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UK banks set for all-night vigil over 'Brexit' fears

UK banks set for all-night vigil over 'Brexit' fears

Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

The bank remains on high alert to intervene if markets freeze.

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi.

PICS: Schmiedlova stuns Azarenka; Nadal, Thiem cruise

PICS: Schmiedlova stuns Azarenka; Nadal, Thiem cruise

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

Images from Day 4 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.

E-commerce war hots up as Chinese take on Indian products

E-commerce war hots up as Chinese take on Indian products

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Diane Wang's DHgate makes inroads into India's e-commerce ahead of Jack Ma's Alibaba.

PHOTOS: US Open pauses to remember 9/11 under heavy security

PHOTOS: US Open pauses to remember 9/11 under heavy security

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

The US Open reached an emotional climax on Sunday as the year's final grand slam paused amid heavy security before the start of the men's singles to remember those who died in the 9/11 attacks 15 years ago.

14 images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

14 images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Here are some of the best images of winners and finalists.

How Anant Agrawal built edX into a global giant

How Anant Agrawal built edX into a global giant

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

'Many who have experimented with online education will adopt a blended model once things return to normal,' edX CEO and founder Anant Agrawal tells Anjuli Bhargava.

Why are our passports so shabby?

Why are our passports so shabby?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2019

'Why can't a country that builds and manages airports of acknowledged excellence at home and abroad produce passports of durable quality for its citizens?' asks Sunil Sethi.

Sensex falls most in over 3 weeks, down 414pts on global sell-off

Sensex falls most in over 3 weeks, down 414pts on global sell-off

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.

US-UK relationship 'highest level of special': Trump

US-UK relationship 'highest level of special': Trump

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

He said Brexit was an "incredible opportunity" and "whatever" the UK did after it left the European Union was "OK with me".

Acche din has arrived for the Indian economy

Acche din has arrived for the Indian economy

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

If oil prices stay at their new level of $72 or drop further, India will be in the happy position next year of enjoying a surplus on the trade account.

FA Cup PIX: Aguero scores twice in City win, Chelsea held by Norwich

FA Cup PIX: Aguero scores twice in City win, Chelsea held by Norwich

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

Former Cup winners Coventry, now plying their trade in the bottom division of the Football League, revived memories of happier times as Jordan Willis and Jack Grimmer scored the goals in a 2-1 victory at the Ricoh Arena.

Alibaba's grand plans for a blockbuster India entry

Alibaba's grand plans for a blockbuster India entry

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.

PHOTOS: Djokovic, Murray win as battle for No. 1 spot hots up

PHOTOS: Djokovic, Murray win as battle for No. 1 spot hots up

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

Novak Djokovic recovered from a slow start as he continued the bid to retain his world number one ranking with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over 14th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the Paris Masters third round.

TCS, Infosys say they are fully compliant with visa rules

TCS, Infosys say they are fully compliant with visa rules

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa, which allows US employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in speciality occupations

Demonetisation's overnight celebrity

Demonetisation's overnight celebrity

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Nivedita Mookerji finds out how Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is handling his soaring popularity after the note ban as well as the criticism that comes as a package deal.

Modi goes shopping for nuclear power in France and Canada

Modi goes shopping for nuclear power in France and Canada

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Modi has made nuclear power a key element of his clean energy strategy

PHOTOS: The GREATEST comebacks in sport

PHOTOS: The GREATEST comebacks in sport

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

A list of some of sport's greatest comebacks after Tiger Woods ended an 11-year major championship drought with victory at The Masters on Sunday.

Tata Tiago is easily the best car for first time buyers

Tata Tiago is easily the best car for first time buyers

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

Just like the Zest and Bolt, the Tata Tiago has also got the ride handling balance spot-on. The suspension has a mature set-up and does a fine job on the pothole ridden Mumbai roads

Nikki Haley likely to be Secretary of State in Trump's cabinet

Nikki Haley likely to be Secretary of State in Trump's cabinet

Rediff.com17 Nov 2016

Trump's transition team spokesman Sean Spicer listed Haley as one of the candidates.

