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Judge seeks more documents in 26/11 suspect Tahawwur Rana extradition case

Judge seeks more documents in 26/11 suspect Tahawwur Rana extradition case

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

Magistrate judge Jacqueline Chooljian on Thursday ordered the defence attorneys and prosecutors to file additional documents by July 15, which was reported by a US news agency.

Odd-even scheme returns in Delhi from Nov 13-20; in-person classes suspended

Odd-even scheme returns in Delhi from Nov 13-20; in-person classes suspended

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

With Delhi recording air pollution levels seven to eight times above safe standards on Monday, the city government announced the return of its flagship odd-even scheme after four years anticipating further deterioration of air quality post-Diwali.

Stringent curbs set in but Delhi's air quality still 'severe'

Stringent curbs set in but Delhi's air quality still 'severe'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

The poisonous haze has been causing significant problems for people with existing respiratory issues, according to doctors.

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

The Splendour Of A Kashmiri Houseboat

The Splendour Of A Kashmiri Houseboat

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

A peek inside a Dal Lake mahal.

Must Watch OTT Shows of 2023

Must Watch OTT Shows of 2023

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Sukanya Verma picks the best of OTT from 2023.

Eye On 2024: Modi's Foreign Visits

Eye On 2024: Modi's Foreign Visits

Rediff.com24 May 2023

With Lok Sabha elections months away, the visits are vital politically as these would showcase Modi's standing as a world leader to the home electorate.

Thousands protest across US major cities defying curfew

Thousands protest across US major cities defying curfew

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

African-American George Floyd's death on May 25 has sparked civil unrest that has since spread nationwide.

'Modi phenomenon' captures US ahead of state visit

'Modi phenomenon' captures US ahead of state visit

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

Chanting slogans of "Modi Modi" and India-US friendship, Indian Americans walked in a procession for over an hour towards the historic Lincoln Memorial where the participants busted into an impromptu dance.

When Modi Was Asked THE Question...

When Modi Was Asked THE Question...

Rediff.com23 Jun 2023

Back in the Press Briefing room on being commended for her questions to President Biden and the Indian prime minister, The Wall Street Journal's Sabrina Siddiqui responded, "You gotta do it."

Challenges that Dinesh Khara, the new SBI chief faces

Challenges that Dinesh Khara, the new SBI chief faces

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

Relations with the government, the bank's majority owner, are a tricky issue for all SBI chiefs, and, like all his predecessors, Khara will be closely watched for his equations with the finance ministry representative on the SBI board.

How banks of River Sabarmati have turned fertile for offices, houses

How banks of River Sabarmati have turned fertile for offices, houses

Rediff.com18 May 2017

Resettlement of 12,000 families living on banks of Sabarmati Riverfront cost Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation about Rs 1,200 crore

Probe on into death of 4 Indians along US-Canada border

Probe on into death of 4 Indians along US-Canada border

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

Shand, a 'suspected smuggler of undocumented foreign nationals', was arrested near the US/Canadian border on January 19 for transporting two Indian nationals, who were illegally present in the US.

Delhi gasps for breath: Govt orders 50% WFH, primary schools shut

Delhi gasps for breath: Govt orders 50% WFH, primary schools shut

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that primary schools will be closed from Saturday in view of spike in pollution levels in the national capital.

India is 'dangerously close' to Hindu rate of growth: Raghuram Rajan

India is 'dangerously close' to Hindu rate of growth: Raghuram Rajan

Rediff.com5 Mar 2023

Sounding a note of caution, former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that India is "dangerously close" to the Hindu rate of growth in view of subdued private sector investment, high interest rates and slowing global growth. Rajan said that sequential slowdown in the quarterly growth, as revealed by the latest estimate of national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) last month, was worrying. Hindu rate of growth is a term describing low Indian economic growth rates from the 1950s to the 1980s, which averaged around 4 per cent.

Raghuram Rajan sees himself teaching in US in five years

Raghuram Rajan sees himself teaching in US in five years

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

When asked if he sees himself back in Chicago, he said, "Yeah, Chicago has been kind to me over my history".

US city to pay $27 mn settlement to George Floyd's family

US city to pay $27 mn settlement to George Floyd's family

Rediff.com13 Mar 2021

The settlement was among the largest in a case of police misconduct and was announced as Derek Chauvin, the former officer who knelt on Floyd's neck, has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Michael Jordan pledges $100 million to fight for racial equality

Michael Jordan pledges $100 million to fight for racial equality

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

Protesters have taken to the streets in US cities over systemic racism and police brutality.

Padma Bhushan for Indian vaccine makers

Padma Bhushan for Indian vaccine makers

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella along with Alphabet Inc and its subsidiary Google CEO Sundararajan Pichai are also among those from trade and industry who have been awarded the Padma Bhushan for their distinguished services.

'Board as doctor, leave as patient': United gets roasted online

'Board as doctor, leave as patient': United gets roasted online

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

Is United Airlines on a PR disaster overdrive?

