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India to overtake Japan to become 3rd largest economy by 2025

India to overtake Japan to become 3rd largest economy by 2025

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

The country's new economic roadmap highlights the importance of creating a virtuous cycle of investment, savings and exports in order to sustain rapid economic growth over the next five years.

Banks, end KYC-account freeze nonsense

Banks, end KYC-account freeze nonsense

Rediff.com7 May 2021

While law-abiding customers are harassed for KYC and have to comply with endless paperwork even to open and close accounts, DHFL could easily open nearly 260,000 fake home-loan accounts, reveals Debashis Basu.

Is India taking COVID-19 seriously?

Is India taking COVID-19 seriously?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

We have no standard processes in place to address the more serious public health hazard of our lifetime, observes Aakar Patel.

'In six months' time I will come out with a vaccine'

'In six months' time I will come out with a vaccine'

Rediff.com12 May 2020

'This is an improved version of BCG that also gives immunity against the coronavirus.'

Semenya's reign to be ended by new IAAF gender rule

Semenya's reign to be ended by new IAAF gender rule

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

South African Caster Semenya's long and controversial reign as the queen of middle distance running looks set to be ended this year not by a track rival but by a new hyperandrogenism rule that will stop her from running 800 and 1500 metres races.

Must-knows while buying travel insurance

Must-knows while buying travel insurance

Rediff.com13 May 2011

Amit Madhan, national manager, retail products, ICICI Lombard GIC, talks about the most important things that students, business and leisure travellers must know while buying travel insurance.

Can depression speed up brain ageing?

Can depression speed up brain ageing?

Rediff.com29 May 2018

People with depression can experience a greater decline in cognitive state in older adulthood than those without it, says study.

Jeet Thayil on International Booker Prize judging panel

Jeet Thayil on International Booker Prize judging panel

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Thayil, the author of 'Narcopolis' and winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, will join his fellow judges to look for the best works of translated fiction, selected from entries published in the UK and Ireland between May 2019 and April 2020.

Cablegate: How top Chinese politician forced Google's exit

Cablegate: How top Chinese politician forced Google's exit

Rediff.com6 Dec 2010

The latest round of WikiLeaks disclosures published by the UK's Guardian newspaper claimed that Li Changchun, who is ranked fifth in the Chinese Communist Party politburo, became hostile to Google after he searched his own name and found articles criticising him.

Govt and the bogey of content regulation

Govt and the bogey of content regulation

Rediff.com13 Feb 2021

Even if it wants to censor what you read, watch, or consume, the amount of content online is so huge that it is physically impossible for any government to do it, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Knighthood for Cook, Thomas and Southgate honoured

Knighthood for Cook, Thomas and Southgate honoured

Rediff.com29 Dec 2018

Former England captain Cook, 34, who retired from international cricket this year, was his country's most-capped Test player and record test run scorer.

Alstom unit paid bribes to win Delhi Metro contracts

Alstom unit paid bribes to win Delhi Metro contracts

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

The UK subsidiary allegedly paid bribes to win train infrastructure orders for the Delhi Metro, the Serious Fraud Office said in a filing.

Even Bhutan beat India in economic freedom!

Even Bhutan beat India in economic freedom!

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

Hong Kong has the highest level of economic freedom worldwide

'Today it is a fight head on'

'Today it is a fight head on'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2021

'This year, we know the virus. Last year we didn't know anything about it.' 'The best part is that for the Indian population there has been some amount of cross protection.'

Coronavirus: 'Our world is coming to a complete standstill'

Coronavirus: 'Our world is coming to a complete standstill'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

'The only good thing that has come out of our current situation is that it has brought communities closer.' NRIs describe the impact coronavirus is having on their lives.

First salary: 'I sent Rs 50k to my parents in India'

First salary: 'I sent Rs 50k to my parents in India'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2019

Mithileysh Sathiyanarayanan, 29, research scientist from London, UK tells us about his first salary.

Enrol for a creative writing workshop in Mumbai

Enrol for a creative writing workshop in Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

The course will help you turn your thoughts and ideas into short, meaningful essays and polish them for publishing or for blog posting.

Siddhartha's death prompts Mallya to let fly at govt

Siddhartha's death prompts Mallya to let fly at govt

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

'I am indirectly related to VG Siddhartha. Excellent human and brilliant entrepreneur. I am devastated with the contents of his letter,' Mallya said on Twitter.

Do you use these Indianisms?

