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007 reasons to be thrilled about Bond 24

007 reasons to be thrilled about Bond 24

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

Here's why SPECTRE may be SPECTACULAR!

NPAs: How Sebi's default disclosure is a game changer

NPAs: How Sebi's default disclosure is a game changer

Rediff.com21 Sep 2017

'If anybody defaults on something which is due for today, they have to disclose it tomorrow.' 'The accumulation of NPAs is due to asymmetry in information.' 'The investor should have real-time information.'

RBI may press pause button on Tuesday

RBI may press pause button on Tuesday

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

While Raghuram Rajan has said in the past that other factors, including domestic fundamentals, outweigh the US Fed policy meet, this time it would be different

8/11 and after: The going won't be easy for some more time

8/11 and after: The going won't be easy for some more time

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

The bigger worry is that its effects could linger well into the next financial year.

Can Rahul give the Congress a winning idea for Election 2014?

Can Rahul give the Congress a winning idea for Election 2014?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

'Some in the Congress believe the party should, somewhat brazenly, claim the cause of fighting corruption as its own. But the Congress's idea of fighting corruption is nothing but tinkering with laws, it lacks the stomach to take on the corrupt,' feels T V R Shenoy.

Juventus coach Allegri goes from pariah to brink of immortality

Juventus coach Allegri goes from pariah to brink of immortality

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

When Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was greeted with a hail of eggs and spat at on his first day at work he could not have imagined he would lead them to the brink of an unprecedented treble of titles in his first season.

SC posts 9 questions on demonetisation to Constitution Bench

SC posts 9 questions on demonetisation to Constitution Bench

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to tinker with the move to do away with the use of now-defunct high-value currency notes for public utilities, in government hospitals and for rail tickets.

Time to fight Trump's war on human rights

Time to fight Trump's war on human rights

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

'Responding with outrage is not enough. It is the time, and the responsibility of all who hold those rights dear, to fight back, says Aakar Patel.

Sheena Bora Trial: Were the driver's call records tampered with?

Sheena Bora Trial: Were the driver's call records tampered with?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2018

'Could the Khar police and the CBI have tinkered with the driver's call data records?' 'And did their fiddling with the information not make it that they were tampering with the lives of people that were in the balance as a result of this case?'

Leicester's title surge built on simple foundations

Leicester's title surge built on simple foundations

Rediff.com2 Apr 2016

Leicester rely on the old fashioned virtues of work rate, no-nonsense defending and speedy attacks.

Rajan may opt for status quo on rate

Rajan may opt for status quo on rate

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

RBI is expected to discuss about the impact of GST in its monetary policy.

Will Xi Jinping's China survive?

Will Xi Jinping's China survive?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

'Is Xi's China stable?'
'No one can say whether the regime will fall all at once or if its leaders are devising a new solid and competitive -- anything but democratic -- model.' A fascinating excerpt from Francois Bougon's Inside The Mind of Xi Jinping.

ICICI Bank follows trend, cuts home loan rate by 0.25%

ICICI Bank follows trend, cuts home loan rate by 0.25%

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

ICICI Bank on Tuesday slashed home loan rate for both existing as well as new borrowers by 0.25 per cent.

Robin Williams is forever!

Robin Williams is forever!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

Sukanya Verma pays tribute to Robin Williams, who passed into the ages on August 11.

After politics, it's cricket time for Pakistan

After politics, it's cricket time for Pakistan

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

Their arrival itself was mired in drama and a mercurial Pakistan would look to bring the focus back on their cricket when they take on an enigmatic Bangladesh.

Top jurists want change in collegium system

Top jurists want change in collegium system

Rediff.com29 Jul 2014

Several top jurists on Monday pushed for scrapping the existing collegium system where judges appoint judges but government's plans to bring a bill to make the process of appointments more transparent may take some more time.

Doubts remain on new GDP series

Doubts remain on new GDP series

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

Only power generation grew faster in 2014 than in earlier years.

Budget high on rhetoric, low on content: Congress

Budget high on rhetoric, low on content: Congress

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

The Congress feels there was no articulation of a bold vision of a statement of intent in the Budget, no articulation of a direction in which the economy has to go, and it lacks imagination. Renu Mittal reports.

Interest rate cuts only after March

Interest rate cuts only after March

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

Banks have not cut rates yet as March is typically a busy season.

Ruthless India eye whitewash against England at Eden

Ruthless India eye whitewash against England at Eden

Rediff.com21 Jan 2017

India would be aiming for a clean-sweep to dent England's confidence a bit more in the third and final One-Day International, their final ODI outing before the ICC Champions Trophy in less than five months, in Kolkata, on Sunday.

