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10 reasons why you might be losing hair

10 reasons why you might be losing hair

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

Did you know that losing weight can also cause hair loss?

Inflation to moderate further on govt measures: Mayaram

Inflation to moderate further on govt measures: Mayaram

Rediff.com14 Jun 2014

Much of the rise in prices has been in food items

India's food law to protect poor from price volatility: Minister

India's food law to protect poor from price volatility: Minister

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

Addressing a separate session on world food security, Thomas said that India's food law marks a paradigm shift in approach to food security -- from being a welfare measure to rights-based approach.

How Nestle bounced back from the Maggi crisis

How Nestle bounced back from the Maggi crisis

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Nestle's Maggi 'shock therapy' worked. Nestle probably required such shock treatment as the June 2015 ban on Maggi noodles to jerk it out of its ennui, suggests Suresh Narayanan, now chairman and managing director of Nestle's India business.

Inflation effect: India Inc for no hike in RBI rates

Inflation effect: India Inc for no hike in RBI rates

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

Costlier onion and other vegetables pushed up inflation for the third month in a row to 6.1 per cent in August, making it difficult for the RBI to cut rate in the monetary policy review due later this week.

Revealed! What NaMo loves to eat

Revealed! What NaMo loves to eat

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor spills the beans.

Sonia rolls out food security measure in Delhi

Sonia rolls out food security measure in Delhi

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

Going ahead with its "game changer" measure for next Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Tuesday rolled out the ambitious food security scheme in three states -- Delhi, Haryana and Uttarakhand with party President Sonia Gandhi hailing the measure as "historic" and "unparalleled".

Rajan surprises all with a repo rate cut by 25 bps

Rajan surprises all with a repo rate cut by 25 bps

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

CRR remains unchanged at 4%; first repo rate cut since May 2013.

What does zero inflation mean for the Indian economy?

What does zero inflation mean for the Indian economy?

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Zero inflation will pave way for rate cuts in the next RBI policy.

Retail inflation at new low as food, vegetables turn cheaper

Retail inflation at new low as food, vegetables turn cheaper

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

This development can strengthen the case for interest rate cut by the RBI.

3 best ab exercises you're probably not doing

3 best ab exercises you're probably not doing

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

Where hot water and lemon has failed these best ab exercises have worked wonders for getting rid of the belly fat in less than two weeks!

Inflation: What the RBI, government need to do

Inflation: What the RBI, government need to do

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

Inflation moderates, but a rate cut is unlikely.

5 steps to control your blood sugar

5 steps to control your blood sugar

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

Here are some simple and important ways to control your blood sugar and live healthier.

8 tips to stay fit this festive season

8 tips to stay fit this festive season

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

It is easy to be indulgent during this time of the year. Here are some secrets to help you enjoy the festivities and stay fit!

Farm sector growth rate may triple on good monsoon

Farm sector growth rate may triple on good monsoon

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

The agriculture sector is likely to grow in the range of 5.2-5.7 per cent in 2013-14, nearly three times more than the last year as good monsoon has raised the prospects of bumper harvest, a CACP discussion paper said.

Regulator starves market of food launches

Regulator starves market of food launches

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

It takes 6 to 8 months after the approval for a product to hit stores.

The hungry children of Mokhada

The hungry children of Mokhada

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

The malnourished children whose condition has attracted the attention of India's apex court.

A bad monsoon could add to mounting rural distress

A bad monsoon could add to mounting rural distress

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

The IMD came out with a dismaying prediction.

DMK may support UPA on crucial Food Bill

DMK may support UPA on crucial Food Bill

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament, former Congress ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Monday indicated its support to the UPA's 'game-changer' Food Security Bill even though it has wanted a few changes in it.

Monsoon: It may be 2009 all over again

Monsoon: It may be 2009 all over again

Rediff.com21 Jun 2014

Kharif sowing till June 20 almost 18 per cent less than last year; 328 districts under watch, based on rains in the first 15 days

EXPLAINED: Rahul Gandhi's minimum income plan

EXPLAINED: Rahul Gandhi's minimum income plan

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

'The Indian economy has been subsidised by the poor.'

India and the Dalai Lama's Successor

India and the Dalai Lama's Successor

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

'While wishing the Tibetan leader a long and healthy life, one can hope for a 'selection' of the Tibetan leader in the Indian Himalayas.' 'It is vital for Tibetan Buddhism, but it is also in India's political interests,' says Claude Arpi.

