, policies and processes concerning employees, its South Asia CEO Romal Shetty said on Friday. Shetty said to manage the work pressure within the organisation and have an open work culture, Deloitte has a chief happiness officer and takes strictest action for any bad behaviour within the organisation. Deloitte is one of the four major global tax consultancy firms.
'Chilling effect': HC quashes govt's fact checking unit order
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024The Bombay high court on Friday quashed the amended Information Technology rules aimed at identifying through a fact checking unit "fake and false" content against the government on social media platforms, holding it as unconstitutional.
Vikram Rathour joins Dravid at Rajasthan Royals
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024Rathour has played six Tests and seven ODIs and has 33 first-class centuries to his name.
Is A Toxic Work Culture Affecting You?
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024"There is a limit when it comes to tolerating abusive behaviour or working styles. Many (employees) find ways to quit," says career coach and rediffGURU Pradeep Pramanik.
JSW MG to launch 4 luxury cars
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024The first luxury car will be launched in the first quarter of 2025 and the company is planning to open 12 'MG Select' showrooms in the next six months.
How can you...: SC pulls up CBI over Bengal post-poll violence plea
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal said the agency cannot cast aspersions on the entire judiciary in West Bengal.
Who Will Win Sri Lanka's Presidential Poll?
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024'The Indian government is better prepared this time and has reached out to all contenders and not putting all eggs in one basket.'
EY boss: 'Won't rest till harmonious workplace achieved'
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024EY India chairman Rajiv Memani has expressed regret at not attending the funeral of a 26-year-old employee whose death was blamed on stress by her mother, and said he will not rest till achieving the goal of harmonious workplace. Anna Sebastian Perayil, who passed her CA exams in 2023 and worked at EY Pune office for four months, died in July. According to a letter her mother wrote to Memani, she was overworked with a "backbreaking" load as a new employee that affected her "physically, emotionally, and mentally".
What Will Modi Discuss At Quad Meeting?
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024Saturday's Quad meeting in Delaware is taking place against the backdrop of China's assertive behaviour in the South China Sea, its sabre-rattling in the Taiwan Strait and increasing footprints in the Pacific and Indian Ocean, asserts Rup Narayan Das.
No one should face our daughter's fate: E&Y employee's family
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024Anna Sebastian Perayil, a Keralite who passed her CA exams in 2023, worked at EY Pune office for four months before she succumbed on July 21.
The Battle Of The Two Wills
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024When there are two wills produced before the court, which one will be executed?
India 2nd country after US to make Mercedes 7-seater
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024This is not the first EV that Mercedes would be making in India though. It has been making the EQS sedan here for the last 18 months, and has sold 500 units of the car.
Nipah is back, should you be worried?
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024The Indian Council of Medical Research was in talks with the Serum Institute of India for local manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies (MABs). However, it did not take off, as the volume was much less in India.
Major terror threat to India from ISIS, Al Qaeda in J-K: FATF
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024It said a "sudden rise" in terrorist-financing investigations was seen in 2023 and this was attributed to events arising out of incidents in Manipur that led to such probes in more than 50 cases.
Is EY guilty of 'exploitative work environment'?
Rediff.com19 Sep 2024The Ministry of Labour & Employment is investigating alleged "unsafe and exploitative work environment" days after the tragic demise of Anna Sebastian Perayil who worked with S R Batliboi, a member firm of EY Global. Perayil was a 26-year-old chartered accountant (CA) who died allegedly due to extreme work pressure at the firm. "Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Anna Sebastian Perayil.