Twitter faces crisis, top executives to leave company

Twitter faces crisis, top executives to leave company

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the media company, CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted late on Sunday night, the biggest leadership changes since Dorsey returned as chief executive as he struggles to revive the company's growth.

Why Modi Won

Why Modi Won

Rediff.com23 May 2019

'Modi's advent has made the mass of Indians realise that there was absolutely nothing wrong or objectionable in proclaiming nationalism as the masthead of the polity and Hinduism as its centerpiece,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Lok Sabha needs this Sansad Ratna

Lok Sabha needs this Sansad Ratna

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

Will voters in Ernakulam take to the Communist MP who asked 447 more questions and took part in 162 more debates than your average MP? Will Arun Jaitley's wish come true? Krishna Prasad, the renowned journalist and Outlook magazine's former editor-in-chief, reports from Kochi.

EU calls for quick BREXIT; 'leave' campaigner Farage booed in EU parliament

EU calls for quick BREXIT; 'leave' campaigner Farage booed in EU parliament

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

The European Parliament has called for an 'immediate' triggering of Brexit.

Sensex drops 340 points ahead of Aug IIP; Infosys zooms 7%

Sensex drops 340 points ahead of Aug IIP; Infosys zooms 7%

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883

On strike, at play: The two faces of France

On strike, at play: The two faces of France

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

As football fans arrive to watch Euro 2016, France's trade unions have undertaken a series of strikes to provoke a make-or-break situation. Claude Arpi encounters both Gallic beauty and ugliness in the country of his birth.

This Tesla car is sure to make you drool!

This Tesla car is sure to make you drool!

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

The compact sleek car with no grille features a roof that is a panoramic pane of glass from front to back.

United Nations adopts plan to attack Islamic State's funding

United Nations adopts plan to attack Islamic State's funding

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

The 15-member body called for enhanced actions, from closing financial system loopholes to stopping the abuse of charitable causes, as well as updating the existing IS and Al Qaeda sanctions list.

India to revise GDP measurement in 2015

India to revise GDP measurement in 2015

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

India's informal economy and service sector accounts for over three-fifths of its $1.8 trillion economy.

Xi may not be all powerful

Xi may not be all powerful

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

'He still has to deal with party norms and traditions and has been careful to follow the order of seniority,' points out Claude Arpi.

Football Briefs: Torres says joining Japan's Sagan Tosu

Football Briefs: Torres says joining Japan's Sagan Tosu

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

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

Marketing lessons from the Alibaba IPO

Marketing lessons from the Alibaba IPO

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

The stock jumped significantly on listing.

Alibaba's grand IPO renews investors confidence in e-com

Alibaba's grand IPO renews investors confidence in e-com

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Even within China, economic slowdown and stiffer competition may hit growth.

What is the right value of rupee, Mr Rajan?

What is the right value of rupee, Mr Rajan?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2015

If the RBI governor's logic holds, the rupee is far from being extremely overvalued.

Paytm aims to bring a million small merchants online

Paytm aims to bring a million small merchants online

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

The company is modelling its many ventures on Alibaba in China.

Bike review: Suzuki has got a winner in the Gixxer

Bike review: Suzuki has got a winner in the Gixxer

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

The Suzuki Gixxer is a terrific effort to bring back glory to the Japanese automaker in the 150cc segment, says Faisal Ali Khan of MotorBeam.com

India must stop being the West's digital colony

India must stop being the West's digital colony

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.

A united Europe is the world's oldest project

A united Europe is the world's oldest project

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

'The project of a united Europe has constantly been made and remade.' 'The national borders have changed many, many times and so have the languages.' 'Britain's exit is only the latest episode in this long history,' says Aakar Patel.

Pay more tax from today

Pay more tax from today

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

The new service tax of 14% will jack up costs of shopping, travel, insurance premiums and property purchases

Shivaay: A terrific looking terrible film!

Shivaay: A terrific looking terrible film!

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

One can predict the knocks and punches and dives and VFX-aided saves without as much as batting an eyelid, says Sukanya Verma.