Inflation shows a declining trend in 2014-15

Inflation shows a declining trend in 2014-15

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

WPI inflation even breached psychological level of 0% in Nov.

Rajan leaves rates unchanged; warns of inflation risks

Rajan leaves rates unchanged; warns of inflation risks

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday kept the repo rate unchanged 6.50 per cent.

Pepsi now wants to make you healthy

Pepsi now wants to make you healthy

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

The cola major expands its portfolio of healthy foods under brands Tropicana and Quaker Oats, looks to bring down its sugar addiction by Apurva Venkat.

Celebrity brand wagons go digital!

Celebrity brand wagons go digital!

Rediff.com8 May 2017

The 100MB app casts the cricketer in a digital avatar that can be used in a variety of ways. Celebrities, Urvi Malvania reports, are increasingly leveraging their fan following in the real world to build virtual empires.

Moderate inflation a passing phase: Economists

Moderate inflation a passing phase: Economists

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

A monsoon deficit is likely to affect the agriculture output, which could have an impact on the food inflation

Is it time to end a 150-year-old tradition and move to a Jan-Dec financial year?

Is it time to end a 150-year-old tradition and move to a Jan-Dec financial year?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

The most serious recommendations to change the financial year came in the years preceded by deficient rainfall. The Jha committee was formed after droughts in 1979-80 and 1982-83, reports Rishika Pardikar/IndiaSpend.

Move over Maggi, Nestle will sell pet food. Woof!

Move over Maggi, Nestle will sell pet food. Woof!

Rediff.com18 May 2017

Can Nestle go beyond Maggi? While recovery in the March quarter has been led by the popular noodle brand, the company hopes for a different revenue mix in five years.

Rains damage Rs 700 crore worth of crops in Gujarat

Rains damage Rs 700 crore worth of crops in Gujarat

Rediff.com4 Oct 2013

According to the initial estimates, the flooding of rivers and heavy rainfall has caused damage to the agriculture crop to the tune of Rs 700 crore (Rs 7 billion) in the state.

Guarantee income, don't give out doles, please: Farmers

Guarantee income, don't give out doles, please: Farmers

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

The resentment against the government has increased.

Are IIP figures better this time? Well, not really!

Are IIP figures better this time? Well, not really!

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

After a string of extremely low and even negative monthly numbers, the industrial sector grew by 2.6 per cent year on year, far exceeding expectations.

Landmark Food Security Bill gets Parliament nod

Landmark Food Security Bill gets Parliament nod

Rediff.com2 Sep 2013

Ushering in the biggest programme in the world to fight hunger, Parliament on Monday gave its nod to the landmark Food Security Bill which seeks to provide highly subsidised foodgrains to the country's two-third population as a right.

Is FCI-like body needed for pulses?

Is FCI-like body needed for pulses?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

The fund allocated for pulses buffer is more than 40% of entire farm ministry's 2016-17 budget.

Food Security Bill is political gimmick in hurry: Rajnath

Food Security Bill is political gimmick in hurry: Rajnath

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

Critical of the hurried clearance of the food security ordinance, Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh said on Thursday the United Progressive Alliance government was just doing a "political gimmick in a hurry" before the 2014 general elections.

Be careful how you cook, what you eat at home!

Be careful how you cook, what you eat at home!

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

'You have the home-cooked food. But on top of that you are having the sugary drinks, the junk food, the mithais and whatever else....' 'People should not be frying in this sunflower oil, corn oil or eating any foods fried in this stuff.' 'They should cook in butter or ghee or olive oil. That is much healthier.'

Sowing seeds for fries and profits

Sowing seeds for fries and profits

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Utkal Tubers is selling potato seeds in new areas and seizing the opportunity to create a Rs 100-crore firm.

Sowing seeds for fries and profits

Sowing seeds for fries and profits

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Utkal Tubers is selling potato seeds in new areas and seizing the opportunity to create a Rs 100-crore firm.

Are headline agricultural growth numbers misleading?

Are headline agricultural growth numbers misleading?

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

Poor rainfall has also depleted water reservoirs levels, which is likely to impact the winter crops.

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.' 'We met him at his farm house.' 'For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and that may or may not go down well with some people.'