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'New RBI Governor should continue Rajan's inflation fight'

'New RBI Governor should continue Rajan's inflation fight'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

DBS called Rajan's decision not to seek an extension as a 'negative surprise'.

Rajan meets heads of central banks in Basel

Rajan meets heads of central banks in Basel

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Head of central banks from various countries get into a 'Basel huddle' every second month at Basel at the headquarters of the Bank for International Settlement.

Prankster ruins May's major speech in UK

Prankster ruins May's major speech in UK

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

He was arrested by Swiss authorities for trespassing at the event in July 2015 but later released.

Who should Modi invite for R-Day?

Who should Modi invite for R-Day?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

Xi or Imran? Merkel or Putin? Ghani or Oli?

Facebook scandal: Machines shape your opinions

Facebook scandal: Machines shape your opinions

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

'Political parties can play up different ideological aspects to fit individual voters.' 'For example, a party may present itself as business-friendly to one individual while it could target another voter by harping on communal fears.'

UN report sees India growing at 7.6% in 2017

UN report sees India growing at 7.6% in 2017

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

"India's economy is projected to sustain a 7.6 per cent growth rate in both fiscal years 2016-17 and 2017-18," says the year-end update of the flagship report Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2016 of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

EPL Updates: Sarri not sure about Kepa's return to Chelsea team

EPL Updates: Sarri not sure about Kepa's return to Chelsea team

Rediff.com2 Mar 2019

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga remains the club's first choice but manager Maurizio Sarri is still uncertain if the Spaniard will be recalled to the starting team for Sunday's Premier League trip to Fulham.

Top destinations for Indians to study abroad

Top destinations for Indians to study abroad

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

China, France and Spain are emerging as hotspots for Indian students.

Govt replaces Mistry at Indo-UK CEO forum

Govt replaces Mistry at Indo-UK CEO forum

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in India tomorrow, but Cyrus Mistry will no longer head the Indo-UK CEO forum.

Desis who saw change in Obama now see it in Trump

Desis who saw change in Obama now see it in Trump

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

Many Indian-Americans in Florida who voted for the US President Barack Obama in the last two presidential elections say they are switching sides this time and are supporting Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Study on Indian BPO workers pulls mask off the abuse

Study on Indian BPO workers pulls mask off the abuse

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

Abuse, often racial in nature, happens daily.

5 more money lessons for you

5 more money lessons for you

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

Salil Dhawan explains why you must invest early in life.

Rupee hits over 2-week low of 67.35, drops 27 paise

Rupee hits over 2-week low of 67.35, drops 27 paise

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

On Friday, the rupee had gained 9 paise to close at a fresh one-week high of 67.08.

Why Trump is likely to embrace India

Why Trump is likely to embrace India

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

'India can rely on him to fight terrorism in all its forms, including Pakistan-sponsored outfits.'

Cameron takes final bow as UK prime minister

Cameron takes final bow as UK prime minister

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday wished continued success for his country in its post-Brexit future as he left the Downing Street to meet Queen Elizabeth II to tender his resignation.

Rupee wobbles on resurgent dollar, falls 17 paise to 66.88

Rupee wobbles on resurgent dollar, falls 17 paise to 66.88

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

India's foreign exchange reserves declined by a whopping $4.343 billion to $367.646 billion.

Liberty to bid for Tata Steel units, Port Talbot sale on ice

Liberty to bid for Tata Steel units, Port Talbot sale on ice

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

UK's largest union Unite warned Tata against ducking its promises and conducting a 'fire sale' of its specialty steel business

Corbyn ignores revolt within shadow cabinet, replaces top team

Corbyn ignores revolt within shadow cabinet, replaces top team

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

The motion of no confidence in Corbyn was submitted by Labour MPs Dame Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey and a secret ballot could be held on Tuesday.

Rexit fears: Rupee hits 2-week low of 67.31

Rexit fears: Rupee hits 2-week low of 67.31

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

The rupee on Monday ended lower by 23 paise to close at an over two-week low of 67.31 against the US currency.

