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FATF condemns Pulwama attack; says Pak failed to curb terror finance

FATF condemns Pulwama attack; says Pak failed to curb terror finance

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

The Paris-headquartered FATF said Pakistan should continue to work on implementing its action plan to address its strategic deficiencies

UK orders review into post-Brexit hate crime rise

UK orders review into post-Brexit hate crime rise

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Britain has ordered a scoping review into the police handling of hate crimes after a sharp rise.

PHOTOS: How Greece is fighting the financial crisis

PHOTOS: How Greece is fighting the financial crisis

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

Euro zone leaders will hold an emergency summit on Monday.

Is it end of the line for South Asia's ship graveyards?

Is it end of the line for South Asia's ship graveyards?

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

With a plunge in steel prices, ship owners are getting about $3.6 million less for the 25,000 tonnes of recoverable metal.

World reacts to reinstatement of Russian athletes

World reacts to reinstatement of Russian athletes

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

Reaction to WADA's decision to reinstate RUSADA

Brexit: What's in store for Indian markets?

Brexit: What's in store for Indian markets?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'

We were 'hurt' that Modi could not visit: Maldives

We were 'hurt' that Modi could not visit: Maldives

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Maldives on Tuesday voiced its 'hurt' at Prime Minister Modi not visiting it

'Henceforth, no Indian should fear the taxman'

'Henceforth, no Indian should fear the taxman'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

'We have set out a timetable to reduce income tax rates for all incomes below Rs 50 lakh, and to progressively eliminate the surcharges on income above Rs 50 lakh, by 2024.' The Budget speech past CII president Naushad Forbes wants to hear.

The man who cost Greece billions

The man who cost Greece billions

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Syriza lawmakers walked the corridors telling reporters the government might not survive the night.

In IPO papers Uber highlights competition from desi rivals in India

In IPO papers Uber highlights competition from desi rivals in India

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

Uber's draft prospectus for the biggest IPO in the world since Alibaba's in 2014 has projected a major cash burn for Uber in trying to get a significant market share in India, reports Karan Choudhury.

Emerging markets worried robots could take away jobs: Rajan

Emerging markets worried robots could take away jobs: Rajan

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

A number of industrial countries are now resorting to populism and this has its own set of political implications.

Reforms in higher education: Have we achieved anything?

Reforms in higher education: Have we achieved anything?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

There is clearly something deeply rotten in the systems of institutional governance in the bastions of higher education in India, says TCA Anant.

'Attempt to change status quo at LAC is unacceptable'

'Attempt to change status quo at LAC is unacceptable'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

As the pandemic unfolded, the India-China relationship has come under severe stress. To restore normalcy, agreements between the two countries must be respected scrupulously in their entirety. Where the Line of Actual Control is concerned, any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo is unacceptable, declares External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

Why Gadkari's visit to Iran is important

Why Gadkari's visit to Iran is important

Rediff.com7 Aug 2017

The Chabahar port, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, 'can be the first significant footfall in an Indian variant of the 'Belt and Road' initiative.'

What the future holds for Biocon

What the future holds for Biocon

Rediff.com6 May 2018

'The obvious opportunity is biosimilars, which are simpler but more expensive,' says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of Biocon.

Cameron plans his new one-party Cabinet

Cameron plans his new one-party Cabinet

Rediff.com9 May 2015

Newly re-elected British Prime Minister David Cameron is working out his first one-party Cabinet made up of Conservative party MPs without any Liberal Democrat coalition considerations of the past.

How to make jobs programmes work

How to make jobs programmes work

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

A breakthrough will come from what we teach and how, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Euro zone gives Greece until Sunday for debt deal

Euro zone gives Greece until Sunday for debt deal

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

The situation in Greece worsened with banks closed for a 2nd week.

Greece defaults on IMF payment despite last-minute overtures to creditors

Greece defaults on IMF payment despite last-minute overtures to creditors

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

11th-hour debt restructuring programme offered no concessions to creditors

Greece offers new proposals to avert default, creditors see hope

Greece offers new proposals to avert default, creditors see hope

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Greek proposals hailed as "a positive step forward".

Nepal takes charge of post-quake ops as toll mounts to 7,557

Nepal takes charge of post-quake ops as toll mounts to 7,557

Rediff.com5 May 2015

The two districts which are the part of Nepal's Bagmati Zone have suffered extensively in the April 25 earthquake which left a trail of death and destruction.

UNHRC adopts resolution on Palestine, India abstains

UNHRC adopts resolution on Palestine, India abstains

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

India has for the first time abstained from voting on a resolution on Palestine adopted at the UN rights body that calls for accountability by parties involved in last year's conflict in Gaza.

