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Champions Trophy: India aren't the favourites, but...

Champions Trophy: India aren't the favourites, but...

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

England are the favourites, but India's tried-and-tested squad are in the hunt in the Champions Trophy.

Will Ford Endeavour become the new SUV king?

Will Ford Endeavour become the new SUV king?

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

The car is good enough to dethrone the current segment king, the Toyota Fortuner.

Demonetisation no surgical strike, but 'firebombing' of nation: Rahul

Demonetisation no surgical strike, but 'firebombing' of nation: Rahul

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Mounting a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the demonetisation drive launched by him was "firebombing of 99 per cent honest people" and not a "surgical strike".

Adani wants Aussie law to restrain greens from opposing coal mine

Adani wants Aussie law to restrain greens from opposing coal mine

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Adani's $15-billion Carmichael coal mine is stuck since 2010.

Kohli, Chanu recommended for Khel Ratna; Neeraj picked for Arjuna

Kohli, Chanu recommended for Khel Ratna; Neeraj picked for Arjuna

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

India cricket captain Virat Kohli and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu were on Monday recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna by the awards selection committee.

Jesse Ryder fails drug test, faces six months ban

Jesse Ryder fails drug test, faces six months ban

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been suspended for six months for failing a doping test for banned stimulants he claimed he took in a supplement to help him lose weight, the country's top sports tribunal said on Tuesday.

Will the new RBI governor look at customer issues?

Will the new RBI governor look at customer issues?

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

The average bank customer does not know about the Customer Charter because it was designed - under Mr Rajan's regime - to be a lame duck initiative from the start: violating the charter has no consequences, points out, Debashis Basu.

Study abroad tips: How to win a scholarship

Study abroad tips: How to win a scholarship

Rediff.com20 Dec 2015

Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.

New climate change report reinforces urgent need for action

New climate change report reinforces urgent need for action

Rediff.com30 Sep 2013

Uttarakhand was a tragedy that none of us will forget. As experts analysed the tragedy, it became clear that the disaster was more man made. The intergovernmental panel on climate change in its Assessment Report 5 states that human influence on the climate system is clear and this is evident from the increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, positive radiative forcing, observed warming, and understanding of the climate system.

Which way will the markets go in 2015? 5 things will decide

Which way will the markets go in 2015? 5 things will decide

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

India's macroeconomic environment is improving, but it is still not past the point where it can ignore the developments in the global markets

Indian Army ready to recruit women in combat roles: Gen Bipin Rawat

Indian Army ready to recruit women in combat roles: Gen Bipin Rawat

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

Currently women are allowed in a number of select areas including in medical, legal, educational, signals and engineering wings of the army.

11 batsmen, 8 bowlers, one pipe-dream

11 batsmen, 8 bowlers, one pipe-dream

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

'Judging by the formbook, both sides are an equal chance to win. Pakistan has the better-balanced attack, offset by a batting line-up that oscillates between the brilliant and the bwahahaha, sometimes in the space of the same over.' 'As for India, 'bowling attack' is an oxymoron and the batting line-up is still struggling to memorise its lines.'

Sports Shorts: India drawn with Germany in Champions Trophy hockey

Sports Shorts: India drawn with Germany in Champions Trophy hockey

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand started his campaign at the Bilbao Final Masters with a crushing win over former FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine in Bilbao, Spain.

Will GST cast a shadow on exports?

Will GST cast a shadow on exports?

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Neutrality and jurisdiction in international trade need to be discussed threadbare before GST is implemented in India.

Busted! 10 famous sports persons nailed for doping

Busted! 10 famous sports persons nailed for doping

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Following badminton World No 1 Lee Chong Wei's provisional ban, Rediff.com brings you ten top sports persons who gave in to drugs - one of the mighty perils that has affected modern sporting culture.

'Air strikes showed India will not tolerate terrorism'

'Air strikes showed India will not tolerate terrorism'

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

'We could quibble with each other whether there were 25 terrorists killed or 250 killed.' 'The message is more that India undertook such an aerial attack and this attack has actually changed the paradigm.' 'The change in paradigm is that India has shown by the surgical strike in 2016 and the aerial strike of 2019 that we will not just sit back and tolerate terrorism which killed so many of our people.' 'We will hit back and by hitting back we will raise the costs of such activities.'

Sports Shorts: Tomic boasts of 'amazing' achievements; Spieth wins

Sports Shorts: Tomic boasts of 'amazing' achievements; Spieth wins

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday

Football Extras: Zidane begins second coming; Bayern eye domestic double

Football Extras: Zidane begins second coming; Bayern eye domestic double

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Lessons for corporates to go global in a jiffy

Lessons for corporates to go global in a jiffy

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

Digitally driven businesses have cut short the time to market significantly.

