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What Awaits Rajapaksas After Monday's Mayhem?

What Awaits Rajapaksas After Monday's Mayhem?

Rediff.com10 May 2022

Gota has to decide if he could order elder brother Mahinda's arrest as the agent provocateur of Monday's violence. Then he has to prepare for an interim government, in which no one would now want to become a cabinet minister leave alone prime minister, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.

Sitharaman bets big on infra spending to take highway to growth

Sitharaman bets big on infra spending to take highway to growth

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

While she primed up spending on infrastructure to create jobs and boost economic activity, Sitharaman did not tinker with income tax slabs or tax rates. Her Budget for the fiscal year beginning April 2022 proposed a massive 35 per cent jump in capital expenditure to Rs 7.5 lakh crore, coupled with rationalisation of customs duty, an extension of time for setting up new manufacturing companies and plans for starting a digital currency and tax crypto assets.

5 Foreign Destinations That Don't Require RT-PCR

5 Foreign Destinations That Don't Require RT-PCR

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

India is ready, after battling the pandemic for two years, to travel once again.

Bigg Boss 14: Pavitra remains in the RED ZONE

Bigg Boss 14: Pavitra remains in the RED ZONE

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

Rahul Vaidya, Jaan Sanu Kumar and Nikki Tamboli join Pavitra Punia in the danger zone.

Why Racing Point car is not just a 'pink Mercedes'

Why Racing Point car is not just a 'pink Mercedes'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Team principal Otmar Szafnauer and technical Andrew Green said in a video interview at last weekend's British Grand Prix that it was time to 'give credit where credit was due'.

What Soumitra Chatterjee taught me

What Soumitra Chatterjee taught me

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

Yuvraj Mehta remembers the time he, a first year college student, called on Soumitra Chatterjee at the legendary actor's home.

Why Amish Tripathi Had To Eat Karela For A Week

Why Amish Tripathi Had To Eat Karela For A Week

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

His mother was so furious with him that she made him eat karela for lunch and dinner for an entire week.

NBCC defends decision to fell 14,000 trees, to compensate by planting 2 lakh

NBCC defends decision to fell 14,000 trees, to compensate by planting 2 lakh

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

At a press conference, the NBCC CMD defended the move, saying it is a sacrifice that one has to make for development and they would be compensating by increasing the green cover 15 times.

Tea-time recipes: Kalmi Vada and Pyaz Kachori

Tea-time recipes: Kalmi Vada and Pyaz Kachori

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

Can you resist these crispy snacks?

'Some people think Modi is only appeasing the Patels'

'Some people think Modi is only appeasing the Patels'

Rediff.com30 May 2022

'By the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, they moved back to the BJP almost totally and later their backing helped us win the local body elections.'

Bigg Boss 14: The BIG FIGHT!

Bigg Boss 14: The BIG FIGHT!

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Eijaz Khan and Pavitra Punia get their claws out in Bigg Boss 14.

'Hope I can be part of a futuristic fantasy'

'Hope I can be part of a futuristic fantasy'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

'Dune deserves all the raves it has been getting.'

Javed Akhtar draws flak for comparing RSS to Taliban, security upped

Javed Akhtar draws flak for comparing RSS to Taliban, security upped

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

A Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party MLA over the weekend hit out at Akhtar and said no film involving him will be allowed to be screened till he apologises for his remarks.

Is the NFT you're buying authentic?

Is the NFT you're buying authentic?

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

Figuring out the nuances in the NFT market will mean opening and examining multiple new cans of worms.

Smog chokes Beijing as Paris climate talks get under way

Smog chokes Beijing as Paris climate talks get under way

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Air quality in the city of 16 million is usually bad in winter.

Trump's new immigration policy will benefit Indians

Trump's new immigration policy will benefit Indians

Rediff.com17 May 2019

The immigration reform proposals significantly increase the quota for skilled workers from existing nearly 12 per cent to 57 per cent.

10 Ways To Reduce Screen Time For Kids

10 Ways To Reduce Screen Time For Kids

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Read a story. Cook together. Make recycled home decor crafts.

Reliance is 1st Indian co to cross $100 bn annual revenue

Reliance is 1st Indian co to cross $100 bn annual revenue

Rediff.com6 May 2022

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 22.5 per cent rise in net profit for the quarter ended March on the back of bumper oil refining margins, steady growth in telecom and digital services and strong momentum in the retail business. The oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate's consolidated net profit rose to Rs 16,203 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2022 from Rs 13,227 crore, the firm said in a statement. Net profit, however, fell 12.6 per cent sequentially -- breaking a six-quarter chain of quarter-on-quarter improvement.

Will US President Trump be impeached?

Will US President Trump be impeached?

Rediff.com17 May 2017

A Democratic lawmaker has called for impeachment of United States President Donald Trump for his alleged involvement in obstruction of justice, after news reports revealed that he had asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to stop investigations against former national security advisor Michael Flynn.

What Are Investor Options In New Samvat?

What Are Investor Options In New Samvat?

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

You will need a sharper eye for stock picking and a greater appetite for risk than most retail investors possess, recommends T N Ninan.

