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Guru convicted for molestation in US goes missing

Guru convicted for molestation in US goes missing

Rediff.com8 Mar 2011

In a statement, Hays County Sheriff's office said it was on the lookout for Prakashanand Saraswati, known to his devotees as Shree Swamiji and is head of the 200-acre Hindu ashram in Texas, after the arrest warrant was issued against him.

Railways launch special checks to counter touts

Railways launch special checks to counter touts

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

The special checks have been launched in all major reservation counters across the country between 7.30 am and 9 am, during which there is huge rush of passengers.

Passengers praise Railways for isolation coaches -- barring mosquitoes

Passengers praise Railways for isolation coaches -- barring mosquitoes

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Clean toilets, colour-coded dustbins, comfortable beds, oxygen cylinders and all amenities one can expect in a top class hospital -- the first inmates of the train coaches converted into isolation wards have come away praising Indian Railways for providing a unique solution to care for suspected COVID-19 patients.

US: CEOs' pay falls by 1% in 2009

US: CEOs' pay falls by 1% in 2009

Rediff.com1 Apr 2010

As per the study of CEOs of 200 major US companies, the median compensation fell marginally by 0.9 per cent to $6.95 million in 2009, the Wall Street Journal said, citing an analysis by Hay Group management consultancy.

'Was I in love with Madhubala?'

'Was I in love with Madhubala?'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

'I was attracted to her both as a fine co-star and as a person who had some of the attributes I hoped to find in a woman at that age and time,' says Dilip Kumar in his autobiography, Dilip Kumar: The Substance And The Shadow.

'He is up there with Tansen, Beethoven, Mozart'

'He is up there with Tansen, Beethoven, Mozart'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

On the occasion of Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth centenary, his biggest fan, Lata Mangeshkar, pays tribute to one of Indian classical music's greatest legends.

Indian ports stuck with over 600 tonnes of toxic waste

Indian ports stuck with over 600 tonnes of toxic waste

Rediff.com18 Oct 2010

There are over 600 tonnes of hazardous substances in seven of India's 12 major ports.

Hamilton irked by 'ill-informed' Mansell

Hamilton irked by 'ill-informed' Mansell

Rediff.com30 May 2010

Lewis Hamilton told fellow-Briton Nigel Mansell to get his facts straight on Saturday after being branded 'manufactured' by the former Formula One world champion.

More ain't the merrier for cricketers

More ain't the merrier for cricketers

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

The phrase, the more the merrier, seems to be a passe. At least, when it comes to cricket. The biggest malady afflicting the Gentleman's Game is the 'problem of plenty'.

Kevin Costner to become dad for 7th time

Kevin Costner to become dad for 7th time

Rediff.com18 Mar 2010

The actor and his wife Christine Baumgartner Costner are expecting their third child together.

How Avengers stole the Indian box office

How Avengers stole the Indian box office

Rediff.com1 Jan 2020

'If you look at the Number 1 film in India this year across Bollywood and other regional film industries, it is Avengers: Endgame.'

India woos Scottish firms

India woos Scottish firms

Rediff.com26 Mar 2009

Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Shiv Shankar Mukherjee has inaugurated an Indian visa application centre in Glasgow, making it the seventh such centre in the United Kingdom.

Brokers make most of carbon credits

Brokers make most of carbon credits

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

India Inc sells a third of carbon credits to middlemen at low rates.

Photographer sues Rihanna, Brown

Photographer sues Rihanna, Brown

Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

A paparazzi photographer has filed USD 1 million law suit against R&B singers Rihanna and Chris Brown after their bodyguards allegedly assaulted him. The photographer Luis Santana alleged that the bodyguards of the stars knocked him down and stole his camera outside a nightclub while he was trying to take the pictures of the rumoured couple, the Contactmusic reported.

'Delhi polls was a victory of kaam over kaum'

'Delhi polls was a victory of kaam over kaum'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2020

Fandom of Kejriwal, who led the AAP to a scintillating win in the February 8 polls bagging 62 of the 70 seats, was visible as people chose innovative ways to express their sentiments at the venue that was transformed into a sea of colours as the crowd waved party flags and the tricolours.

India to see 7.25% rise in salaries this year

India to see 7.25% rise in salaries this year

Rediff.com6 Apr 2009

India is likely to witness a moderate salary increase of 7.25 per cent this year after registering years of double-digit growth as recession is affecting the pay, benefit and job prospects for employees, global human resource consultancy firm Hay Group has said.

US: Employees to see salary hike in '10

US: Employees to see salary hike in '10

Rediff.com27 Jul 2009

The planned 3 per cent increase in pay would be across executives, middle management, supervisory and clerical positions, global consulting firm Hay Group said in a recent report.

Punj Lloyd-Thorium JV to pump in $1 bn

Punj Lloyd-Thorium JV to pump in $1 bn

Rediff.com19 Jan 2009

"We are looking at an investment of several million dollars or up to a billion in the coming years, depending on how India's government allows commercialisation of the nuclear power sector," said Dennis Hays, vice-president of Thorium Power. The investments and areas of operation can be in various technologies, manpower training, fuel processing, and operation & maintenance of power plants in the nuclear sector, he added.

Don't lay off workers, Modi warns diamond barons

Don't lay off workers, Modi warns diamond barons

Rediff.com26 Dec 2008

Coming down heavily on top guns in the diamond trade in the country, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday warned key players that workers engaged in manufacturing gems and jewellery cannot be left in the lurch in the current global recession.

