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What we LEARNT about COVID-19

What we LEARNT about COVID-19

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

'If you delay the diagnosis even by 24 hours, in that 24 hours individuals would have affected more people.' 'So, contact tracing, testing, isolation, quarantine needs to continue.'

SC order unnerves India's chartered accountants

SC order unnerves India's chartered accountants

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

Any act by a chartered accountant that brings disrepute to the profession, whether or not in the professional domain, is open to disciplinary scrutiny and action.

Narendra Modi is not Donald Trump

Narendra Modi is not Donald Trump

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

The danger to India's democracy is coming from recourse to mobocracy encouraged by the anti-Modi gang, argues Vivek Gumaste.

8 Tips to be INDISPENSABLE at Work

8 Tips to be INDISPENSABLE at Work

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Organisations value employees who go beyond their boundaries and step up to the occasion when the need arises.

From Rs 3 cr to 20 cr: RustOrange's success story

From Rs 3 cr to 20 cr: RustOrange's success story

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

RustOrange co-founders Samik Sarkar, Shashank Agnihotri and Kuvalaya Singh share their story and learnings.

Crossing The World's Most Dramatic Border

Crossing The World's Most Dramatic Border

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

Today, the two countries, ruthlessly divided by the Radcliffe line that pierced their very heart, grapple with the political challenges of the present. Yet, when friendships develop there are no borders, observes Payal Singh Mohanka.

Oppn leaders meet Prez, raise questions on Delhi riots probe

Oppn leaders meet Prez, raise questions on Delhi riots probe

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

In a joint memorandum, the leaders raised their concerns over the probe into the riots being conducted by the Delhi Police. The Delhi Police has set up Special Investigation Teams (SIT) and its Special Cell is also probing the aspect of conspiracy behind the Delhi riots in which 53 people lost their lives.

Why India must celebrate its 1971 victory

Why India must celebrate its 1971 victory

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

We celebrate Dassera and regard it as an auspicious day as a day of victory of good over evil! So was 16 December! It is time we regard this day as auspicious as Dassera in future, observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Should Politics Be Kicked Out of Campuses?

Should Politics Be Kicked Out of Campuses?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

College is where the manicured view of the world provided by one's family, encounters new trends. It is the dawn of exploration. Wishing for a sanitised bubble on campus appears hypocritical. The correct strategy, one would assume, is to weed out the violence while retaining the right to political debate, argues Shyam G Menon.

Melania gets her dose of happiness at Delhi school

Melania gets her dose of happiness at Delhi school

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

Ahead of her arrival, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had tweeted to welcome her. "@FLOTUS will attend happiness class in our school today. Great day for our teachers, students and Delhiites. For centuries, India has taught spirituality to the world. Am happy that she will take back the msg of happiness from our school," Kejriwal said.

COVID-19: Every life counts

COVID-19: Every life counts

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

The benefits of modern medicine have led people to demand more from the State, and to value every life. Even a modest death toll caused by an epidemic today is unacceptable, says Dipankar Gupta.

We support 'self-determination' in Kashmir: Pak Army chief

We support 'self-determination' in Kashmir: Pak Army chief

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Prime Minister Khan, in his address, said Pakistan will never fight any other country's war in future and his government's foreign policy will be in the best interest of the nation.

COVID-19: Stokes completes half marathon to raise funds for NHS

COVID-19: Stokes completes half marathon to raise funds for NHS

Rediff.com6 May 2020

England football team to donate to NHS

'Virtual hearing of cases is an excellent development'

'Virtual hearing of cases is an excellent development'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

'Coupled with e-filing procedures it would really enhance the ability of the judiciary to provide speedier justice.'

4 life lessons from Kumar Mangalam Birla

4 life lessons from Kumar Mangalam Birla

Rediff.com11 May 2021

Define your North Star. Experiment in your 20s be adventurous and experiment and use these experiences to build your flywheel and compliment your IQ with EQ.

How a Gujarat doc performed the world's first robotic surgery

How a Gujarat doc performed the world's first robotic surgery

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

Dr Tejas Patel from Akshardham in Gandhinagar showed the world how it is done.

Roger Penrose, 2 others share Physics Nobel for black hole research

Roger Penrose, 2 others share Physics Nobel for black hole research

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

The Nobel Assembly on Tuesday said in a tweet, 'The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics with one half to Roger Penrose and the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez.'

Rathore, Tendulkar, Anand, Sehwag mourn Vajpayee

Rathore, Tendulkar, Anand, Sehwag mourn Vajpayee

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

Sports fraternity mourns former PM Vajpayee's demise

Ex-champion boxer Dingko Singh tests positive for COVID-19

Ex-champion boxer Dingko Singh tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com31 May 2020

Dingko Singh is battling liver cancer.

Be Prepared for Taliban Terror

Be Prepared for Taliban Terror

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Pakistan would want to take full advantage of the situation to direct Taliban trained terrorists into the Kashmir Valley, alert Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Good to see Bikhchandani, Banga on the rich list

Good to see Bikhchandani, Banga on the rich list

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

'To all the MBAs that burn the candle at both ends, travel half-a-million miles every year, and spend little or no quality time with their families, the rise to riches of Mr Bikhchandani and Mr Banga, should be true inspiration,' notes Sandeep Goyal.

