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Skoda Superb diesel's ride quality is phenomenal

Skoda Superb diesel's ride quality is phenomenal

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

The third-generation model is the most flamboyant Superb that Skoda has ever pulled off

RBI panel wants retail inflation as new policy benchmark

RBI panel wants retail inflation as new policy benchmark

Rediff.com22 Jan 2014

The Urjit Patel committee on monetary policy framework has proposed setting up of a monetary policy committee (MPC) that will be headed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor and accountable for achieving inflation target set by it.

Is this India's most unique motorcycle?

Is this India's most unique motorcycle?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

The Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber, priced at Rs 14 lakh, the V9 Bobber is an expensive proposition but don't discount it yet. BikeDekho reviews the latest Italian bike from one of the oldest surviving motorcycle brands in the world.

My Daughter Mithali Raj

My Daughter Mithali Raj

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.' '"I don't want you to project that you are a loser. You are a winner".' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com speaks to Leela Raj about her famous daughter, now in the West Indies for the women's T20 World Cup.

How to make money by betting on interest rates

How to make money by betting on interest rates

Rediff.com13 May 2015

It's just not stocks and mutual funds that help you make good profits in the long run, says Sharath Komarraju, author of 'Money Wise' which, he says, is 'Aam Aadmi's guide to wealth and Financial Freedom'.

'Minimum government, maximum governance' in public sector banks

'Minimum government, maximum governance' in public sector banks

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party regime will have to make good on this election slogan to restore state-owned banks to health, says Rajiv Lall.

Market watchdog clears decks for REIT launch

Market watchdog clears decks for REIT launch

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Key relaxations traced in final regulations.

A treasure trove called Shantiniketan

A treasure trove called Shantiniketan

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Have you been there?

12 ways to AVOID pregnancy

12 ways to AVOID pregnancy

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

On World Contraception Day, presenting a list of new methods of birth control. Check out!

It's your choice: Skoda Superb or Ford Endeavour

It's your choice: Skoda Superb or Ford Endeavour

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

If you don't mind working over weekends and like being in a two-piece suit all day long, pick the Superb. And if you have a penchant for exploring places over the weekend, look no further than the Endeavour which can also carry your gang.

Sheela Says: All the Prime Minister-in-Waiting's Men

Sheela Says: All the Prime Minister-in-Waiting's Men

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

For the first time ever, the BJP's headquarters for a Lok Sabha election is outside New Delhi. Meet the folks behind Narendra Modi's campaign for prime minister.

DC Avanti: This stunning sportscar won't burn a hole in your pockets

DC Avanti: This stunning sportscar won't burn a hole in your pockets

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Thanks to a well-sorted chassis and Renault's motor, the car induces confidence in the driver to take it for a faster spin

Obama names Richard Verma as new US envoy to India

Obama names Richard Verma as new US envoy to India

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

United States President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American, Richard Rahul Verma, as the next US Ambassador to India, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington later this month.

This Bajaj is made from INS Vikrant

This Bajaj is made from INS Vikrant

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

Narendra Sharma of MotorOctane took the Bajaj V15 for a ride and here are his impressions

EXCLUSIVE: How the PDP-BJP deal was sealed

EXCLUSIVE: How the PDP-BJP deal was sealed

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

An economist from J&K and a popular face from the RSS/BJP sat together to craftily weave an alliance in what is one of the most difficult agenda-setting exercises in recent history.

Rahul follows a weird political calculus

Rahul follows a weird political calculus

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

'He is anything but astute or charismatic. He believes the Congress can win elections without alliances in the Hindi heartland.'

'There has been a big rush in youngsters wanting to get into ISRO'

'There has been a big rush in youngsters wanting to get into ISRO'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

'The unique achievements have been made by engineers from small towns who have had a non elite upbringing and who have grown with the programme,' says R Aravamudan, one of the pioneers of the Indian space programme.