Rates to be stable,inflation to turn positive:HDFC

Rates to be stable,inflation to turn positive:HDFC

Rediff.com21 Aug 2009

On inflation, the HDFC official said with the base effect wearing out, inflation numbers would go up. "You will probably start seeing positive inflation numbers from now onwards because the base effect has partly worn out," Mistry said.

8 lessons from COVID-19

8 lessons from COVID-19

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Remember the trees that bend during the storm will survive; the ones that try to defy and stand straight tend to get damaged and uprooted, points out management guru Virender Kapoor.

Obama moves to Washington

Obama moves to Washington

Rediff.com5 Jan 2009

US President-elect Barack Obama arrived in Washington from Chicago on Sunday, his home town, some two weeks before his inauguration on January 20.

Mills & Boon sets its cap at Indian market

Mills & Boon sets its cap at Indian market

Rediff.com12 Feb 2008

Mills & Boon has launched its own publishing operation in Mumbai in the expectation that India will rapidly become the world's largest market for romantic fiction outside North America.

Winter Olympics: How Asif Khan designed Vantablack, Earth's darkest building

Winter Olympics: How Asif Khan designed Vantablack, Earth's darkest building

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

How Asif Shaikh designed Vantablack, Earth's darkest building

PM for more autonomy to PSUs

PM for more autonomy to PSUs

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

Concerned over time spent by heads of public sector firms in 'boundary management', Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked government on Wednesday to become more transparent in regulating and granting full operational autonomy to state companies.

India consolidate early advantage

India consolidate early advantage

Rediff.com5 Apr 2009

India were 349 for five in their second innings, a lead of 531, at the close of play on the third day of the third test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Sunday. A huge partnership (Gambhir-Dravid, 170) early on and another one (Gambhir-Laxman, 106) in the middle laid the foundation for a considerably large Indian total (349 for five) in the second essay.

Manipur's development blockade

Manipur's development blockade

Rediff.com12 Jun 2010

The Nagas, who inhabit the hills, feel the Manipur (Hill Area) District Council Act (Third Amendment) 2008, under which the election was to have been held, takes away the powers of the tribal people.

How HR depts tackle attrition

How HR depts tackle attrition

Rediff.com3 Sep 2007

HR managers are resorting to innovative ways to harness and retain talent as the market is witnessing demand-supply constraints.

What's your EI score?

What's your EI score?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

Indian CEOs are world leaders in IQ, but have a long way to go in tuning in to other people.

Israel has 150 N-weapons: Carter

Israel has 150 N-weapons: Carter

Rediff.com27 May 2008

At a press conference at the annual literary Hay Festival in Wales, former president Jimmy Carter said the Jewish State has at least 150 nuclear weapons in its armoury. His answer came in response to a question on America's policy towards a nuclear-armed Iran, wherein he argued that any newly-turned nuclear State faces enormous odds

India A gain slim lead over Kiwis

India A gain slim lead over Kiwis

Rediff.com29 Sep 2008

India A bowlers rose to the occasion to restrict New Zealand A to 230 and give the team an 18-run lead on the second day of the four-day match in Chennai on Monday. The Indians scored 27 for 1 in 14.3 overs in their second essay before bad light ended play.

How companies are making leaders

How companies are making leaders

Rediff.com28 Oct 2006

12 Films When The Lovers Eloped

12 Films When The Lovers Eloped

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.

Here's how to decide if you should quit your job

Here's how to decide if you should quit your job

Rediff.com25 Jul 2008

Working in an organisation that is going through crisis? Can't decide between staying or leaving the job? Well, don't fret, for here are some tips which can help you decide whether to stay or go from the company.

'Need to respect game when I'm batting well'

'Need to respect game when I'm batting well'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

For someone whose consistency was an issue some years ago, Mayank Agarwal has now scored two double hundreds in his last four Test appearances. And he wants to make every opportunity count.

India favourites against depleted England

India favourites against depleted England

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

England have been weakened by the absence of strike bowler Steve Harmison and, possibly, Matthew Hoggard too, and the Indian batsmen will be hoping to make hay in the first Test.

US allows priest to leave on $10 mn guarantee

US allows priest to leave on $10 mn guarantee

Rediff.com20 May 2008

Prakashanand Saraswati, 79, founder of the Barsana Dham Centre in north Hays County in Texas-- one of the biggest Hindu temples in the US -- was released on a US$ one million bail by District Judge Bill Henry in April.Saraswati was indicted on 20 counts of indecency between 1993 and 1996. He was arrested on April 24 at the Washington Dulles International Airport, after he arrived on a flight from Europe, where he had been receiving treatment.

America's No. 1 cash crop? Marijuana

America's No. 1 cash crop? Marijuana

Rediff.com2 Jan 2007

Marijuana is the United States's biggest cash crop with estimates that the annual pot crop is worth $35 billion, according to a study.

Top-earning world leaders

Top-earning world leaders

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

Do the salaries of world leaders keep pace with the private sector, and how important is it to keep public service competitive?

US: Indian priest arrested for molesting children

US: Indian priest arrested for molesting children

Rediff.com4 May 2008

Hindu priest Prakashanand Saraswati, 79, has been charged with 20 counts of indecency with a child and released on a whopping $1 million bail bond by a United States court. Known to his followers as Shree Swamiji, the priest is accused of groping two underage girls on several occasions in the 1990s. The case stems from an investigation that started in May 2007, sealed indictments were issued in April after which an arrest warrant was issued against Saraswati.