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Ex-Pak PM Sharif facing probe for laundering $4.9bn to India: Reports

Ex-Pak PM Sharif facing probe for laundering $4.9bn to India: Reports

Rediff.com8 May 2018

Once formulated, this will be the fifth case against the ousted premier by the NAB.

MFs to build a large retirement corpus

MFs to build a large retirement corpus

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Taliban vows to wage jihad to implement Shariah in Pak

Taliban vows to wage jihad to implement Shariah in Pak

Rediff.com8 Apr 2013

With a little more than a month to go for Pakistan's general election, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud has described democracy as a system of 'kafirs' (non-believers) and vowed to wage jihad to implement Islamic law in the country. In a video message issued on

'To deal with a bully, you have to look him in the eye'

'To deal with a bully, you have to look him in the eye'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

'To deal with a bully, you have to deal from a position of strength, not a position of weakness.'

Khurshid stresses on maritime security in Indian Ocean

Khurshid stresses on maritime security in Indian Ocean

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

Advocating deeper economic ties in the Indian Ocean region and emphasis on maritime security, India on Friday pitched for more robust "cooperative regionalism" and said the geo-strategic importance of the area cannot be underestimated.

Review: Olympus Has Fallen is ambitious but banal

Review: Olympus Has Fallen is ambitious but banal

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

The film could have done with better writing.

Customers hope for windfall, put off selling old gold

Customers hope for windfall, put off selling old gold

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Forecasts of a further rise in bullion prices keep Indians away from selling gold.

A tragedy called President Trump? Not quite

A tragedy called President Trump? Not quite

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

Protectionism and a rollback of regulation. Defusion of tensions with Russia and a lowering of geo-political risks. Looser fiscal policy and tighter monetary policy. At least Donald Trump can't be faulted for not trying something different where existing policies have disappointed, says T T Ram Mohan.

Good monsoon has positive spin-off on govt finances

Good monsoon has positive spin-off on govt finances

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

Good monsoon is likely to create more jobs in the agriculture sector, which in turn could save the exchequer around Rs 10,000 crore

West Indies postpones Pak ODI series

West Indies postpones Pak ODI series

Rediff.com25 Jan 2013

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has postponed their One-day International series at home against Pakistan, according to reports.

Now, a documentary showcasing the 'inside story' of IPL

Now, a documentary showcasing the 'inside story' of IPL

Rediff.com1 Apr 2013

The glitz and glamour of the Indian Premier League is all set to be the subject of a show on the National Geographic channel, which promises to air the unseen 'inside story' of the multi-million dollar Twenty20 event.

Why China, Pakistan want Gilgit Baltistan

Why China, Pakistan want Gilgit Baltistan

Rediff.com9 Nov 2020

Gilgit Baltistan's large frontage with Kashmir and Ladakh across Kargil and the Siachen Glacier gives Pakistan and China the perceived scope for conduct of collusive operations against India and wrest control of the major course of the Indus and Shyok, observes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).

The pandemic's other dangers

The pandemic's other dangers

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

'Every strongman leader is faced with the same opportunity: Harness the increased societal panic to amass more power,' warns Mihir S Sharma.

Apply for a post-PG Dip in Geoinformatics in Earth Science

Apply for a post-PG Dip in Geoinformatics in Earth Science

Rediff.com15 May 2012

You can opt for a one-year Graduate Diploma in Mineral Engineering at CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar or pursue post-PG Dip in Geoinformatics in Earth Science at GSI Training Institute Hyderabad. Read on for details.

Welcome to Smart India Hackathon 2017!

Welcome to Smart India Hackathon 2017!

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

Whether you are a mobile App designer, a systems designer or a person with strong data analytical skills, there is a problem you can take on and solve and take India Forward.

Bangladesh agree to tour Pakistan next month

Bangladesh agree to tour Pakistan next month

Rediff.com22 Dec 2012

Bangladesh have agreed to tour Pakistan next month in the first visit by any country since armed militants attacked the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in 2009, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said.

19 killed, 50 wounded in blast in northwest Pakistan

19 killed, 50 wounded in blast in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

At least 19 people, including women and children, were killed and 50 others injured on Monday when a powerful car bomb ripped through a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan.

Imran succumbs to hardliners, withdraws Ahmadi economist's nomination

Imran succumbs to hardliners, withdraws Ahmadi economist's nomination

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Ahmadis are designated non-Muslims in Pakistan's Constitution and their beliefs are considered blasphemous in most mainstream Islamic schools of thought.

In election time, oil and gas return to haunt Modi

In election time, oil and gas return to haunt Modi

Rediff.com10 Dec 2012

Though Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation officials term it a case of mismanagement, the 'dubious' deal has raised many questions.

Affair reports rumours to malign my wife: Khar's husband

Affair reports rumours to malign my wife: Khar's husband

Rediff.com27 Sep 2012

Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's husband Feroz Gulzar has rubbished rumours about differences in their relationship as a campaign to malign his wife.

Car bomb kills two soldiers in Pakistan

Car bomb kills two soldiers in Pakistan

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when a car bomb hit a paramilitary van escorting a bus of pilgrims in the country's restive Balochistan province.

