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How political parties are wooing voters via social media

How political parties are wooing voters via social media

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

The election tamasha that was successfully taken online by the BJP during the 2014 general elections is playing out in a bigger avatar, reports Sanjay Jog

How political parties are wooing voters via social media

How political parties are wooing voters via social media

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

The election tamasha that was successfully taken online by the BJP during the 2014 general elections is playing out in a bigger avatar, reports Sanjay Jog

Sports Shorts: Davis Cup to remain annual event

Sports Shorts: Davis Cup to remain annual event

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

The Davis Cup will remain an annual tournament despite persistent complaints from some players that it over-burdens an already-crowded schedule, the head of the sport's governing body said on Tuesday.

Entering religious places women's fundamental right, rules Bombay HC

Entering religious places women's fundamental right, rules Bombay HC

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

Under the Maharashtra Hindu Place of Worship (Entry Authorisation) Act, if any temple or person prohibits any person from entering a temple then he or she faces a six-month imprisonment.

Swine flu cases in India cross 11,000 mark; toll 703

Swine flu cases in India cross 11,000 mark; toll 703

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

The virus continued to spread its tentacles to new states, including Mizoram.

4 Nobel-winning insights that matter for the Indian economy

4 Nobel-winning insights that matter for the Indian economy

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Tirole's insights show how real-world incentives are complicated, and contracts can be difficult to write and enforce.

2018: Year of reckoning for India Inc

2018: Year of reckoning for India Inc

Rediff.com28 Dec 2018

A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.

'BJP-Sena's honeymoon is over too soon'

'BJP-Sena's honeymoon is over too soon'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

'The BJP said they want less government and more governance. But they are doing neither. It is shocking to see them so ineffective.'

This actress deserves our thanks for speaking up

This actress deserves our thanks for speaking up

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

'Mere 'literacy' is not the same thing as 'education', which involves conceding that others have rights, and that one of those prerogatives is a woman's right to dignity. In 2012, the Kerala police registered 1,474 cases of rape, of which 455 victims were children,' says T V R Shenoy.

'Coastal South India is the new target of Chinese hackers'

'Coastal South India is the new target of Chinese hackers'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

The recent alleged sabotage of BSNL's network in coastal Andhra Pradesh by a major Chinese telecom equipment maker has once again reminded Indian intelligence agencies that when it comes to hacking, China is India's biggest concern. Vicky Nanjappa explains why.

AAP's existential dilemma

AAP's existential dilemma

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Should the party expand to Punjab, Bihar and other places, or should it consolidate its gains in Delhi? This was one of the questions before the party when it split sometime back. An answer is yet to emerge.

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.'

Nobody killed Rohith Vemula

Nobody killed Rohith Vemula

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

We need to question ourselves if we are to be implicated as well in the institutional murder of Rohith and many other Rohiths, if not bodily but in spirit, because of our complicity in naturalising this elitist, exclusionary, discriminatory-to-the-core conception of education, says Kishalaya Mukhopadhyay.

Mumbai's 'ghetto' waits for a Cinderella makeover

Mumbai's 'ghetto' waits for a Cinderella makeover

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Bhendi Bazaar faces a fairytale future as the Dawoodi Bohras initiate a Rs 3,000-crore project to change it from a squalid marketplace to a swanky neighbourhood, says Ranjita Ganesan

Why PM needs a Parrikar 2.0 as Raksha Mantri

Why PM needs a Parrikar 2.0 as Raksha Mantri

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

In 28 months, Manohar Parrikar as defence minister developed easy relationships with the top brass of the three Services as was rarely ever witnessed before. He threw caution to the winds and managed to pull the forces out of a downward spiral in operational capabilities.

Volkswagen ex-boss investigated over fraud allegations

Volkswagen ex-boss investigated over fraud allegations

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

German prosecutors launched an investigation on Monday into fraud allegations against former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn.

Posco's Odisha journey: Travails of a big-ticket project

Posco's Odisha journey: Travails of a big-ticket project

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Is it inconsistency in policy, or the lack of robust support?

'We must question how we are bringing up our sons'

'We must question how we are bringing up our sons'

Rediff.com10 May 2016

'It is not about women today; it's about men.' 'We need to focus our energy on a war footing on men.' 'Let us start with a boy who is 10 years old.' 'If you don't concentrate on your son, the safe spaces for women will shrink further.'

India's Olympics report card: Sindhu, Sakshi save the blushes

India's Olympics report card: Sindhu, Sakshi save the blushes

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

Two unassuming young women saved India the humiliation of returning empty-handed from the Olympics for the first time since Barcelona in 1992 with awe-inspiring performances at Rio.

'People want only development now and not agitations'

'People want only development now and not agitations'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2014

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy tells rediff.com's Shobha Warrier why the UPA lost in the general elections, the decline of the Left and what he expects from the Centre.

Amit Shah exclusive 2: 'We have added nishtha, sincerity of purpose, to governance'

Amit Shah exclusive 2: 'We have added nishtha, sincerity of purpose, to governance'

Rediff.com19 May 2015

The second part of BJP president Amit Shah's interview to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com, to mark the completion of one year of the Narendra Modi government.

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