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Exposed: 4 false claims made by financial planners

Exposed: 4 false claims made by financial planners

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Some planners sell dreams and deliver nightmares. Look before you leap!

Amid tussle with Punjab CM, Sidhu loses key portfolios

Amid tussle with Punjab CM, Sidhu loses key portfolios

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

Navjot Sidhu has been given power and new and renewable energy sources, and his tourism and cultural affairs portfolio has been given to Charanjit Singh Channi.

Meet India's best known teacher

Meet India's best known teacher

Rediff.com18 May 2019

'Kids like something when it is interesting, focused, and offers scope for self-exploration.' 'We teach them how to learn, not force them,' Byju Raveendran tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.

PHOTOS: Bold and bare -- athletes take centre stage in nude shoots

PHOTOS: Bold and bare -- athletes take centre stage in nude shoots

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

Here is a list of athletes, some of who just turned up the heat while some created ripples with their bold photos. Scroll down to find out who these athletes are...

Ko wins second LPGA major with Mission Hills triumph, creates history

Ko wins second LPGA major with Mission Hills triumph, creates history

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

New Zealand's Lydia Ko became the youngest player to win two LPGA major championships when she birdied the par-five 18th to clinch the ANA Inspiration by one stroke in Rancho Mirage, California.

Athletics Worlds: USA finish with three more gold on final day

Athletics Worlds: USA finish with three more gold on final day

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

A round-up of results from the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Doha on Sunday

Why Pujara rates Adelaide innings among his top five

Why Pujara rates Adelaide innings among his top five

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

'I knew that I had to stay patient and wait for the loose balls but the way they bowled, they bowled in the right areas'

'Very few people knew me before the IPL'

'Very few people knew me before the IPL'

Rediff.com24 May 2016

'I was a nobody two months ago. Now people want to see me play for India.' 'Isn't it a giant leap?'

'India's bid to join US alliance could irk China, Pak or even Russia'

'India's bid to join US alliance could irk China, Pak or even Russia'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

China's state-run media commented that India's close relationship with the US could create geopolitical rivalries in Asia.

Online gold trading will soon be a reality

Online gold trading will soon be a reality

Rediff.com6 Feb 2018

BSE proposes two models for making gold trading and investment transparent

The vanishing middle manager

The vanishing middle manager

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Can business schools re-invent their role, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Can Bollywood make a film as smart as this one?

Can Bollywood make a film as smart as this one?

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

Sreehari Nair reviews Ayyappanum Koshiyum.

5 financial planning tips for beginners

5 financial planning tips for beginners

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

Here are few steps that if followed will put your finances on track and help you live a prosperous life with comfort

Pietersen on how to save Test cricket

Pietersen on how to save Test cricket

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

Pietersen backs for D/N format to save Test cricket

Why not use IAF's fighter fleet for organ transport?

Why not use IAF's fighter fleet for organ transport?

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

By undertaking medical mercy missions, the Indian Air Force will win immense political and national goodwill.

General Bakshi not to resign, may be elevated to new job

General Bakshi not to resign, may be elevated to new job

Rediff.com1 Jan 2017

General Bakshi is understood to have been assured by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar that the process was under way to appoint him as India's first tri-service commander, a post that would, at least nominally, place him senior to General Rawat.

Protests sparked by George Floyd death rage on sixth day

Protests sparked by George Floyd death rage on sixth day

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Floyd died in Minneapolis on Monday after a white police officer pinned him to the ground. Video footage showed the officer kneeling on Floyd's neck as he gasped for breath. His death has triggered nationwide protests.

Why Centurion pitch could suit Team India

Why Centurion pitch could suit Team India

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

South African opener Aiden Markram is of the opinion that the pitch at Supersport Park, although aiding more pace and bounce, will also be good for batsmen.

Five hacks to save money on a home loan

Five hacks to save money on a home loan

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

A mortgage is a great responsibility that you must bear on able shoulders for a long period of time. If you already have a mortgage or are planning to avail of one soon, you are obviously confident of your finances, but a few tips to save money on your home loan couldn't hurt, right? Read on to find out more!

What Modi must tell Xi

What Modi must tell Xi

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Modi should bluntly ask Chinese President Xi Jinping why he was willing to put his neck in the Pakistani noose, ignoring all that is known of Pakistan's perfidy, says B S Raghavan.

