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No law broken in funding cluster bomb maker: SBI

No law broken in funding cluster bomb maker: SBI

Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

SBI said it provided credit to Orbital ATK Inc as part of a syndicated deal with other banks.

Starbucks rival to launch India's biggest IPO in 3 years next week

Starbucks rival to launch India's biggest IPO in 3 years next week

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd is backed by KKR & Co.

10 bizarre V-Day traditions from around the world

10 bizarre V-Day traditions from around the world

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

Some of these will make you chuckle.

'India is the swing superpower of the 21st century'

'India is the swing superpower of the 21st century'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

'If India maintains the Constitutional set-up that its founders envisaged -- which is that it is a parliamentary democracy, with a broadly speaking market economy, in which all people are equal as everyone votes, in which the rights of minorities are respected -- that will be a great thing.' 'Not just for India. But for humanity.'

For Putin, World Cup shows Russia cannot be caged by hostile West

For Putin, World Cup shows Russia cannot be caged by hostile West

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

In the Russian president's eyes, it sends a message of defiance to the world and his own people which fits his favoured storyline: Russia is succeeding despite Western efforts to hold it back.

Sensex ends 130 points lower, Nifty below 9,150; IT stocks drag

Sensex ends 130 points lower, Nifty below 9,150; IT stocks drag

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap outperformed the frontline indices to gain 0.2% and 0.3%

Don't worry India, we don't deal with Pak: Israel

Don't worry India, we don't deal with Pak: Israel

Rediff.com13 Jun 2013

Describing India as a long-standing strategic partner in fight against terror, Israel has said that it will "not do anything that could undermine India's security" in a strong bid to re-assure New Delhi that reports of arms sale to Pakistan were incorrect.

Sensex 439 points away from lifetime high, Nifty makes record

Sensex 439 points away from lifetime high, Nifty makes record

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs

Why the outlook for globalisation is bleak

Why the outlook for globalisation is bleak

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

Substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives.

India and the 'Hamburger Economics'

India and the 'Hamburger Economics'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

Is India really one of the cheapest nations to live in?

Can the master spy writer still captivate readers?

Can the master spy writer still captivate readers?

Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

'Can a Wodehouse, an R K Narayan, a Scott Fitzgerald and yes, a Le Carre, with the sensibilities of a bygone era still captivate a modern reader's attention?' 'Le Carre is making a brave and hitherto successful effort,' says B S Prakash.

Modi-Obama now have a hotline

Modi-Obama now have a hotline

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

The hotlines or secure lines of communication between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama and their national security advisors have recently become operational, though it has not been put to use during its short lifespan so far.

Paradise Papers: Over 700 Indians named in leaked tax haven list

Paradise Papers: Over 700 Indians named in leaked tax haven list

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

The leaked list contains the name of Union minister Jayant Sinha, who responded by saying that the transactions were not done for any 'personal purpose'.

Modi to visit Jaffna, address Parliament during Lanka visit

Modi to visit Jaffna, address Parliament during Lanka visit

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit former LTTE-stronghold Jaffna in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated north and address the Parliament in Colombo during his 3-day visit to the country next week.

All you wanted to know about AAP's foreign funding

All you wanted to know about AAP's foreign funding

Rediff.com10 Apr 2014

Patrick Ward provides a country-wise break of AAP's overseas campaign contributions.

FIA awards: F1 teen sensation Verstappen is hero of the night

FIA awards: F1 teen sensation Verstappen is hero of the night

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

Dutch rookie Max Verstappen, signed controversially as a 16-year-old by Toro Rosso, has swept a hat-trick of awards after confounding his critics in an impressive debut Formula One season.

Brexit fears are exaggerated: Nirmal Jain

Brexit fears are exaggerated: Nirmal Jain

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

'At this point, it does not appear to be a Lehman Brothers kind of crisis, which had a domino effect on the financial system.'

Online payment must for British visa from Dec 16

Online payment must for British visa from Dec 16

Rediff.com5 Dec 2013

Britain's Immigration Regional Director for Central and South Asia Thomas Greig said the new initiative has been taken as part of efforts to streamline the visa application process and to make it consistent with the wider global trend.

Russia still violating IAAF doping rules?

Russia still violating IAAF doping rules?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Russia continues to violate anti-doping rules despite its suspension from international track and field and orders from world athletics' governing body, the IAAF, to eradicate cheating, Germany's ARD broadcaster said on Sunday.

