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Tech Mahindra to expand base in West Asia

Tech Mahindra to expand base in West Asia

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

IT services firm looks at local partnerships, JVs, acquisitions to expand base in region.

What Will 2022 Bring The World?

What Will 2022 Bring The World?

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

From Covid to climate change, Shankar Acharya's look at some of the trends and events that might shape 2022.

The pandemic's other dangers

The pandemic's other dangers

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

'Every strongman leader is faced with the same opportunity: Harness the increased societal panic to amass more power,' warns Mihir S Sharma.

Kohli a win away from equalling Dhoni's record

Kohli a win away from equalling Dhoni's record

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Kohli will get the opportunity to draw level with Dhoni when India lock horn with West Indies in the opening Test, beginning in North Sound, Antigua, on Thursday.

Sell rating on Jhunjhunwala-backed Nazara sees stock tank

Sell rating on Jhunjhunwala-backed Nazara sees stock tank

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Foreign brokerage firm CLSA initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and target price of Rs 1,095, citing hefty premium valuation.

Tokyo Olympics Medals Table: USA top; India 48th

Tokyo Olympics Medals Table: USA top; India 48th

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

The medal tally at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

PM Modi to address opening plenary @WEF

PM Modi to address opening plenary @WEF

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

The keynote address will be given by United States President Donald Trump

Benefits of lower crude oil prices

Benefits of lower crude oil prices

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

Low fuel prices to help oil marketing and refining sectors but upstream players will stay under pressure.

Borders are derived realities, not autonomous facts

Borders are derived realities, not autonomous facts

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

'Manmohan Singh's fond hope of avoiding conflict over territory by 'making borders irrelevant' is increasingly difficult to realise in a world where institutional restraints on aggression are weakening and the new game in town is unalloyed power play,' notes T N Ninan.

Petrol, diesel may get dearer as int'l prices head north

Petrol, diesel may get dearer as int'l prices head north

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

Oil price have started rising as President Barack Obama's efforts to win backing for a military strike against Syria cleared its first hurdle.

'No big Indian IT company is headed by a woman'

'No big Indian IT company is headed by a woman'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Physical security for women, the first step towards getting them into factories and offices, is all but absent in most Indian cities, notes Kanika Datta.

FIFA postpones U-17 Women's World Cup in India due to COVID-19

FIFA postpones U-17 Women's World Cup in India due to COVID-19

Rediff.com4 Apr 2020

The women's age group showpiece was to be held at five venues in the country --Kolkata, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai -- from November 2-21. FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup was postponed by football's governing body due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic across the globe.

Situation not normal, work in progress: Jaishankar gets candid on China

Situation not normal, work in progress: Jaishankar gets candid on China

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Wang arrived in Delhi on Thursday evening in the highest-level visit between the two countries after the ties came under severe strain following the military standoff in eastern Ladakh that began nearly two years ago.

Buzz: 'Internal agendas within CSA a cancer'

Buzz: 'Internal agendas within CSA a cancer'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2020

The former opening batsman joined as DOC in December last year following the suspension of CEO Thabang Moroe and has since signed a two-year deal with the option of extending for a third term.

Dabur's American dream set to get wings

Dabur's American dream set to get wings

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

Initially, hair care products such as Vatika hair oil and shampoos, Meswak toothpaste, Chyawanprash and honey would be made available.

Covid leaves Indian adults poorer by 6.1% in 2020: Credit Suisse

Covid leaves Indian adults poorer by 6.1% in 2020: Credit Suisse

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Covid-19 pandemic that brought life to a near standstill in 2020 has left Indian adults poorer by 6.1 per cent in 2020, suggests the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report 2021. Wealth per Indian adult in 2020, according to the report, dropped to $14,252 by 2020-end compared to pre-pandemic levels. On a cumulative basis, Credit Suisse estimates the drop in the wealth of Indian adults at $594 billion.

The Lonar Crater, At Last!

The Lonar Crater, At Last!

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

Rajesh Karkera journeys through verdant countryside to the little-explored pristine Lonar lake in eastern Maharashtra.

Obama urges action on Syria @ UNGA

Obama urges action on Syria @ UNGA

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Addressing world leaders at the 68th session of the UN General Assembly, Obama said if the international community cannot be united against forcing Syria to give up its chemical weapons, "then it will show that the United Nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws".

Only Modi can do this

Only Modi can do this

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

Only a leader with sufficient moral authority with voters can pull off such experiments, notes T N Ninan.

Anushka-Virat, Aamir-Kiran mourn Sridevi's death

Anushka-Virat, Aamir-Kiran mourn Sridevi's death

Rediff.com5 Mar 2018

How Bollywood misses Sridevi!

India's 7.5% growth spurt in 2015 and 2016 to dwarf China's

India's 7.5% growth spurt in 2015 and 2016 to dwarf China's

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Global growth, according to IMF, likely to be lower at 3.3%

COVID-19: How to Prevent Third Wave

COVID-19: How to Prevent Third Wave

Rediff.com24 May 2021

'It is important for all of us to understand to have 1. COVID-19-appropriate behaviour, even after vaccination and 2. to try to increase the vaccination drive.'