Euro: Ronaldo, Bale take different approaches to leadership role

Euro: Ronaldo, Bale take different approaches to leadership role

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

In playing terms, both are the leaders of their teams but they take very different approaches to their role. While Bale is widely acclaimed as an inspiration for his national team, Ronaldo's influence on Portugal is the subject of debate. Gareth Bale is constantly encouraging his team mates and is described by his manager as "the most down-to-earth boy you could meet."

Mending fences with China begins

Mending fences with China begins

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

'Significantly, Foreign Secretary Gokhale was received at very high level in Beijing.' 'It only shows China's keenness to move forward and put the relationship on a 'win-win' footing,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Smart India Hackathon 2017: How we created the world's biggest hackathon!

Smart India Hackathon 2017: How we created the world's biggest hackathon!

Rediff.com5 May 2017

598 problems. 7,531 possible solutions. 10,000 students. Vivek Kulkarni takes us through the making of the 36-hour event.

IPL-style wrestling league put off again for lack of sponsors

IPL-style wrestling league put off again for lack of sponsors

Rediff.com26 Sep 2013

The rising graph of the country's grapplers seems to be having no positive impact on the proposed Indian Wrestling League (IWL) as it has been postponed once again due to mild response from prospective franchises.

'If the eastern part of the country does well, India does well'

'If the eastern part of the country does well, India does well'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

India worked in close partnership with the World Bank to improve its position, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

Why India can't resist Virushka

Why India can't resist Virushka

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

The nature of modern celebrity is particularly explosive when Bollywood romances cricket.

Football PIX: Real Madrid end campaign with 12th league defeat

Football PIX: Real Madrid end campaign with 12th league defeat

Rediff.com19 May 2019

Hegerberg hat-trick fires Lyon to fourth straight Champions League

Kolkata, Chennai airports unlikely to be privatised

Kolkata, Chennai airports unlikely to be privatised

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

The airports were refurbished at the cost of Rs 2,325 cr and Rs 2,015 cr respectively but there have been various complaints.

Do student suicides expose flaws in our education system?

Do student suicides expose flaws in our education system?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

Class 10 to NEET, student suicides expose flaws in result-oriented education system.

Modi breaks the ice with Trump -- and stands to gain

Modi breaks the ice with Trump -- and stands to gain

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's phone call to Trump will help restore a degree of sanity to Indian statecraft and diplomacy, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Will Modi's dream of 'electricity for all' ever come true?

Will Modi's dream of 'electricity for all' ever come true?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

The need of the hour is to strike a balance between the capability of the conventional and the prospect of the renewable to give a realistic shape to the Prime Minister's vision, says Rajiv Mishra.

10 smartphones that will blow you away in 2016

10 smartphones that will blow you away in 2016

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

The past few years have seen a frenzy of phone launches.

'I'm very boring, you will not enjoy watching the real Mohit'

'I'm very boring, you will not enjoy watching the real Mohit'

Rediff.com3 May 2016

'If the audiences will accept me, it's well and good. Otherwise maybe we will recast Siddharth as Ashoka's son!' Mohit Raina may be 'boring' but the humour is all there.

Women score high in sports endorsements

Women score high in sports endorsements

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Mirza's gutsy image has helped her equal Nehwal's endorsement fee.

FULL TEXT of PM Modi's I-Day address

FULL TEXT of PM Modi's I-Day address

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.

Boxing Day Test: Windies batting crumble against rampant Australia

Boxing Day Test: Windies batting crumble against rampant Australia

Rediff.com27 Dec 2015

The West Indies batsmen crumbled late on Sunday to leave their team teetering at 91-6 and staring at another humiliating defeat at the close of day two of the second Test against Australia.

Football Briefs: Pique could face punishment for Espanyol celebration

Football Briefs: Pique could face punishment for Espanyol celebration

Rediff.com6 Feb 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

15 lessons every successful entrepreneur follows

15 lessons every successful entrepreneur follows

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

Apoorve Dubey lists out the 15 things that will make you a successful entrepreneur.

Sports Shorts: Force India fear podium will be a one-off boost

Sports Shorts: Force India fear podium will be a one-off boost

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.

3rd Test, Day 2, PHOTOS: Kohli's 234 fuels India's charge at smog-hit Delhi

3rd Test, Day 2, PHOTOS: Kohli's 234 fuels India's charge at smog-hit Delhi

Rediff.com3 Dec 2017

Images from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and Sri Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Sunday