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Stop making excuses, start running the country: Rahul to Modi

Stop making excuses, start running the country: Rahul to Modi

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Rahul's remarks came after Modi accused the first family of the Congress for disruption in Parliament.

Taking on the dragon

Taking on the dragon

Rediff.com14 May 2003

Basically too many twists

Basically too many twists

Rediff.com1 Apr 2003

Hotels see demand boom, but struggling to hike room rates

Hotels see demand boom, but struggling to hike room rates

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

Hoteliers are tweaking their pricing strategies to adjust to the new stickiness in the market.

China sticks its finger in India's eye again

China sticks its finger in India's eye again

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

'There is no parallel in UN history of an individual terrorist being bailed out by a world power,' points out Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

Ready to Flaunt: First Date Look

Ready to Flaunt: First Date Look

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

Ready to Flaunt: First Date Look

Review: Haram does not make us happy

Review: Haram does not make us happy

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Haram loses its steam quite early, says Paresh C Palicha.

A different appeal

A different appeal

Rediff.com21 Dec 2002

Looking back: When terror hit Mumbai

Looking back: When terror hit Mumbai

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

The horror in numbers: November 26, 2008. 66 hours. 10 terrorists. 166 innocent people dead.

Urjit Patel's resignation is no calamity

Urjit Patel's resignation is no calamity

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

'India's economic fundamentals are much too strong to be affected by his resignation,' says B S Raghavan.

10 things you need to stop posting on Facebook right now!

10 things you need to stop posting on Facebook right now!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

If you don't, you are making yourself more vulnerable to hackers, stalkers and thieves.

Minister makes U-turn in anti-Modi content in student mag issue

Minister makes U-turn in anti-Modi content in student mag issue

Rediff.com19 Jun 2014

In a change of stand, days after resenting police action against student editors over campus magazines containing remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday said though the government respected freedom of expression, it was not proper to depict a person in any manner.

When Vajpayee appeared on the Rediff Chat

When Vajpayee appeared on the Rediff Chat

Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

Archana Masih recalls that December evening 22 years ago when Atal Bihari Vajpayee logged into the Rediff Chat.

India scored a self-goal with Modi's note ban, taunts Chinese daily

India scored a self-goal with Modi's note ban, taunts Chinese daily

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

India lost fastest growing major economy tag to China in the March quarter with a GDP growth of 6.1%

'Economy is already in recession'

'Economy is already in recession'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.

How good a cricketer was Imran Khan?

How good a cricketer was Imran Khan?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

'Imran had the misfortune to be in an age when there was a surfeit of mighty all-rounders.' 'Indians would not put him on a par with Kapil Dev or Vinoo Mankad,' points out Uddalok Bhattacharya.

Mystery of the 'vanishing' jobs data

Mystery of the 'vanishing' jobs data

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Given the rapid changes in the Indian labour market, there is an urgent need to have current, accurate and publicly available data through regular, dynamic and comprehensive surveys. Indeed, this was the intention behind constituting the NITI Aayog Task Force on Improving Employment Data. The attempts by the government to "improve" labour data has actually made it worse, say Rosa Abraham, Janaki Shibu & Rajendran Narayanan.

Budget: IT exemption limit may be raised to Rs 5 lakh

Budget: IT exemption limit may be raised to Rs 5 lakh

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

'We have promised to ensure reduced tax rates.'

Opposition disrupted Parliament to defend the dishonest: PM

Opposition disrupted Parliament to defend the dishonest: PM

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

"Our agenda is to fight for a country free of corruption and black money. But their agenda is to close (disrupt) Parliament...I am puzzled," Modi said.

Crowd trouble mars Benfica win

Crowd trouble mars Benfica win

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

Crowd trouble forced Benfica's Primeira Liga match at Academica Coimbra to be interrupted for five minutes late in the second half on Sunday, prompting the Lisbon club to protest at heavy-handed policing.

Sai's Take: Ek baar phir Modi Sarkar?

Sai's Take: Ek baar phir Modi Sarkar?

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

Cassandras and Congressis may sneer at the findings, but the Times Now poll indicated that the Modi government was very much on its way to a second term.

Will India's privatisation dream get wings under Modi?

Will India's privatisation dream get wings under Modi?

