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Maharashtra overtakes Tamil Nadu in NITI's 2024 export preparedness index

Maharashtra overtakes Tamil Nadu in NITI's 2024 export preparedness index

Rediff.com15 Jan 2026

Maharashtra has pipped Tamil Nadu in NITI Aayog's latest Export Preparedness Index (EPI) for 2024. While Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh gained ground, Karnataka and Haryana slipped out of the top five, the central government think tank said in its report released on Wednesday.

'Operation Sindoor Was A Dream Operation'

'Operation Sindoor Was A Dream Operation'

Rediff.com23 May 2025

'The precision strikes were well planned and excellently executed. The world will be studying this operation.'

Jorhat, Assam's Hidden Jewel

Jorhat, Assam's Hidden Jewel

Rediff.com2 May 2025

Jorhat has many attraction to offer for the discerning and offbeat traveller.

VIP culture to be replaced by EPI -- Every Person is Important -- culture: PM

VIP culture to be replaced by EPI -- Every Person is Important -- culture: PM

Rediff.com30 Apr 2017

He said the red beacon had become a symbol of VIP culture which had crept in the mindset of those using it.

Export preparedness: Tamil Nadu takes top spot, Gujarat slips to 4th

Export preparedness: Tamil Nadu takes top spot, Gujarat slips to 4th

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

After topping it for two consecutive years, Gujarat slipped three places on the NITI Aayog's Export Preparedness Index (EPI) for 2022, as Tamil Nadu emerged as the most export-ready state, the central think tank said in its report released on Monday. In a continuing trend, coastal states were found to have the most robust export infrastructure, which officials attributed to the integration of maritime trade into the core of their economies. Maharashtra and Karnataka retained their positions -- second and third, respectively; Haryana was ranked first among landlocked states and fifth overall.

WHO classifies Indian Covid strain as 'variant of concern'

WHO classifies Indian Covid strain as 'variant of concern'

Rediff.com11 May 2021

The B-1617 variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, has been classified as a variant of concern at the global level by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Safe to consume milk from LSD-infected cattle: IVRI official

Safe to consume milk from LSD-infected cattle: IVRI official

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

Lumpy Skin Disease has spread in more than a dozen states including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana.

PM inaugurates revamped Rani Kamalapati station in Bhopal

PM inaugurates revamped Rani Kamalapati station in Bhopal

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

He accused the previous governments of being sluggish on implementing railway projects and said the work of ambitious eastern and western dedicated freight corridors expedited only in the last six-seven years.

4 Indian-Americans among top professionals in New York

4 Indian-Americans among top professionals in New York

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Amy Jain, jewellery designer launched BaubleBar .

No shortage of high skilled graduates in US: Report

No shortage of high skilled graduates in US: Report

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

The US universities produce enough graduates in science, technology, engineering and maths, says the report.

'Jayalalithaa will not win a single Lok Sabha seat'

'Jayalalithaa will not win a single Lok Sabha seat'

Rediff.com13 May 2013

'...If the power situation does not improve in Tamil Nadu. The Congress will not allow the plant to start.' As the Supreme Court clears the decks for commissioning the controversial Koodankulam nuclear plant, A Ganesh Nadar checks the mood in the villages, the epi-centre of the protests.

Review: Velayudham is paisa vasool

Review: Velayudham is paisa vasool

Rediff.com26 Oct 2011

Velayudham doesn't take itself seriously and doesn't expect you to either, says Pavithra Srinivasan

'Gandhiji would not have approved'

'Gandhiji would not have approved'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2011

The Ramlila Maidan becomes a safe haven for eve-teasers and late night revelers, reports Toral Varia.

Life after CAT: 'It was the right thing for me'

Life after CAT: 'It was the right thing for me'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2011

The first IITian to graduate out of MICA, Anshul Sushil is now Vice President of a start up in Gurgaon. Here he tells us how the then pen and paper Common Admission Test gave an altogether different meaning to his life. Read on.

Why Hyderabad is a breeding ground for terrorists

Why Hyderabad is a breeding ground for terrorists

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

Hyderabad has surpassed Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and Kerala as a breeding ground for Indian terrorists.

Australian rower Brennan 'beyond disappointed' by WADA data hack

Australian rower Brennan 'beyond disappointed' by WADA data hack

Rediff.com17 Sep 2016

Australian Olympic champion rower Kim Brennan has spoken of her deep disappointment that her integrity as a clean athlete has been called into question over a shot of adrenaline administered in a medical emergency.

Bishop gets Gandhi award for apology to Hindus

Bishop gets Gandhi award for apology to Hindus

Rediff.com30 Oct 2009

The Reverend J Jon Bruno, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, California, was awarded the Hindu American Foundation's annual Mahatma Gandhi Award for the Advancement of Religious Pluralism at the HAF's Sixth Capitol Hill reception in early October.

Review: Watch  2012 at your own peril

Review: Watch 2012 at your own peril

Rediff.com13 Nov 2009

This Hollywood flick is lazy, lazy filmmaking completely lacking in character, humour or entertainment.

Laloo Yadav bats for SRK!

Laloo Yadav bats for SRK!

Rediff.com29 May 2008

The Railway Minister has arrived in Mumbai to shoot for a special episode of SRK's game show, Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai.

Inflation in India? Blame it on America

Inflation in India? Blame it on America

Rediff.com23 Mar 2007

The diversion of US grain to produce ethanol to fuel cars has led to an increase in world food prices

Unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains: Experts to PM

Unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains: Experts to PM

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

A group of public health experts, including doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences and members from the national taskforce on COVID-19, have said that mass, indiscriminate and incomplete vaccination can trigger emergence of mutant strains and recommended that there is no need to inoculate those who had documented coronavirus infection.

Does Modi Mean Business?

Does Modi Mean Business?

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

'Anyone can string together a few alliterative words, but are they a substitute for serious thought?' 'And do they make for a strategy or plan for coherent action?' asks T N Ninan.

IMAGE: Samantha, Dhanush in Velraj's next

IMAGE: Samantha, Dhanush in Velraj's next

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

1 person critically wounded during Black Lives Matter protests in US

1 person critically wounded during Black Lives Matter protests in US

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

After the shooting, protesters began throwing bottles, dirt clods and fireworks at the officers. The police fired flash grenades and then tear gas back, dispersing the crowd of several hundred.

'There will be a return to CAA/NRC soon'

'There will be a return to CAA/NRC soon'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

'At a time when the economy is depressed, a pandemic is raging, and the Chinese are making noises on the border, the NRC could be resuscitated.'

Why Kerala has succeeded and Maharashtra is struggling

Why Kerala has succeeded and Maharashtra is struggling

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'Around April 1-2, both states had similar number of cases, around 300.' 'The number of deaths in Kerala were 2 and in Maharashtra around 10. But the two graphs have diverged after that.'

Angry suvivors heckle Nepal PM over shortage of aid

Angry suvivors heckle Nepal PM over shortage of aid

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala was greeted with protests on Wednesday at in relief camps as anger spilled over to the streets.

'Bas Modi hi hai BJP mein, aur kuch nahi hai'

'Bas Modi hi hai BJP mein, aur kuch nahi hai'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

In the dangal of UP politics, much as Muzaffarnagar wants to leave its past behind, the shadows are never be far behind.