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The art of designing modern homes

The art of designing modern homes

Rediff.com9 Aug 2008

Anjana Bhargav fashions a modern home that's at once plush and comfortable.

Tendulkar only Indian in ICC's World ODI team

Tendulkar only Indian in ICC's World ODI team

Rediff.com11 Sep 2007

Not surprisingly, Australia's Ricky Ponting was named the Player and Captain of the Year. But surprisingly, Indian all-rounder Jhulan Goswami won the Women Cricketer of the Year.

Sachin only Indian in ICC ODI team

Sachin only Indian in ICC ODI team

Rediff.com11 Sep 2007

Not surprisingly, Australia's Ricky Ponting was named the Player and Captain of the Year. But surprisingly, Indian all-rounder Jhulan Goswami won the Women Cricketer of the Year.

WATCH! Shashi Tharoor: 'Modi is a great salesman'

WATCH! Shashi Tharoor: 'Modi is a great salesman'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2018

'People have realised they bought into the prime minister's package and it is empty.'

Father Chandi on Sourav's 100th Test

Father Chandi on Sourav's 100th Test

Rediff.com24 Dec 2007

Father Chandidas Ganguly speaks of following his son's sensational debut over the phone, and of what it means to have a cricketing superstar as his son.

'An India true to its roots will always be strong'

'An India true to its roots will always be strong'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

'The prospect is of a self-confident and self-sustaining India will make it a more effective player in the global arena,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out delivering the Sardar Patel Lecture-2020: India and the Post-Covid World.

Best cities to live, invest and earn in

Best cities to live, invest and earn in

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

The best cities to reside are Kochi, Kozhikode, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Mysore, Goa, Thrissur, Pondicherry, Kannur and Thiruvalur. The list of 'earn-in' cities has been topped by Gurgaon, followed by Silvaasa, Noida, Faridabad, Rupnagar, Chandigarh, Surat, Bangalore, Gandhinagar and Pune.

Will Owaisi succeed in winning over Jharkhand Muslims?

Will Owaisi succeed in winning over Jharkhand Muslims?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

With most political parties failing to articulate the concerns of Muslims, who account for 15 per cent of the population and can swing the electoral outcome in 21 constituencies, the AIMIM hopes to make a mark in the ongoing assembly elections, says Shafeeq Rahman.

The War Review

The War Review

Rediff.com2 Oct 2019

War is an ode to such star power, one that pits Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff together for the first time and capitalises on their famous idol-idoliser energy to draw us into a world of espionage, action and camaraderie.

$80 per barrel of crude oil price can wipe out fis

$80 per barrel of crude oil price can wipe out fis

Rediff.com20 Feb 2007

The country's fiscal deficit, as a percentage of GDP, would be wiped out if the crude oil price, as measured with the Indian basket, touch $80 per barrel.

Investment plan to suit your budget

Investment plan to suit your budget

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

In an era where more is better, we give the flipside to suit your investment needs

6 important economic lessons of coronavirus

6 important economic lessons of coronavirus

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

'The coronavirus epidemic highlights the need to start thinking more actively about multilateral coordination, including, but not confined to, health emergencies and climate uncertainties,' says Rathin Roy.

Air India's prospects of finding a buyer look bleak

Air India's prospects of finding a buyer look bleak

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

'With a less than comely bride and no dowry to speak of, the prospects of landing a good match look bleak, a grim, sinister and no-nonsense prospective father-in-law notwithstanding,' says Anjuli Bhargava.

No business like family business!

No business like family business!

Rediff.com22 Feb 2005

Modi provoked sentiments of gau rakshaks: Sibal

Modi provoked sentiments of gau rakshaks: Sibal

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

It is PM who is creating such environment, he said.

What does UNHCR intervention on CAA mean?

What does UNHCR intervention on CAA mean?

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

'It may serve the interests of the rule of law if the Supreme Court were to appoint the UNHCR as amicus curiae in the CAA case,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'India-China relationship is at a crossroads'

'India-China relationship is at a crossroads'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

'The events of 2020 have actually put our relationship under exceptional stress.' What External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told the All India Conference of China Studies on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

The US Nexus: India Must be Careful

The US Nexus: India Must be Careful

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

Indians at large harbour a notion that their country is cherrypicking out of the American basket of goodies, but the policymakers in Delhi and the political leadership are well aware that it can only be a pipe dream since a military alliance with a superpower is a profound irrevocable commitment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'China is a non-event'

'China is a non-event'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2006

It will take 30-40 years for China to even catch up with US

Without Trump, the world stage will be poorer

Without Trump, the world stage will be poorer

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

Trump was good for world peace. He didn't start a war anywhere, which is not something that can be said for most of his predecessors, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

ICICI to sell cards in smaller cities

ICICI to sell cards in smaller cities

Rediff.com8 Mar 2007

ICICI Bank said on Thursday it will push hard to take its card business further in tier-II and tier-III cities over the next one and a half years.

Why lack of testing must worry all of us

Why lack of testing must worry all of us

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

'Our government's claim that there are no undetected cases of infection that happened within our bustling cities because of exposure to infected international travellers are not credible,' notes Rahul Jacob.

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.

Sameera: Warrior princess

Sameera: Warrior princess

Rediff.com1 Sep 2006

The actress will now feature in a game.

Is stock delisting gaining ground?

Is stock delisting gaining ground?

Rediff.com4 Jan 2007

Stringent Sebi norms and the entry of large investors are pushing companies off the bourses.

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.

BJP's Big Problem: No economic thinkers

BJP's Big Problem: No economic thinkers

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

'How do you deliver wealth when you don't have the slightest idea about it?' asks T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.

Pakistan's shady game

Pakistan's shady game

Rediff.com13 May 2005

Pakistan's double game could blow up in America's face, warns Bernard-Henri Levy.

India needs a weak coalition government

India needs a weak coalition government

Rediff.com24 Apr 2019

'A rag-tag coalition is more insecure and hence, more inclined to reform,' argues Devangshu Datta.

Get the best salary for yourself!

Get the best salary for yourself!

Rediff.com3 Mar 2005

How Sweden bungled coronavirus response

How Sweden bungled coronavirus response

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

'The Swedish government would consider who will live, who will not die, in rationing coronavirus healthcare!' 'This means the 'biological age' would supersede the patient's chronological age as a potential guideline,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar

Triumph as defeat

Triumph as defeat

Rediff.com2 Jun 2007

The government has given up the claim of record economic performance and laid itself open to the charge that rapid economic growth is not benefiting the common man.

Red rules at the World Cup

Red rules at the World Cup

Rediff.com25 Jun 2006

Carey coming of age with bat and wicketkeeping

Carey coming of age with bat and wicketkeeping

Rediff.com30 Jun 2019

Alex Carey has yet to play a Test match. Indeed, he has played many fewer matches with a red ball than he has with white and made his name in the T20 Big Bash League. But the 27-year-old left-hander is proving to be mature, adaptable and dependable for side.

After Sonia attack, government says committed to hold winter session

After Sonia attack, government says committed to hold winter session

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said that the Opposition is suffering from "selective amnesia" as during the Congress-led UPA rule, the winter session was held in December in 2008 and 2013.

Chief Justice Lahoti: Quietly assertive

Chief Justice Lahoti: Quietly assertive

Rediff.com29 Aug 2005

Meet the Chief Justice who delivered a stinging rebuke to the government last week.

The politics of evidence

The politics of evidence

Rediff.com7 Feb 2005

A culinary yatra of Bangalore

A culinary yatra of Bangalore

Rediff.com6 Jan 2006