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

The finance ministry website that lists the total disinvestment revenues to be mobilised during the current year already shows that no receipts are expected from strategic sales in the current year.

China starts searching its territory for missing Malaysian jet

China starts searching its territory for missing Malaysian jet

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

China is scouring its territory in Tibet and Xinjiang for the Malaysian jetliner missing for 11 days, a senior diplomat said as international efforts to locate the plane failed to achieve any breakthrough.

US experts question decision to execute Jadhav

US experts question decision to execute Jadhav

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

They warned that Islamabad wants to send a 'strong message' to India against isolating it on the world stage.

Jindal Steel shares hit hard by rejection of coal block bids

Jindal Steel shares hit hard by rejection of coal block bids

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Shares in Jindal Steel and Power Ltd were heading towards their biggest daily loss in almost two years on Monday.

Is Nirmala's rebuttal on Rafale deal convincing?

Is Nirmala's rebuttal on Rafale deal convincing?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

The defence ministry stressed that the purchase of 36 Rafales was 'strictly in accordance with the Defence Procurement Procedure in all aspects.' However, the DPP-mandated process had not been gone through when Modi announced the agreement on April 10, 2015,' observes Ajai Shukla.

IMF ups India's growth forecast to 7.2%

IMF ups India's growth forecast to 7.2%

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

The Indian economy is reviving, helped by positive policy actions.

Modi @ Davos: No great expectations

Modi @ Davos: No great expectations

Rediff.com22 Jan 2018

The question is whether Prime Minister Modi can convince the world's investors that India is the ultimate investment destination of 2018, says Kanika Datta.

The Facebook Menace

The Facebook Menace

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

'We must all commit to sharing less nonsense and quarrelling less on social media.' 'We could use that time instead to meeting and speaking to our friends and family instead of 'liking' their posts.' 'Zuckerberg will be the poorer for that, but our lives will be so much richer,' says Rahul Jacob.

Which is YOUR favourite Anurag Kashyap film? VOTE!

Which is YOUR favourite Anurag Kashyap film? VOTE!

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

Does Manmarziyaan feature in your list?

Modi addresses Indian diaspora in Netherlands

Modi addresses Indian diaspora in Netherlands

Rediff.com27 Jun 2017

In his hour-long speech, Modi mostly focussed on his government's efforts aimed at women's empowerment as he talked about the endeavour to ensure progress and modernisation of India.

Thane mass murderer was stuck in debt of Rs 67 lakh

Thane mass murderer was stuck in debt of Rs 67 lakh

Rediff.com5 Mar 2016

According to a senior police officer of the Thane police, Hasnain had borrowed around Rs 67 lakh from his close kin on various occasions under the pretext of doing business.

Sheena Bora Case: Peter celebrates another birthday in jail

Sheena Bora Case: Peter celebrates another birthday in jail

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

It will be his fifth birthday in jail as an undertrial. He was arrested two days before his birthday in 2015. Tuesday also marked Peter's fourth year in jail.

Review: Despite Nawaz, Freaky Ali fails to impress!

Review: Despite Nawaz, Freaky Ali fails to impress!

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

Freaky Ali is painfully dull, warns Sukanya Verma.

A case for bitcoin

A case for bitcoin

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

A small percentage of asset allocation to bitcoin seems like a reasonable gamble, as it could be a major gainer in an uncertain global environment, says Devangshu Datta.

Is Budget a boon or bane for realty sector?

Is Budget a boon or bane for realty sector?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

Provisions of long-term capitals gains tax is now applicable after only two years.

300 bank accounts, 200 firms used to commit Saradha scam: ED

300 bank accounts, 200 firms used to commit Saradha scam: ED

Rediff.com8 Jun 2014

The rest, investigators claimed, were floated as "dummies" to act as cover for unleashing the alleged ponzi scheme.

Red Bull factory raided, F1 trophies stolen

Red Bull factory raided, F1 trophies stolen

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

The Red Bull Formula One factory in Milton Keynes has been raided and thieves stole over 60 trophies.

What Naipaul understood and Vajpayee didn't

What Naipaul understood and Vajpayee didn't

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

In any institution that has a passionate ideology, the moderate is always vulnerable to the person who is more extreme, because that is what the supporters want.