Exporters want Budget to address slow tax refunds

Exporters want Budget to address slow tax refunds

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

With exporters' claim for over five months still pending, liquidity has been wiped out and the process of finalising new contracts has been held up.

Modi govt gave away K-G basin stake for free?

Modi govt gave away K-G basin stake for free?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2012

An investigation carried out by Tehelka, the Narendra Modi regime gave away a 10 per cent participating stake in an expansive gas field it had won in a bidding process to a company named GeoGlobal Resources that existed only on paper and was controlled by a Guatemala citizen named Jean Paul Roy. The company, incorporated in Barbados, had a capital of just $64.

'Warne has targeted Aleem Dar just to get cheap publicity'

'Warne has targeted Aleem Dar just to get cheap publicity'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has hit out at the ex-Australia spin king Shane Warne for criticising Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar for his bad decision during the recently-concluded second Test between India and England in Mumbai.

4 killed in US drone strike in North Waziristan

4 killed in US drone strike in North Waziristan

Rediff.com1 Sep 2012

According to local Urdu TV channel Geo News, the US pilotless plane attacked a suspected house in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, Pakistan's restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

2G: PM, Chidambaram must depose before JPC, says BJP

2G: PM, Chidambaram must depose before JPC, says BJP

Rediff.com23 Aug 2012

Defending the walkout of its members from the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday alleged that the "brazen" manner in which the Congress leaders behaved showed the government had a "game plan" to scuttle the panel's probe into the 2G spectrum scam.

'Imran Khan to take oath as Pakistan PM on August 18'

'Imran Khan to take oath as Pakistan PM on August 18'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

Senior Indian cricketers Kapil Dev, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sunil Gavaskar have been invited for the ceremony said a PTI leader.

Pak TV anchor Hamid Mir escapes bid on life

Pak TV anchor Hamid Mir escapes bid on life

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

A bomb disposal squad was called in to defuse the bomb that was found under the Geo News anchor's car by his driver.

Larsen & Toubro all set to launch its 'Nxt' disruption

Larsen & Toubro all set to launch its 'Nxt' disruption

Rediff.com30 Mar 2019

Honed and utilised in-house for over three years, the engineering major's new arm - L&T-Nxt - will focus on AI, IoT, vitual reality and cyber security among other fields of digitisation.

The view from Afghanistan's bunkers

The view from Afghanistan's bunkers

Rediff.com4 Jun 2012

It is a war that has changed the geo-political realities of several nations - and left a trail of death, destruction and doubts in its wake.

6.1 magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan; tremors in Pakistan, India

6.1 magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan; tremors in Pakistan, India

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

The quake hit at 12:37 pm near Afghanistan's northern border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 191 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.

The bets that pay in a listless market

The bets that pay in a listless market

Rediff.com22 Oct 2012

As traders obsessively follow US presidential elections, expect a surge in case of a change of guard in the Oval Office.

New MCF to be set up in Bhopal

New MCF to be set up in Bhopal

Rediff.com4 Jun 2003

It will manage the increasing number of satellites ISRO plans to put in the geo-stationary orbit in the next two-three years.

No one holidays anymore, they have 'experiences'

No one holidays anymore, they have 'experiences'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

Tailored luxury experiences with the most minute of details charted out for discerning travellers is the way forward, says Nikita Puri.

Forensic experts probe BlackBerry sets of Haqqani, Ijaz

Forensic experts probe BlackBerry sets of Haqqani, Ijaz

Rediff.com10 May 2012

BlackBerry handsets of Husain Haqqani and Mansoor Ijaz, the central characters of the memo scandal, are being examined by forensic experts at the Pakistan High Commission in London to probe their role in the case.

NSAs of India, Pakistan speak to each other, agree to reduce tensions along LoC

NSAs of India, Pakistan speak to each other, agree to reduce tensions along LoC

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said a contact was established between India's NSA Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart Nasir Janjua after recent tension between the two countries on the LoC.

MQM founder and exiled Pak leader Altaf Hussain held in UK

MQM founder and exiled Pak leader Altaf Hussain held in UK

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

Altaf Hussain has been arrested in relation to the hate speech of 2016 in which he had urged his followers to take the law into their own hands, it said.

Rameez Raja launches attack on Mohsin Khan

Rameez Raja launches attack on Mohsin Khan

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

Former Pakistan Test captain Rameez Raja has backed the decision to remove Mohsin Khan as the chief coach of the national team and made some scathing remarks about him on his twitter page.

Aamir targeting 2015 return to international cricket

Aamir targeting 2015 return to international cricket

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

Pakistan's banned pacer Mohammad Aamir is hoping to be allowed back in international cricket in 2015, when he would complete a minimum five-year ban for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal that shook the game.

The new President also needs to lead our defence forces

The new President also needs to lead our defence forces

Rediff.com14 Jun 2012

In the changed geo-political situation that India finds in the 21st century, defence issues and the armed forces both need careful nursing and due attention. One hopes we get a President who is competent to handle the duties as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, says Colonel (retd) Anil Athale.