India set to retain fastest growing economy tag

India set to retain fastest growing economy tag

Rediff.com31 May 2016

India's upbeat outlook contrasts with neighbouring China, where growth slipped to 6.7 in the first quarter

Sports Shorts: Anand wins, Harikrishna shocked; Kynan finishes sixth

Sports Shorts: Anand wins, Harikrishna shocked; Kynan finishes sixth

Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday

Will India gain if UK leaves European Union? Most unlikely

Will India gain if UK leaves European Union? Most unlikely

Rediff.com19 May 2016

Minister of state in the Foreign and Commonwealth office in charge of India Hugo Swire said Brexit camp's claim that an exit from the EU would enable greater freedom of entry into the UK for Indians was based on imagination

Markets end in the green ahead of F&O expiry

Markets end in the green ahead of F&O expiry

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

Broader market outperformed the headline indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap finishing the day 1.22%, and 1.54% higher, respectively

Why was the British academic denied entry into India?

Why was the British academic denied entry into India?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2014

On June 8, an academic from Britain was turned away at the Hyderabad airport by the Indian immigration authorities. She was told that she would not be denied entry into India, and if she wished to do so, she could re-apply in 2016.

How Brexit and Rexit will impact India's economy

How Brexit and Rexit will impact India's economy

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

While the UK will possibly go into recession, the bigger fear is copycat referendums from other EU nations.

Why the 2019 election is pivotal for India

Why the 2019 election is pivotal for India

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

The 2019 election gives the Indian public the same choice: Between growth and oligarchs (or, in our case, dynasts and crony capitalists). If we chose wisely, well and good. If not, well, we have the Nehruvian Rate of Growth and massive corruption to fall back on. In a large sense, it is a choice between the India of the Lutyens elites and the Bharat of the real citizen, says Rajeev Srinivasan.

Will India ever get its treasures back?

Will India ever get its treasures back?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2018

'Does a thousand-year-old sculpture worshipped in a thriving religion belong to a foreign museum or the temple from which it was extracted?' Congress MP Shashi Tharoor asked angrily. 'They legitimately belonged to India and people of past, present and future generations are interested in re-possessing them,' a central information commissioner declared last month.

Why didn't HSBC feel the need to apologise in India?

Why didn't HSBC feel the need to apologise in India?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

The bank has been at the centre of the black money and tax evasion scandal.

Diageo works on USL balance sheet

Diageo works on USL balance sheet

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

The company hires Accenture for financial re-engineering, including slashing of debt ratios; changes to be visible soon

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

This week's collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world.

China manufacturing index tumbles to more than 6-year low

China manufacturing index tumbles to more than 6-year low

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Markets in countries whose economic fortunes were closely linked to China's growth tumbled.

'Diversity is our pride,' Modi tells British Indians at Wembley

'Diversity is our pride,' Modi tells British Indians at Wembley

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

Facing attacks back home over the issue of intolerance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India's diversity was the country's "strength and pride" and underlined the importance of peaceful co-existence.

Markets end flat amid consolidation; Metals outshine

Markets end flat amid consolidation; Metals outshine

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.

Why ISIS fascinates young Muslims

Why ISIS fascinates young Muslims

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

'It is important to destroy, to undermine, to debunk the narrative of ISIS,' Olivier Roy -- one of the world's leading experts on radical Islam -- tells Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel in an exclusive interview.

India must have a future in Electronics

India must have a future in Electronics

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.' 'It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan.

World Athletics PHOTOS: Golden hat-trick for Poland's Fajdek

World Athletics PHOTOS: Golden hat-trick for Poland's Fajdek

Rediff.com12 Aug 2017

The bespectacled, tattooed 28-year-old, whose world championship triumphs have gone hand in hand with Olympic calamities, completed a hammer double for Poland after Anita Wlodarczyk's equally conclusive triumph in the women's event.

Modi@1: The govt report card reads 'average'!

Modi@1: The govt report card reads 'average'!

Rediff.com18 May 2015

The global economy may just be entering a new phase.

OECD cuts India, world growth estimates for 2013

OECD cuts India, world growth estimates for 2013

Rediff.com29 May 2013

India, Asia's third-largest economy, is likely to grow 5.3 per cent in 2013, the OECD said, lower than the November forecast of 5.9 per cent.

Semenya breaks her own 1500m record despite controversy

Semenya breaks her own 1500m record despite controversy

Rediff.com5 May 2018

Caster Semenya put aside the controversy over a planned rule change in athletics regarding hyperandrogenism to win the women's 1,500 metres

We will attack Malala again, threaten Pak Taliban

We will attack Malala again, threaten Pak Taliban

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

The Pakistani Taliban on Monday vowed they would again target teenage rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt last year to become a frontrunner for the Nobel Peace prize.