The Course Mate Who Will Be Chief

The Course Mate Who Will Be Chief

Rediff.com30 Apr 2022

'As a course mate who has followed closely this star on the Bombay Sappers firmament, my heart swells with pride to see his extraordinary brilliance and focus; his commitment and his dedication; his hard work; and his technical as well as tactical knowledge,' says Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd) of his batchmate General Manoj Pande who will take over as chief of the army staff on May 1.

10 Tips To Make Social Media Work For You

10 Tips To Make Social Media Work For You

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

Whatever you do, don't be boring.

Drooling at Tiffany's

Drooling at Tiffany's

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

The Chanakya, a plush mall in central Delhi, is the city's latest magnet for luxury-lovers. Oozing with opulence, it is now also home to one of America's oldest luxury brands, one that helped make New York's Fifth Avenue an iconic thoroughfare. Tiffany and Co, the American jewellery giant that has been around since 1837, made its India debut here.

These 'clownselors' heal patients one smile at a time

These 'clownselors' heal patients one smile at a time

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

Volunteers dressed as clowns visit hospitals and old-age homes to spread cheer and dispel the gloom of ill health and old age.

Is Modi changing the BJP's Muslim story?

Is Modi changing the BJP's Muslim story?

Rediff.com2 Jan 2021

A u-turn by the BJP will be an apocalyptic occurrence in Indian politics and society, argues Amulya Ganguli.

Yoga Day to be marked on digital platforms amid pandemic

Yoga Day to be marked on digital platforms amid pandemic

Rediff.com20 Jun 2020

This year's theme is 'Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family' and people will be able to join the celebrations virtually at 7 am on June 21. The Indian missions abroad are trying to reach out to the people through digital media as well as through the network of institutions which support yoga, officials said.

Modi or Trump, who was wiser over the lockdown?

Modi or Trump, who was wiser over the lockdown?

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Could the Centre and the prime minister have achieved more than what they did on curbing the endemic spread through more of the Modi outreach, given his credibility and unchallenged ability to communicate with the masses, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

This 11-year-old is coaching BTech, MTech students

This 11-year-old is coaching BTech, MTech students

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

Mohammed Hassan Ali wants to teach a thousand engineers by end of 2020.

Modi's 7 years: Lost Opportunity for India

Modi's 7 years: Lost Opportunity for India

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Seven years is a long time for any of Modi's promised actions to show up. If voters are angry and cynical today, it is because the rhetoric stings, argues Ramesh Menon.

Sonu Sood airlifts Odisha migrants from Kerala

Sonu Sood airlifts Odisha migrants from Kerala

Rediff.com29 May 2020

The group, comprising on 147 women and 20 men, were airlifted by an Air Asia chartered flight from Kochi to the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar.

PM calls for 'maximum flexibility' in implementing NEP

PM calls for 'maximum flexibility' in implementing NEP

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

"We have to collectively address all doubts. The vision of flexibility with which this policy was brought... We will have to show in a similar way maximum flexibility in implementing it," Modi said while addressing the 'Governors' Conference on the Role of NEP in Transforming Higher Education'.

Meet Shah Rukh Khan's DUPLICATE!

Meet Shah Rukh Khan's DUPLICATE!

Rediff.com24 May 2021

'When I used to go on stage, people would start screaming, 'Shah Rukh Khan, Shah Rukh Khan'.'

'Modi government is trying to be petty'

'Modi government is trying to be petty'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

'Your confidence is shaken when the government does what it does these days, but then it is the same confidence that gives you the courage to stand up to the government's high-handedness.' 'There will always be people who will not fear jails or the physical and mental torture that visit citizens protesting against the government's draconian policies and laws.' 'There will always be Indians who will not be afraid to face the consequences of fighting for their Constitutional rights.'

ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar passes away

ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar passes away

Rediff.com11 May 2019

His vision drove ITC to pursue business models that today support over 6 million livelihoods, many amongst the weakest in society.

'TMC intolerance no match for BJP vindictiveness'

'TMC intolerance no match for BJP vindictiveness'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

'The BJP's modus operandi is not just to be intolerant of dissent, it is to create mistrust and doubt between communities and the electoral process itself.'

Haryana boy selected for NASA training programme

Haryana boy selected for NASA training programme

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

A Haryana student has been selected for a three-year astronaut training programme of National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the United States.

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.

Why Satya Nadella's dad will always be remembered

Why Satya Nadella's dad will always be remembered

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar's 'formidable legacy will survive through a generation of civil servants whom he trained, nurtured, mentored and inspired with a rare combination of energy, enthusiasm and passion,' says former RBI govenor Dr Duvvuri Subbarao.

Indore retains cleanest city tag for 3rd straight year

Indore retains cleanest city tag for 3rd straight year

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

While the New Delhi Municipal Council area was given the 'Cleanest Small City' award, Uttarakhand's Gauchar was adjudged the 'Best Ganga Town' in the central government survey.