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Why women are wary of reporting misconduct at workplace

Why women are wary of reporting misconduct at workplace

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

In a world in which men still dominate the institutional landscape, gender-neutrality is as much their responsibility as women's.

Soni: Outrage, unedited

Soni: Outrage, unedited

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

Soni is a soft treatment of a very complex subject, feels Sreehari Nair.

Mani Shankar Aiyar is down, but not out

Mani Shankar Aiyar is down, but not out

Rediff.com17 Jan 2018

'I am in mortal danger not personally, but politically,' Mani Shankar Aiyar tells Anjali Puri.

SC seeks Mallya's overseas asset details in four weeks

SC seeks Mallya's overseas asset details in four weeks

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

The details Mallya filed earlier in his disclosure statement about his foreign properties do not have reference of cash in hand or bank details

Modi in Pakistan: A risky political gamble

Modi in Pakistan: A risky political gamble

Rediff.com26 Dec 2015

'Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi be able to continue political engagement with Pakistan against the inevitable upsurge of negative and hostile public sentiment?'

How successful were surgical strikes?

How successful were surgical strikes?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2017

The strategic success of the surgical strikes has not matched their brilliant tactical achievement, says Shekhar Gupta.

Will F-16s be made in India?

Will F-16s be made in India?

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

Lockheed Martin's offer involves transferring the world's only F-16 production line from Fort Worth, Texas, to India. Thereafter, every F-16 built, and a large share of the spare parts and sub-systems for every F-16 flying across the globe would come from India.

Modi's minimum government, maximum governance will work, here's how

Modi's minimum government, maximum governance will work, here's how

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Modi's minimum government, maximum governance will go a long way?

The desi taking on Trump in New Jersey

The desi taking on Trump in New Jersey

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

'You shouldn't mistreat Muslims, you shouldn't mistreat Sikhs, you shouldn't mistreat anyone you perceive to be the other.'

Review: Suicide Squad is a noisy mess

Review: Suicide Squad is a noisy mess

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Suicide Squad is less an actual movie and more an assemblage of moments, moments mostly to do with popular music appropriated around shots of spectacle, with every single scene trying to hit a crescendo of cool and the film, thus, failing to find any peaks at all, says Raja Sen.

Water crisis, Amitabh Bachchan and Bharat Mata Ki Jai

Water crisis, Amitabh Bachchan and Bharat Mata Ki Jai

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

Maharashtra today faces an acute water crisis. But all that Devendra Fadnavis is concerned about who is not chanting slogans like Bharat Mata Ki Jai, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

9 IT deductions you must know before filing tax returns

9 IT deductions you must know before filing tax returns

Rediff.com17 Jul 2016

Before you file your income tax return this year, have a look at the amendments that might help you take the most possible tax benefit.

Dance your way to good health

Dance your way to good health

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Why run when you can dance.

Mr Modi, it's still not too late to turn things around

Mr Modi, it's still not too late to turn things around

Rediff.com13 May 2016

The government's initial promise and energy seems to have dissipated.

Financial planning tips for the salaried in their 20s

Financial planning tips for the salaried in their 20s

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Financial planning tips for the salaried in their 20s

Is the Paris climate pact unfair and inadequate?

Is the Paris climate pact unfair and inadequate?

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

At the summit, the US is able to play the role of a bully.

Worry less, achieve more: How to be productive at work

Worry less, achieve more: How to be productive at work

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Excerpts from How to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do!

Few scandalous biz tycoons who made it big, ran it and got screwed

Few scandalous biz tycoons who made it big, ran it and got screwed

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Indian business, on quite a different trajectory from its global counterpart, remains relatively insulated from any kind of backlash.

Put India's neighbourhood policy back on track

Put India's neighbourhood policy back on track

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

'We should not have waited for the political crisis in Nepal to erupt before being galvanised into action,' says Shyam Saran. 'We should have seen what was coming and not accepted assurances from the leaders of the political parties at their face value.'

Review: Hercules works because of The Rock!

Review: Hercules works because of The Rock!

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

Hercules has its moments, says Paloma Sharma.

How liquid is your portfolio?

