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Birthday boy Paes eyes 2016 Olympics

Birthday boy Paes eyes 2016 Olympics

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

At the age of 40, Leander Paes has won everything that a tennis player dreams of but the Indian tennis legend wants to keep going and play in his seventh Olympics Games.

The COVID crisis in rural Bihar

The COVID crisis in rural Bihar

Rediff.com21 May 2021

The government's focus is on urban areas, so rural areas are neglected and the COVID situation in Bihar's villages -- neither the positive cases nor the deaths -- are reported, notes M I Khan.

8 killed, 40 injured in Pakistan market blast

8 killed, 40 injured in Pakistan market blast

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

A powerful bomb ripped through a crowded market at Dera Allah Yar town in the restive Balochistan province of Pakistan on Friday, killing eight persons and injuring more than 40 others, officials said.

ABN AMRO cuts 400 jobs and prepares for sale

ABN AMRO cuts 400 jobs and prepares for sale

Rediff.com17 May 2013

The bank, which on Friday posted first-quarter results hit by bad loans in its home market, said the cuts are part of a reorganisation of its commercial and merchant banking division and will mostly be through natural attrition and reallocation.

He won a scholarship for his HIV activism in the US

He won a scholarship for his HIV activism in the US

Rediff.com18 Dec 2012

In a four-part series commencing today, Arthur J Pais profiles the winners of the 2012 George Marshall Scholarships, a prestigious programme which finances up to forty young Americans annually to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. First up in this series is Aditya Ashok, who aims to make the US healthcare system work for the largest number of Americans.

DOs and DONTs to cope with exam anxiety

DOs and DONTs to cope with exam anxiety

Rediff.com27 Feb 2013

Students must pay attention to their health and avoid discussing the paper after the exam says Dr Samir Parikh, behavioural sciences expert from Fortis Hospital.

Will PMC Bank find salvation?

Will PMC Bank find salvation?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

Mired in corruption, politics and with a history of suicides by its hapless depositors, PMC Bank's revival is a challenge very different from Yes Bank and LVB, both for the regulator and the rescuer, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Medical concierge to your rescue

Medical concierge to your rescue

Rediff.com25 Feb 2013

Contacts for medical services, appointments with doctors, sending a nurse, an ambulance all covered.

What Modi can learn from Singapore's Lee

What Modi can learn from Singapore's Lee

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

'Lee Kuan Yew told me he used to look to India, especially the writings of Nehru and Sardar Panikkar, for guidance on governance.' 'It's ironic that India should have so much to learn of the spirit of democracy from his son,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Sandberg 1st woman to join Facebook Board

Sandberg 1st woman to join Facebook Board

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

Facebook announced Harvard alumna Sandberg's promotion to the eight-member board on Monday.

How to enhance your medical insurance coverage

How to enhance your medical insurance coverage

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

A sum insured of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh may have been sufficient seven-eight years ago but would be inadequate today, especially for people living in metros, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.

'I took my father for granted'

'I took my father for granted'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

'I was attracted to Javed because he was exactly like my father.'

Sensex ends below 28,000 as rate cut hopes dim

Sensex ends below 28,000 as rate cut hopes dim

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon

56 Indian fishermen detained in Iran since Oct 10

56 Indian fishermen detained in Iran since Oct 10

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Forty-six fishermen from Tamil Nadu and 10 from Kerala have been detained since October 10 in Iran by the coast guard there for crossing into Iranian waters while fishing, a top representative of the South Asian Fishermen Fraternity said on Wednesday.

Polarised US electorate voted in 2012 pres poll

Polarised US electorate voted in 2012 pres poll

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

American electorate was deeply divided ideologically and exceedingly polarised in their political beliefs in the just concluded presidential election, according to an exit poll on Wednesday.

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