Pakistan-origin MP appointed new UK home secretary

Pakistan-origin MP appointed new UK home secretary

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

Sajid Javid, the son of a Pakistani bus driver whose family migrated to Britain in the 1960s, becomes the first South Asian origin MP to hold a key portfolio in the UK Cabinet.

Energy is India's key challenge in 2019

Energy is India's key challenge in 2019

Rediff.com15 Jan 2019

The country must get its act on global alliances right in order to feed its fuel-hungry economy, points out Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.

Pakistan needs to shut down terrorism factory: Jaishankar

Pakistan needs to shut down terrorism factory: Jaishankar

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

He also asserted that India has not given up on SAARC, but it will keep looking for other opportunities for regional integration "since SAARC is stuck".

What is ailing India's pharma sector?

What is ailing India's pharma sector?

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

Low growth visibility and trouble with regulators have resulted in lack of interest from investors

How the Web lost its innocence

How the Web lost its innocence

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Ajit Balakrishnan on how the Web could return to its original egalitarian goals.

Obama asks Britain not to leave EU

Obama asks Britain not to leave EU

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

Obama's strong intervention in favour of the 'Remain' camp of the debate attracted strong criticism from the 'Vote Leave' campaign, which accused him of being 'downright hypocritical'.

Preserving India's democracy is not Hindus' job alone

Preserving India's democracy is not Hindus' job alone

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

'The fabric of democracy is fraying,' says T V R Shenoy. 'It is being attacked not just by terrorists in Kashmir or by zealots in the North-East, but is being ripped apart even in Allahabad, in the Hindi heartland.'

Political risks the stock markets face in 2018

Political risks the stock markets face in 2018

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

Political risk culminating from elections in the US and Latin America, and evolving right-wing populism in Europe could lead to substantial volatility, say Abheek Barua & Tushar Arora.

Global economy: Good, bad and risky

Global economy: Good, bad and risky

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

The advanced economies have been experiencing their longest period of slow growth.

Mistry to meet Tata group CEOs on July 29

Mistry to meet Tata group CEOs on July 29

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

'The idea is to align the HR policies and work culture with changing times'.

Rupee halts 2-day winning run, drops 16 paise to 67.07

Rupee halts 2-day winning run, drops 16 paise to 67.07

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

Good foreign capital inflows failed to restrict the rupee's fall against the dollar

Show me how inflation is low: Rajan to critics

Show me how inflation is low: Rajan to critics

Rediff.com17 Jul 2016

Raghuram Rajan, who has been pilloried by his critics for keeping interest rates high and has also been accused of stifling growth.

UK's opposition leader loses no-confidence motion, refuses to resign

UK's opposition leader loses no-confidence motion, refuses to resign

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

The United Kingdom's embattled opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn, on Tuesday lost a no-confidence motion brought against him by his Labour party MPs in the wake of UK's shock Brexit vote.

Gold seen as best bet abroad for now

Gold seen as best bet abroad for now

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

Gold is seen as a preferred asset for all types of investors, even central banks.

A Star chef in 3 nations

A Star chef in 3 nations

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

'More and more young chefs, instead of inventing new things, are exploring more deeply inside India,' Indian Accent's Manish Mehrotra tells Rahul Jacob.

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Biswas looks back at a devastated country she continues to love deeply.

Why you should know what's going on in France

Why you should know what's going on in France

Rediff.com2 May 2017

'France's challenges revolve around an uncertain economic future, multiple terrorist attacks on French soil and a European migration crisis tied to the situation in Syria and Iraq.'

Modi 'Person of the Year' 2016? 'Time' will tell soon

Modi 'Person of the Year' 2016? 'Time' will tell soon

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

Here are the few candidates who are in contention for the readers' choice for Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' in 2016.

TCS' 3-pronged strategy to sustain growth

TCS' 3-pronged strategy to sustain growth

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

N Ganapathy Subramaniam, chief operating officer (COO), discusses the strategy to concert digital opportunities to larger deals, focus on reskilling own people instead of acquiring a company to get access to skillsets and demand from newer verticals in an interview with Romita Majumdar

RBI chief Rajan says not seeking second term

RBI chief Rajan says not seeking second term

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

Rajan tells RBI colleagues he will be returning to academics

The odd, odd world we live in!

The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world.