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Everybody has got the right to apply: Ganguly on Shastri

Everybody has got the right to apply: Ganguly on Shastri

Rediff.com27 Jun 2017

Sourav Ganguly remains a man at peace with the world even after news spread on Tuesday that Ravi Shastri is applying for the Indian cricket team coaching job.

Modi govt lacks courage to bring real change

Modi govt lacks courage to bring real change

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

The government has neither the mental model nor the political courage to effect real change, point out Ashoka Mody & Michael Walton.

The famous five taking on shady Chinese lending apps

The famous five taking on shady Chinese lending apps

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

A bunch of CEOs in their mid-30s and early 40s are trying to rectify the scenario where shady lending applications trap hapless borrowers with astronomically high interest rates and even bodily harm if the money was repaid. Anup Roy reports.

Modi should raise outsourcing issue with US: Bhagwati

Modi should raise outsourcing issue with US: Bhagwati

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

Bhagwati reminded Modi that the US system was driven by lobby groups and India needed to voice its concern over the anti-outsourcing sentiment in the US

Why Modi chose Manoj Sinha as J-K lieutenant governor

Why Modi chose Manoj Sinha as J-K lieutenant governor

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

'Sinha's skills at resolving contradictions will be required to smoothen the functioning of the bureaucracy which has been so fractious that it tripped up even a seasoned bureaucrat like his immediate predecessor, G C Murmu,' notes avid Devadas.

Why is BJP so divided in in Himachal?

Why is BJP so divided in in Himachal?

Rediff.com20 Jun 2020

If the bribe-for-PPE-supply controversy in Himachal escalates, the BJP could have a lot to lose.

Walmart seeks clarity on FDI rules for multi-brand entry

Walmart seeks clarity on FDI rules for multi-brand entry

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

The retailer has registered a new company called 'Wal-Mart India Private Ltd' in the country.

The Oberoi in New Delhi is scaling luxury to new heights

The Oberoi in New Delhi is scaling luxury to new heights

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

The iconic hotel opens after Rs 6-billion revamp

 'A girl right next to me was killed on the spot'

'A girl right next to me was killed on the spot'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2008

Twenty-seven-year old Ritik Bhasin, a partner of event management company Couch Potato, was present in the lobby of the Taj Hotel when the terrorists struck on the night of November 26. Here is his harrowing account of what transpired.

'The terrorists released some gas'

'The terrorists released some gas'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2008

This made it difficult for the commandos to fire, to prevent an explosion.

Will this Budget lower income tax?

Will this Budget lower income tax?

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

The budget-making exercise offers golden opportunities despite challenges, observes Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the Government of India.

After Ola, Flipkart, now Mobikwik founder guns for Paytm

After Ola, Flipkart, now Mobikwik founder guns for Paytm

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

Accuses foreign-funded competition of 'capital dumping' to capture market, bats for stronger regulations for sector.

25-yr-old from Andhra among 3 killed in US bank shooting

25-yr-old from Andhra among 3 killed in US bank shooting

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Pruthviraj Kandepi, who hailed from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, was killed in the shootout.

Chinese bullet trains set a new world record

Chinese bullet trains set a new world record

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

China has built over 16,000 kms of high-speed train tracks connecting most of the major cities.

The iconic Taj Mansingh likely to be auctioned

The iconic Taj Mansingh likely to be auctioned

Rediff.com27 Sep 2012

It is fairly certain that Taj Mansingh, whose 33-year lease agreement with NDMC expired last year and extended for a year, will not get another lease extension.

'The Kasturirangan Report is a disaster for the Western Ghats'

'The Kasturirangan Report is a disaster for the Western Ghats'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

'If the Kasturirangan Committee report is implemented, the mining and quarrying lobbies will flourish... It will be disastrous for the environment... There will be water shortage, there will be pollution. Finally, farmers will have to quit the area.' Dr V S Vijayan, a member of the Gadgil Committee, points out how the Kasturirangan Committee report will hit both people living in the Western Ghats as well as the plains.

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