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Government wants to make Hyderabad Wi-Fi-enabled

Government wants to make Hyderabad Wi-Fi-enabled

Rediff.com7 Jun 2014

Measures are also on the anvil to develop the remaining five districts of the state.

Will India become a major printing hub?

Will India become a major printing hub?

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

Americans wear garments made all over the English-knowing world.

What can be done to avert India's demographic catastrophe?

What can be done to avert India's demographic catastrophe?

Rediff.com27 May 2016

The unemployment situation is becoming increasingly acute.

Demonetisation's overnight celebrity

Demonetisation's overnight celebrity

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Nivedita Mookerji finds out how Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is handling his soaring popularity after the note ban as well as the criticism that comes as a package deal.

Can Modi change India's foreign policy beyond recognition?

Can Modi change India's foreign policy beyond recognition?

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

'What gives hope is that Modi's own leadership is vitally linked to his capacity to deliver on the economic front. Indeed, if he succeeds, India's foreign policies will have changed beyond recognition,' feels Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'Apple should buy Tesla and appoint Elon Musk as CEO'

'Apple should buy Tesla and appoint Elon Musk as CEO'

Rediff.com11 May 2016

'In the next 14 years, 100% of US energy will be clean and solar.'

FULL TEXT: President's address to the nation on the eve of R Day

FULL TEXT: President's address to the nation on the eve of R Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address on the eve of 70th Republic Day of India.

How to prepare for RBI Grade B exam

How to prepare for RBI Grade B exam

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

Amit Jaiswal, head of academics, MockBank.com shares expert advice with our young aspirants.

Rajan mantra to enhance India's risk-taking abilities

Rajan mantra to enhance India's risk-taking abilities

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

'Access to finance is one of the most crucial needs in the economy.'

Banks say no room to cut lending rates, thwarting RBI easing

Banks say no room to cut lending rates, thwarting RBI easing

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

Only three of India's 45 commercial banks have cut base lending rates since the Reserve Bank of India's surprise easing this month, hurting the government's drive to lift business investment.

Markets near all-time high: Should you invest now?

Markets near all-time high: Should you invest now?

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

One should not time the market before investing

Trump rolls back Obama climate change measures

Trump rolls back Obama climate change measures

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

White House said Trump strongly believed that protecting environment and 'promoting our economy are not mutually exclusive goals'.

Contribute towards India's transformation: Sushma to Pravasis

Contribute towards India's transformation: Sushma to Pravasis

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

The 13th edition of the flagship congregation of diaspora is coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi arriving back to India from South Africa in 1915, to eventually lead the country towards attaining freedom.

Donald Trump: A dangerous mind

Donald Trump: A dangerous mind

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

'India and Indian Americans cannot rely on wishful thinking about the checks and balances in the US system to magically take care of the many dangerous things that Trump could do,' says Chicago-based writer Ram Kelkar.

Budget 2018: An Exercise in Mindlessness

Budget 2018: An Exercise in Mindlessness

Rediff.com4 Feb 2018

'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.' 'They may be well-intended, but often go awry.' 'Although Pooh and his friends agree that he 'has very little brain', he is occasionally acknowledged to have a clever idea, usually driven by common sense.' 'This Budget at a first glance does not appear to belong to that latter category,' says economist Shreekant Sambrani.

Months before 8/11, MP, Haryana probed note ban

Months before 8/11, MP, Haryana probed note ban

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

Months before 8/11, MP, Haryana probed note ban

His company has been saving the planet for 29 years

His company has been saving the planet for 29 years

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Ved Prakash who has been working in the field of recyclable raw materials for 29 years aims to 'create value' every day.

Don't want a Class 8 school boys debate with Modi: Chidambaram

Don't want a Class 8 school boys debate with Modi: Chidambaram

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

Dismissing the criticism of his interim budget by Narendra Modi, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said, "I don't want to take the level of this debate to a Class 8 school boys' debate."

7 personality 'faults' that are actually good for you

7 personality 'faults' that are actually good for you

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

The idea of marinating in your own mediocrity is actually a valuable lesson in shameless self-love.

