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'Modi will be PM again if...'

'Modi will be PM again if...'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

'I hope the honourable PM and Mr Shah take steps to ensure that the NDA doesn't split.'

Ask Ajit: 'Want to invest Rs 2 lakhs, please advise'

Ask Ajit: 'Want to invest Rs 2 lakhs, please advise'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Congress takes Rafale fight to CAG's door, demands report on 'irregularities'

Congress takes Rafale fight to CAG's door, demands report on 'irregularities'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

Congress said it expects the truth to prevail after the report on the Rafale deal is made public.

What will the India of 2022 look like?

What will the India of 2022 look like?

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

'As we reach 2022 we are creating a very new, different India where the Citizenship Amendment Act will be passed, NRC will be pushed through, Article 370 scrapped...'

JLF matters

JLF matters

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Outside Diggi Palace's walls, things may be getting darker. Speech may be under threat; writers may be getting murdered for their writing. But, inside, it is possible to feel hope that ideas, nevertheless, may have their own power, says Mihir S Sharma.

FULL TEXT of Sushma's address at UNGA

FULL TEXT of Sushma's address at UNGA

Rediff.com24 Sep 2017

'We are completely engaged in fighting poverty; alas, our neighbour Pakistan seems only engaged in fighting us.'

Jairam, Praful and a mess called Navi Mumbai airport

Jairam, Praful and a mess called Navi Mumbai airport

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

Let's take a detailed look at why this project is yet to take off.

Ask Ajit: Stocks to buy, hold or exit

Ask Ajit: Stocks to buy, hold or exit

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

'For every litre of petrol/diesel you have a huge state tax'

'For every litre of petrol/diesel you have a huge state tax'

Rediff.com23 May 2018

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal: 'I hope the Congress governments and other states like West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Telangana will support our effort to bring petrol and diesel into the GST regime.'

Modi must be wary about campus protests

Modi must be wary about campus protests

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

'New Delhi's rulers should be alert to lighting a dangerous tinderbox,' warns Sunil Sethi.

South India feels hostility from Modi: Rahul's Wayanad Retort

South India feels hostility from Modi: Rahul's Wayanad Retort

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

The Congress' announcement that the party chief will contest from Wayanad evoked sharp reactions from the Left and Right of the political spectrum.

Be warned, folks: The State has jackboots

Be warned, folks: The State has jackboots

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

'India has jackboot laws legislated by all parties, a State prepared to stomp all over you, and citizens who don't often realise how easily they can be crushed under both,' says T N Ninan.

After the bear hug: Will Pakistan control its terrorists?

After the bear hug: Will Pakistan control its terrorists?

Rediff.com26 Dec 2015

'The two NSAs, who have been mandated to address mutual concerns on terrorism, will need to devise credible and irreversible measures to see that the likes of Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar do not ever get a free hand to run riot again,' says Ambassador G Parthasarathy, India's former high commissioner in Pakistan.

Blocked by US House Speaker, Trump delays State of the Union address

Blocked by US House Speaker, Trump delays State of the Union address

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

Trump announcing his decision said it was Pelosi's "prerogative" to suggest a later date.

Modi @ Davos: No great expectations

Modi @ Davos: No great expectations

Rediff.com22 Jan 2018

The question is whether Prime Minister Modi can convince the world's investors that India is the ultimate investment destination of 2018, says Kanika Datta.

Why the hot money debate is necessary

Why the hot money debate is necessary

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

Are short-term compulsions increasing long-term instability?

'I want to make Rs 1 crore in 17 yrs'

'I want to make Rs 1 crore in 17 yrs'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Activist Stan Swamy dies in custody awaiting medical bail

Activist Stan Swamy dies in custody awaiting medical bail

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

Swamy's counsel said there was negligence on part of the Taloja prison authorities, who failed to provide immediate medical attention to the Jesuit priest.

Football Extras: Lyon edge Bordeaux 3-2

Football Extras: Lyon edge Bordeaux 3-2

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

'Neha spreads good vibes in all the lives she touches'

'Neha spreads good vibes in all the lives she touches'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

'It may be just coincidence but my first release after marriage is Soorma and it has brought me recognition that I've never experienced before.'