For the great love of British TV shows

For the great love of British TV shows

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

Love Sherlock, Dr Who, and Downton Abbey? Vanita Kohli-Khandekar finds out how the UK became one the world's largest creators of television content.

Mystery of the 'vanishing' jobs data

Mystery of the 'vanishing' jobs data

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Given the rapid changes in the Indian labour market, there is an urgent need to have current, accurate and publicly available data through regular, dynamic and comprehensive surveys. Indeed, this was the intention behind constituting the NITI Aayog Task Force on Improving Employment Data. The attempts by the government to "improve" labour data has actually made it worse, say Rosa Abraham, Janaki Shibu & Rajendran Narayanan.

What is the key to a successful railway network

What is the key to a successful railway network

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

India had its own battle over gauges.

What do India's GDP numbers tell us?

What do India's GDP numbers tell us?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

Private consumption is looking up and will get better as the full effect of the good monsoon is felt on rural income, and the effect of the payout from the Seventh Pay Commission is felt on urban income, say Anis Chakravarty & Rishi Shah.

Sensex ends flat; banks gain

Sensex ends flat; banks gain

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1 points to end at 26,396 and the Nifty50 slipped 2 points to end at 8,109.

In Brussels, PM asks UN to address challenge posed by terrorism

In Brussels, PM asks UN to address challenge posed by terrorism

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

The PM aso said said it was unfortunate that the UN was still unable to define terrorism.

Mallya consults 'formidable' lawyer to defend him

Mallya consults 'formidable' lawyer to defend him

Rediff.com15 May 2017

Award-winning lawyer, Claire Montgomery, the Queen's Counsel, is likely to fight the Indian government's attempt to extradite him to India.

Pill for thought: Sweetheart deals that hurt consumers

Pill for thought: Sweetheart deals that hurt consumers

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

'Pay-for-delay' settlements between drug patent-holders and generics manufacturers to delay the launch of cheaper generic medicine are increasingly being scrutinised by antitrust regulators

Is India prepared for Brexit?

Is India prepared for Brexit?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

'When the Brexit bomb goes off, the shrapnel will wound us.' 'We will in the time-honoured tradition apply band-aids all over.' 'Those who shout the loudest will get economic relief like interest rate reduction and debt restructuring.' 'Others will go on living lives of quiet despair,' says S Muralidharan.

What China will do next in the South China Sea

What China will do next in the South China Sea

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

'After a strategic pause though, Beijing will revive its policy of slowly creeping towards acquiring sovereignty over the South China Sea.'

Volkswagen says 11 million cars hit by scandal, probes multiply

Volkswagen says 11 million cars hit by scandal, probes multiply

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Volkswagen AG said a scandal over falsified US. vehicle emission tests could affect 11 million of its cars around the globe.

Volkswagen CEO's days appear numbered as emissions crisis deepens

Volkswagen CEO's days appear numbered as emissions crisis deepens

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

Late on Monday, Volkswagen's U.S. chief Michael Horn said the company had "totally screwed up" and promised to make amends.

'Tamil Nadu is one of India's most industrialised states'

'Tamil Nadu is one of India's most industrialised states'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

The UK has responded to PM Modi's call to 'Make in India' by launching great collaborations in January 2015.

Sachin Pilot: Damocles' sword of dispossession hangs over our farmers

Sachin Pilot: Damocles' sword of dispossession hangs over our farmers

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

Livelihoods and lives are being destroyed in the name of building a 'better' India, writes Congress leader Sachin Pilot, in an exclusive column for Rediff.com.

All you need to know about the Greek crisis

All you need to know about the Greek crisis

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

Will Greece manage to pay euro 1.5 billion to IMF?

Scotland says 'NO' to independence in historic referendum

Scotland says 'NO' to independence in historic referendum

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Scots on Friday rejected independence in a historic referendum and decided to remain in a 307-year-old union with the United Kingdom, in a relief to Prime Minister David Cameron.

Italian aid worker killed in Bangladesh; IS claims responsibility

Italian aid worker killed in Bangladesh; IS claims responsibility

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Cesare Tavella, 50, was shot thrice from a close proximity on Monday evening in Dhaka's Gulshan diplomatic zone while he was jogging, police said.

Any action in Syria should be under UN framework: PM

Any action in Syria should be under UN framework: PM

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that whatever action is required in Syria should be under the UN framework, amid growing pressure on US President Barack Obama from his Russian counterpart and other world leaders not to attack the Arab country.