Fortune at the bottom of global pyramid for Indian internet firms

Fortune at the bottom of global pyramid for Indian internet firms

Rediff.com7 Feb 2016

It will take years for faster Internet to reach this population and those who aren't even connected so far

BJP a one-man show, wants to run India like an RSS shakha: Rahul

BJP a one-man show, wants to run India like an RSS shakha: Rahul

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Stepping up his offensive, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at BJP's ideological mentor, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh saying its belief was "murdering" individuality and that thought process is now running the country in which only one man knows everything from farmers to clothes.

How much does he know? Jaitley says on Rahul; Congress hits back

How much does he know? Jaitley says on Rahul; Congress hits back

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

The Congress said arrogance of the BJP has touched its zenith as it turned 'blind' to farm distress.

'Whatever I have is because of India'

'Whatever I have is because of India'

Rediff.com24 May 2018

'15, 17 years back we were not even in existence in the US. Today nearly 1/3 of prescriptions written comes from India.' 'India is showing that in a very competitive environment -- like the US and Europe -- our industry is doing very well.'

After 6 years of toil, India and Japan ink historic nuclear deal

After 6 years of toil, India and Japan ink historic nuclear deal

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

The deal would allow Japan to export nuclear technology to India.

Softly, softly, India's influence rises in crude oil

Softly, softly, India's influence rises in crude oil

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Saudis are interested in expanding their relationship with India, given it is becoming the main driver of crude demand growth in Asia

'There would have been no India without Patel'

'There would have been no India without Patel'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

'Most Indians know very little about Patel which is a great shame.'

Obama pitches for simplicity in Indian regulations

Obama pitches for "simplicity" in Indian regulations

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

US President Barack Obama said there is natural convergence between India and the United States.

What China will do next in the South China Sea

What China will do next in the South China Sea

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

'After a strategic pause though, Beijing will revive its policy of slowly creeping towards acquiring sovereignty over the South China Sea.'

The intricate route from Yojana to NITI

The intricate route from Yojana to NITI

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced its imminent replacement in his Independence Day address, but the new name, structure and key personnel became known only a week ago.

Advice from an ace investor

Advice from an ace investor

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

Be a fox by temperament and a hedgehog by conviction, Gaurav Dalmia tells Bhupesh Bhandari. Then, he explains why.

Chat@4: How to make the most of your income!

Chat@4: How to make the most of your income!

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

In a live chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, July 16, 4 pm, Feroze Azeez, will offer some valuable suggestions on investments.

Reading the mind of the mobile user

Reading the mind of the mobile user

Rediff.com12 Aug 2013

In the information economy, where attention is the currency, marketers can only win their share of attention if they prove to be trustworthy

Public vs private banks and the winner is. . .

Public vs private banks and the winner is. . .

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Private banks are assumed to be more efficient at intermediating between depositors and investors.

India likely to raise foreign investment limit in govt debt

India likely to raise foreign investment limit in govt debt

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

The country last raised the amount of government debt that foreign investors can buy by $5 billion in June last year.

The challenges before China's strongman

The challenges before China's strongman

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

Xi Jinping has accumulated great power, but he faces trials that are just as great, says Claude Smadja.

Markets close lower ahead of Fed outcome

Markets close lower ahead of Fed outcome

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.

Islamic State opens bank, moves towards statehood

Islamic State opens bank, moves towards statehood

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

Any attempt to defang Islamic State must first cut off its main sources of funding, especially its revenue from oil sales, extortion and crime, ransom payments, and support from foreign donors. This will also be need to be backed up by efficient forces on the ground.

India is being run by dynasties: Rahul @Berkeley

India is being run by dynasties: Rahul @Berkeley

Rediff.com12 Sep 2017

Rahul attacked Modi and BJP, alleging that 'politics of divide and polarisation is radicalising people in India'.

A surprise rate cut likely?

A surprise rate cut likely?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

A rate cut will bring positive sentiment around the Budget.

10 start-up ideas for Indian MBAs

10 start-up ideas for Indian MBAs

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.