'I must have been Draupadi in my real life'

'I must have been Draupadi in my real life'

Rediff.com16 May 2020

'People gravitate towards me with their problems.'

Shah Rukh to buy stake in I-League champion club Dempo

Shah Rukh to buy stake in I-League champion club Dempo

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

Sources close to the club said Shah Rukh Khan is in talks with the Goa-based I-League champion club and has also met its owner, Srinivas Dempo, a couple of times.

How swachh is Narendra Modi's business 'abhiyan'?

How swachh is Narendra Modi's business 'abhiyan'?

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Indian business has many legitimate grievances against the political class for not delivering an optimal business environment.

Ashwin's action was disgraceful and embarrassing: Warne on Buttler's 'Mankading'

Ashwin's action was disgraceful and embarrassing: Warne on Buttler's 'Mankading'

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Shane Warne has come down heavily on Ravichandran Ashwin for 'Mankading' Jos Buttler

The Chinese will keep pushing India'

The Chinese will keep pushing India'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

'India will keep trying to avoid conflict.' 'This is the moment when we draw a line in the sand.'

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.

Modi's vision is welcome but what about the crucial gap?

Modi's vision is welcome but what about the crucial gap?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

The challenge will be to force the officials of his government to own this vision.

Bollywood's tenant troubles!

Bollywood's tenant troubles!

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.

Guess what Tiger's new passion is!

Guess what Tiger's new passion is!

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Will Tiger sing for Heropanti 2?

'How can Abdullahs ever leave Kashmir?'

'How can Abdullahs ever leave Kashmir?'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

'Dr Abdullah is fine and in good spirits,' says National Conference Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Akbar Lone.

Why recording the current period is necessary

Why recording the current period is necessary

Rediff.com30 May 2020

What is a migrant going through today on the walk home? What is it like to be a Muslim and watch the news on television every night in India? Is there a bureaucrat who is noting down the absurdity of what is announced and what is actually happening in her domain? A medical resident who has gone through three weeks of 12-hour shifts while her seniors abstain from coming to the Covid hospital? They may be our everyday experiences, but they are how history will understand what happened to us all in this strange and surreal time, points out Aakar Patel.

What will Modi, Xi discuss one on one?

What will Modi, Xi discuss one on one?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

'The need of the hour is to build on the positives and control the negatives,' says Colonel (Dr) Anil A Athale (retd).

Congress facing 'existential crisis': Ramesh

Congress facing 'existential crisis': Ramesh

Rediff.com7 Aug 2017

Ramesh also said that business as usual approach will not work against Modi and Shah.

Rocket man? Yes. Fool? Definitely not

Rocket man? Yes. Fool? Definitely not

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

The US needs to find global support, especially from Russia and China, to make North Korea back down, says Claude Smadja.

China's leadership has failed in economic reforms

China's leadership has failed in economic reforms

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Rumours that Mr Xi was a market reformer appear to have been exaggerated.

Football Focus: Casillas bids discreet farewell to Porto

Football Focus: Casillas bids discreet farewell to Porto

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Did Trump do a Nixon and obstruct justice?

Did Trump do a Nixon and obstruct justice?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

'That the 'I' word is swirling around Washington these days attests to the atmosphere that has taken hold and cannot but have a negative impact on political and economic decision-making,' says Claude Smadja.

'If Voda Idea folds up it will be bad news all around'

'If Voda Idea folds up it will be bad news all around'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

'The government is unwilling or unable to provide the kind of relief that Vodafone India is asking for.'

The India that loves joint families AND Valentine's Day

The India that loves joint families AND Valentine's Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

We Indians simply cherry-pick those aspects of other cultures we like and reject what we consider unsuitable. Most of us recognise it as globalisation, says Kanika Datta.

'There is no job I haven't done'

'There is no job I haven't done'

Rediff.com17 May 2017

'I worked as a cleaner at a store.' 'I worked as a security guard...' 'I have slept on footpaths.' '[I came to Mumbai with great difficulty.' 'I have not seen better people than I have in the film industry.' 'Nobody has helped me the way people have done for me here.'