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This Is How Ananya Takes A Picture!

This Is How Ananya Takes A Picture!

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

Sharvari rocks the sari... Esha sends love from Miami... Swara adds sunshine to her wardrobe...

Half of investments in emerging markets go via tax havens

Half of investments in emerging markets go via tax havens

Rediff.com23 May 2013

A number of US MNCs, including Apple, Google, Amazon and Starbucks have faced criticism for tax avoidance.

Vedanta faces heat from activists again

Vedanta faces heat from activists again

Rediff.com28 Jul 2009

Campaigners from Hamburg-based (Germany) think-tank World Future Council, along with British charity ActionAid, protested against the Church of England and Middlesbrough Borough Council on Monday for investing their pension funds in UK-based metals and mining company Vedanta Resources Plc (with an $8-billion group turnover), whose reputation for trampling human rights and alleged unclean mining practices has been questioned before.

'Church of England should stop Vedanta mining'

'Church of England should stop Vedanta mining'

Rediff.com29 Jul 2009

Pressure is mounting on the Church of England, a stakeholder in the British mining giant Vedanta to "use its power" to refrain it from exploiting bauxite from mountains of Orrisa, considered sacred by the local tribals.

They walked...with their heads held high

They walked...with their heads held high

Rediff.com9 Mar 2017

Fifteen acid attack survivors walked the ramp in Bangladesh to send out a strong message of courage and empowerment.

Shabana Azmi-Javed Akhtar's lunch with Robert de Niro

Shabana Azmi-Javed Akhtar's lunch with Robert de Niro

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

De Niro is in India for Tehelka's Think Festival in Goa, which begins later this week. This is the actor's first visit to India.

'If people die of hunger, that will be a great shame for the nation'

'If people die of hunger, that will be a great shame for the nation'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

'Everybody should be given rations. Nobody should be excluded.' 'Without an income, the present ration quota is not enough.' They should increase it so that one person can eat adequately for a month.'

'Hunger is a real problem'

'Hunger is a real problem'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

'It can lead to mass malnutrition.'

In 2011, NGOs in India received Rs 10,334 crore from overseas

In 2011, NGOs in India received Rs 10,334 crore from overseas

Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

Who are the NGOs in India with maximum funding in India? Which are the countries funding them? How many NGOs are registered under the law? Vicky Nanjappa finds out.

'Why are politicians handing over our forests to corporate houses?'

'Why are politicians handing over our forests to corporate houses?'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Almost every home in this area has a slogan 'Jal, Jangal, Jameen' painted outside. Rashme Sehgal reports for Rediff.com on the four-year battle to save the Mahan forest in Madhya Pradesh.