Can the master spy writer still captivate readers?

Can the master spy writer still captivate readers?

Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

'Can a Wodehouse, an R K Narayan, a Scott Fitzgerald and yes, a Le Carre, with the sensibilities of a bygone era still captivate a modern reader's attention?' 'Le Carre is making a brave and hitherto successful effort,' says B S Prakash.

5 things FM ignored in the Budget

5 things FM ignored in the Budget

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

Union Budget 2015 cuold have included few smaller reforms.

If Rajan does go, it would not be the end of the world

If Rajan does go, it would not be the end of the world

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

A two-year extension at the helm of the RBI still looks a real possibility

Sports Shorts: Anish wins India's 3rd individual gold in Jr. World Cup

Sports Shorts: Anish wins India's 3rd individual gold in Jr. World Cup

Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

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

Article 370: Row intensifies as Kashmir parties face off against Centre, RSS

Article 370: Row intensifies as Kashmir parties face off against Centre, RSS

Rediff.com28 May 2014

The controversy over Article 370 continued unabated on Wednesday with the rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh hitting back at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his remarks but he made it clear that it cannot be revoked without recalling the Constituent Assembly that is "impossible".

Better days are ahead for Indian investors

Better days are ahead for Indian investors

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

A good monsoon could rein in food inflation. Largely good corporate results mean better days are ahead. Nifty may reach record levels, points out Devangshu Datta.

IPL PHOTOS: Nair, Brathwaite keep Delhi's play-off hopes alive

IPL PHOTOS: Nair, Brathwaite keep Delhi's play-off hopes alive

Rediff.com21 May 2016

Karun Nair kept Delhi Daredevils' slender hopes of qualifying for the play-offs alive with a 59-ball unbeaten 83 that guided them to a six-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Friday's Indian Premier League match, at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh stadium in Raipur, that went down to the wire.

Start-ups must learn corporate ayurveda

Start-ups must learn corporate ayurveda

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Funding Indian start-ups has slowed down.

Sebi frowns on plan to extend trading time on poll result day

Sebi frowns on plan to extend trading time on poll result day

Rediff.com5 May 2014

On May 16, the leads will start trickling in from morning but the final result is likely to come only after 3.30 pm, beyond trading time for the equities segment in India.

The amazing success story of Flipkart's CTO

The amazing success story of Flipkart's CTO

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

'There was a time when I went without salary for about six months,' says Amod Malviya, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and currently CTO, Flipkart.

Crude will not reach $100/barrel again, assures OPEC

Crude will not reach $100/barrel again, assures OPEC

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

OPEC agrees to keep pumping as oil glut fears persist.

What's so special about iPhone SE!

What's so special about iPhone SE!

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

With the 4-inch iPhone Special Edition (SE), Apple is trying to entice the owners of Apple phones like the 4s, 5, 5s and even the 5c to opt for an upgrade. But the pricing has gone horribly wrong, says Himanshu Juneja

Modi's money talk: A tale of 3 Budgets

Modi's money talk: A tale of 3 Budgets

Rediff.com27 Mar 2017

There are tell-tale signs of a slide in the quality of Budgets presented by the current administration, says Parthasarathi Shome.

Government adopts UPA's Aadhaar Bill

Government adopts UPA's Aadhaar Bill

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

The Bill neither plans to make the Aadhar mandatory or limit its issuance to citizens.

Celebrity speak: What is the best thing about Budget?

Celebrity speak: What is the best thing about Budget?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

Here's what celebrities had to say about Arun Jaitley's Budget.

It's mandatory recall policy or penalty for automakers soon

It's mandatory recall policy or penalty for automakers soon

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

General Motors' Tavera recall prompts Union government to formulate a stricter policy.

'As a manager, Rajan hasn't been very good for the RBI'

'As a manager, Rajan hasn't been very good for the RBI'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

'From where prime ministers sit, it makes no difference at all who occupies the governor's post.' 'Literally anyone with a decent education or work experience can be appointed to the job, which is basically a managerial one with little room for manoeuvre,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

On proof of wrongdoing, GM may have to halt production

On proof of wrongdoing, GM may have to halt production

Rediff.com27 Jul 2013

The US-based auto maker told the government an internal probe had revealed the company had violated testing targets

Modi's poll pitch: Decide what kind of pradhan sevak you want

Modi's poll pitch: Decide what kind of pradhan sevak you want

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

"Will anybody want a servant that who is on vacation when needed at home? And nobody knows where he is," he continued.

'Diet is a personal choice'

'Diet is a personal choice'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

There is hope for us non-vegetarians. At least some enlightened judges believe diet is a personal choice. Here's to Maansh Wapsi.