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'Lead federal budget', jokes Vance as Usha's $8 dress goes viral

'Lead federal budget', jokes Vance as Usha's $8 dress goes viral

Rediff.com26 Jun 2026

US Second Lady Usha Vance's USD 8 maternity dress, purchased from Old Navy, has become a topic of discussion after a New York Times fashion column analysed its political symbolism. Her husband, JD Vance, jokingly suggested she lead the federal budget due to her frugality, while Usha Vance herself used humour to dismiss the article's interpretation, highlighting the discounted price of her attire.

OpenAI, Anthropic Threat For India's IT Majors

OpenAI, Anthropic Threat For India's IT Majors

Rediff.com18 May 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic are not simply enabling new software capabilities, they are moving directly into enterprise execution, workflow ownership, and decision orchestration.

Netanyahu's testimony in graft trial put off due to security reasons

Netanyahu's testimony in graft trial put off due to security reasons

Rediff.com20 Apr 2026

The Jerusalem District Court has postponed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled testimony in his ongoing corruption trial due to security and diplomatic considerations, as requested by the defence.

Trump's Pause Gives Iran NOTHING!

Trump's Pause Gives Iran NOTHING!

Rediff.com25 Mar 2026

The pause gives the US time to breathe, to regroup, to move its expeditionary force into position without risk of interception along the way. It gives Iran nothing -- on the ground, attacks against its infrastructure continue apace. Prem Panicker in his must read daily blog on the Gulf War.

Economist Milton Friedman dead

Economist Milton Friedman dead

Rediff.com17 Nov 2006

The 94-year-old economist was a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University from 1977 to 2006.

Weaker Nations Get Used. Warning For India

Weaker Nations Get Used. Warning For India

Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

'Trump does have a master plan in mind to put pressure on India with the additional tariff of 25 per cent to get Modi to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to freeze the Ukraine war.' 'It has not worked so far. By end-September only we'll know for sure the future trajectory of India's oil purchases from Russia,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

When Aiyar upstaged Friedman

When Aiyar upstaged Friedman

Rediff.com31 May 2005

The tragedy of the Friedmans

The tragedy of the Friedmans

Rediff.com20 Jun 2003

US, 'huge beneficiary' of BPO: Friedman

US, 'huge beneficiary' of BPO: Friedman

Rediff.com12 Oct 2006

Notwithstanding the recent uproar over the UK data theft, a well-known US author has said that America is a huge beneficiary of outsourcing.

Indian economy is like a super highway, says Friedman

Indian economy is like a super highway, says Friedman

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

Friedman was participating in a session on India Outlook at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday where Finance Minister P Chidambaram was present.

Biden refuses to back down despite Atlanta fiasco

Biden refuses to back down despite Atlanta fiasco

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

Biden, seeking a second term in the White House, stumbled and fumbled during the televised presidential debate with his predecessor Donald Trump on Thursday night in Atlanta, setting off alarm bells among top Democrats about whether he can stay atop the gruelling months ahead of the elections on November 5.

Debate on no-confidence motion replete with poetry

Debate on no-confidence motion replete with poetry

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

From Indian poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar to English great William Shakespeare, Lok Sabha members quoted extensively from literature to put across their arguments as they raised the Manipur issue during a debate on the no-confidence motion over the past two days.

Delhiites to lose 11.9 years of their lives to pollution

Delhiites to lose 11.9 years of their lives to pollution

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

The study said fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) shortens an average Indian's life expectancy by 5.3 years, relative to what it would be if the 5 g/m3 pollution limit set by (WHO) was met.

Nurse famous for iconic World War II kiss photo dies at 92

Nurse famous for iconic World War II kiss photo dies at 92

Rediff.com11 Sep 2016

Friedman had said she was grabbed and kissed by a sailor in a euphoric moment that made for one of the most defining American photos of the 20th century.

Donald Trump to send David to Israel

Donald Trump to send David to Israel

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated David Friedman, a fervent opponent to "two-state solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as his ambassador to Israel to maintain the special relationship between the two allies.

'The world is not flat'

'The world is not flat'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2008

BBC presenter Nik Gowing speaks about the rise of India and China, the nuclear deal, terrorism and more.

Wikileaks: Stratfor dispels rumour of CEO resignation

Wikileaks: Stratfor dispels rumour of CEO resignation

Rediff.com28 Feb 2012

Denouncing the disclosure of its emails by Wikileaks, the whistleblower website, as "deplorable breach of privacy", the United States-based intelligence firm Stratfor cautioned that some of them may be forged or altered to include inaccuracies.