How liquid is your portfolio?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Besides return and risk, investors also need to weigh the liquidity of the instrument they are putting money in

An e-bike venture that caught Ratan Tata's eye

An e-bike venture that caught Ratan Tata's eye

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Hemlatha Annamalai and P Bala's Ampere Vehicles makes e-vehicles in Coimbatore.

10 inspiring books every woman should read

10 inspiring books every woman should read

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

These books, written by women authors will inspire you to become leaders and pursue success.

BJP's coast to coast odyssey down under the Vindhyas

BJP's coast to coast odyssey down under the Vindhyas

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Aditi Phadnis and Archis Mohan take a state by state takedown of the party's chances in the poll-bound states.

Guns, thieves and a ghost

Guns, thieves and a ghost

Rediff.com7 May 2016

We get tangled up in our own crooked web on purchases, and the murky arms bazaar knows it, says Shekhar Gupta.

'Modi wave has completely collapsed'

'Modi wave has completely collapsed'

Rediff.com10 May 2018

'The strange thing about the Karnataka election is that the BJP looks more like the Congress of the past and vice versa.' 'Siddaramaiah has been able to out think the BJP almost every single day on every single issue.'

What the PM said on 31/12: A fact check

What the PM said on 31/12: A fact check

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

PM extended some old schemes and finally said yes to one that was legally mandated for past 2 years.

What keeps Indian companies from doing good?

What keeps Indian companies from doing good?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

Constantly evolving rules and anomalies over tax treatment have constrained corporate programmes in the first year that the government's CSR mandate has been in force.

Wheels on fire: Verna vs Rapid vs Vento, which car should you buy

Wheels on fire: Verna vs Rapid vs Vento, which car should you buy

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Volkswagen has pitted Rapid and Vento againsts Hyundai Verna.

The Budget as Budgets should be

The Budget as Budgets should be

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

'We need to put aside our anxieties about the Budget for now and possibly for long, and carry on as best as we can,' advises Shreekant Sambrani.

Xi's visit exposes chinks in India's China policy

Xi's visit exposes chinks in India's China policy

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

'China made it evident that neither the swing-ride at Ahmedabad nor the red carpet at New Delhi worked, by timing its muscle-flexing in Ladakh to coincide with Xi's visit.'

Looking East, pragmatically

Looking East, pragmatically

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

India's commitment to an open and plural security architecture attests to the fact that Asia's transition is a dynamic of both power & identity, says Zorawar Daulet Singh

'I am unable to understand her'

'I am unable to understand her'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

In a weekly chat with readers, Love Guru offers relationship advice.

Flooded yet 'dry': The great Bihar paradox

Flooded yet 'dry': The great Bihar paradox

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Let Bihar be damned under its contradictions of having gone 'dry' and then having been submerged under flood, which is a recurrent phenomena? After all it is a godforsaken land, having lost its promises of overcoming its problems, says Mohammad Sajjad.

Indian economy recovering? But where and how

Indian economy recovering? But where and how

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Modi government needs to focus more.

'A baby step forward for the Sikh community in US army'

'A baby step forward for the Sikh community in US army'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

But it will be a giant leap for America when all can serve freely in the US Armed Forces, Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi tells Suman Guha Mozumder about the Pentagon's relaxing of rules on religious wear

Why chinaman bowlers fit the bill in IPL 9

Why chinaman bowlers fit the bill in IPL 9

Rediff.com5 May 2016

Former India spinner Murali Kartik assesses the spinning scene in IPL9.

'Nobody can stop India from becoming a super power'

'Nobody can stop India from becoming a super power'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

The number of people, the average age and the smartness of the people, willingness to work hard and the fundamental culture of working, will work in our favour, said Kal Raman, CEO of Solutionstar, in an interview to Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com.

With Taliban at the door, India has to STOP being the 'nice guy'

With Taliban at the door, India has to STOP being the 'nice guy'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2013

India can stay relevant in Afghanistan not by being a bystander but by actively bolstering anti-Taliban forces monetarily, militarily and politically, say Lt Gen R K Sawhney and Sushant Sareen

Watch out India, a terror storm is brewing

Watch out India, a terror storm is brewing

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Countries in the region like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Maldives face serious existential threats from a mix of terrorist groups active in the region and elsewhere