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Indians face COVID-19 with record debt, stalled income

Indians face COVID-19 with record debt, stalled income

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

Indians face COVID-19 with record debt, stalled income.

Salman to shoot Bigg Boss promo?

Salman to shoot Bigg Boss promo?

Rediff.com17 Jun 2020

The number of contestants in the next season may be reduced by half to allow space for social distancing.

Girl Who Played With Fire is thrilling

Girl Who Played With Fire is thrilling

Rediff.com9 Jul 2010

The Girl Who Played With Fire, based on the novel, is appealing.

ASK ANU: 'We used to be a happy couple but...'

ASK ANU: 'We used to be a happy couple but...'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

In her weekly column, mental health guru Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take charge of your life.

8 tax-smart steps for a secure future

8 tax-smart steps for a secure future

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

Tax-smart utilisation of your savings can provide an added bounce in achieving financial freedom during retirement.

Bolt cruises to victory on China return

Bolt cruises to victory on China return

Rediff.com23 May 2010

Usain Bolt celebrated his return to China for the first time since his Beijing Olympic heroics with a comfortable victory in the 200 meters at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Sunday.

PHOTOS: Step into Mumbai's wonderland

PHOTOS: Step into Mumbai's wonderland

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Mumbai's famous Kala Ghoda art festival has begun.

Digvijay's Naxal remarks leave Congress baffled

Digvijay's Naxal remarks leave Congress baffled

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

All India Congress Committee General Secretary Digvijay Singh, who appears to have stirred a hornet's nest with his remarks on Naxalism, will have to do some explaining to the party leadership on his newspaper article critical of Home Minister P Chidambaram when he returns from the US next week.

Opposition walks out over hike in petro duties

Opposition walks out over hike in petro duties

Rediff.com26 Feb 2010

The issue united the entire Opposition with Swaraj as also Left leaders like Gurudas Dasgupta, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad addressing an impromptu joint press conference outside Parliament House.

I don't think any match-fixing took place: Imran

I don't think any match-fixing took place: Imran

Rediff.com7 Oct 2009

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday dismissed match-fixing allegations against the Pakistani team in the Champions Trophy but felt the players were over-confident.

Naxals: Home secretary calls meet to decide action

Naxals: Home secretary calls meet to decide action

Rediff.com28 May 2010

The next course of action against the Naxalites, who blew up a rail track in West Bengal that resulted in a collision between a passenger train and a good train, would be taken shortly following a high-level meeting, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai said.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX People's Choice Award

Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX People's Choice Award

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

Here are some of the beautiful images in the contest.

Feel the pull of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Feel the pull of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Rediff.com19 Mar 2010

This Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larrson's international best-selling novel about a disgraced journalist and a troubled young female hacker, hits American screens this Friday.

Saving the crocodiles

Saving the crocodiles

Rediff.com2 Sep 2017

Saltwater crocodiles are the world's largest reptiles, and these had already disappeared from the coasts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh by the 1970s. In all of Bhitarkanika, there were only 96 of them left. The census this January noted their count at 1,682.

Terror sanctuaries must be destroyed: India

Terror sanctuaries must be destroyed: India

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

"Nests and sanctuaries are located in territories of some countries," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Kabul on Thursday, adding that there was no need to name them. Maintaining that all countries should fulfil their international and bilateral obligations and deny sanctuary to terrorists, Mukherjee said: "They will have to fight against the menace of terrorism at whatever cost."

Need travel ideas for May?

Need travel ideas for May?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

From Bali to Bhutan, we'll tell you the places to head to!

Review: Moonlight is more a poem than a film

Review: Moonlight is more a poem than a film

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

It is a wish and a dream, telling us that nothing in life -- and indeed, no life -- is beyond bliss, and that all it takes is a bit of jukebox serendipity and, most important of all, the right shoulder to live on and nest in.

A Suitable Boy review

A Suitable Boy review

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

As splendid it is to behold, A Suitable Boy cannot match in soul and falls short of being memorable, feels Sukanya Verma.

Karnataka HC judge defies CJI, declares assets

Karnataka HC judge defies CJI, declares assets

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

Justice Kumar sent the statement to Registrar General of the High Court on Monday with a comment that it can also be made public, High Court sources said on Tuesday.

Mourinho complains of Chelsea inflation

Mourinho complains of Chelsea inflation

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho believes his former club Chelsea are making it difficult for him to sign Deco and Ricardo Carvalho.

Why prepaying home loan is a good tactic

Why prepaying home loan is a good tactic

Rediff.com5 Nov 2009

Are there times when you feel really impatient about the fact that you need to wait several more years to free your home from debt? Well, here is a thought for you.

Winners of World Press Photo of the Year are truly incredible

Winners of World Press Photo of the Year are truly incredible

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

A photo symbolising "love and compassion" of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent "hug curtain" has been named the World Press Photo of the Year. This year, according to organisers, 74,470 images were submitted for judging, made by 4,315 photographers from 130 different countries. World Press Photo has been kind enough to allow to share some of this year's winning photos here with you.

