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West in BPO blind alley

West in BPO blind alley

Rediff.com27 Jan 2004

FAQ: What the big Iran deal is all about

FAQ: What the big Iran deal is all about

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

After 20 months of hectic negotiations, Iran and six major powers have reached a historic deal to limit Teheran's nuclear programme in return for lifting of sanctions. Let's understand closely what the deal is all about.

'Nowhere in Islam does it say women should cover their face'

'Nowhere in Islam does it say women should cover their face'

Rediff.com8 May 2019

'I don't believe the talk of free will.' 'They are either forced to dress like this, or indoctrinated.'

India, France ink 14 pacts including on nuclear energy, security

India, France ink 14 pacts including on nuclear energy, security

Rediff.com10 Mar 2018

Addressing a joint media event with Macron, Modi said the two countries have robust cooperation in the fields of defence and security.

Governance and value creation

Governance and value creation

Rediff.com24 Jan 2003

Common painkillers more dangerous than thought: Study

Common painkillers more dangerous than thought: Study

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Many patients are prescribed NSAIDs for the treatment of painful conditions, fever and inflammation.

'Many times we miss the cancer symptoms'

'Many times we miss the cancer symptoms'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

'Live a healthy lifestyle. Like what our parents taught us. Like our parents' parents taught them.' 'We become obese. In obesity the chance of cancer increases.' 'Any new symptom? Please talk to your doctor. Some screening test might need to be done.'

Joveo: It's the Uber for your job hunt!

Joveo: It's the Uber for your job hunt!

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

Joveo is not like Monster or Naukri.com!

How Vajpayee juggled India's global interests

How Vajpayee juggled India's global interests

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

'In India foreign policy is generally handled by the prime minister.' 'One can clearly see the Vajpayee stamp on all this.' 'Only a person with poetic imagination can weave such a complex web,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

SCARY! India is not producing good students

SCARY! India is not producing good students

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

'We are not producing good students who are examining issues independently of what they are being fed either by the media or their educators,' says Aakar Patel.

Rajan disapproves inheritance tax idea

Rajan disapproves inheritance tax idea

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Inheritance tax only helps the lawyers: Rajan

Paris climate meet must have universal agreement: French envoy

Paris climate meet must have universal agreement: French envoy

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

He said that energy will be the first chapter to be addressed.

Controversy over Modi's video message to voters

Controversy over Modi's video message to voters

Rediff.com12 May 2014

Narendra Modi stoked a controversy yet again on a polling day by releasing a video message seeking votes for the Bharatiya Janata Party, which an angry Congress decried as a violation of the electoral law and demanded that the Election Commission take action against him.

India says it is committed to TFA even as WTO talks fail

India says it is committed to TFA even as WTO talks fail

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

Notwithstanding the failure of WTO members to reach a consensus on Trade Facilitation Agreement to simplify global customs rules, India on Friday said it remains committed to the pact and will continue to pursue its proposal to find a permanent solution to its food security issues.

Russia not selling gold to solve rouble crisis

Russia not selling gold to solve rouble crisis

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

The rouble has been falling steadily since early November and collapsed earlier this month following a spectacular decline in the price of crude oil to five-year lows.

'India' out, 'South Asia' in. How academics ill serve us

'India' out, 'South Asia' in. How academics ill serve us

Rediff.com11 May 2016

"South Asian studies" academics in the US would do well to introspect how they wittingly or unwittingly become part of Pakistan's proxy war in wielding influence over academics and policy, says Sankrant Sanu.

Vajpayee, a master of realpolitik

Vajpayee, a master of realpolitik

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

'I was present at a meeting where he decided to permit the IAF to strike at Pakistan positions in Kargil, with the caveat that they should not cross the LoC.' 'Confident that the Indian Army would succeed, Mr Vajpayee was positioning himself to tell the world after the Kargil conflict was won that India did not violate the 'sanctity' of the LoC,' recalls Ambassador G Parthasarathy, who served as India's envoy in Islamabad in that eventful year, 1999.

Know who Bigg Boss's new guest Kim Kardashian is?

Know who Bigg Boss's new guest Kim Kardashian is?

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

This curvalicious American TV personality, all set to stir the Bigg Boss 8 pot this Friday, is a bit of a phenomenon in the United States.

'Environment to bring people into the financial system is very strong in India'

'Environment to bring people into the financial system is very strong in India'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

Venture capitalists Adam Wolfensohn and Ameya Bijoor tell Anjuli Bhargava about the kind of investments and companies they are looking to invest in.

What Star Trek tells us about reaching out to others

What Star Trek tells us about reaching out to others

Rediff.com25 Nov 2016

'In the lingo of Star Trek, how willing are we to keep all hailing frequencies open in order to listen more closely and with empathy to whoever we consider the 'other'?'

F-16 deal with Pak: US will patch up with India

F-16 deal with Pak: "US will patch up with India"

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

As India expressed 'displeasure and disappointment" over the United States's decision to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez said that the she will patch things up with India soon on the issue.

Tense Kashmir acts as bait for jihad: Kasuri

Tense Kashmir acts as bait for jihad: Kasuri

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Kashmir has a deep resonance inside Pakistan and the tense situation in the Valley acts as bait and encourages radical elements 'to wage jihad to liberate fellow Muslims', says former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri.

United States asks Swiss to extradite 7 in FIFA inquiry

United States asks Swiss to extradite 7 in FIFA inquiry

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested in an investigation into a global bribery scandal at soccer's governing body, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said on Thursday.

A thousand mutinies over garbage

A thousand mutinies over garbage

Rediff.com24 Sep 2017

What will Indian cities do about its growing mountains of waste?

How India can avert a Brussels-like attack

How India can avert a Brussels-like attack

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

'India's counter-terrorism network needs to keep potential jihadists under a scanner all the time,' says Rajeev Sharma.

On tri-nation visit, Modi to address community in Vancouver, Toronto, Paris

On tri-nation visit, Modi to address community in Vancouver, Toronto, Paris

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Remnants of the Khalistan movement in Vancouver may stage a protest against Prime Minister Modi

Why questions raised by Gunter Grass need to be debated

Why questions raised by Gunter Grass need to be debated

Rediff.com19 Apr 2015

He was ready even to take on Germany's collective guilt over the Holocaust

The West's terrorist challenge

The West's terrorist challenge

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

There is no war against Islam, but there is definitely one against Islamic radicalism, says Claude Smadja.

Experts urge caution on Tata group stocks

Experts urge caution on Tata group stocks

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

Tata Steel and Tata Chemicals under investor watch

Why India needs a Malala!

Why India needs a Malala!

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

Sherna Gandhy hopes Malala Yousafzai can convince the powers-that-be in New Delhi that it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that our children get a decent education.

Beyond the fighter pilot glamour

Beyond the fighter pilot glamour

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

'Why have we focused mainly on the question of women becoming fighter pilots? Why have women never asked for induction as Airwomen, Security Guards or Enrolled Non-Combatants? Is it that these jobs at lower levels demand far greater hardships without being glamorous?' asks Air Marshal P V Athawale (retd).

'Failure is a part and parcel of entrepreneurship'

'Failure is a part and parcel of entrepreneurship'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

'As a society, we are very intolerant to failures which is contrary to entrepreneurship because all entrepreneurs will not succeed.'

Fear not students, there is hope in America

Fear not students, there is hope in America

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

'They (students) were born in a borderless world, a world of the internet and a deep-seated belief that they could live and work anywhere they wished.'

Review: Forever looks like everything you have seen before

Review: Forever looks like everything you have seen before

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Forever is tiring to watch, says Paloma Sharma.

'We are more interested in the monsoon than anyone else in the world'

'We are more interested in the monsoon than anyone else in the world'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

'It affects our economy, it is very important in many ways.' 'So we have to be the foremost experts in the world on the monsoon.' 'But the best minds in India have not devoted their time to the study of monsoon and they have followed the fashions of the West.'

Want to be your own boss? Think BIG. Do BIG.

Want to be your own boss? Think BIG. Do BIG.

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

Give more than 100 per cent to your job, advises author Bikram Dasgupta.

How Monsoon Wedding became a musical

How Monsoon Wedding became a musical

Rediff.com30 May 2017

Going behind the scenes with director Mira Nair.

EXCLUSIVE! Brit-Asian singer sings Tum Hi Ho for you!

EXCLUSIVE! Brit-Asian singer sings Tum Hi Ho for you!

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

A half-Indian Chandrika Darbari is creating waves in the international music industry.