News for '-practitioners'

Show maturity while handling crime against women, kids: SC judge tells media

Show maturity while handling crime against women, kids: SC judge tells media

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph on Saturday urged media to show maturity while handling issues related to atrocities against women and children in the country.

5,000 armed cops to be deployed at Rajpath on yoga day

5,000 armed cops to be deployed at Rajpath on yoga day

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

The area is being screened with the help of sniper dogs and bomb disposal squads.

Indian-origin gay minister Leo Varadkar set to become Irish PM

Indian-origin gay minister Leo Varadkar set to become Irish PM

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

His family originates from Varad region near Malwan along Maharashtra's Konkan coast.

Left Behind By Modi

Left Behind By Modi

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

'The new order cometh, sweeping out the old,' notes Ambassador B S Prakash.

Jayalalithaa didn't suffer trauma, reveals 19-page death report

Jayalalithaa didn't suffer trauma, reveals 19-page death report

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday said Apollo Hospitals and AIIMS reports on the treatment given to late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has clearly suggested that she passed away on December 5 after a massive cardiac arrest.

'Fake news is not a disease'

'Fake news is not a disease'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

'It is more of a catalyst.' 'People bring in their own demons and they are not created by fake news'

Apple to step up investments in China, create more jobs: Cook

Apple to step up investments in China, create more jobs: Cook

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Apple to step up investments in China, create more jobs: Cook

Cambridge Analytica, firm linked to FB data breach, shuts down

Cambridge Analytica, firm linked to FB data breach, shuts down

Rediff.com3 May 2018

The company denies any wrongdoing, but says that the negative media coverage has left it with no clients and mounting legal fees which has forced it to resort to closure.

Explaining the why of algorithmic conclusions

Explaining the why of algorithmic conclusions

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

Ajit Balakrishnan on the emerging crisis in the tech world.

'You cannot say everybody connected with modern medicine is a doctor'

'You cannot say everybody connected with modern medicine is a doctor'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

'We are warning that if you get these 3.5 lakh additional non-medical people with licence, our infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate will deteriorate'.

A day with CM Raman Singh on campaign trail

A day with CM Raman Singh on campaign trail

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

Led by Raman Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party has ruled Chhattisgarh for three consecutive assembly terms ever since a resounding victory by his party ousted the then Congress leader Ajit Jogi's three-year-old government in 2003.

A day in the life of a Dharavi COVID-19 Warrior

A day in the life of a Dharavi COVID-19 Warrior

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

Manjula Chimbalkar, a health coordinator from Mumbai's COVID-19 hotspot Dharavi, speaks about her concerns and fears

8 things you might have not known about Kejriwal

8 things you might have not known about Kejriwal

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Here are some interesting facts you may not know about the AAP chief.

Love food and tech? These jobs are calling you!

Love food and tech? These jobs are calling you!

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Did you know that a food security officer in a leading company can earn upto $84,000 a year by just protecting data?

'NITI Aayog to transform India into a formidable economic power'

'NITI Aayog to transform India into a formidable economic power'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

The two part-time members of the new body would be from leading universities and research organisations.

Babas follow Ramdev's footsteps to mint a fortune from FMCG

Babas follow Ramdev's footsteps to mint a fortune from FMCG

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

Ravi Shankar mulls taking his products, available at 600 outlets, to 2,500 stores by 2017; others have plans, too.

Is Surya Namaskar religious? I don't think so

Is Surya Namaskar religious? I don't think so

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

'Few practitioners of yoga doing the Surya Namaskar, including lakhs of Americans and Europeans, see it as a form of worshipping the sun. They do it because it is good exercise.' 'In my view Muslim groups need to be more flexible on such things and not present their problem in terms that are confrontational.' 'Having said that, are they over-reacting? The history and the background of the government and its ministers would lead us to believe otherwise,' says Aakar Patel.

Govt plans all social security for workers

Govt plans all social security for workers

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Rules being drafted, to also cover unorganised sector; maternity benefit, old age pension, sickness allowance to be included

Caught in the act! 10 cricketers banned for doping

Caught in the act! 10 cricketers banned for doping

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

A look at the 10 cricketers who were punished for drug related offences.

'We have been a bit like a fast tortoise'

'We have been a bit like a fast tortoise'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

'My biggest contribution is the creation of the first 'modern Indian law firm',' Cyril Shroff tells Sudipto Dey.