Anshuman Magazine: I expect increased investment from America to India

Anshuman Magazine: I expect increased investment from America to India

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

Anshuman Magazine of CBRE discusses effective leadership, millenials, Trump's America and his core business -- the real estate market -- with Nivedita Mookerji.

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 11 at Rio Olympics

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 11 at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

Check out the gold medallists on Day 11 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.

India remains attractive for foreign investors: Macquarie

India remains attractive for foreign investors: Macquarie

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

In the near term, two key factors are the outcome of the monsoon season in respect to cropping yields; and the correction in the crude oil price.

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 16 at Rio Olympics

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 16 at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

The gold medallists on Day 16 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday.

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 6 at Rio Olympics

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 6 at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Poland's Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozlowska and Natalia Madaj edged past Britain's Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley in the final meters of the race to snatch the gold medal in the women's double sculls at the Olympic rowing regatta on Thursday. The nail-biter saw the two boats neck-and-neck for much of the race. Britain led Poland by just .64 seconds at the halfway mark and appeared poised to win.

Apple unveils the Watch, larger iPhones at star-studded event

Apple unveils the Watch, larger iPhones at star-studded event

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

The first new product to be developed and introduced under Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's reign is a wearable device

Large infrastructure cos face tough time as cash flows dries up

Large infrastructure cos face tough time as cash flows dries up

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Jaypee, Essar, GMR, GVK, Lanco, Abhijeet groups debt rise despite falling cash flow, says UBS

What led to the Tur dal crisis and its price hike

What led to the Tur dal crisis and its price hike

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

The agricultural supply system has to be able to respond to this increasing demand, which it is not able to do.

'Make in India will have to be worked on'

'Make in India will have to be worked on'

Rediff.com17 May 2017

In the run up to three years of the National Democratic Alliance government, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman says it is time to consolidate some of the major initiatives as well as take new steps.

How swachh is Narendra Modi's business 'abhiyan'?

How swachh is Narendra Modi's business 'abhiyan'?

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Indian business has many legitimate grievances against the political class for not delivering an optimal business environment.

Lower interest rates or die

Lower interest rates or die

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

Investors with stalled projects and mounting bad debt will refinance their loans.

Multiple crisis and what lies ahead for the global economy

Multiple crisis and what lies ahead for the global economy

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

Global economy will have to grapple with few tough situations in 2015.

'For better growth figures, we need healthier banks'

'For better growth figures, we need healthier banks'

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Arun Jaitley interview.

Sports Shorts: Nadal recovering satisfactorily from appendicitis

Sports Shorts: Nadal recovering satisfactorily from appendicitis

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Rafael Nadal is recovering satisfactorily from appendicitis and will continue a course of antibiotics in a bid to be fit for the remainder of the 2014 season, the World No 2's spokesman said on Thursday.

FDI can spur innovation, ideas and industries

FDI can spur innovation, ideas and industries

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Ideas don't have border controls and visas.

The Power of Assured Indian Innovation

The Power of Assured Indian Innovation

Rediff.com25 May 2018

Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple breast cancer screening available to every woman, that too at the extremely affordable cost of $1 per scan? Can we make a portable, high-tech ECG machine which can provide reports immediately and that too at the cost of 8 cents a test? Can we make an eye imaging device that is portable, non-invasive and costs 3 times less that conventional devices? Can we make a robust test for mosquito-borne dengue, which can detect the disease on day 1, and that too at the cost of $2 per test? Amazingly, says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, all this has been achieved in India, not only by using technological innovation but also non-technological innovation.

Rebuff from NSG is of India's own making

Rebuff from NSG is of India's own making

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

Immediate NSG membership will not help India realise its nuclear ambitions any faster. It could have easily left the process take its own course, instead of running a high-stakes campaign to get in, says B S Raghavan.

India Shining! 3 factors that point to a stable economy

India Shining! 3 factors that point to a stable economy

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

First, there has been a significant softening in commodity prices - most notably oil.

G20 framework needs a rebooted storyline

G20 framework needs a rebooted storyline

Rediff.com24 Jul 2014

Instead of targeting global imbalances per se, the narrative must change to the structure and direction of such asymmetries.

'My job is not to represent the world; my job is to represent the United States of America'

'My job is not to represent the world; my job is to represent the United States of America'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press office.

'This is a battle of good vs evil, not Hindu vs Muslim'

'This is a battle of good vs evil, not Hindu vs Muslim'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

'There has never been a problem between Hindu and Muslims in Kairana.' 'We are a people that smoke from the same hookah.' Once the seat of an influential tradition of Indian classical music, Kairana has become a metaphor for the exodus of Hindus.