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A young girl's quest to inspire and educate young minds

A young girl's quest to inspire and educate young minds

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

Apoorva Giri tells us how she's making a difference through her workshops.

Law and order issue hots up ahead of TN local body polls

Law and order issue hots up ahead of TN local body polls

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

The incidence of more crimes across Tamil Nadu is threatening to make law and order an inevitable poll issue in the state-wide local bodies elections due only months from now, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

'Rashid's 19-year-old body has 30-year-old mind'

'Rashid's 19-year-old body has 30-year-old mind'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

Rashid Khan's road to success in the longest format as he has a '30-year-old mind in a 19-year-old body'

What The World Needs: A Fellowship of Minds

What The World Needs: A Fellowship of Minds

Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

'They don't always agree with our governments, their teachers or their parents, but it is the conviction of their ideas, and their determination to share them with the world that, I believe, is one of the greatest sources of hope for our planet.' 'The colonisation of space, understanding the very building blocks of matter and the universe, utilising our understanding of the human genome to conquer disease -- these are the tasks waiting for a fellowship of minds to realise new triumphs in our collective destiny.'

India, China sign business deals worth $3.4 billion

India, China sign business deals worth $3.4 billion

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

IndiGo Airlines signs $2.6-billion leasing and financing MoU with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

India is now world's fastest-growing major polluter

India is now world's fastest-growing major polluter

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

It is in coal consumption that India most diverges from the rest of the world

'India is not producing sufficient good quality jobs'

'India is not producing sufficient good quality jobs'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

'The jobs that are being created now are the delivery boy jobs which are of extremely poor quality, or contractual jobs where you hire a person on a per piece basis.'

Delhi Capitals: Also-rans to Top Guns

Delhi Capitals: Also-rans to Top Guns

Rediff.com12 May 2019

Ricky Ponting + Sourav Ganguly + Shreyas Iyer + Kagiso Rabada + Rishabh Pant + Shikhar Dhawan + consistent team selection. Dhruv Munjal on how Delhi Capitals achieved a remarkable turnaround in IPL 2019.

Watch out for these guys at IPL 9!

Watch out for these guys at IPL 9!

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

The 2016 Indian Premier League season brings with it an opportunity for both the old and new.

2018 World Cup qualifier: Guam record first win; Philippines upset Bahrain

2018 World Cup qualifier: Guam record first win; Philippines upset Bahrain

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

Tiny Guam beat Turkmenistan 1-0 to record their first ever World Cup qualifying victory.

'I would like to do more meaningful cinema'

'I would like to do more meaningful cinema'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

'But practically speaking, I have to feed myself and pay my bills, so I have to do a few commercial films too', Sruthi Hariharan tells Praveen Sundaram/Rediff.com

Only 0.33 per cent Indians have had COVID-19

Only 0.33 per cent Indians have had COVID-19

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

'It might get worse. We don't really know what is it that is resulting in the high value of R now.'

What Lee Kuan Yew's life meant for us Indians

What Lee Kuan Yew's life meant for us Indians

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

'He proved that a small nation could do what even bigger nations could not think of and that was his greatest gift to the next generation.'

Modi's remarks reduced Hamid Ansari to his Muslim identity

Modi's remarks reduced Hamid Ansari to his Muslim identity

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

He was deliberately reducing Ansari to his Muslim identity by linking his career as a diplomat in the Arab world and educationist and his reflections on intolerance with his religion.

OYO CEO: 'We have 70,000 keys'

OYO CEO: 'We have 70,000 keys'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

'Customer expectation and need was quite limited when we started in 2013.' 'Now the expectation is little more and a lot of hard work is needed again.'

48 hours after being reinstated, Pachauri sacked as TERI chief

48 hours after being reinstated, Pachauri sacked as TERI chief

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Ajay Mathur, currently director general of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, has been appointed as the new DG.

Kolkata scores high on hotel occupancy, says survey

Kolkata scores high on hotel occupancy, says survey

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

While Mumbai (including Navi Mumbai) registered the highest average rate (Rs 7,105), Goa had the highest revenue per available room at Rs 4,778.

Chandilya's grand plans to make AirAsia top airline in India

Chandilya's grand plans to make AirAsia top airline in India

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

This was good enough for Fernandes to hire Chandilya to lead his India business.

The beautiful mind of Balkrishna Doshi, who won architecture's Nobel Prize

The beautiful mind of Balkrishna Doshi, who won architecture's Nobel Prize

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

He designed some of India's most iconic buildings.

The other e-commerce

The other e-commerce

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

What will it take to get India's poor broadband penetration to be seen as a problem and not as a condition, thus enabling real, serious e-commerce to take off in India?

A dying lake's open letter for help!

A dying lake's open letter for help!

