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Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Rediff.com22 May 2023

More than 70 per cent of Indian youth aged between 15 and 29 can't!

Economist Suresh Tendulkar dies

Economist Suresh Tendulkar dies

Rediff.com22 Jun 2011

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh mourned his death in his message to Tendulkar's wife Sunetra.

'Being an entrepreneur makes you a better person'

'Being an entrepreneur makes you a better person'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2009

Go ahead and be an entrepreneur! Don't keep saying, I want to be an entrepreneur and one day, I will be one. There is no some day; just go out and chase your dreams, says Prof. Nandini Vaidyanathan.

RBI Deputy Governor to retire today

RBI Deputy Governor to retire today

Rediff.com9 Nov 2010

An alumina of Delhi School of Economics, from where she secured a Master's in Economics, Thorat joined the central bank way back in 1972.

B-schools reduce seats, cut fees to attract students

B-schools reduce seats, cut fees to attract students

Rediff.com16 May 2014

The institute says more seats are putting a strain on its resources.

'Ram Mandir Is With 2024 Election In Mind'

'Ram Mandir Is With 2024 Election In Mind'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2024

'We should not underestimate the power of Hindutva.'

3 eminent economists in RBI's monetary committee

3 eminent economists in RBI's monetary committee

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

The government on Monday appointed three eminent economists Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma and Shankanka Bhide as members of the rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI

'I am not the target, my leader KCR is'

'I am not the target, my leader KCR is'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

'He is exposing the failings of the BJP, which is rankling the party.'

Delhi is denser and safer than New York

Delhi is denser and safer than New York

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

New Delhi has high average density of built up area, nearly twice the levels of wider New York metro area.

Noted economist Abhijit Sen, advocate of MSP, passes away

Noted economist Abhijit Sen, advocate of MSP, passes away

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

Economist Abhijit Sen, a former Planning Commission member and one of the country's foremost experts on rural economy, died on Monday night. He was 72.

We need more Indian B-schools in FT Top 20: Naina Kidwai

We need more Indian B-schools in FT Top 20: Naina Kidwai

Rediff.com6 Feb 2012

Naina Lal Kidwai, Country Head, HSBC India and the first Indian woman to have graduated from the Harvard Business School, in 1982 speaks about the importance of hard work, women in IIM classrooms and more.

Infosys prize winner to spend money to educate Bastar youth

Infosys prize winner to spend money to educate Bastar youth

Rediff.com13 Dec 2010

Professor Nandini Sundar who won the Infosys Prize 2010 in social anthropology speaks about the apathy of Indian bureaucracy.

Will this JNU scholar change the face of rural Lucknow?

Will this JNU scholar change the face of rural Lucknow?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2012

When he passed out of the prestigious Delhi School of Economics with a master's degree, he had plans to pursue academics. But soon after he completed M.Phil from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Harshvardhan Shyam's interests began moving in a diametrically opposite direction.

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the Mysore-born Gopinath as "one of the world's outstanding economists with impeccable academic credentials, a proven track record of intellectual leadership and extensive international experience".

COVID-19: Mumbai, Delhi see decline in traffic congestion

COVID-19: Mumbai, Delhi see decline in traffic congestion

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Mumbai saw an average 46 per cent decline in congestion during the morning rush hour on Tuesday. New Delhi's data also showed an average 34 per cent decline in congestion during morning.

Meet Nupur Sharma, Kejriwal's rival in the Delhi polls

Meet Nupur Sharma, Kejriwal's rival in the Delhi polls

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Nupur Sharma, 30, has been picked by the BJP to go up against be going up against Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal for the New Delhi seat in the upcoming Delhi elections.

'Salwa Judum was not a people's movement'

'Salwa Judum was not a people's movement'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2011

Dr Nandini Sundar, who filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court asking for the disbanding of armed Salwa Judum, on Friday said that there has been a 22 per cent increase of Maoist activities since Salwa Judum was launched.

PM condoles P N Dhar's death

PM condoles P N Dhar's death

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

The text of the prime minister's condolence message:

Chat with author of Kiss and Tell

Chat with author of Kiss and Tell

Rediff.com16 Jul 2012

Political journalist and author of Kiss and Tell Nistula Hebber will take questions on her book, walking the power corridors and falling in love at the wrong place and at the wrong time.

Can India Be A Developed Nation By 2047?

Can India Be A Developed Nation By 2047?

