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Your virtual health companion

Your virtual health companion

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Tech start-up set to change wellness segment with cloud-based services.

President Trump, meet President Mallya :)

President Trump, meet President Mallya :)

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

Could Ambassador B S Prakash's nightmare turn real?

Sundar Pichai: The genius who could be Google's next CEO

Sundar Pichai: The genius who could be Google's next CEO

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

If Android One succeeds, it will only cement Pichai's so-called position as the most powerful man in the mobile world.

India Inc staring at huge losses from overseas arms

India Inc staring at huge losses from overseas arms

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Companies write off investments, shed assets as initial projections go haywire

Are you smartphone-obsessed?

Are you smartphone-obsessed?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

Beware! It can hurt relationships and make you unhappy!

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

From safe selfies to wife carrying championships, here's this week of wacky stories from around the world.

Dear Barack, thank you for the memories

Dear Barack, thank you for the memories

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Barack Obama will still be in the Oval Office till the morning of January 20, but gosh, we are already beginning to miss him.

Miles to go for Dalit entrepreneurs

Miles to go for Dalit entrepreneurs

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

A look into the state of Dalit entrepreneurship in the country.

Donald Trump is a blank sheet of paper

Donald Trump is a blank sheet of paper

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

'You can ascribe any ideology to him, and it will be equally right - or equally wrong.' 'Even though the comrades on the Left will never admit it, he seems as much Stalinist as capitalist.'

'A jeans-t-shirt revolution is going on'

'A jeans-t-shirt revolution is going on'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

'Go to any village, you'll find a Dalit 15 years and above wearing jeans.' 'Earlier, Dalits were not allowed to wear a dhoti till the ankles. Jeans does not have this kind of restrictions or design. It is universal. So Dalits have also entered a caste neutral clothing zone.' 'Wherever you see Dr Ambedkar's statue in this country or abroad, he is always wearing a suit and with that English comes naturally. The Dalits' veneration of Western dress is very intense,' Dalit thinker Chandrabhan Prasad tells Archana Masih/Rediff.com

Democrats unload on Trump; call him fraud, hypocrite

Democrats unload on Trump; call him fraud, hypocrite

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a fraud, a liar and a hypocrite, top Democratic leaders and speakers at the party's national convention said as they lashed out at the billionaire from New York.

'Modi will give economic growth a priority'

'Modi will give economic growth a priority'

Rediff.com20 May 2014

Wisner said during a discussion organised by Asia Society here yesterday on the Indian elections.

US midterm elections: Haley, Bera, Khanna lead Indian-American push

US midterm elections: Haley, Bera, Khanna lead Indian-American push

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

More than two dozen Indian-Americans are in electoral fray for the crucial US elections, but all eyes would be on three young leaders -- South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Congressmen Ami Bera and Ro Khanna, who have made a mark in the country's politics.

How Nirma tries to reclaim the golden days of 1980s

How Nirma tries to reclaim the golden days of 1980s

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

Many see Nirma's Lafarge deal as some kind of second coming for the Patels.

Trump's Triumph: The Fear of Others

Trump's Triumph: The Fear of Others

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

'Competence, experience, matter, did you say?' 'No music was sweeter than the mash of xenophobia, jingoism, racism, misogyny.' 'And the master busker to play the tune was round the corner to capture an eager audience just in the nick of time.' Shreekant Sambrani on the Trump Triumph a week after his upset victory.

Terror attacks: 'India can be restrained for only so long'

Terror attacks: 'India can be restrained for only so long'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

'Pakistan has to take responsibility and start cracking down on terrorists.'

Malala, Obama girls on Time's most influential teens list

Malala, Obama girls on Time's most influential teens list

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Obama's daughters and Joshua Wong, the face of the Hong Kong protests against China have been named by Time magazine among its list of the 25 most influential teenagers of 2014.

The top 10 business schools in the US

The top 10 business schools in the US

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

Take a look at the annual US News and World Report's 2016 business school rankings.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.

'I was hopeless in Maths'

'I was hopeless in Maths'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

Shabana Azmi takes us back in time.

A successful entrepreneur who has invested in 20 start-ups

A successful entrepreneur who has invested in 20 start-ups

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Reddi has so far made 10 investments in the US.

Top moments of 2014. Courtesy, the White House

Top moments of 2014. Courtesy, the White House

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

The White House on Wednesday released its annual collection of some of the most interesting photographs of President Barack Obama and his family.