Don't rule Bangladesh out!

Don't rule Bangladesh out!

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers for the Bangladesh team from World Cups.

REWIND: 15 TOP moments from the week gone by

REWIND: 15 TOP moments from the week gone by

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Here's a collection of some of the best photos, taken last week, from around the globe.

EPL PIX: Fabinho strike earns Liverpool battling win

EPL PIX: Fabinho strike earns Liverpool battling win

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Fabinho's first-half goal earned Liverpool a 1-0 win at Burnley

Modi's West Asia visit: Cooperation in defence, counter-terror to top agenda

Modi's West Asia visit: Cooperation in defence, counter-terror to top agenda

Rediff.com5 Feb 2018

Cooperation in key areas of defence, security and counter-terrorism will be an important aspect of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's discussions during his visit to three West Asian countries -- Palestine, the United Arab Emirates and Oman -- starting Friday.

'I want to die, but I am afraid of death'

'I want to die, but I am afraid of death'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2022

'Heroes are weak; they are cowards; they cry; they betray their fellow soldiers; they lie to their wives so that they can fight for their country and yet have their conscience devour them with guilt.'

'India go into World Cup as the best bowling side'

'India go into World Cup as the best bowling side'

Rediff.com19 May 2019

Former India opener Lalchand Rajput believes the Virat Kohli-led side has the best bowling attack

No room for 'apolcalyptic cult' like ISIS, Al-Qaeda: Obama

No room for 'apolcalyptic cult' like ISIS, Al-Qaeda: Obama

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Voicing America's resolve to wipe out "apocalyptic cult" like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, President Barack Obama today said safe havens for terrorists will not be tolerated and called on Muslims worldwide to reject those who "distort Islam, to preach intolerance, and promote violence."

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

The RBI has shelved its plan for polymer notes more than a decade after it invited interest from global manufacturers for one billion pieces of Rs 10 denomination polymer banknotes, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

When the Olympics was boycotted or cancelled

When the Olympics was boycotted or cancelled

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

Canada and Australia said they would not be sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics if the Games went ahead as scheduled in July and August this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a list of previous cancellations, boycotts and changes of venues of the Summer and Winter games.

What's Al Qaeda's obsession with spaghetti?

What's Al Qaeda's obsession with spaghetti?

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

The Al Qaeda and other terror groups are obsessively meticulous about accounting. Leave alone guns and explosives, they keep an account of every penny spent -- even on a bar of soap, a light bulb or spaghetti.

Vikram Misri is the next ambassador to China

Vikram Misri is the next ambassador to China

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

Misri, a 1989-batch India Foreign Service officer, is presently serving as Indian envoy in Myanmar.

Srikant Datar, 2nd Indian to be named Dean of Harvard Business School

Srikant Datar, 2nd Indian to be named Dean of Harvard Business School

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

Eminent Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School, succeeding Nitin Nohria and becoming the second consecutive dean hailing from India to lead the prestigious 112-year-old institution. Datar, an alumnus of University of Bombay and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, is the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and the senior associate dean for University Affairs at Harvard Business School (HBS). He will assume charge as the school's next dean on January 1, president Larry Bacow said.

Business travel takes off again on a wing and a prayer

Business travel takes off again on a wing and a prayer

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

Business executives are finally dusting off their long-unused suitcases to resume travel, thanks to a good vaccination rate, a drop in fresh cases, and an easing of travel restrictions. It comes as a huge relief for the ravaged aviation, travel and hospitality sectors. "We are witnessing a 40 per cent recovery on pre-covid volumes from our business travellers, signalling the return of corporate confidence in air travel," said Indiver Rastogi, president & group head, Global Business Travel, Thomas Cook (India) & SOTC.

REVEALED: ISIS is buying land in Bosnia

REVEALED: ISIS is buying land in Bosnia

Rediff.com19 Jul 2015

The Islamic State terror group is secretly buying land near an isolated village in Bosnia in the heart of Europe which could be a base for devastating terror attacks on the West, a media report has said.

186,267 Indian students study in the US

186,267 Indian students study in the US

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

186,267 Indian students were studying in the US in 2016-2017.

Sizzling! 2016 now looks dead set to become the hottest year on record

Sizzling! 2016 now looks dead set to become the hottest year on record

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

The World Meteorological Organisation assessment which was released on Monday in Marrakech, Morocco said that 2016's global temperatures are approximately 1.2 C above pre-industrial levels.

FIFA cancels U-17 women's World Cup in India

FIFA cancels U-17 women's World Cup in India

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

The tournament brings together the six continental champions from across the world, with European Champions League winners Bayern Munich the first to have qualified.

An amazing clean sweep for India

An amazing clean sweep for India

Rediff.com3 Sep 2019

It is the first time that India have made a clean sweep in a Test series in the West Indies.