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

Once a bountiful water body, years of neglect, rampant encroachment and dumping of untreated sewage and industrial waster has virtually turned Bellandur lake into a large septic tank.

Why did the government act like Tarun Vijay?

Why did the government act like Tarun Vijay?

Rediff.com10 Apr 2017

When African ambassadors said the attacks against Africans are 'xenophobic and racial in nature,' the MEA declared 'strong Indian institutions are adequate to deal with aberrations that represent an act of a few criminals.' 'This is a lie,' says Aakar Patel. 'India's institutions can't even protect Indians against mob attacks, how will they protect foreigners?'

India's coolie economy

India's coolie economy

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

The government must undo the damage inflicted by the flawed policies of globalisation, and India should be converted into a country where entrepreneurs can thrive and the entire population can participate in the economy, says Arvind Kumar.

#TrendAlert: Fashion that will knock your socks off!

#TrendAlert: Fashion that will knock your socks off!

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

A humble foot accessory has become a fashion statement and how!

Review: Chauthi Koot, one of the best movies of 2016

Review: Chauthi Koot, one of the best movies of 2016

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Lovers of good cinema should not miss this opportunity to watch one of the best Indian films of 2016, raves Aseem Chhabra.

Govt, Opposition battle it out on note ban anniversary

Govt, Opposition battle it out on note ban anniversary

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

Union ministers fanned out across the country to highlight the crackdown on black money to mark the first anniversary of demonetisation on Wednesday which the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated as "Anti Black Money Day" while the Congress-led Opposition observed it as "Black Day" with street protests.

Anil Agarwal pledges 75% of his wealth to charity

Anil Agarwal pledges 75% of his wealth to charity

Rediff.com27 Sep 2014

This makes him corporate India's biggest donor to society.

Why Jaya supporters' arguments are untenable

Why Jaya supporters' arguments are untenable

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

Independent of what the Karnataka high court and the Supreme Court might decide in Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentencing in the coming days, weeks and months, political arguments based on 'popular mandate' theory are plain untenable, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

A thousand mutinies over garbage

A thousand mutinies over garbage

Rediff.com24 Sep 2017

What will Indian cities do about its growing mountains of waste?

Deaths on the football pitch

Deaths on the football pitch

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

Rediff.com lists the footballers who died while playing, in the last decade.

What drives brands to up the ante on ads?

What drives brands to up the ante on ads?

Rediff.com22 May 2017

Is it a last ditch attempt to reassure consumers, or a way to gain the upper hand at the negotiating table, or is it just a way of exhausting the treasure chest before the lights go out

Revealed: The secrets of Virat Kohli's fitness

Revealed: The secrets of Virat Kohli's fitness

Rediff.com28 May 2016

The secret to Virat Kohli's phenomenal success, says Dhruv Munjal, lies in his fitness and a tenacious urge to be the best.

How CBI plans to fight crimes of the future

How CBI plans to fight crimes of the future

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

For the CBI, crimes are likely to become more innovative, complex, driven increasingly by technology and transcending geographical boundaries, says Anil Kumar Sinha.

Massive IT project for Hyderabad fuels Telangana doubts

Massive IT project for Hyderabad fuels Telangana doubts

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

Taking the supporters of Telangana supporters by surprise the Union government has given its nod to the ambitious Information Technology Investment Region proposal for Hyderabad which envisions an investment of Rs 2.19 lakh crore in and around the city over the next 25 years.

How foreign NGOs fuel India's anti-uranium lobby

How foreign NGOs fuel India's anti-uranium lobby

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

'We need uranium to fuel our reactors. Our scientists and engineers have been handling uranium safely since 1967. They must not feel disheartened by the activities of well motivated local or foreign agencies.'

GE, Boeing, Honeywell back India on patents

GE, Boeing, Honeywell back India on patents

Rediff.com26 Mar 2016

India's IPR framework and enforcement were comparable to those in developed countries

World Cup Diary: Irish Morgan is England's skipper! IRRITATING!

World Cup Diary: Irish Morgan is England's skipper! IRRITATING!

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Seeing Dubliner Eoin Morgan become England's World Cup skipper was a 'wee bit irritating' for Ireland.

Saha 'happy to have played little part' in Sri Lanka series win

Saha 'happy to have played little part' in Sri Lanka series win

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

Back-to-back half-centuries against Sri Lanka were just the confidence-booster Wriddhiman Saha needed as he slowly recovers from a hamstring injury that prevented him from playing in the third Test of the just concluded series.

10 healthy foods for weight loss

10 healthy foods for weight loss

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

Trying hard to lose weight? Try out these super foods!

10 wonderful ideas for a romantic 'first' date

10 wonderful ideas for a romantic 'first' date

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Whether the relationship lasts beyond one date or not, memories from these 10 unique dates will stay with you.