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'India Inc's social responsibility is just to whitewash sins'

'India Inc's social responsibility is just to whitewash sins'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

'The Indian state is very benevolent when it comes to corporates,' says Tom Thomas, chief executive officer of Praxis, and convenor of CRW India.

Why the poor won't trust this government anymore

Why the poor won't trust this government anymore

Rediff.com24 May 2020

'"We have lost our jobs, we have lost our savings, we have been beaten up for being on the streets, we have walked for a thousand kilometres, we have seen our children starve or die because nobody came to help us".' 'For such people, the relationship with the government has gone,' notes Aakar Patel.

Air India: Will JRD Tata's Legend Return?

Air India: Will JRD Tata's Legend Return?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

J R D Tata and Air India... Mrigank Warrier explores one of India's eternal love stories.

'Good chance of substantial recovery in next financial year'

'Good chance of substantial recovery in next financial year'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

'I am sceptical of the Indian economy returning to a sustained high-growth trajectory any time soon'

Haryana remained in news for wrong reasons in 2012

Haryana remained in news for wrong reasons in 2012

Rediff.com19 Dec 2012

A series of rape incidents, a minister going behind bars in an air hostess suicide case and sexual abuse of women and child inmates in a shelter home brought infamy to Haryana in 2012, overshadowing the glory its sports persons achieved at the London Olympics.

'The crisis we are facing now is lack of demand'

'The crisis we are facing now is lack of demand'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

'There is lack of demand because people have no jobs, and no income.' 'Lakhs of people have lost their jobs and they have no income which has led to no demand in the market.'

Police Case Collapses. Journalist Acquitted After 14 Years

Police Case Collapses. Journalist Acquitted After 14 Years

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

'The wrong person had to spend a banvaas of 14 years on a wrong charge.'

'We should not think just about ourselves'

'We should not think just about ourselves'

Rediff.com8 May 2020

'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.' 'I would tell her that if I don't do it, many people will suffer; many people would die.'

PIX: A tribute to the Spirit of Mumbai

PIX: A tribute to the Spirit of Mumbai

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

Mumbai's dabbawallahs are the stars of an unusual exhibition.

Bollywood's got the green touch!

Bollywood's got the green touch!

Rediff.com22 May 2020

Sukanya Verma peeks into these glamour worshippers-turned-gardeners.

Duchess of Cambridge has third baby

Duchess of Cambridge has third baby

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

The unnamed son will be fifth-in-line to the British throne, behind her grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William, brother Prince George and big sister Princess Charlotte.

15 must-know facts about the Nobel Prize

15 must-know facts about the Nobel Prize

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for their fight against the oppression of children and their right to education, will receive the award at a ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday. Here are interesting facts about Nobel winners.

10-month-old kidnapped from Mumbai railway station

10-month-old kidnapped from Mumbai railway station

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

A 10-month-old boy has been kidnapped by an unidentified woman from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, when he was sleeping with his grandmother, police said.

NDRF help 3 women deliver babies during flood rescue in Bihar

NDRF help 3 women deliver babies during flood rescue in Bihar

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Working round-the-clock to help flood victims in Bihar, National Disaster Response Force personnel rendered timely help to three marooned pregnant women at separate places deliver their babies safely.

Having a baby post 35? These tips will come handy

Having a baby post 35? These tips will come handy

Rediff.com20 Jan 2018

Handy tips for the countdown to your due date.

Bill to protect rights of surrogate mothers cleared

Bill to protect rights of surrogate mothers cleared

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

To prevent exploitation of women, especially those in rural and tribal areas, the government has prohibited foreigners from commissioning surrogacy in the country and has drafted this comprehensive legislation.

Covid-19 effect: Small savings cross Rs 1-trillion mark in first 6 months of FY21

Covid-19 effect: Small savings cross Rs 1-trillion mark in first 6 months of FY21

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

Overall, small savings have amassed Rs 1.17 trillion from April-September - 26 per cent more than the previous year. But in those six months, the economy lost 24 per cent in the first three months, and is slated to lose 10 per cent in the second quarter.

MP CM allocates portfolios, Scindia loyalists get key ministries

MP CM allocates portfolios, Scindia loyalists get key ministries

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

The 28 new ministers who joined the Chouhan cabinet on July 2 include 20 of cabinet rank and eight ministers of state.

UP portfolios announced; Adityanath retains home

UP portfolios announced; Adityanath retains home

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

The list has been sent to Governor Ram Naik for approval.

Conflict gold entering India through Ghana

Conflict gold entering India through Ghana

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

Report says gold being exported by persons of Indian origin and routed through Dubai

Vote: India's newsmakers of 2014

Vote: India's newsmakers of 2014

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

The year 2014 has been an eventful one for India. The country got a new government and a new state, broke new frontiers in various fields and of course its share of controversies.

