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Top 10 smartphones of 2013

Top 10 smartphones of 2013

Rediff.com25 Dec 2013

What made them so special and worth owning despite the premium price tags some of them have

Want to be an Entrepreneur? 6 SMART Tips

Want to be an Entrepreneur? 6 SMART Tips

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

Calculative risks is what differentiates the successful businesses from the rest, points out Bhargav Varma, co-founder and COO of CiS App, a social networking venture.

COVID-19: India's public debt ratio to jump to 90%

COVID-19: India's public debt ratio to jump to 90%

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

India's public debt ratio, which remarkably remained stable at around 70 per cent of the GDP since 1991, is projected to jump by 17 percentage points to nearly 90 per cent because of increase in public spending due to COVID-19, the IMF said.

Brazil's Embraer eyes Indian skies

Brazil's Embraer eyes Indian skies

Rediff.com3 Oct 2020

One of the arrangements the Indian government is considering is a tie-up with a sovereign fund to finance the Embraer deal.

India must embrace Biden's B3W initiative

India must embrace Biden's B3W initiative

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

Joe Biden's B3W proposal aims to bring democracies together. India should come up with its own plans to contribute to the initiative, states Rahul Mishra.

Hollywood's SEXIEST Women Of The Millenium

Hollywood's SEXIEST Women Of The Millenium

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

Katie Holmes leads the list.

Renaming in Modi's India: From cities to fruits

Renaming in Modi's India: From cities to fruits

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Cities, roads, stations rechristened in the time of Modi.

Spotted: Shreyas Talpade in Chicago

Spotted: Shreyas Talpade in Chicago

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

Reader Tirthankar Bhattacharjee has sent us a photograph

G-20: Global cos for bigger private sector role

G-20: Global cos for bigger private sector role

Rediff.com2 Nov 2011

Development issues of vital interest to India are expected to receive focused attention at the G20 Summit beginning in Cannes on Wednesday, a Ficci Paper on the B20 Working Group on Development said.

Bhansali's Devdas in Time's 10 greatest movies list

Bhansali's Devdas in Time's 10 greatest movies list

Rediff.com21 May 2012

'The news couldn't have come at a better time. Devdas completes 10 momentous years,' says Bhansali.

India, US join hands to boost innovation

India, US join hands to boost innovation

Rediff.com8 May 2012

India on Tuesday announced a $5 million contribution to a joint initiative with a US agency to identify and invest in innovation by civil society, and bring them to scale.

New scheme to mobilise forex deposits from NRIs on cards

New scheme to mobilise forex deposits from NRIs on cards

Rediff.com7 May 2012

According to sources, the central bank is keen on such a scheme to attract foreign exchange, as the country's reserves have seen a depletion in the wake of a weakening domestic currency.

PIX: MJ's kids dress up like him for tribute concert

PIX: MJ's kids dress up like him for tribute concert

Rediff.com10 Oct 2011

Various artists perform at the tribute concert that was held over the weekend in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

9 core values India's youth MUST follow

9 core values India's youth MUST follow

Rediff.com17 Jun 2011

These core values can guide humanity on the path of peace and prosperity in the new millennium.

In a first, NCLT allows 13 Videocon group cos to be clubbed

In a first, NCLT allows 13 Videocon group cos to be clubbed

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

The group is among the 40 largest defaulters identified by the Reserve Bank's first list for insolvency in late 2016.

Ex-UK PM Gordon Brown made UN education envoy

Ex-UK PM Gordon Brown made UN education envoy

Rediff.com14 Jul 2012

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been appointed as the United Nations' special envoy for global education.

Goodbye to traditional weddings

Goodbye to traditional weddings

Rediff.com24 Feb 2018

'Around the dawn of the millennium, it seemed that the sun was finally setting on these elaborate home weddings.' 'As the clamour for 'live' counters of grilled fish, pasta and khao suey grew, without even realising it, Gopal Pandey slowly started going out of fashion,' says Geetanjali Krishna.

Thirst for water: Images from around the world

Thirst for water: Images from around the world

Rediff.com23 Mar 2012

Almost half of the two billion people who have gained access to drinking water since 1990 live in China and India.

ADB approved $17.51 bn in 2010

ADB approved $17.51 bn in 2010

Rediff.com20 Apr 2011

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Wednesday said it has approved $17.51 billion in financing operations last year to assist its developing member countries achieve their Millennium Development Goals.

Maya govt denies permission to 'Aarakshan' event

Maya govt denies permission to 'Aarakshan' event

Rediff.com3 Aug 2011

The Mayawati government on Tuesday withdrew permission granted for a grand show to promote Big 'B' starrer 'Aarakshan', for which the millennium star Amitabh Bachchan and his co stars Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpai and Prateek Babbar were to arrive in Lucknow on Wednesday.

