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US lawmakers reach agreement to avert another shutdown over wall funding

US lawmakers reach agreement to avert another shutdown over wall funding

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

Senate and House negotiators from both parties did not comment on the details of the deal, saying the staff is still working on last-minute logistics.

Netflix-ication of print media in India?

Netflix-ication of print media in India?

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

COVID-19 not 'exploded' in India but risk remains: WHO expert

COVID-19 not 'exploded' in India but risk remains: WHO expert

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

The WHO expert noted that measures taken in India such as the nationwide lockdown have had an impact in slowing transmission but the risk of an increase in cases looms as the country opens up.

Textile firms get ready to stitch 'anti COVID' clothing line

Textile firms get ready to stitch 'anti COVID' clothing line

Rediff.com1 Aug 2020

To cater to the antiviral fabrics and antimicrobial segment, almost all the Indian big textiles brands, including Reliance, Arvind, Aditya Birla, Donear Group, Raymond, and Siyaram have entered the market. Companies started their journey with reusable masks and PPE kits, and today, they are offering a range of PPE clothing along with fashion and casualwear.

Don't be AFRAID of Bank NPAs!

Don't be AFRAID of Bank NPAs!

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

Business failures rise when growth declines. When Indian growth slowed in the last decade, defaults increased. This is the normal working of the market economy, points out Ajay Shah.

How to invest in markets after Friday's BLOODBATH

How to invest in markets after Friday's BLOODBATH

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

'You can put 25 per cent right now; put another 25 per cent when Nifty corrects another 500 points.' 'At 13,500 put another 25 per cent and at 13,000 one can get fully deployed.'

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.

Govt asks Apple to manufacture, export more from India

Govt asks Apple to manufacture, export more from India

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

Apple and Samsung are international players and should work as a team with domestic companies to transform India into a global powerhouse: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

'After migrants, COVID-19 crisis will hit middle class'

'After migrants, COVID-19 crisis will hit middle class'

Rediff.com9 May 2020

'The government will have to provide something for migrant workers or 'Farmers will still survive because they will eat what they produce.' 'What will the rest of the people do? What will happen to them?'omething else like that or else you will see some huge uprising or unrest.'

Top three mobile operators spend $13.6 bln in auction

Top three mobile operators spend $13.6 bln in auction

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

Top three mobile operators spend $13.6 bln in auction

Bharat, biggest opener ever for Salman

Bharat, biggest opener ever for Salman

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

Bharat is the biggest opener of the year from Bollywood.

Trump steps up to fight COVID-19; cases cross 1,00,000

Trump steps up to fight COVID-19; cases cross 1,00,000

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

Trump has roped in Army Corps of Engineers to build hospitals all over the country, activated the ready reserve components of the Armed Forces and invoked the Defense Production Act to compel General Motors to accept, perform and prioritise federal contracts for ventilators.

English clubs smash record in transfer spending

English clubs smash record in transfer spending

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

English football clubs splurged on the final day of the transfer window, laying out 210 million pounds to take total gross spending to a record-high 1.4 billion pounds as the Premier League again flexed its unrivalled financial muscles.

Divestment delay cost the Modi govt Rs 4,700 crore

Divestment delay cost the Modi govt Rs 4,700 crore

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Ministers might be fond of attributing the Sensex's rise to renewed interest from foreign investors, betting on an impending revival in the economy, but share prices are influenced more by supply and demand.

Dangal beats Sultan at box office

Dangal beats Sultan at box office

Rediff.com27 Dec 2016

Dangal has the potential to surpass the Rs 340 crore mark set by PK.

Govt spending Rs 14,500 crore on airports before 'privatising' them

Govt spending Rs 14,500 crore on airports before 'privatising' them

Rediff.com1 Oct 2021

With six airports handed over to the Adani group for 50 years, the government is now all set to hand over another 25 airports to private players in a bid to 'monetise' them. Official figures reveal that since 2017-18, the government has spent and will be spending Rs 14,500 crore on significantly revamping infrastructure at most of these airports before handing them over to private players. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which operates these airports for the government, has spent billions of rupees in building new terminal buildings, runways, reinforcing taxiways, upgrading aircraft landing systems, radars and a host of other heavy duty and capital intensive infrastructure works.

Clubhouse's Challenge to Facebook/Twitter

Clubhouse's Challenge to Facebook/Twitter

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

Like the other platforms, the Clubhouse will have more users in India than anywhere else because of the interest we have in knowing what others are doing and in letting others know about our activities, predicts T P Sreenivasan.

'Taliban resurgence will boost morale of sleeper cells in India'

'Taliban resurgence will boost morale of sleeper cells in India'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

'India has to ensure its borders are properly sealed and there is no infiltration from PoK.

100 days to Rio: 'Quite a few Indians can win gold'

100 days to Rio: 'Quite a few Indians can win gold'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

'Shooting is number one.' 'Archery, wrestling, badminton and boxing.' 'These are the five where we stand the best chance of winning a medal.'

Do YOU want to see Fawad Khan on the big screen?

Do YOU want to see Fawad Khan on the big screen?

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Bollywood's fortunes might not hinge on Pakistani actors and singers, but the forced ban on them sends out a disturbing message.

Will IPOs this year give huge returns?

Will IPOs this year give huge returns?

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

The most sought-after IPOs of 2017-2018 reap handsome gains for investors, but will IPOs this year do well after listing?

After week's delay, Trump signs $900 bn Covid relief bill

After week's delay, Trump signs $900 bn Covid relief bill

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

The US president had in past expressed dismay with the $2.3 trillion package that Congress passed Monday, which includes $900 billion in coronavirus relief and $1.4 trillion to fund the government until October, conflating the two bills and saying the spending goals were misguided.

'Poker is a game of skill'

'Poker is a game of skill'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Instagram sensation Dan Bilzerian makes a pit stop at the Indian Poker Championship.

Such hullabaloo over INS Vishal!

Such hullabaloo over INS Vishal!

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

The navy wants to spend Rs 40,000 crore on INS Vishal, a choice the army and air force oppose. This is as much about turf as about funding. explains Ajai Shukla.

Just who is Deep Sidhu of Red Fort fame?

Just who is Deep Sidhu of Red Fort fame?

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Most of India knows Deep Sidhu as the man who planted the Sikh religious flag on Red Fort.

What happens if India bans Chinese smartphones

What happens if India bans Chinese smartphones

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

Chinese mobile brands are deeply entrenched in the Indian market. A move to bar them may send a bold diplomatic message. But its cost for the local industry is anybody's guess. In the event that Chinese brands face curbs, two handset makers - Samsung and Apple - squarely stand to gain.

Lockdown: Cinema halls lose 1,000 crore every month!

Lockdown: Cinema halls lose 1,000 crore every month!

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

'In our business, every time a seat goes empty, it is a perishable good.' 'We have lost the opportunity of earning revenue out of it.' 'It's impossible to recover what we have lost.'

'Ban on Chinese imports will cripple economy'

'Ban on Chinese imports will cripple economy'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

'The ban on Chinese imports is a suicidal step.' 'This will result not only in economic depression, but in a chaotic situation.'

Monsoon cheer for India's farmers

Monsoon cheer for India's farmers

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

Officials said good rain in August - though it might not improve acreages much for most crops except urad, moong, and paddy - would help in improving yields in the crops already planted.

Amazon's $3-bn challenge to Flipkart

Amazon's $3-bn challenge to Flipkart

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Amazon has emerged a competition for posterboy of Indian e-commerce Flipkart.

How civic body curbed COVID-19 spread in Dharavi

How civic body curbed COVID-19 spread in Dharavi

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

Kiran Dighavkar, assistant commissioner of the G North ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the civic body had to change its traditional approach of waiting for patients, contact tracing, isolation and home quarantine to begin proactive screening instead.

Over Rs 16,000-cr undisclosed income detected in 20 months

Over Rs 16,000-cr undisclosed income detected in 20 months

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

635 declarations of illegal wealth were made in the 3-month compliance window.

Biden harboured presidential dreams since childhood

Biden harboured presidential dreams since childhood

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

Third time lucky is an apt phrase to describe the remarkable rise of Joe Biden, a veteran in US politics for around five decades, from being one of the youngest senators in history to the oldest American president-to-be.

'Delhi's favour-driven culture will get a big shock from Modi'

'Delhi's favour-driven culture will get a big shock from Modi'

Rediff.com13 May 2014

'Modi is a master of convergence. By his ability to converge and add new features to a non-star idea, he is able to sell it. Like how he has turned Kutch into a tourist destination by selling the salt desert of the Rann as a flat snow desert of the night and roping in Amitabh Bachchan to sell it. In one stroke this has ensured economic returns to the people and on the other hand it has taken care of the national security angle in the sense that the border population in the Rann, which is almost entirely Muslim, is feeling better as now they are much more connected with the mainstream.' Ahead of the launch of his book on the much-debated Modi model of governance, journalist Uday Mahurkar speaks to Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

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