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Bengaluru's water crisis: India Inc adopt innovative methods

Bengaluru's water crisis: India Inc adopt innovative methods

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

From installing water-saving aerators on taps to using cans for washing hands and dishes, Bengaluru is adopting diverse strategies to tide over the water crisis. While several citizens have taken to social media to urge Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to make work from home mandatory for IT companies, it appears that hybrid mode will continue to be the norm for most - although with new water conservation measures in place. Co-working space provider Urban Vault has, for instance, installed smart water meters to detect leakage.

EPL PIX: Arsenal hold City; open up title race for Liverpool

EPL PIX: Arsenal hold City; open up title race for Liverpool

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Salah's sublime second-half strike leaves Liverpool on 67 points, three ahead of second-placed Arsenal and four ahead of City on a pivotal day in the title race.

'Modiji, Can We Survive Only On Rations?'

'Modiji, Can We Survive Only On Rations?'

Rediff.com19 May 2024

'Modi must see how we live, what we have to do to educate our children.'

IAF's Apache helicopter makes 'precautionary landing' in MP, villagers play hosts

IAF's Apache helicopter makes 'precautionary landing' in MP, villagers play hosts

Rediff.com29 May 2023

Precautionary landing means there could have been some minor issues, due to which the aircraft was landed as a precaution, officials said.

Rahul's 'fight against Shakti' remark sparks row, Modi hits back

Rahul's 'fight against Shakti' remark sparks row, Modi hits back

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi accused the prime minister of twisting his words and said he was speaking about the power of which Modi was wearing the mask.

Indian woman who fell from Singapore cruise ship dies

Indian woman who fell from Singapore cruise ship dies

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

The Indian couple was on a four-day cruise on the Spectrum of the Seas which was on the way back to Singapore from Penang on Monday morning when the 70-year-old Jakesh woke up to find his wife missing from their room.

2 Indian peacekeepers killed in Congo during violent protests

2 Indian peacekeepers killed in Congo during violent protests

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The two soldiers were part of MONUSCO -- the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DR Congo.

The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head

The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

As the representative of his government in India, Abdul Basit runs a tight ship at the Pakistan High Commission.

How Space Travel Can Unite The World

How Space Travel Can Unite The World

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

All progress in space should excite us and encourage us to be optimists about a better future for our planet and all of us, asserts Aakar Patel.

G20 Summit will chart new path in...: Modi

G20 Summit will chart new path in...: Modi

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

'India's G20 presidency has been inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented. We actively voiced the developmental concerns of the Global South'

Will Sini Shetty Be Next Miss World?

Will Sini Shetty Be Next Miss World?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

Meet Sini Shetty who will represent India at the 71st Miss World beauty pageant on March 9.

Meet Iris, India's first AI teacher

Meet Iris, India's first AI teacher

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

'To tell you the truth, we did not expect Iris to make such waves, to get so much attention.'

'Don't punish athletes for their govts' acts'

'Don't punish athletes for their govts' acts'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Bach presented the IOC's position as an attempt to safeguard athletes' rights.

Nitish May Be Appointed Opposition Front Convenor

Nitish May Be Appointed Opposition Front Convenor

Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

Nitish has been engaging with national and regional party leaders in recent months as part of his mission to strengthen 'Opposition unity'.

'One man runs Congress and he is not Rahul or Kharge'

'One man runs Congress and he is not Rahul or Kharge'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

'Congress leaders who are making strategy for the Congress to win elections have not even won a class monitor elections.' 'When you have not contested school monitor elections, what will you know about the ground reality?'

Tanaav Review: Engaging!

Tanaav Review: Engaging!

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

Sudhir Mishra's espionage-thriller Tanaav is a decent one-time watch, observes Namrata Thakker. Tanaav Review

IndiGo places firm order for 500 planes with Airbus

IndiGo places firm order for 500 planes with Airbus

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

No-frills airline IndiGo on Monday announced placing a firm order for 500 A320 family planes with European aviation major Airbus at the Paris Air Show. This is the largest ever aircraft order placed by any airline with Airbus, IndiGo said in a statement. Financial details of the order were not disclosed.

Govt to introduce Delhi services bill in LS on Tuesday

Govt to introduce Delhi services bill in LS on Tuesday

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

The Delhi services bill which seeks to replace an ordinance that mandated the creation of an authority for transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government is listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Now, a bankers' group headed by SBI

Now, a bankers' group headed by SBI

Rediff.com25 Nov 2010

The central government plans to set up a group of public sector banks headed by State Bank of India (SBI), which would brainstorm on ways to make low-cost funding available for power projects that are being set up under the National Solar Mission.

Canada welcomes India's decision to resume some visa services

Canada welcomes India's decision to resume some visa services

Rediff.com26 Oct 2023

India's high commission in Canada said on Wednesday that the country's officials will resume processing some types of visa applications for Canadians applying from across the country as well as abroad.

