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Ask Anu: 'My husband cheated on me with our maid'

Ask Anu: 'My husband cheated on me with our maid'

Rediff.com8 Jun 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

'Kerala police urgently need education about the IPC'

'Kerala police urgently need education about the IPC'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2018

'It is high time the government of Kerala stops appointing policemen without teaching them the IPC.'

SC strikes down Maratha quota, terms it unconstitutional

SC strikes down Maratha quota, terms it unconstitutional

Rediff.com5 May 2021

The judgment came on a batch of pleas challenging the Bombay high court verdict which had upheld the grant of reservation to Marathas in admissions and government jobs in the state.

It is not worth dying for a better pay cheque

It is not worth dying for a better pay cheque

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

'The harmful side effects of what we call 'management toxicity' are affecting more and more Indians,' note Jeffrey Pfeffer and M Muneer.

Farm reforms will help turn farmers into entrepreneurs: Modi

Farm reforms will help turn farmers into entrepreneurs: Modi

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

"People forgot about income for farmers. But for the first time, this thinking has been changed," he said and listed steps the Centre has taken for the welfare of farmers.

Why is good monsoon so important for the economy?

Why is good monsoon so important for the economy?

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

Agricultural growth is volatile and rain-dependent, among others.

'UP's love jihad law legalises criminal intimidation, regressive attitudes'

'UP's love jihad law legalises criminal intimidation, regressive attitudes'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

'Whom do I want to marry and what decisions I make for marrying the person I love are totally personal decisions, in which neither the State nor the courts have any right to interfere.'

5 reasons to start loving the EPFO

5 reasons to start loving the EPFO

Rediff.com18 May 2017

'If you retain your account with the EPFO for 10 years, you get a life-long pension.'

Transgenders may soon be recruited as CAPF officers

Transgenders may soon be recruited as CAPF officers

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

A senior CAPF commander privy to the development said the forces have discussed the "challenges and opportunities" that can come with transgenders in the officer ranks.

Won't interfere in Kashmir unless India wants us to: US to Pak

Won't interfere in Kashmir unless India wants us to: US to Pak

Rediff.com1 May 2014

The United States has ruled out any mediation on the Kashmir issue as long as India rejects such a proposal and asked Pakistan to avoid employing militancy as an instrument of state policy.

What you must know about Mumbai's migrant crisis

What you must know about Mumbai's migrant crisis

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

'For them life is very difficult since there has been no universalisation of PDS.' 'And let's understand that there are people who need ration instead of cooked meals.'

Must Read! How Indian engineers in the US can stay relevant

Must Read! How Indian engineers in the US can stay relevant

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

These six tricks could help you land good jobs.

Inspirational! How theatre changed their lives

Inspirational! How theatre changed their lives

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Issue-based theatre has the capability of playing a transformative role in society -- first through the artists and their families and then, their audience.

Interim Budget is just 'a trailer': PM Modi

Interim Budget is just 'a trailer': PM Modi

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

The budget will empower the poor, give a boost to the farmer and an impetus to the economic growth, the PM said.

Ex-J-K minister Altaf Bukhari floats new political outfit JK Apni Party

Ex-J-K minister Altaf Bukhari floats new political outfit JK Apni Party

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

Bukhari, who was elected president of the JKAP, said the party's core agenda would be the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and its residents' domicile rights in land and jobs.

120 million Indians will be unemployed!

120 million Indians will be unemployed!

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

'Just see what kind of political, social and economic impact it will have when the number of unemployed goes up four times in one year suddenly.'

India Must Be Proud Of Akumjung Pongen

India Must Be Proud Of Akumjung Pongen

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Akumjung Pongen, the first Rhodes scholar from Nagaland, shares his inspiring journey.

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

Rediff.com6 May 2022

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.

FinMin prepares 100-day agenda for new govt

FinMin prepares 100-day agenda for new govt

Rediff.com22 May 2019

Among other things, the agenda is likely to focus on increasing private investment, employment generation and giving relief to the farm sector

Are you aware of your workplace rights?

Are you aware of your workplace rights?

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

Did you know that employers have to pay equal remuneration to its male and female employees who are carrying out the same or similar work?

This Ramzan, poor Muslims struggle for food in lockdown

This Ramzan, poor Muslims struggle for food in lockdown

Rediff.com23 May 2020

With mosques shut, workers and daily wage workers are left to fend for themselves, underscoring once again the magnitude of the crisis of unemployment and poverty triggered by the lockdown, which began on March 25 to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Foreign banks warm up to small towns

Foreign banks warm up to small towns

Rediff.com3 Feb 2010

Small-town India is warming up to foreign banks, finally.

