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Suzuki chief pooh-poohs Tata's small car plans

Suzuki chief pooh-poohs Tata's small car plans

Rediff.com21 Dec 2007

Chairman Osamu Suzuki questions whether Tata's $3,000 car can meet standards, vowing to keep his Maruti brand working on more profitable models.

India must carry on momentum: Kirsten

India must carry on momentum: Kirsten

Rediff.com19 Mar 2008

New India coach Gary Kirsten wants his team to maintain the momentum gained in Australia when they face his native South Africa in a home Test series starting next week. India lost a controversial four-Test series 2-1 in Australia but their performances lifted them to second place in the International Cricket Council Test rankings.

N-deal: Advani asks a few tough questions

N-deal: Advani asks a few tough questions

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

Advani asserted that if his party is returned to power in the next general elections then it would scrap the deal and renegotiate with the US government.

Dreams of a good life

Dreams of a good life

Rediff.com24 Nov 2007

Golf Course Road in Gurgaon symbolises smart new India like almost everything does in this Haryana boom-town. Swish, glass-cladded IT, ITeS offices; big, and bigger, malls; and a series of premium, gated residential complexes along the broad, dusty avenues here -- DLF BelAir, Parsvanath PrideAsia, EmaarMGF's Palm Springs, etcetera, etcetera. It is thus only fitting that something called "Street of Dreams" should be located along this road.

Global majors rush for India car

Global majors rush for India car

Rediff.com10 Nov 2007

Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen stitch plans for country-specific mall car models. With India increasingly becoming the production and sales hub for all major car manufacturers, international giants like Honda, Toyota and Volkswagen are pulling out their drawing boards for an all-new India-specific car model.

US Inc sing Modi's 'Make in India' tune

US Inc sing Modi's 'Make in India' tune

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

Indian-American business leaders meet to discuss ways to make this initiative a success.

The illustrious journey of India's 5 best selling cars

The illustrious journey of India's 5 best selling cars

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

Some cars that are emblematic of India's automobile industry will no longer come off the assembly lines after this year.

Took tough decisions, let go of talent, says Walmart

Took tough decisions, let go of talent, says Walmart

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

Sources estimated the number of employees asked to leave because of downsizing stands at about 100.

Rupee rising against $? Not all that much!

Rupee rising against $? Not all that much!

Rediff.com17 Oct 2007

The RBI has failed to display intellectual leadership in correctly understanding India as an open economy.

Insurance cos to bid jointly for Air India cover

Insurance cos to bid jointly for Air India cover

Rediff.com20 Feb 2007

Public and private sector insurance companies are forming alliances to bid for state-run carrier Air-India's aviation cover worth $3.5 billion.

Will hiring a good bowling coach help India's Test future?

Will hiring a good bowling coach help India's Test future?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Former Australia captain, Dean Jones, is of the view that India Test captain Virat Kohli must have a say in picking the next coach and also says that changing staff again and again isn't a solution for the team.

Whatmore says nothing's finalised with India

Whatmore says nothing's finalised with India

Rediff.com28 May 2007

Dav Whatmore on Monday denied that he is the new Indian coach saying that the reports are "mere speculations" and nothing has been finalised as yet.

UPA committed to give basic facilities to all: Sonia

UPA committed to give basic facilities to all: Sonia

Rediff.com30 Sep 2013

Asserting that inclusive growth will remain as central plank of the United Progressive Alliance, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said it was in tune with this concept that the government had launched a series of welfare programmes and legislative initiatives, especially for the weaker sections.

Now, mediclaim for the rich

Now, mediclaim for the rich

Rediff.com3 Sep 2007

The high sum insured will allow the insurer the luxury of taking treatment in a deluxe room in premium priced hospitals and cover high-cost medical expenses for critical illnesses.

Slow moving insurance sector needs a push from the new Bill

Slow moving insurance sector needs a push from the new Bill

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

The Bill will come up for discussion in the upcoming winter session of the Parliament.

'Change is coming, and it will come with risks'

'Change is coming, and it will come with risks'

Rediff.com20 May 2014

Brookings Institution tries 'Re-imagining India.' Aziz Haniffa listens in

Insurance for all should become a reality

Insurance for all should become a reality

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

The Insurance penetration in India is very low at 3.9 per cent.

Priceless weapons from Deccan's past

Priceless weapons from Deccan's past

Rediff.com10 Oct 2006

One of the finest collections of Deccani weapons is on display in Hyderabad.

Modern or shockingly regressive? The 2 States of mind

Modern or shockingly regressive? The 2 States of mind

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

2 States, for all its modern touches, is a very regressive film, deeply rooted in old fashioned values that surely make no sense in the India of 2014.

Is Virat better than Sachin?

Is Virat better than Sachin?

Rediff.com26 Mar 2016

'This was Kohli's veneration for his master: The man who had inspired him to pick up a cricket bat in the first place, the man he had grown up watching. Just that now, he was exactly like him, or, dare it be suggested, maybe a shade better while chasing down daunting totals,' says Dhruv Munjal.

The many benefits of family floater plans

The many benefits of family floater plans

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Why are family floater plans so very important? Anil Rego answered readers' queries in an online chat on October 7

Revised rules to bring back taxi aggregators

Revised rules to bring back taxi aggregators

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

The amendment comes within a month of web-based taxi companies being banned in Delhi, after a taxi driver on Uber's network allegedly raped a finance executive early this month.

Khattar's views can't be dismissed as those of an ageing crank

Khattar's views can't be dismissed as those of an ageing crank

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Delivering good governance is one thing and influencing culture is quite another, and this is where apprehensions about Manohar Lal Khattar arise, says Kanika Datta

Plan for insurance regulator mooted

Plan for insurance regulator mooted

Rediff.com6 Jun 2006

Leading public sector general insurers have mooted the idea for a regulator to standardise the costs of medical treatment across the country.

Review: The World Before Her is a disturbing watch

Review: The World Before Her is a disturbing watch

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

What makes The World Before Her stand out is that it has the courage to ask what nobody else does: who is the Modern Indian Woman? Paloma Sharma reviews the film.

Hamid Ansari and a lament for patriotism

Hamid Ansari and a lament for patriotism

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

'Patriotism is like love: When it has to be enforced, it isn't real.' 'And the enforcement of a homogeneous view of love for the country is a particularly divisive feature that has ripped apart societies throughout history.'

IG Patel chair at London School of Economics

IG Patel chair at London School of Economics

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

A new chair in the memory of former Reserve Bank of India Governor IG Patel will be created at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Modi has a word of caution for Obama

Modi has a word of caution for Obama

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Hours ahead of his dinner with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned the United States against hasty withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, citing the mistakes it has committed while pulling out from Iraq.

India, Pakistan fail to break ice on Siachen

India, Pakistan fail to break ice on Siachen

Rediff.com24 May 2006

India and Pakistan on Wednesday failed to reach any agreement on demilitarisation of the Siachen glacier as "differences" continued to persist on authentication of positions held by the armed forces.

The India we cannot ignore

The India we cannot ignore

Rediff.com13 Nov 2006

The rise of India's media barons

The rise of India's media barons

Rediff.com23 Mar 2006

Gujarati vs Maharashtrian clash behind BJP-Sena fallout?

Gujarati vs Maharashtrian clash behind BJP-Sena fallout?

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

'The bonhomie that once characterised the Shiv Sena and BJP was clearly missing this time. Is there a deeper divide than what was apparent?'

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