Be warned! Dark economic times ahead!

Be warned! Dark economic times ahead!

Rediff.com8 May 2020

'Two consecutive quarters of negative growth are the technical definition of an economic recession, and for the first time in this generation's memory, we may be staring at one,' observes Aakar Patel.

India a 'bright spot' on cloudy global horizon: IMF chief

India a 'bright spot' on cloudy global horizon: IMF chief

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

IMF MD Christine Lagarde hailed the government's latest Budget.

Marathon-running mum gives birth after Chicago race

Marathon-running mum gives birth after Chicago race

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

Amber Miller could be forgiven for taking a long rest after completing the Chicago Marathon on Sunday but rather than resting her aching limbs, the 27-year-old spent the evening giving birth to her second child.

If women worked, India would be 27 per cent richer

If women worked, India would be 27 per cent richer

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

Several factors force women out of the workforce. But mainly it's lack of good childcare facilities.

Djokovic and Nadal fall as Thiem and Medvedev advance to London finale

Djokovic and Nadal fall as Thiem and Medvedev advance to London finale

Rediff.com22 Nov 2020

Djokovic saved a fifth match point but Thiem finally got the job done when he forced his opponent to float a defensive forehand over the baseline.

The horrors of Auschwitz remembered... 75 years on

The horrors of Auschwitz remembered... 75 years on

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

The Nazi death camp where more than one million people perished was liberated on January 27, 1945 and the day is commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day worldwide. KL Auschwitz-Birkenau was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by the Third Reich near Oswiecim in occupied Poland during World War II.

Chennai floods: Saved by Muslim man, Hindu couple names newborn after rescuer

Chennai floods: Saved by Muslim man, Hindu couple names newborn after rescuer

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

Chitra and Mohan named their daughter Yunus after the Muslim man who rescued the pregnant woman from neck-deep waters and moved her to a hospital.

'Shahnaz believed what she wrote could make a difference'

'Shahnaz believed what she wrote could make a difference'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

'What I remember best is the vigour with which she threw herself into the job, the passion she had for issues, particularly those that affected the poor.'

The tragic story behind this viral photo of migrant

The tragic story behind this viral photo of migrant

Rediff.com16 May 2020

PTI photographer Atul Yadav recounts his meeting with Rampukar Pandit on a Delhi roadside and the powerful image that captured the tragedy of migrants across India.

Just-born, slips through train toilet, survives

Just-born, slips through train toilet, survives

Rediff.com2 May 2005

The police said Shabnam was travelling from Meerut to Saharanpur with her brother on Sunday when she developed labour pains and went to the toilet where she delivered.

'My greatest strength were prison inmates'

'My greatest strength were prison inmates'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

'You are with each other 24x7, so how can you ignore someone crying next to you?' 'How can you not share a piece of chicken with someone who is sitting next to you and watching you eat it?' 'Of course, you will share.' 'And you become friends with the kind of people you never thought you'd even know.'

How life insurance companies get celebrities on a small budget

How life insurance companies get celebrities on a small budget

Rediff.com23 Apr 2016

Life insurance companies are balancing the increasing use of celebrity endorsers by limiting the association to short, event-led campaigns.

21 million 'unwanted' girls born in India

21 million 'unwanted' girls born in India

Rediff.com15 Feb 2018

'... because their parents wanted a boy.' 'But over 2 million women go every year due to sex-selective abortion, disease, neglect or inadequate nutrition,' says Devangshu Datta.

Why is #GirlsGetEqual Challenge trending?

Why is #GirlsGetEqual Challenge trending?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

Celebrities are taking a stand on gender equality.

'Akshay is a true blue superstar'

'Akshay is a true blue superstar'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

'Akshay is in the same phase that probably Mr Bachchan has gone through.' 'He has that kind of success and stardom, but he does not let it go to his head.' 'That's what I love about him.'

Meet Modi's new ministers

Meet Modi's new ministers

Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

Here are their short profiles.

Just what does Modi's CCPA do?

Just what does Modi's CCPA do?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

While there is no change in the strength of the Modi-led CCPA over its two tenures, what has changed is its profile.

Parrikar tamed death and lived like a warrior king

Parrikar tamed death and lived like a warrior king

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

Close friend Tarun Vijay pays tribute to the four-time Goa chief minister and former defence minister who passed into the ages on Sunday.

Why we LOVE Anil Kapoor!

Why we LOVE Anil Kapoor!

Rediff.com23 Dec 2016

Happy birthday, Anil Kapoor!