Rediff.com6 Jan 2024

One hopes in his next term, Narendra Modi will take up the mission of inculcating respect for following rules in Indians as a mission. Therein lies the chance for India to become a developed country, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

'General Zia was real startled'

'General Zia was real startled'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'

LSE alumna Nupur Sharma was always a Hindutva firebrand

LSE alumna Nupur Sharma was always a Hindutva firebrand

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

She was catapulted to the centre stage in 2015 after she was chosen to take on Kejriwal in the Delhi assembly polls.

Biden's point person on Russian sanctions to visit India

Biden's point person on Russian sanctions to visit India

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

In New Delhi, Singh will continue US administration's ongoing consultations with India, and advance a range of issues in the US-India economic relationship and strategic partnership.

Modi govt's real agenda: It's not economic reforms

Modi govt's real agenda: It's not economic reforms

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

It is time to reset expectations as government will move with alacrity on social policy, not on economic reforms.

'The youth in India don't get enough guidance'

'The youth in India don't get enough guidance'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

Actor, filmmaker Nandita Das was named as the Global Young Leader by World Economic Forum. She speaks about the rural-urban divide amongst India's youth, their aspirations and their dreams, their struggles and challenges in the 21st century.

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are.

Govt data errors prompt review of IIP methodology

Govt data errors prompt review of IIP methodology

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

The fiasco over error-ridden national accounts for the first quarter of the financial year has prompted Anant, who used to teach statistics at Delhi School of Economics, to initiate a documentation of processes. Besides, at the behest of the National Statistical Commission, he has ordered an audit of the methodology of preparing the index of industrial production (IIP).

India's ties with China 'abnormal' due to...: Jaishankar

India's ties with China 'abnormal' due to...: Jaishankar

Rediff.com29 Apr 2023

Jaishankar, who arrived in Santo Domingo on his first official visit to the Dominican Republic, also said that India has seen a dramatic expansion in connectivity, contacts, and cooperation across the region.

Economists sound alert on NREGP bank payments

Economists sound alert on NREGP bank payments

Rediff.com15 Dec 2008

Jean Dreze, who is also member of the Central Employment Guarantee Council, Ritika Khera and Anirban Kar - all from the Delhi School of Economics -- have pointed out that though bank payment of wages is seen as a magic solution to delayed payment and non-payment of wages under the Rs 25,000-crore (Rs 250-billion) scheme, making bank payments mandatory is a step taken without necessary precautions.

Rahul Gandhi's expectations from wife: 'A loving person who is intelligent'

Rahul Gandhi's expectations from wife: 'A loving person who is intelligent'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Viewed as India's most eligible bachelor by some, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says he'll get married when the right girl comes along and part of the problem is that his parents' "really lovely marriage" has set the bar very high.

'Unity in diversity has helped us survive'

'Unity in diversity has helped us survive'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

'The BJP is trying to change this mantra.'

Fake Orkut profile of schoolgirl posted

Fake Orkut profile of schoolgirl posted

Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

The teenager's family had received the first call almost a month ago where the caller wanted to speak to the girl. Similar calls poured in later, the police said, adding all the callers referred to Orkut.

'FICCI is focusing on start-ups'

'FICCI is focusing on start-ups'

Rediff.com19 May 2023

'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard.

DSE on par with Oxford, Cambridge: PM

DSE on par with Oxford, Cambridge: PM

Rediff.com18 Jan 2006

Comparing the Delhi School of Economics with Oxford and Cambridge, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday asked the prestigious institution to benchmark globally to retain and attract students from India and abroad.

Speaking softly & making it stick

Speaking softly & making it stick

Rediff.com22 May 2004

Bibek Debroy joins as full time member of NITI Aayog

Bibek Debroy joins as full time member of NITI Aayog

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

Debroy worked as a consultant in the Department of Economic Affairs in Finance Ministry.

India will catch up with China: ADB economist

India will catch up with China: ADB economist

Rediff.com4 May 2004

India will catch up with China by the year 2020 in terms of economic growth on the strength of its better efficiency of investments, an Asian Development Bank economist has said.

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

Rediff.com19 May 2022

'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.'

New Delhi girl tops CBSE Class 12 results

New Delhi girl tops CBSE Class 12 results

Rediff.com25 May 2015

M Gayatri of New Green Fields school, New Delhi has topped the class 12 CBSE exam in the country securing 99.2 per cent.