WELLNESS GURU: Help! I Have Anger Issues

WELLNESS GURU: Help! I Have Anger Issues

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.

Ayodhya mosque kicks off on R-Day with tricolour, tree plantation

Ayodhya mosque kicks off on R-Day with tricolour, tree plantation

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

The mosque is coming up in the Uttar Pradesh district pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case.

Will Aly-Jasmin get married after Bigg Boss 14?

Will Aly-Jasmin get married after Bigg Boss 14?

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

Aly Goni's sister makes it clear that their family likes Jasmin Bhasin and are rooting for them!

'In the city, you see only masked human beings'

'In the city, you see only masked human beings'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

'Villagers are people without masks.' 'That is why I call them genuine human beings.' 'As an actor, I have been inspired by many such genuine characters.'

Budget will empower poor and give youth a better future: PM

Budget will empower poor and give youth a better future: PM

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

Modi said the policies of the government will empower the downtrodden and turn them into a "power house" for the development of the country.

SC to pronounce verdict on Tuesday on Central Vista Project

SC to pronounce verdict on Tuesday on Central Vista Project

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

The Central Vista revamp, announced in September, 2019 envisages a new triangular Parliament building, with seating capacity for 900 to 1,200 MPs, that is to be constructed by August, 2022 when the country will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day.

The Funniest Animals You Can Meet!

The Funniest Animals You Can Meet!

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

The funniest wildlife photography competition in the world.

The Joy Of Learning With My Kid

The Joy Of Learning With My Kid

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

Are we teaching our children or are they teaching us? Divya Nair, mother of a little boy, wonders.

Pix: Hina Khan's funky avatars at Cannes

Pix: Hina Khan's funky avatars at Cannes

Rediff.com21 May 2019

Vote for your favourite Hina Khan look.

What Covid? Lakshadweep yet to record single case

What Covid? Lakshadweep yet to record single case

Rediff.com9 Dec 2020

No masks, no sanitisers, and many rules of COVID-19 are not in place and every human activity, including marriages and public gatherings continue, thanks to strict standard operating procedure that bars easy entry of people to the island in the Arabian sea.

When a fighter pilot prepares to fly...

When a fighter pilot prepares to fly...

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

What does a fighter pilot feel as he takes off and lands his battle-ready aircraft? Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) takes you through those emotions.

Pandemic has IFC pumping $1.7 bn in India

Pandemic has IFC pumping $1.7 bn in India

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

The pandemic has led to the International Finance Corporation massively ramping up its impact investment in the country - its largest client nation globally - at $1.7 billion as of June, a 51 per cent rise over the past 12 months, the largest developmental lender into third world private sector said on Tuesday. This is nearly half of its investment in the whole of South Asia since the pandemic, which touched $3.8 billion as of June 2021, it said. "Our total commitment to India, which is our largest client country globally, at the end of June stood at $1.7 billion representing an increase of over 51 per cent from last year," IFC vice-president for Asia and the Pacific region Alfonso Garcia Mora said in a statement.

Bigg Boss 14: Who will be the NEXT captain?

Bigg Boss 14: Who will be the NEXT captain?

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

With Kavita Kaushik out of the captaincy race, who will become the new captain on Bigg Boss 14?

Why do economists like Raghuram Rajan leave India?

Why do economists like Raghuram Rajan leave India?

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

The ones who came more recently were clutching the green cards that gave them an escape hatch through which to return to green pastures: Arvind Panagariya, Raghuram Rajan, Arvind Subramanian and other perfectly honourable gentlemen like them, points out T N Ninan.

How this Mumbai resident is fighting COVID-19

How this Mumbai resident is fighting COVID-19

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

Preetha Chaudhury, 58 from Mulund, Mumbai tells us how she, along with the help and support of her housing society is taking extra care to make the lockdown effective.

SC allows foundation stone-laying event for new Parliament

SC allows foundation stone-laying event for new Parliament

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

The revamp, which was announced in September last year, envisages a new triangular Parliament building, with seating capacity for 900 to 1,200 MPs, that is targeted to be constructed by August, 2022 when the country will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day.

IL&FS case reveals what India's resolution mechanism is lacking

IL&FS case reveals what India's resolution mechanism is lacking

Rediff.com1 May 2021

The infra-major going belly up cracked open some major flaws in the system - the most evident being weak corporate governance and how layers of corporate structures could be formed adding to the opaqueness of the group.

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Deane De Menezes hopes to reduce the awkwardness and stigma around menstruation.

World leaders in Paris for crucial UN climate summit

World leaders in Paris for crucial UN climate summit

Rediff.com29 Nov 2015

A key UN climate change summit that will be attended by nearly 150 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicks off on Monday under the shadow of the deadly Paris terror attack to try to craft a long-term deal to limit carbon emissions.

Modi And The Arrogance Of Not Learning

Modi And The Arrogance Of Not Learning

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

The Modi government's defeat on farm laws underlines the perils of governing an entire continent-sized, diverse and federal nation like the chief minister of a state, observes Shekhar Gupta.