Muslim body plans mosque, hospital, cultural centre in Ayodhya

Muslim body plans mosque, hospital, cultural centre in Ayodhya

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

'The idea is to have a place where people can come together and bridge the gap. It will be a contemporary design for the future, and not have the shadows of the past' Ritwik Sharma reports.

Shapoorji Pallonji may bag UK's largest theme park deal

Shapoorji Pallonji may bag UK's largest theme park deal

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

Pegged at $1.8 billion in construction deal size, The London Resort, which is located 17 minutes outside London, has attracted bids from three other construction majors from across the world.

The TOP 10 Movies from 20 Years Ago

The TOP 10 Movies from 20 Years Ago

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

Joginder Tuteja looks at the Top 10 movies of 2000.

Drass memorial: Invoking memories of Kargil war

Drass memorial: Invoking memories of Kargil war

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

Every day dozens of vehicles carrying tourists make a stopover at Drass War Memorial - a grim reminder to what happened in this region in the last year of the previous millennium.

Chelsea Clinton weds Marc Mezvinsky

Chelsea Clinton weds Marc Mezvinsky

Rediff.com1 Aug 2010

Former United States first daughter Chelsea Clinton got married to her long time boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky in what was being billed as the 'wedding of the millennium' in a beautiful ceremony in the quaint town of Rhinebeck in New York.

Indian scientists run car on micro algae biodiesel

Indian scientists run car on micro algae biodiesel

Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

Mileage derived from the test drive was 12.4 km.

Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is engaging

Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is engaging

Rediff.com22 Dec 2011

The $100 million film is poised to become a box office hit.

Wide broadband network can bridge digital divide

Wide broadband network can bridge digital divide

Rediff.com25 May 2010

The Fifth World Telecommunication Development Conference of International Telecommunication Union got underway in Hyderabad with a resolve to push the world community for faster rolling out of broadband connectivity to bridge the digital divide between the developed and developing countries and achieve the millennium development goals of the United Nations.

General Sagat Singh: The Real Hero of the 1971 War

General Sagat Singh: The Real Hero of the 1971 War

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

'A great General who had become a legend in his lifetime.' 'India will not see the likes of Sagat Singh again.'

Why has Mumbai ceased to attract migrants?

Why has Mumbai ceased to attract migrants?

Rediff.com11 May 2011

Is Mumbai hostile enough to migrants that they prefer other destinations for living -- different, of course, from a livelihood -- and if so, what is perceived to be the real threat? Could it be the nativist rhetoric and some violence to substantiate it? Or is it mere housing as an issue? Mahesh Vijapurkar throws some light on Mumbai's changing demographic pattern

15000 children die in India in 3 days

15000 children die in India in 3 days

Rediff.com22 Sep 2010

As world leaders meet in New York for a three-day debate on how their countries have fared on the Millennium Development Goals they set a decade ago, nearly 15,000 children under 5 will die in as many days in India -- mostly from preventable diseases

India, Brazil, SA win top UN award

India, Brazil, SA win top UN award

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

India, Brazil and South Africa received the 2010 Millennium Development Goals awards for South-South Cooperation at a prestigious gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.

Now, a super premium soap at Rs 630!

Now, a super premium soap at Rs 630!

Rediff.com9 May 2011

Karnataka Soaps and Detergents will launch a super premium brand in June.

Hundred review

Hundred review

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Hundred is all fun as it lasts, says Joginder Tuteja.

India pursuing inclusive growth schemes:Minister

India pursuing inclusive growth schemes:Minister

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

Though India still has to travel 'a long distance to put poverty behind us,' the country should not be 'underestimated', said External Affairs Minister S M Krishna.

WWE throws its weight behind India, its biggest global market

WWE throws its weight behind India, its biggest global market

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

The WWE says that India is its biggest market globally in terms of television viewership -- around 350 million unique viewers annually -- social media engagement and YouTube consumption, even claiming that it is the second-most watched sport in the country behind cricket.

Wider rich-poor gap: Most Indians blame growth

Wider rich-poor gap: Most Indians blame growth

Rediff.com7 Sep 2010

The survey revolving around poverty-related issues covered 5,000 people across the country.

Why true progress will elude some nations

Why true progress will elude some nations

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

Between 1997 and 2008, aid commitments for sanitation and water fell from eight per cent of total development aid to five cent per cent, according to the latest UN-Water Global Annual Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report.

Indian-origin scientist cracks toughest riddle

Indian-origin scientist cracks toughest riddle

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

United States-based Indian-origin IT wizard has claimed to have solved one of the world's most complex and intractable mathematical problems that could transform mankind's use of computers.

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?' 'Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar.