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Modi hard sells India as an investment destination

Modi hard sells India as an investment destination

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.

10 actions which may cool down Kashmir

10 actions which may cool down Kashmir

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

'To re-establish the writ of the State and resume governance, frayed tempers in the streets and in the media need to be calmed.'

Will Trump take sides in the India-Pakistan dispute?

Will Trump take sides in the India-Pakistan dispute?

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

'It is highly doubtful that the Trump administration will consider inserting itself into the volatile India-Pakistan dispute.'

9 smart ways to revamp India's infrastructure

9 smart ways to revamp India's infrastructure

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

Private sector firms need to be re-engaged for better infra planning.

Sheena Bora Trial: The Shrink Testifies

Sheena Bora Trial: The Shrink Testifies

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

As he was giving evidence, Dr Matcheswalla peremptorily summoned the CBI representative over to the witness box and whispered something. Indrani Mukerjea's advocate Sudeep Pasbola immediately cut in, wondering what he was up to: "Please, please, please." Dr Matcheswalla, looking innocently startled, said: "I was asking if I can order for tea."

Database State to Surveillance State

Database State to Surveillance State

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

The plan of UID/Aadhaar-based surveillance does not end with the collection of fingerprints and iris scan, it goes quite beyond it and poses a lethal threat to the idea of India, says Gopal Krishna.

Protect the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right!

Protect the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right!

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

'The government's proposal to store citizens' data including Aadhaar data under its Digital India initiative on cloud is violative of the citizens' human rights because the cloud is admittedly beyond India's jurisdiction.'

'FDI policy should be seen in light of Make in India'

'FDI policy should be seen in light of Make in India'

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

With EU, it is part of the FTA that we will need to negotiate.

'We are here because of Modi and Obama's vision'

'We are here because of Modi and Obama's vision'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

'Big countries do not agree on every set of issues.' 'Look, one of the differences in the relationship is that when we do not agree, we are sitting down and talking to each other.'

PM Modi inks 5 deals with 'crucial partner' Tanzania

PM Modi inks 5 deals with 'crucial partner' Tanzania

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Tanzania where he held talks with Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli.

Richa Chadha: I am being spoilt by international attention now

Richa Chadha: I am being spoilt by international attention now

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

From being noticed in a supporting role as her debut to Cannes glory, Richa Chadha has come a long way in Bollywood.

Jairam Ramesh: 2014 land Act will take us back to 1894!

Jairam Ramesh: 2014 land Act will take us back to 1894!

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

'Give time to the 2013 Act to work. I not only think that the 2013 law is workable, I believe that the 2013 law is a compromise, a balanced middle path and protects the interests of land owners and livelihood losers.'

'India has talent. Our best asset is our people'

'India has talent. Our best asset is our people'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

An excerpt from Conde Nast India's Make In India magazine.

Anger in Manipur over Irom Sharmila's decision

Anger in Manipur over Irom Sharmila's decision

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

The woman whose lone fight against the establishment all these long years has only the state machinery to keep her safe from the public whose cause she championed all this while.

'Pakistan's nuclear plans directed at Indian incursion into Pakistan'

'Pakistan's nuclear plans directed at Indian incursion into Pakistan'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2016

'If Indian armed forces entered Pakistan and succeeded in inflicting major damage on the Pakistani army and occupied territory in the Pakistani heartland, there is reason to think the Pakistani military would use some nuclear weapons against the incoming Indian forces to compel India to stop.'

Rahul follows a weird political calculus

Rahul follows a weird political calculus

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

'He is anything but astute or charismatic. He believes the Congress can win elections without alliances in the Hindi heartland.'

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that does not age, wither and decay with the passage of time.

How the media whitewashes Narendra Modi

How the media whitewashes Narendra Modi

Rediff.com8 May 2014

Modi today needs BJP CMs and non-party regional leaders to win votes and build alliances, but he will over-rule them and treat them like dirt once they have served their electoral purpose. Make no mistake: Modi is incurably authoritarian and will brook no dissent -- so long as the RSS is on board, says Praful Bidwai.

