News for '-part-iii'

Head turners: The world's most beautiful women

Head turners: The world's most beautiful women

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Vote for your favourite Miss Universe 2015 contestant.

Privacy a Fundamental Right, subject to restrictions: SC

Privacy a Fundamental Right, subject to restrictions: SC

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

The top court rejected the Centre's vehement contention that there was no general or fundamental right to privacy under the Constitution.

Right to Privacy: 9-judge SC bench to decide if it is a fundamental right

Right to Privacy: 9-judge SC bench to decide if it is a fundamental right

Rediff.com18 Jul 2017

The order came on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme.

Why the Very Young are Dying

Why the Very Young are Dying

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

'We can't rule out the fact that the virus might have changed in such a way that it's actually causing more harm to young people.'

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly actor Eli Wallach dead

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly actor Eli Wallach dead

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

The actor was 98.

'We don't need the Indians as much as they think we do'

'We don't need the Indians as much as they think we do'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

Leading think tanks put a question mark on the India-US strategic partnership. Aziz Haniffa reports

The heart of a genius: 'I somehow impressed her enough!'

The heart of a genius: 'I somehow impressed her enough!'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2012

In the last of a four-part series profiling economist Raj Chetty, winner of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, we bring you the inspiring speech the 'genius' gave on his wedding day, offering an insight into his family life.

'Everything is dependent on Ratan Tata'

'Everything is dependent on Ratan Tata'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

'I think Ratan felt he had to do everything that he could to retain control of the company started by his forefathers, because that was the first priority and nothing else mattered compared to that.'

'When virus is still circulating, older people are more at risk'

'When virus is still circulating, older people are more at risk'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

'We lost our place in being first in the epidemic, when it hit India so hard, but we were actually the epicentre of the epidemic from essentially April 2020, for almost an entire year. We had such high cases. We were the country that had the most mixed response.'

MBA at IIMs: The truth about placement figures

MBA at IIMs: The truth about placement figures

Rediff.com25 Jan 2013

The fourth of an eight-part series on one-year full-time MBA at IIMs looks at the salaries the graduates command

'There could be a bigger plan to teach Ambani a lesson'

'There could be a bigger plan to teach Ambani a lesson'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

'...to give him a signal that you cannot ignore Maharashtra, you are too close to the Centre.' 'I can see some kind of rivalry also in this, but it is better that the NIA goes deep into it.'

'RA&W wins over Pakistan -- in the perception wars -- almost every year'

'RA&W wins over Pakistan -- in the perception wars -- almost every year'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

'One of R&AW's greatest achievements is in projecting itself as benign.' 'This work -- done in tandem with the Diaspora and the MEA -- sells a story of India as mostly the victim.'

'Parsi lifestyle is not going to die away in a hurry'

'Parsi lifestyle is not going to die away in a hurry'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

'Parsis are brought up with a great sense of the importance of truth and speaking your mind.'

'Vaccine shortage can't be blamed on Adar Poonawalla'

'Vaccine shortage can't be blamed on Adar Poonawalla'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

'It was unfair to expect him to continue to keep on supplying vaccines without being given a firm commitment or a financial grant of any sort.'

Trinamool firm on amendment to remove Lokayuktas from bill

Trinamool firm on amendment to remove Lokayuktas from bill

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

The Trinamool Congress, which has six members in the Rajya Sabha, said it will "strongly" oppose the provision and want the deletion of Part III of The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011, which deals with setting up of Lokayuktas at the state level. "We have already submitted our amendments. We are going to press for it," Mukul Roy, Trinamool leader and minister of state for shipping, told reporters in New Delhi.

A Nobel laureate salutes another

A Nobel laureate salutes another

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

In the fourth part of the series on Dr Har Gobind Khorana, who passed into the ages on November 9, 2009 Chemistry Nobel winner Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares his memories of the great scientist.

'Vaccinations are not a 100% guarantee'

'Vaccinations are not a 100% guarantee'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

'The reality of this virus is that as long as it is circulating, it can mutate into new variants and by the time you realise that this is a new virus, which is more dangerous, and more transmissible, it is too late.'

'Remember, Yamaraj attacks us even more when we're down'

'Remember, Yamaraj attacks us even more when we're down'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

The masked, blue gowned and now fogged face shields were highly skilled and capable health care workers -- but inside their protective clothing they were people, with emotions -- sad, fearful, tears pouring down their masks and dripping off the sky blue water repellent gowns. Even Kevin the hulk, the male nurse who I saw lift a patient single-handedly to place an X-ray plate under the chest, was staring at his foot wear, moved to tears. Dr Sanjeeth Peter reveals what goes on in a Covid ICU: The second of a heart-wrenching multi-part diary of a Covid Warrior.