Cash Crisis: Day 8: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!

Cash Crisis: Day 8: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

Cashi Crisis: Day 9: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!

Automatic Nano GenX: Rich features, better performance

Automatic Nano GenX: Rich features, better performance

Rediff.com4 May 2015

This is the safest Nano Tata has ever put into production.

Opposition slams Railway Budget for 'weaving dreams'

Opposition slams Railway Budget for 'weaving dreams'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Opposition said saying it lacked vision and road map to execute ideas.

India is proficient in making laws but lax in enforcing them

India is proficient in making laws but lax in enforcing them

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Concluding the three-part series, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta says that the black money law is likely to fail because of the ineptness of India's investigative and enforcement agencies.

What makes Kapil Sharma the hottest property on TV

What makes Kapil Sharma the hottest property on TV

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

Kapil Sharma, the anchor of Comedy Nights with Kapil, is the hottest property on Indian television today

Robin Raphel, the American Indian diplomats hated

Robin Raphel, the American Indian diplomats hated

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

On Thursday, November 6, the Washington Post newspaper reported that controversial American diplomat, Ambassador Robin Raphel, had her office and home searched by the FBI. This most unusual development likely raised much cheer at India's ministry of external affairs, in whose flesh Raphel had been a thorn through much of her tenure in the first Bill Clinton administration in the early and mid-1990s by her anti-India and pro-Pakistan stand. Seventeen years ago, as she was about to step down as Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, Raphel granted an exclusive interview to Aziz Haniffa and India Abroad, the leading Indian-American weekly newspaper, which is now owned by Rediff.com The July 1997 interview, which provoked a raging controversy in both capitals, Washington, DC and New Delhi, is reproduced here...

'New breed' Indian Diaspora has its heart in the right place

'New breed' Indian Diaspora has its heart in the right place

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Indians all over the US are going beyond being human and are learning to be humanitarian and expand their philanthropy activities finds Ajailiu Niumai.

India's relations with the US must not be one-sided

India's relations with the US must not be one-sided

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

'It is in the interest of both sides that the visit of the US President is seen as being successful. Both sides have invested considerable political capital in it. This rapid exchange of visits and the decisions taken have to be justified, beyond the symbolism, which is no doubt important in itself. This opportunity to impart a fresh momentum to ties should not be missed,' says former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal.

Looking for the real Sardar Patel

Looking for the real Sardar Patel

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's sage advice remains as relevant today as it was during his lifetime, says Vivek Gumaste.

President Pranab's address to Parliament: The transcript

President Pranab's address to Parliament: The transcript

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political, economic and foreign policy road map of the Narendra Modi government and covers virtually all crucial areas.

Better growth for IT companies? Here's Rohan Murty's prescription!

Better growth for IT companies? Here's Rohan Murty's prescription!

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

Rohan Murty was speaking at the 50th anniversary symposium of the computer science department at Cornell University.

Modi leads India to the Silk Road

Modi leads India to the Silk Road

Rediff.com7 Aug 2014

With Beijing having had a profound rethink on India's admission as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the tectonic plates of the geopolitics of a massive swathe of the planet stretching from the Asia-Pacific to West Asia are dramatically shifting. That grating noise in the Central Asian steppes will be heard far and wide -- as far as North America, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Aarushi's murder trial and a tale about India

Aarushi's murder trial and a tale about India

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

'If the State does want to come after you, in India, it can do pretty much anything. And often it isn't as though the orders are coming from the President or prime minister, no, the systems have been built in a way -- or we have allowed them to be built in a way -- that almost encourages crushing of liberties.'

Full transcript of Rahul interview: I'm against the concept of dynasty

Full transcript of Rahul interview: I'm against the concept of dynasty

Rediff.com27 Jan 2014

Here is the full transcript of Congress vice president and Lok Sabha poll campaign chief Rahul Gandhi's first formal TV interview with Times Now Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami.

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