How the Internet was born, 25 years ago

How the Internet was born, 25 years ago

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

November 12 marks 25 years of the beginning of the World Wide Web. Shivanand Kanavi gives us the story of how it all began.

Why India-China friction persists

Why India-China friction persists

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

'After more than 20 years of understanding, nothing much seems to have been achieved. What the two countries have been trying to do is to manage the recurrence of border incursions. The two sides must address the disease, and not the symptom of the disease,' says Rup Narayan Das.

'We should not discount the ISIS threat in India'

'We should not discount the ISIS threat in India'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

'These ISIS terrorists want to smash Western civilisation, smash India. For the time being though, their main target would be the US and Europe.'

'With Pakistan, where is the question of trust?'

'With Pakistan, where is the question of trust?'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

'The message to India is (with attacks like Pathankot) basically what the Pakistani army is trying to test is how serious are you when it concerns the peace process with that country.'

Why Indian bureaucracy is under virtual lockdown

Why Indian bureaucracy is under virtual lockdown

Rediff.com9 Nov 2013

Recent investigations into the telecom spectrum and coal scams have made bureaucrats very wary of taking decisions.

EXCLUSIVE! How the Naga Accord was reached

EXCLUSIVE! How the Naga Accord was reached

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

'In the first meeting of this new year, we took a joint new year resolution that we will complete it this year. At the time things were not very clear, but the mood was clear that yes, we must resolve it.' 'Yes, details have to come out, but there are some sensitivities, there are some stake-holders not yet on board, especially other Naga undergrounds etc, we would like them to come on board... So at a proper time it has to be revealed to the country, and to the legislature. Perhaps, we may have to wait for some more time.' 'With better understanding of the Indian system, many of them have learnt, realised, appreciated that Naga nationalist aspirations can be accommodated in the Indian system. The Indian system is pretty comprehensive and flexible.' 'A Naga has as much stake, claim over India as any other Indian. There is no distinction. This, Nagas have realised, that yes, Naga nationalist aspirations and Indian nationalism are not mutually exclusive.' Ravindra Narayan Ravi, the Government of India's Special Interlocutor for the Naga talks, explains how the Naga Peace Accord was reached in an exclusive interview to Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com

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.

The winners and losers in Trump's Afghan strategy

The winners and losers in Trump's Afghan strategy

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

New Delhi and Beijing are the only two regional capitals that have commented on US President Donald Trump's speech on August 21 outlining the way forward in Afghanistan. The Indian foreign ministry statement was effusive in praise, while the Chinese statement has been one of cautious and guarded hope. Delhi has identified itself with Trump's Afghan strategy, whereas the Chinese stance is calibrated -- observant and objective, keeping a distance, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Amit Shah exclusive: 'Not an inch of acquired land will go to industrialists'

Amit Shah exclusive: 'Not an inch of acquired land will go to industrialists'

Rediff.com19 May 2015

In the first part of an exclusive interview with Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com on the eve of the first year of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, BJP President Amit Shah talks about the government's achievements and the controversy over the land ordinance.

'China does not consider India as equal to itself'

'China does not consider India as equal to itself'

Rediff.com13 May 2015

'It is a pattern of behaviour of the Chinese that whenever a Chinese leader visits India or an Indian leader visits China, some incidents take place.' 'When Modi visits China, we should look out for some similar demonstration by the Chinese.'

'Ayurveda is medicine with intelligence, modern medicine is like a bullet'

'Ayurveda is medicine with intelligence, modern medicine is like a bullet'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Ayurvedic expert Dr G G Gangadharan on how the ancient Indian medical practice needs to be propagated in the country of its origin

Rajdeep Sardesai: 'I have never been anti-Modi'

Rajdeep Sardesai: 'I have never been anti-Modi'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

On the eve of the release of his book, 2014: The election That Changed India, Rajdeep speaks candidly in an interview with Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Indian economy about to take-off

Exclusive: 'Maharashtra police has no understanding of Naxalism'

Exclusive: 'Maharashtra police has no understanding of Naxalism'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

Vernon Gonsalves, who spent nearly six years in jail after being labelled a Naxalite by the security agencies, recounts in detail his arrest, the case against him and his future plans in an exclusive interview.

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