Journalist arrested under anti-crime act

Journalist arrested under anti-crime act

Rediff.com9 Jul 2004

Journalist Ketan Tirodkar, who stirred a hornet's nest by alleging an underworld-police nexus in Maharashtra, was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act on Friday.

Lazio stun Inter to win Super Cup

Lazio stun Inter to win Super Cup

Rediff.com10 Aug 2009

Italian Cup winners Lazio stunned Serie A champions Inter Milan with two goals in two minutes early in the second half to win the Super Cup 2-1 in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium on Saturday.

Lazio stun Inter to win Super Cup

Lazio stun Inter to win Super Cup

Rediff.com8 Aug 2009

Italian Cup winners Lazio stunned Serie A champions Inter Milan with two goals in two minutes early in the second half to win the Super Cup 2-1 in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium on Saturday. Brazilian midfielder Matuzalem opened the scoring against the run of play in the 61st minute and Inter had barely recovered from the shock before Lazio skipper Tommaso Rocchi chipped Inter keeper Julio Cesar to double the lead.

PIX: Chahar shines as Mumbai Indians rally to beat KKR

PIX: Chahar shines as Mumbai Indians rally to beat KKR

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Images from Tuesday's IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Chennai.

Eto'o fired up for Italian Super Cup

Eto'o fired up for Italian Super Cup

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

Samuel Eto'o is desperate to give his new club Inter Milan instant payback when the Serie A champions take on Italian Cup winners Lazio in the Super Cup at the Bird's Nest on Saturday.

World Athletics Updates! Dibaba and Kiprop coast, holder Reese out of long jump

World Athletics Updates! Dibaba and Kiprop coast, holder Reese out of long jump

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba eased through to the finals of the women's 5,000 metres on Thursday to stay on course for a world athletics championships double, while American Brittney Reese saw her six-year long jump reign end.

World champion Bolt 'ran his toughest race on Sunday'

World champion Bolt 'ran his toughest race on Sunday'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

"It was a very trying time and it took a lot of skill and work and determination for him to get (to) what he was able to achieve by defending his championship."

10 mindblowing places to visit before the year ends

10 mindblowing places to visit before the year ends

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

You'll be surprised, but India is one of them!

China leaps on world stage in style

China leaps on world stage in style

Rediff.com8 Aug 2008

Resurgent China opened the Olympics on Friday with a burst of fireworks at a spectacular ceremony that celebrated ancient Chinese history and aimed to draw a line under months of political controversy.

Mourinho hopes to avoid injuries on poor pitch in China

Mourinho hopes to avoid injuries on poor pitch in China

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is more worried about avoiding injuries on a poor pitch in Beijing than he is about winning their pre-season derby against Manchester City in the International Champions Cup (ICC). Mourinho criticised the conditions at the Bird's Nest stadium where torrential rain is forecast for next 24 hours. "I think Beijing is unlucky because the pitch is very wet," the manager told reporters on Sunday.

BJP leaders in UP resort to personal attacks against rivals

BJP leaders in UP resort to personal attacks against rivals

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

UP Power Minister Shrikant Sharma stirred up a hornet's nest with his tweet terming the Congress president a 'coward and impotent'.

Faceless assessment and the problem of tax arrears

Faceless assessment and the problem of tax arrears

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

'It may be prudent not to plunge into a new online tax appeals system in one go, which could only create more disputes and increase the embarrassingly high tax arrears of the government,' warns A K Bhattacharya.

Should you prepay your home loan

Should you prepay your home loan

Rediff.com29 Jan 2009

If you can afford to make larger payments towards your home loan, perhaps because of a promotion or because of a bonus, then making prepayments towards your home loan is a very good idea as it will save you a lot of money over the term of the loan.

Argentina retain men's football gold

Argentina retain men's football gold

Rediff.com23 Aug 2008

A stunning goal from Angel Di Maria enabled the defending champions beat Nigeria 1-0 in Saturday's final at the Beijing Olympics.

Beckham confirmed for Beijing handover ceremony

Beckham confirmed for Beijing handover ceremony

Rediff.com22 Aug 2008

David Beckham will take centre stage when the Olympic flag is handed to London at Sunday's closing ceremony in Beijing. Beckham, whose popularity in China dwarfs that of even record-breaking swimmer Michael Phelps or sprint sensation Usain Bolt, will take part in London 2012's eight-minute slot in the Games finale designed to showcase the next host city.

Despite sluggish economy, start-up valuations, funding continue to soar

Despite sluggish economy, start-up valuations, funding continue to soar

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Even at early stage, start-ups are raising more money faster owing to the rise of a lot of specialised early-stage VCs and emergence of seed-stage programmes.

CAT 2008: Preparing for Reading Comprehension

CAT 2008: Preparing for Reading Comprehension

Rediff.com14 Aug 2008

Reading comprehension is the only part in the verbal section of CAT that is least subject to change, so it can not be taken for granted.