Indian-American is Fortune's international editor

Indian-American is Fortune's international editor

Rediff.com19 Jan 2008

Friedman had joined Fortune in June 2000 and was overseeing the Europe and Asia editions of the global business magazine, besides coordinating the international coverage for the US edition.

Sedition was never so well cloaked

Sedition was never so well cloaked

Rediff.com9 Sep 2008

Countries with secessionist movements within them should shudder to think of these recent examples of forced independence with the connivance of the big powers. We cannot dismiss them as part of the shaping of a new Europe where Russia, backed by its newly found economic strength, is flexing its muscles to survive against the machinations of NATO. We know that NATO is not confined to Europe any more

Astronomy Photographs of the Year

Astronomy Photographs of the Year

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

Astronomy Photographer of the Year, an annual exhibition that showcases the world's greatest space photography, now in its 13th year, has announced its 2021 winners.

Hagel urges India Inc to move faster

Hagel urges India Inc to move faster

Rediff.com13 Sep 2006

TiEcon 2005 off to a positive start

TiEcon 2005 off to a positive start

Rediff.com14 May 2005

Ford picks India to launch new car

Ford picks India to launch new car

Rediff.com6 Jul 2005

Automotive major Ford India Pvt Ltd on Wednesday said it would launch a new premium car in India by the end of this calendar year and announced the appointment of Aravind Mathew, as the new chief for Indian operations.

Indo-Pak peace: The McDonald's theory

Indo-Pak peace: The McDonald's theory

Rediff.com18 Sep 2004

'No two countries that are part of a global supply chain will fight ever a war against each other as long as they \n\nare each part of the supply chain.'

'India has the innate ability to glocalize'

'India has the innate ability to glocalize'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2004

'India is developing call centres and Saudi Arabia is developing madrassas. One is calling the world, in a perfect accent, the other is calling God, in only one language.'

Ford hopes to drive India sales

Ford hopes to drive India sales

Rediff.com19 Jun 2003

Ford India said on Thursday that it hopes to increase sales this year in a market that is showing signs of growth and an economy that is encouraging.

Three Indians on world's 100 notable tattoo artists list

Three Indians on world's 100 notable tattoo artists list

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

The World Atlas of Tattoo features Nagaland's Mo Naga, Kolkata's Abhinandan 'Obi' Basu and new Delhi's Manjeet Singh, amongst the who's who of tattoo art all over the world.

Indra Nooyi inducted into Smithsonian portrait gallery

Indra Nooyi inducted into Smithsonian portrait gallery

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

'To be an immigrant, a South Asian immigrant of colour, a woman to be included in the Portrait Gallery... it really says that we are the country where people look for the people who make a positive impact and celebrate them,' Nooyi, 64, told reporters during the portrait gallery induction ceremony on Sunday.

MUST SEE: Odd images from across the globe

MUST SEE: Odd images from across the globe

Rediff.com27 May 2011

Rediff.com presents a collection of truly amazing, crazy pictures from around the world.

Meet Raj Chetty, the 'Baby Nobel' winner this year

Meet Raj Chetty, the 'Baby Nobel' winner this year

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

A 360-degree view of the man, his family and his pioneering work on education.

Meet Raj Chetty, the 'Baby Nobel' winner this year

Meet Raj Chetty, the 'Baby Nobel' winner this year

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

A 360-degree view of the man, his family and his pioneering work on education.

Significant drop in US budget deficit

Significant drop in US budget deficit

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

The federal government uses a fiscal year that begins in October; on that basis, the 2014 fiscal year ended in September saw a deficit of $483 billion, the lowest of Barack Obama's presidency

Dalai Lama to speak on 'art of happiness' in New Delhi

Dalai Lama to speak on 'art of happiness' in New Delhi

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

The Dalai Lama will speak on 'the art of happiness' at the fifth edition of the annual Penguin Lecture in New Delhi on Saturday. The previous speakers at the prestigious event have been journalist Thomas Friedman in 2007, diplomat Chris Patten in 2008, Nobel Prize winning economist Amartya Sen in 2009 and eminent historian Ramchandra Guha in 2010.

The Obamas take a vacation

The Obamas take a vacation

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

Barack Obama is planning to de-stress by spending time with his family, playing golf and catching up on reading, on his first vacation after taking charge as the US President.

'India is a very important market for IBM'

'India is a very important market for IBM'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2009

"India plans to build close to 14 nuclear power plants. We see huge opportunity here"

The world is not flat

The world is not flat

Rediff.com16 Mar 2009

Tom Friedman has got his challenger. The world is not flat, says the World Bank, in its latest World Development Report.

Tendulkar's surgery successful

Tendulkar's surgery successful

Rediff.com30 Apr 2003

Doctors said the rehabilitation would probably take three months.