'India cheers for Mary Kom, but doesn't reach out to Irom Sharmila'

'India cheers for Mary Kom, but doesn't reach out to Irom Sharmila'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2016

'There is a joke that is cracked in hushed tones sometimes in Manipur, what would many of the insurgent outfits do if AFSPA is indeed taken away? What would they fight against?'

How Mallya squandered money on yachts, jets and islands

How Mallya squandered money on yachts, jets and islands

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

As his personal wealth started booming, Mallya went on a buying spree.

5 things to mull about Sunday's Summit

5 things to mull about Sunday's Summit

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

Modi and Obama surely put India-US ties in fast-forward mode. But 5 things deserve careful attention.

The engineer changing farmers' lives

The engineer changing farmers' lives

Rediff.com19 May 2017

'Agriculture has been given the wrong kind of attention.' 'More innovations are needed for the sector to be successful,' says Devi Murthy of Kamal Kisan.

'Why zip it?' 'Aunty National' Smriti gets back at trolls

'Why zip it?' 'Aunty National' Smriti gets back at trolls

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

Following her spat, 'Aunty National' Irani took to Facebook to speak out against her detractors. Here's the Facebook post in response to her critics which Rediff.com represents verbatim:

'Withdrawing Doniger's book gives her the martyr's mantle'

'Withdrawing Doniger's book gives her the martyr's mantle'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

The preferred course of action to challenge Wendy Doniger's many published works and polemical Hinduphobic statements is to debate it, Aseem Shukla tells Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais.

How the world was Trumped

How the world was Trumped

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

'An America at war with itself, groaning under a mounting debt, with woolly-headed economic policies of a neophyte president who is more feared and suspected among the comity of nations does not augur well for the world.' 'It would be well justified in asking,' says Shreekant Sambrani, '"Is this how you expect to make America great again, Mr President?"'

'Moment of reckoning': Hillary accepts historic presidential nomination

'Moment of reckoning': Hillary accepts historic presidential nomination

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

If elected, Hillary Clinton would become the first women president of the US.

Big opportunity for Modi to influence America Inc

Big opportunity for Modi to influence America Inc

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

Narendra Modi's diplomacy and persuasive prowess has ensured long-term investments from China and Japan.

Bearded men are more likely to cheat: Women, please note!

Bearded men are more likely to cheat: Women, please note!

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

According to a study, men with facial hair are more likely to cheat on their partners and get into fights than clean shaven men.

Here are the best photos from the World Press Photo Awards

Here are the best photos from the World Press Photo Awards

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

The winners of the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest have been announced. The winning shot was taken by Turkish Associated Press photographer called Burhan Ozbilici, with an image he has simply titled An Assassination in Turkey. Showing Mevlut Mert Altintas shouting after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, on December 19 2016.

Sim Bhullar, a man of superlatives

Sim Bhullar, a man of superlatives

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Simanta Roy looks beyond Sim Bhullar's 7'5" tall, 360-pound frame to the player who became the first athlete of Indian descent to secure an NBA contract.

Modi govt needs new talent to change India

Modi govt needs new talent to change India

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

If the Modi government is to keep its promise of change, it must bring in fresh faces.

Why the anti-Digital India petition must be called out

Why the anti-Digital India petition must be called out

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

'The anti-Digital India campaign is a vindictive hatchet job rather than a fact based, rationally sound appraisal; a personal attack rather than issue based criticism; an ideological assault rather than altruistic effort. It must be called out for what it is,' says Vivek Gumaste.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Here's your weekly dose of weird, true and funny news from around the world

Will Huma cost Hillary the White House?

Will Huma cost Hillary the White House?

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

If November 9 ushers in a Hillary Clinton presidency, you can bet your last dollar that Huma Abedin will be back at POTUS' side.

265 dead, 1,440 injured as Turkey coup bid crumbles

265 dead, 1,440 injured as Turkey coup bid crumbles

Rediff.com17 Jul 2016

Those killed include 41 police officers, 47 civilians, 2 soldiers, 104 coup plotters.

As oil plummets, how much pain still looms for US energy firms?

As oil plummets, how much pain still looms for US energy firms?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

With nearly a quarter of U.S. energy shares' value wiped out by oil's six-month slide, investors are wondering if the sector has taken enough punishment and whether it is time to pile back in ahead of earnings reports later this month.