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Decoding the Kamala Harris Phenomenon

Decoding the Kamala Harris Phenomenon

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

Kamala succeeded as she identified herself with the larger minority groups rather than narrow ethnicity, prodded by her mother who did not want to return to India, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, who has done multiple stints in India's embassy in Washington, DC.

TopperSpeak: How to crack CAT 2014

TopperSpeak: How to crack CAT 2014

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

Tanay Aggarwal who is currently pursuing his post graduation in management from the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Powai tells us how he secured 99.80 in the Common Admission Test last year.

Nissan unveils Terrano; better looking than Duster

Nissan unveils Terrano; better looking than Duster

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

Though the compact SUV is based on Duster, the company has reworked the interiors and styling.

Last minute tips to crack the CAT 2014

Last minute tips to crack the CAT 2014

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Syed Zaidie, a first year PGDIM student at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Powai shares some crucial last minute tips for CAT aspirants taking the test on November 22.

How to prepare for CAT 2015

How to prepare for CAT 2015

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Strategic time management is the best way to optimise your percentile in the Common Admission Test this year, says Prof Dr Savitha G R, HR, WeSchool, Bangalore.

Expert tips to crack the IBPS Bank PO exam

Expert tips to crack the IBPS Bank PO exam

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

Last minute tips to ace the Common Written Examination for probationary officers for public sector banks.

8 weird but effective tips to ace CAT

8 weird but effective tips to ace CAT

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

Why so serious? It's time to peak up!

Time for India to draw red lines for China

Time for India to draw red lines for China

Rediff.com13 Feb 2021

Once the tanks roll back, a zero-based assessment of future equations with China is necessary. Given the conflict situations that China is imposing on India time and again, the red, amber and green lines of interactions with China need to be laid down and communicated in no uncertain terms, asserts Srikanth Kondapalli, the leading China expert.

Govt's fiscal stimulus package hopelessly inadequate: Chidambaram

Govt's fiscal stimulus package hopelessly inadequate: Chidambaram

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Chidambaram said the stimulus package has left several sections like the poor, migrants, farmers, labourers, workers, small shopkeepers and middle class high and dry.

Lack of data a hurdle in advancing Budget

Lack of data a hurdle in advancing Budget

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

The idea behind advancing the Budget date is to ensure that the Finance Bill is passed before the start of the financial year, on April 1, so that all central government departments get their full allocations to work with right from the first day

Immigration bill: Obama talks to Indian-American biz leaders

Immigration bill: Obama talks to Indian-American biz leaders

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

US President Barack Obama met a group of top business executives, including two Indian-Americans, to discuss the landmark comprehensive immigration reform bill that aims to provide citizenship to some 11 million illegal immigrants, including over 240,000 Indians.

15 countries that drink the most alcohol

15 countries that drink the most alcohol

Rediff.com6 Jun 2012

The WHO has ranked countries based on consumption of alcohol.

Is Xi Scared of Tiananmen 1989?

Is Xi Scared of Tiananmen 1989?

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

Why omit the Tiananmen massacre from the history of China's Communist party, asks Claude Arpi.

'In Bhopal, every rule in the vaccine trial book has been broken'

'In Bhopal, every rule in the vaccine trial book has been broken'

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

'We are rolling out a vaccine when we don't even have the phase 2 trial results; forget about phase 3 trial results.' 'Why are we playing with people's lives?'

CAT Tips: 'Spend at least 3 hours a day to study'

CAT Tips: 'Spend at least 3 hours a day to study'

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

Manish Kumar who achieved a high percentile of 99.43 in CAT 2013 and secured admission in IIM Raipur tells us how he succeeded in cracking the test.

Facebook's NEW phone app, a threat for Google?

Facebook's NEW phone app, a threat for Google?

Rediff.com5 Apr 2013

Facebook Inc on Thursday unveiled its most ambitious attempt yet to enter mobile computing without a phone of its own, introducing a new app that replaces the home screen on some Android smartphones.

Tokyo Games: The Math in Everything

Tokyo Games: The Math in Everything

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

I wondered how being scientist-mathematician helps one cycle better. Perhaps the self-discipline helps; perhaps it is the scientist-technologist perspective of breaking down the whole into separate pieces, identifying specifics and working on them for improved results, mulls Shyam G Menon.

The cause, not money, inspired 26/11 handler Jundal

The cause, not money, inspired 26/11 handler Jundal

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

The Maharashtra ATS's supplementary chargesheet against arrested LeT operative Abu Jundal brings out some of his chilling confessions over the dastardly 26/11 terror attacks, reports Vicky Nanjappa.

Study abroad tips: How to get the perfect IELTS score

Study abroad tips: How to get the perfect IELTS score

Rediff.com7 Apr 2018

Don't just mug up new words. Use it in your conversation.

Mahindra Reva to launch its electric car E2O in March

Mahindra Reva to launch its electric car E2O in March

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

The carmaker was waiting for the government to announce sops for green vehicles in the Budget that would have help price the car lower.

FIFA seeks update on Indian football scenario

FIFA seeks update on Indian football scenario

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

World football governing body FIFA on Thursday sought an update from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on the current scenario in India to which the national federation reiterated its stance that it would resolve the impasse surrounding an unified league in a two-three year window.