3 Indian-origin MPs including Narayana Murthy's son-in-law inducted into UK govt

3 Indian-origin MPs including Narayana Murthy's son-in-law inducted into UK govt

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

Rishi Sunak, Sailesh Vara and Suella Fernandes were the three new Indian-origin MPs to be inducted into the Theresa May govt.

3 Indian-origin teens bag prizes worth $100,000 at US science contest

3 Indian-origin teens bag prizes worth $100,000 at US science contest

Rediff.com11 Dec 2016

Shriya and Adhya Beesam won the competition while Vineet Edupuganti won the top individual award.

Mid-career burnout: Don't let office blues ruin your life

Mid-career burnout: Don't let office blues ruin your life

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

A common mistake people make is to believe there is nothing they can do about it

Creating 'employee value' is essential for success

Creating 'employee value' is essential for success

Rediff.com30 Mar 2018

'It is important that employees are trained to acquire skills that would be needed in future, when the company sees disruption coming -- that is, much before the disruption occurs or the company plans to change the business model,' says Asish K Bhattacharyya.

Farewell, AVR

Farewell, AVR

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

One of the finest minds on foreign exchange management, monetary and fiscal policies, on debt and currency markets, on bank management and governance, and indeed on almost every aspect of modern finance and banking passes into the ages.

SC asks Kolkata hospital to pay highest-ever payout of Rs 5.96 cr

SC asks Kolkata hospital to pay highest-ever payout of Rs 5.96 cr

Rediff.com24 Oct 2013

The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded a whopping Rs 5.96 crore as compensation to be paid by Kolkata-based Advanced Medical and Research Institute Hospital and three doctors to a United States-based Indian-origin doctor for medical negligence which led to the death of his wife in 1998.

What I find compelling about masala movies...

What I find compelling about masala movies...

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life'... A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian.

China wants yoga-like global status for Tai Chi

China wants yoga-like global status for Tai Chi

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Chinese Premier Li wants to get UN recognition for Tai Chi.

Witch-hunt shouldn't replace investigative journalism: PM

Witch-hunt shouldn't replace investigative journalism: PM

Rediff.com24 Aug 2013

Advising media to exercise caution, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the spirit of inquiry must not morph into a "campaign of calumny" and "witch-hunt" is no substitute for investigative journalism.

US: Indian doctor faces life term for fraud

US: Indian doctor faces life term for fraud

Rediff.com19 Apr 2014

A 61-year-old Indian physician has been arrested on health care fraud charges and faces life imprisonment for illegally distributing opioid pain medication that resulted in the deaths of two patients in the US.

Leo Varadkar takes over as Irish prime minister

Leo Varadkar takes over as Irish prime minister

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

The former general physician, who is the son of an Irish nurse and a doctor from India, won the Fine Gael party leadership earlier this month.

Fake news and its dimensions

Fake news and its dimensions

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

Complicated social phenomena behind it, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

The Rs 35,000-cr business of making India GST-ready

The Rs 35,000-cr business of making India GST-ready

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

Some of the players in the GST race are Payworld, Dell, Tally Solutions

Brexit: Indians working in the UK may face higher taxes

Brexit: Indians working in the UK may face higher taxes

Rediff.com26 Jun 2016

Sending money to families in India will get more expensive

Fight the FAT battle! Here's how

Fight the FAT battle! Here's how

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

Yoga acharya Shameem Akthar takes at a look at what you can do to avoid the pitfall of obesity.

Her dream is to make India fit and healthy

Her dream is to make India fit and healthy

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

Health, fitness and healing are the key elements of this entrepreneur's life.

'You can't fault this government for what it's done...'

'You can't fault this government for what it's done...'

Rediff.com9 May 2017

Srei Infrastructure's vice-chairman -- and former Assocham president -- Sunil Kanoria discusses the Kanoria businesses and his impression of the Modi government with Ishita Ayan Dutt and Namrata Acharya.

Victory for Muslim women, say victims of instant talaq

Victory for Muslim women, say victims of instant talaq

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

The decision, they said, has given new hope to Muslim women.

PNB fraud raises stink over banks' risk management ability

PNB fraud raises stink over banks' risk management ability

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

The latest fraud is a failure of management supervision and accountability, as no bad debt was generated and no cash was involved

Kamal Nath resigns as AICC general secy, wants to be relieved of Punjab role

Kamal Nath resigns as AICC general secy, wants to be relieved of Punjab role

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

He wrote a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi who immediately accepted his resignation and relieved him of his charge as party General Secretary.