Why V K Pandian Is So Valuable To Naveen Patnaik

Why V K Pandian Is So Valuable To Naveen Patnaik

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

Naveen Patnaik is known as an "absentee landlord" who needs bureaucrats like Pandian to run his government.

Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair.

When Shilpa Gave An Arm And A Leg For Rohit Shetty

When Shilpa Gave An Arm And A Leg For Rohit Shetty

Rediff.com6 Jan 2024

'It is not easy to pull off a seven-part show because it is almost like making four films at once.'

India's energy needs to double by end of decade: Mukesh Ambani

India's energy needs to double by end of decade: Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com2 Dec 2023

India, the world's third-largest energy consumer, will see its energy needs doubling by the end of this decade as it witnesses an unprecedented explosion of economic growth, the nation's richest man Mukesh Ambani said on Saturday. Speaking at the convocation of Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Ambani, who heads the nation's most valuable company Reliance Industries Ltd, said the Indian economy will become a $40 trillion economy by 2047 from the current $3.5 trillion. "And to fuel this growth, the country will need enormous amounts of energy - clean, green energy that won't choke mother nature for the sake of human progress," he said.

10 Tamil Comedies You Must Watch On OTT

10 Tamil Comedies You Must Watch On OTT

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil movies that can bring on the laughs. Arjun Menon lists the recent releases you can watch at home.

What G20 Leaders' Spouses Can Expect

What G20 Leaders' Spouses Can Expect

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

An exhibition on the origins of Indian art, culture, handicrafts, and India's grassroots farming innovations is scheduled for September 9 and 10.

The Rockstars In Saris

The Rockstars In Saris

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

They groove to their own songs, over 80 in all. Their aim? To convey social messages. Meet Meri Zindagi -- the all-woman, Lucknow-based rock band.

ISRO chief to head international astronautics body

ISRO chief to head international astronautics body

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman G Madhavan Nair is all set to become the first non-American to head the International Academy of Astronautics.

How Police Saved A Man From Suicide

How Police Saved A Man From Suicide

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

'The nylon noose was around his neck; a suicide note was in his hands.'

Manjummel Boys Review: Heartfelt Ode to Friendship

Manjummel Boys Review: Heartfelt Ode to Friendship

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

Manjummel Boys gets so many things right, applauds Arjun Menon.

India Rekindles Love Affair With Russia

India Rekindles Love Affair With Russia

Rediff.com6 Jan 2024

EAM Jaishankar's mission is aimed at strengthening India's strategic autonomy in a complex international environment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Mystery object washed ashore in Australia fell off Indian rocket?

Mystery object washed ashore in Australia fell off Indian rocket?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

A dome-shaped mysterious object has washed up on a remote Australian beach, amid speculation that it could be from a 20-year-old Indian rocket that was used for launching a satellite.

Fragile security in South China Sea threat to good order at sea: Navy chief

Fragile security in South China Sea threat to good order at sea: Navy chief

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

There have been growing global concerns over China's sweeping claims of sovereignty over all of the South China Sea, a huge source of hydrocarbons.

Mission Tomorrow

Mission Tomorrow

Rediff.com5 Feb 2007

This series hopes to introduce you to those who, we think, will be the face of Indian cricket in three, four, five years time.

Sharad Pawar denies split in NCP again, says MLAs don't mean...

Sharad Pawar denies split in NCP again, says MLAs don't mean...

Rediff.com26 Aug 2023

The NCP chief admitted that some MLAs had written to him on joining the Shinde-led government when the one led by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) collapsed following a split in the Shiv Sena. "But no decision was taken," he said.

Review: The Village Fails To Impress

Review: The Village Fails To Impress

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

The Village starts off pretty well, but it required something more convincing than a bunch of creepy Gollum-like monsters to deliver the impact it should, observes Divya Nair.

Top US general Mike Mullen heads to Pak

Top US general Mike Mullen heads to Pak

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, would be heading to Pakistan and Afghanistan to make it clear that America's strategy in the region would not change, a day after President Barack Obama nominated General David Petraeus as his new war commander in Afghanistan.

US, China aircraft carriers in rare showdown in Taiwan Strait

US, China aircraft carriers in rare showdown in Taiwan Strait

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

China and the US flexed their naval might by deploying aircraft carriers in a rare showdown in the Taiwan Strait, the narrow channel that separates the Chinese mainland from Taiwan, as Beijing fumed over US House Speaker's meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Washington.

'We must not be retreating into the confines of protectionism'

'We must not be retreating into the confines of protectionism'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

Ron Somers, president, US-India Business Council, discusses American business and industry's expectations and responsibilities from the Obama's visit.

Navin Nanda to head US cardiologists' body

Navin Nanda to head US cardiologists' body

Rediff.com14 May 2008

Dr Navin C Nanda has been elected president of the American Society of Geriatric Cardiology. He is the first Asian American to head the 22-year-old organisation.