Do you use these Indianisms?

Rediff.com30 May 2020

You'll be looking at your e-mails in a different light after reading this.

Questions raised on Caparo Group's future

Questions raised on Caparo Group's future

Rediff.com5 Jul 2010

Caparo's business interests span Britain, Europe, the US, India and West Asia.

QUIZ: What is the right age to have a baby?

QUIZ: What is the right age to have a baby?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2011

At what age would you like to start dating, settle down, have kids? We're conducting a survey on the family planning ideals of youngsters, so take our poll and let us know -- results will be published within a fortnight.

Froome has 'no issue' with exemption leak in WADA hack

Froome has 'no issue' with exemption leak in WADA hack

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Triple Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he has "no issue" with his private medical records being leaked in a cyber attack by Russian hackers on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Cyber-attacks: What Modi must know!

Cyber-attacks: What Modi must know!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

'What we are actually missing in India is a platform wherein the government engages with cybersecurity experts, gets them employed and then utilises their capability to deter such attacks.'

He trains India's poorest students for the IIT

He trains India's poorest students for the IIT

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

Educator Anand Kumar could not attend Cambridge University due to financial constraints. Today, he coaches deserving students for IIT-JEE.

The Peccator Is Taking Bookings

The Peccator Is Taking Bookings

Rediff.com7 Jun 2003

Murdoch's News International gets new name in Britain

Murdoch's News International gets new name in Britain

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

News International, the subsidiary of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, was on Wednesday renamed 'News UK' as the group sought to rebuild the brand tarnished by the phone-hacking scandal.

Scotch Whisky defies downturn

Scotch Whisky defies downturn

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

Global exports of Scotch Whisky reached the record level of 3.13 billion pounds in 2009, despite the economic downturn in some major markets, The Scotch Whisky Association said on Thursday.

Want to reduce your risk of depression? Try this!

Want to reduce your risk of depression? Try this!

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

Exercise can help cut depression, schizophrenia symptoms.

The odd, odd world we live in!

The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com3 Apr 2019

We live in a wonderfully, weird world and here's the proof of it!

HSBC CEO also had a Swiss a/c; pay frozen after cut in 2014

HSBC CEO also had a Swiss a/c; pay frozen after cut in 2014

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Gulliver had about $7.6 million pounds in a Swiss account in 2007.

Mittal tops Rich List for sixth year in a row

Mittal tops Rich List for sixth year in a row

Rediff.com26 Apr 2010

With the steel sector rebounding earlier this year, Mittal's wealth according to this list of the UK's rich and the powerful, doubled from 2009-levels to 22.45 billion pounds.

She quit a cushy job to teach tribal kids to paint

She quit a cushy job to teach tribal kids to paint

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

Honoured at British Council's Study UK Alumni Awards, Ruchi Shah's illustrations are now part of children's books across nine Indian languages.

Want to lose weight? Have an early dinner

Want to lose weight? Have an early dinner

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

Pushing your meal timings earlier by 90 minutes helps you from gaining weight.

Regular exercise can lower risk of depression

Regular exercise can lower risk of depression

Rediff.com28 Apr 2018

People who are more active have a lesser risk of developing depression.

New 'brain pruning' theory behind teen rebellion

New 'brain pruning' theory behind teen rebellion

Rediff.com7 Apr 2009

A recent study suggests that raging hormones are not the reason behind bizarre teen behaviour.

Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War Two

Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War Two

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

The Wimbledon tennis championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two as the coronavirus pandemic wiped another blue-riband sports event off the calendar on Wednesday.

Be Prepared for Taliban Terror

Be Prepared for Taliban Terror

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Pakistan would want to take full advantage of the situation to direct Taliban trained terrorists into the Kashmir Valley, alert Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Is the Queen heading towards bankruptcy?

Is the Queen heading towards bankruptcy?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

The civil list, which pays for the running of the royal household, has not increased in the last 20 years. At the moment, any request for an increase in funds would be difficult to tackle as the UK is suffering from the global economic crisis. The queen has raided the reserve fund by pound 6 million to supplement the civil list. If she continues to draw on reserve funds at the current rate, she will run out of funds by the start of 2012.

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells Veenu Sandhu.

Dola Re Dola greatest Bollywood dance number

Dola Re Dola greatest Bollywood dance number

Rediff.com10 Nov 2018

The Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit dance face-off from the 2002 box-office hit Devdas has been voted the greatest Bollywood dance number of all time.