RSS Union: 'Govt is bringing Syria in labour reforms'

RSS Union: 'Govt is bringing Syria in labour reforms'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

'With this amendment, permanent employees will cease to exist.' 'The government should give a human touch and human face to labour reforms.' 'Ideas like survival of the fittest, might is right, etc, are rules of the jungle.' 'They cannot give new terms like hire and fire to jungle law.'

Video: Women opting for bigger, bolder tattoos

Video: Women opting for bigger, bolder tattoos

Rediff.com4 Mar 2013

Tattoo artists have reported a rapid increase in the number of women getting full-sleeve tattoos and dramatic thigh and calf designs.

Trump signs executive orders banning TikTok, Wechat

Trump signs executive orders banning TikTok, Wechat

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

Trump said the spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by the companies in China continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the country.

From poverty to good jobs: EGMM makes it possible!

From poverty to good jobs: EGMM makes it possible!

Rediff.com24 Dec 2009

The Employment Generation and Marketing Mission (EGMM), a unique public private partnership venture that trains poor rural youth take up jobs, helping them earn anywhere between Rs 3000-Rs 10,000.

Mr Modi, let a Dalit girl break the coconut at Ram temple

Mr Modi, let a Dalit girl break the coconut at Ram temple

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

If the PM gives the historic opportunity of laying the foundation stone of the Ram temple to a Dalit girl, it will send a transformational message to the Dalits in India and will give them a sense of belongingness, says Dr Sudhir Bisht.

Changes made in J-K, Ladakh will benefit people: Prez in I-Day address

Changes made in J-K, Ladakh will benefit people: Prez in I-Day address

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

They will enable the people to access and enjoy the same rights, same privileges and same facilities as their fellow citizens in the rest of the country, he said.

India needs to be more powerful than China: RSS chief

India needs to be more powerful than China: RSS chief

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

Speaking at the RSS's annual Vijayadashami rally in Nagpur which was broadcast online and attended 50 swayamsevaks (volunteers) due to the COVID-19 guidelines, Bhagwat said when the Sangh says Hindustan is 'Hindu Rashtra', it does not have any political or power-centered concept in its mind.

COVID-19 can reset wrongs done to invisible millions

COVID-19 can reset wrongs done to invisible millions

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

'The Modi government must create conditions to integrate millions into the rural economy as many migrants are certainly not going to return to live an undignified life,' notes Ramesh Menon.

Needed: Urgent solutions to defend India well!

Needed: Urgent solutions to defend India well!

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

'While all would agree on the need to be ready to launch cross-border strikes on terror camps, there is sharp disagreement on how best to do it.' 'Through IAF fighters, or surface-to-surface missiles?' 'Or should army Special Forces be created to do the job?' 'If air strikes are the agreed priority, additional funding must be made available for the purchase of fighters and missiles.' 'If it is to be Special Forces, the army must be facilitated in raising a Special Forces Command,' notes Ajai Shukla.

'Build ramps, not barriers, for Dalits'

'Build ramps, not barriers, for Dalits'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

'The police will give weightage to the socially strong.' 'The dominant caste is usually a powerful person, while the scheduled caste is normally powerless.' 'That is why FIRs are not registered.' 'Most of these complaints are by very poor people against very rich powerful people.'

Minister to meet Rahul before quitting

Minister to meet Rahul before quitting

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

By targeting the BJP's Ram temple agenda, Upendra Kushwaha has hinted that his days within the NDA are all but over.

Remembering Sunder Navalkar

Remembering Sunder Navalkar

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Sunder Navalkar devoted her whole life to the cause of workers' rights, remembers Sanober Keashwaar.

Land a technical writing job

Land a technical writing job

Rediff.com1 Jul 2005

The Society for Technical Communication is organising an employment fair for aspiring technical writers and seasoned professionals.

Quarantine hotels: It's business unusual

Quarantine hotels: It's business unusual

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

Leading hotels are taking all precautions but the unusual service the staff has been pressed into puts them at the forefront of COVID fight.

10 career tips for Indian techies

10 career tips for Indian techies

Rediff.com19 May 2020

Employers are now looking to hire professionals who can demonstrate their skills rather than reel off a catalogue of undirected theoretical qualifications.

About time Modi spends money on military!

About time Modi spends money on military!

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

The political-electoral calculus favours spending thousands of crores on vanity projects like Sardar Patel's statue and the Central Vista over building up our military to handle the confrontations and conflicts that loom large, points out Ajai Shukla.

When parents are delighted to have a start-up son-in-law

When parents are delighted to have a start-up son-in-law

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

For the new millennium generation, slowly and at an accelerating pace, it is attractive to harbour a start-up ambition, says R Gopalakrishnan.

Full Text: President's address to nation on the eve of Republic Day

Full Text: President's address to nation on the eve of Republic Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of the Republic Day 2022.