Indian-American Mala Adiga appointed Jill Biden's policy director

Indian-American Mala Adiga appointed Jill Biden's policy director

Rediff.com22 Nov 2020

Adiga was a senior adviser to Jill and senior policy adviser for Biden's 2020 campaign. She previously worked for the Biden Foundation as director for higher education and military families.

What Obama said about Rahul Gandhi in his memoir

What Obama said about Rahul Gandhi in his memoir

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

On Gandhi, Obama says he has 'a nervous, unformed quality about him, as if he were a student who'd done the coursework and was eager to impress the teacher but deep down lacked either the aptitude or the passion to master the subject', according to The New York Times review.

ISB professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian is India's new chief economic advisor

ISB professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian is India's new chief economic advisor

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

A PhD from Chicago-Booth and a top-ranking IIT-IIM alumnus, Krishnamurthy Subramanian is one of the world's leading experts in banking, corporate governance and economic policy

New York City Marathon cancelled due to COVID-19

New York City Marathon cancelled due to COVID-19

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Berlin marathon organisers shelve plans for 2020 race

PHOTOS: United States goes in deep freeze

PHOTOS: United States goes in deep freeze

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

The coldest blast of arctic air has swept across some of United State's biggest cities. Schools were shut, public transport hit and office-goers delayed across the Midwest and New England because of below-zero temperatures.

Obama win: 'We were stunned when the result came in early'

Obama win: 'We were stunned when the result came in early'

Rediff.com12 Nov 2012

Indian Americans Shalini Kapoor Collins and Shefali Razdan Duggal, who raised millions for Barack Obama, celebrated the victory in Chicago. Aziz Haniffa reports

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

Rediff.com23 Oct 2021

Anjali Ryot was killed along with another German tourist on Wednesday night in the crossfire, californianewstimes.com news portal reported.

Mysterious death of Indian-origin man in US being probed

Mysterious death of Indian-origin man in US being probed

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

Police in Chicago is investigating the mysterious murder of an Indian-origin businessman, who had won a million dollar lottery last year and was allegedly poisoned with cyanide a day after he collected his prize.

Probe the Indian terror links of Headley and Rana

Probe the Indian terror links of Headley and Rana

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

There has been a huge cover-up of the LeT iceberg in India that helped David Headley and Tahawwur Rana plan the 26/11 terror strike, says B Raman

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank balance sheets, and opening the sector -- makes one believe that Rajan knew he had only three years to do his job. A fascinating excerpt from Tamal Bandyopadhyay's MUST-READ Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking.

Conflict case: CoA note defends Dravid with 'Raghuram Rajan example'

Conflict case: CoA note defends Dravid with 'Raghuram Rajan example'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

'The CoA feels that if David has declared and is not taking remuneration from India Cements, he is not in conflict'

What is Bollywood Celebrating?

What is Bollywood Celebrating?

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Bollywood has so many reasons to celebrate!

SHOCKING! Passenger dragged from overbooked United Airlines flight

SHOCKING! Passenger dragged from overbooked United Airlines flight

Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

Several videos posted online by other passengers showed a man screaming as officers yanked him from his seat on United Flight 3411 before it departed from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday.

Violent protests engulf US, 40 cities under curfew; 4,000 arrested

Violent protests engulf US, 40 cities under curfew; 4,000 arrested

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Considered to be the worst ever civil unrest in the US in decades, the violent protests have engulfed at least 140 cities across America in the days following the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old man who was pinned to the ground in Minneapolis on Monday by a white police officer who kneeled on his neck as he gasped for breath.

Corruption: India loses $16 bn every year!

Corruption: India loses $16 bn every year!

Rediff.com17 Jun 2011

She says out of every Rs 100 meant for infrastructure development, only Rs 16 is used.

IATA terms service tax on air tickets illegal

IATA terms service tax on air tickets illegal

Rediff.com24 Sep 2010

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has termed the service tax charged on air tickets by the Indian government as illegal according to the Chicago Convention.

Shorts: Rijiju intervenes as chess player pays customs for medals

Shorts: Rijiju intervenes as chess player pays customs for medals

Rediff.com5 Dec 2020

LA Lakers confident ahead of NBA season.

CEA Subramanian to return to academia after three-year stint

CEA Subramanian to return to academia after three-year stint

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) K V Subramanian will be leaving the finance ministry and returning to academia on completion of his three-year term. The government had appointed Subramanian, an ISB Hyderabad professor, as the CEA in December 2018. He had succeeded Arvind Subramanian, who quit the position close to a year ahead of his extended tenure. Subramanian's three-year term would have come up for renewal in December but he decided to return to academia.

Oxford debating society puts off Mamata event at 11th hour, draws fire

Oxford debating society puts off Mamata event at 11th hour, draws fire

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

The Oxford Union Debating Society, citing unforeseen "circumstances", on Wednesday sought to postpone a scheduled virtual address by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the last moment, drawing flak from the ruling Trinamool Congress, which sniffed "political pressure from the highest level" in the matter.

London, world's most expensive city, Mumbai ranked 17th

London, world's most expensive city, Mumbai ranked 17th

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

The cost of living in London comes to more than double the cost of other English-speaking cities such as Sydney, Los Angeles and Chicago.