Rakesh Roshan speaks out on Hrithik-Kangana controversy

Rakesh Roshan speaks out on Hrithik-Kangana controversy

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

'The truth will be out soon.'

PM draws up 20-point agenda on corruption

PM draws up 20-point agenda on corruption

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

Top government sources told Business Standard a 20-point agenda to bring about procedural improvements to achieve this goal was on the anvil.

UN's status update for Ilyas Kashmiri: 'reported dead'

UN's status update for Ilyas Kashmiri: 'reported dead'

Rediff.com20 May 2012

Almost a year after key 26/11 suspect Ilyas Kashmiri was reported killed in a drone strike, the United Nations has updated his status as "reported dead" in a sanctions list of individuals and entities associated with the Al Qaeda

Why did Shruti Haasan opt out of Sangamithra?

Why did Shruti Haasan opt out of Sangamithra?

Rediff.com30 May 2017

Days after she promoted the film in Cannes, Shruti has bowed out of Sangamithra.

'Deal is done': UK, EU clinch post-Brexit free trade agreement

'Deal is done': UK, EU clinch post-Brexit free trade agreement

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

'We have got Brexit done and we can now take full advantage of the fantastic opportunities available to us as an independent trading nation, striking trade deals with other partners around the world,' Downing Street said in a statement.

The world of Chaitanya Tamhane's Disciple

The world of Chaitanya Tamhane's Disciple

Rediff.com12 May 2021

'Tamhane's densely composed shots achieve what a vacuously whizzing camera seldom does.' 'Like those Renaissance Paintings in which a bewitching lady is shown posing for a portrait, and daily life plays out in a corner unruffled, Tamhane's static frames have a hundred interesting things happening within them,' observes Sreehari Nair.

Nirav Modi's extradition trial to begin on May 11

Nirav Modi's extradition trial to begin on May 11

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

The five-day extradition trial of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will begin from May 11 in a part-remote setting, a UK court has ordered. Modi is fighting his extradition to India over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case.

9 tips to ace the Common Law Admission Test

9 tips to ace the Common Law Admission Test

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

With barely a month left for the Common Law Admission test, Harsh Gagrani, Director of Legaledge tutorials tells you how to prepare and ace the Current Affairs section section of the paper.

China's plan to 'WATER BOMB' India

China's plan to 'WATER BOMB' India

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

China plans to divert about 200 billion cubic metres of water annually from the Brahmaputra at its highest point, namely the Great Bend, where it turns into India. China's Brahmaputra dam will severely impact India, warns former senior RA&W officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.

What Election Commission can learn from US

What Election Commission can learn from US

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

India needs to examine some way in which, assuming that there is either no vaccine or a delay in administering it to everyone, voting can be made safer, notes Aakar Patel.

Is there a link between market boom & cricket victory?

Is there a link between market boom & cricket victory?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2010

India on Wednesday completed their first ever series whitewash against Australia, with Sachin Tendulkar leading them to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in the second and final Test match in Bengaluru.

When, o, when will PM shift from ideology to economy?

When, o, when will PM shift from ideology to economy?

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

'India is growing at the lowest rate in the last decade.' 'If it continues in that path then the jobs and prosperity that has been promised by this government and on the basis of which it was voted in, will continue to elude us,' says Aakar Patel.

How to get the perfect GMAT score

How to get the perfect GMAT score

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Consider each and every answer choice and eliminate the wrong ones.

Mr Xi, what have you gained in Ladakh?

Mr Xi, what have you gained in Ladakh?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

'Why did your generals try to grab a few square kilometres of Indian territory in Ladakh?' 'And what happened to the hard work that you and Prime Minister Modi put into the Wuhan and Mamallapuram meets?' Claude Arpi writes a letter to Xi Jinping, China's self-styled supreme leader, who turns 68 today, June 15.

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Current and former US intelligence officials told The Washington Post that Trump, in the month of January and February, had repeatedly ignored warnings conveyed in issues of the US president's Daily Brief, a sensitive report that is produced before dawn each day and designed to call the president's attention to the most significant global developments and security threats.

Pietersen returns to English cricket with Surrey

Pietersen returns to English cricket with Surrey

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen, bidding to return to the international scene after being sacked last year, will be available for all forms of cricket, starting with Surrey's opening county championship fixture on April 19.

US Plays the Tibet Card

US Plays the Tibet Card

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

China is acutely conscious of the need for the next Dalai Lama to be under its control. It was for this reason that China recently stressed their claim on Arunachal Pradesh. There were rumours that the next Dalai Lama may be found in Tawang. If that happens, India-China relations will become tense and there may be demands for the child to be handed over to the Chinese, points out Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Gloves for voters, thermal scanners among new election guidelines

Gloves for voters, thermal scanners among new election guidelines

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

A group of five people, including candidates but excluding security personnel, is allowed to take part in door-to-door campaigning.

Nirav Modi can be extradited to India: UK court

Nirav Modi can be extradited to India: UK court

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Thursday lost his fight against being extradited to India as a United Kingdom judge ruled that he can be sent back to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2 billion Punjab National Bank scam case.