How men from Punjab were 'sold' in Iraq

How men from Punjab were 'sold' in Iraq

Rediff.com27 Sep 2011

Sahim Salim explains the modus operandi employed by dubious travel agents in Punjab to lure youths into slavery in Iraq

PART IV: Smashing PHOTOS of the YEAR

PART IV: Smashing PHOTOS of the YEAR

Rediff.com30 Dec 2011

PART IV: Smashing PHOTOS of the YEAR

PART IV: Smashing PHOTOS of the YEAR

PART IV: Smashing PHOTOS of the YEAR

Rediff.com30 Dec 2011

PART IV: Smashing PHOTOS of the YEAR

Why Dr Khorana's work holds the key to the future

Why Dr Khorana's work holds the key to the future

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

The sixth of the special series on late Nobel laureate Dr Har Gobind Khorana

'Dr Khorana never paid lip service to anybody'

'Dr Khorana never paid lip service to anybody'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

In the fifth of the series on late Nobel laureate Dr Har Gobind Khorana, a student shares fond memories of his guru

IMAGES: Festive, feisty and fiery fashion!

IMAGES: Festive, feisty and fiery fashion!

Rediff.com12 Oct 2011

In Part III of a series, we bring you some more ramp action from the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week!

YOU voted: Hottest Miss Universe 2011 contestants!

YOU voted: Hottest Miss Universe 2011 contestants!

Rediff.com12 Sep 2011

Over the last few days, we brought you all 89 contestants vying for the Miss Universe 2011 crown and you voted for your favourites. Here are the results!

PIX: Miss Universe 2011 beauties, Part IV!

PIX: Miss Universe 2011 beauties, Part IV!

Rediff.com11 Sep 2011

The Miss Universe 2011 pageant is fast approaching on September 12. In a countdown to D-Day, we're introducing you to all 89 contestants from around the world.

'It's a viral pandemic with a diabetes pandemic'

'It's a viral pandemic with a diabetes pandemic'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

'COVID-19 and diabetes have a very intricate relationship.' 'People with diabetes tend to get the most severe forms of COVID-19.'

'Controversies over Netaji's death are fruitless'

'Controversies over Netaji's death are fruitless'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

In the last part of this four-part interview to Arthur Pais, biographer Sugata Bose dispels rumours that Netaji is still alive.

Vaccination, good behaviour may reduce/delay 3rd wave

Vaccination, good behaviour may reduce/delay 3rd wave

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'If we vaccinate quickly, it could be pushed to January, February, and the longer it can be pushed, the smaller the wave is likely to be, because by that time vaccination will scale up.'

An engineer adds spice to fashion!

An engineer adds spice to fashion!

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

In the fifth part of this series on North East Indian fashion designers, Sanjukta Dutta tells how she redefined Assam's traditional attire Mekhela Chador with her prolific sense of fashion and creativity.

The trauma of Kashmiri Pandits - III

The trauma of Kashmiri Pandits - III

Rediff.com28 Apr 2011

'We are puppets. We have to go where the government takes us.' Archana Masih reports on Kashmiri Pandits facing a third migration after they fled their homeland in the late 1990s.

'UNSC seat would have been better than N-deal'

'UNSC seat would have been better than N-deal'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2010

Jonah Blank, former journalist and now policy director for South Asia on the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, believes the Bush administration should have expended its political capital on strongly supporting India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council and being a catalyst in India securing this long-desired position in the world body, instead of the US-India civilian nuclear deal.

'It was extremely challenging to snatch lives from the tightening jaws of death'

'It was extremely challenging to snatch lives from the tightening jaws of death'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

'The second wave was more virulent, more aggressive, more transmissible.'

Covishield: 'Single dose gives 71% effectiveness'

Covishield: 'Single dose gives 71% effectiveness'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'You have sufficient protection if you take the second dose of the Covishield vaccine at 12 weeks, because this vaccine works in a way where it provides protection in the first dose.'

Winning ways of unique start-ups

Winning ways of unique start-ups

Rediff.com23 Jul 2010

From bus search on mobile, free photocopying services to preserving rare Indian art forms, these start-ups are already tasting success.

They started companies with Rs 1-5 lakh!

They started companies with Rs 1-5 lakh!

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

Check out how these young companies are making a mark in the start-up world.

What the new OTT/social/digital media policy says

What the new OTT/social/digital media policy says

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

The salient features of the new OTT/social media policy announced by the Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on February 25, 2021.

SC to hear pleas on Aadhaar matter in November

SC to hear pleas on Aadhaar matter in November

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said there was no urgency to hear the matter after Attorney General K K Venugopal told the bench that the Centre will extend the September 30 deadline.

Received Both Doses? Be Careful Please

Received Both Doses? Be Careful Please

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

'You will still want to take all the necessary precautions, which is the right thing to do.'

Of chicken curry and thunderstorms

Of chicken curry and thunderstorms

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

Bijoy Venugopal takes a long, wet drive through the hills of Tamil Nadu to meet the monsoon on its way out. The second part of the series.