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How to be your own boss and be a good one

How to be your own boss and be a good one

Rediff.com8 May 2017

Respect your employees. Do not ignore loved ones.

How Vajpayee made India a nuclear superpower

How Vajpayee made India a nuclear superpower

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

Vajpayee had always felt that India must act with conviction and panache. He decided that, irrespective of the attendant risks, he would undertake what many felt was a precarious course. A fascinating excerpt from N K Singh's Portraits Of Power: Half A Century Of Being At Ringside on Atalji's 96th birthday, December 25.

NRIs should take advantage of slowing Indian realty

NRIs should take advantage of slowing Indian realty

Rediff.com20 Dec 2015

Despite the slowdown, property investments can give them good returns over the long term

He can cook eggs in 300 ways!

He can cook eggs in 300 ways!

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

Veer Arjun Singh visits the eatery that began as a teenager's humble push cart and only 4 kinds of eggs.

LOOKING BACK: A Decade in Bollywood

LOOKING BACK: A Decade in Bollywood

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.

The sons who won't leave home

The sons who won't leave home

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

Successful parents are increasingly faced with continuing to support children in their 20s or 30s.

Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian for the 8th year

Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian for the 8th year

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

In the Forbes rich list Mukesh Ambani is ranked 39th.

Who did Taylor Swift kiss?

Who did Taylor Swift kiss?

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

From Taylor Swift's steamy kiss with her new boyfriend to Rihanna's new perfume, we bring you the latest gossip.

India's controversial 'messengers of God'

India's controversial 'messengers of God'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.

Battalion commander, 17 other NDFB-S militants nabbed in Assam

Battalion commander, 17 other NDFB-S militants nabbed in Assam

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

In a major breakthrough, security agencies on Monday arrested a total of 18 National Democratic Front of Bodoland- Songbijit terrorists, including the commanding officer of its 13th battalion Bikunas Narzary alias Birlangbai, from different places across Assam and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered.

Race backlash against Nina Davuluri shows OUR true colours

Race backlash against Nina Davuluri shows OUR true colours

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

The global stigma of discrimination will go only when Asians and Africans have the self-confidence to be themselves, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray

These mommies rocked the baby bump in 2016

These mommies rocked the baby bump in 2016

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

The word 'superstition' doesn't exist in her dictionaries.

Can Baichung dethrone India's longest-serving CM?

Can Baichung dethrone India's longest-serving CM?

Rediff.com27 May 2018

Can Baichung Bhutia's Hamro Sikkim party pose a challenge to Pawan Chamling who has not lost an election in 24 years?

How to be a successful social butterfly

How to be a successful social butterfly

Rediff.com1 Nov 2014

Socialising with people around you is actually easy and effective if done the right way.

RSS sees 'Red' in campuses; justifies IIT-Madras ban

RSS sees 'Red' in campuses; justifies IIT-Madras ban

Rediff.com6 Jun 2015

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh mouthpiece 'Organiser' has justified the action taken against a Dalit students body by IIT, Madras, and claimed educational campuses are "afflicted with red ideology."

The man who will advise Modi on economic affairs

The man who will advise Modi on economic affairs

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

oreign Policy magazine named him as one of the world's top 100 global thinkers in 2011.

The A to Z of 2020

The A to Z of 2020

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.

How India can become a world power

How India can become a world power

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

'Unless we start making the products we need, we cannot become a developed country or call ourselves an economic power.'

Can you recognise this actress?

Can you recognise this actress?

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

Sridevi, Karan Johar, Tabu... Sukanya Verma's week was all about time travel and pleasant encounters with the super young avatars of Bollywood's famous folk.

Daas Dev Review: A soap opera classic

Daas Dev Review: A soap opera classic

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

'Sudhir Mishra takes us into the dreams and fears of our politicians, into their self-deceiving pitches, and he shows us their demons and angels,' says Sreehari Nair.

At 80, this bodybuilder's life is an inspiration to all

At 80, this bodybuilder's life is an inspiration to all

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

How a former school secretary ditched her sedentary lifestyle and adopted fitness is a story you can't miss reading.

Arvind Kejriwal, This is the chief minister to emulate

Arvind Kejriwal, This is the chief minister to emulate

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

The media and social media are abuzz about the no-frills style of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Delhi's to-be-CM Arvind Kejriwal, both very unusual politicians in today's India. But India has not seen a chief minister like Nripen Chakraborty whose spartan lifestyle and frugal habits were the subject of legend.

What I learnt from interning with a start-up

What I learnt from interning with a start-up

Rediff.com19 May 2016

The internship, with all its highs and lows, changed the way that I deal with life now.

Buffett's wit, humility, charm never fail to impress shareholders

Buffett's wit, humility, charm never fail to impress shareholders

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Berkshire Hathaway annual meetings are most awaited.

Inspiring! This model turned rejection into SUCCESS

Inspiring! This model turned rejection into SUCCESS

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

LFW model Anita Kumar tells us how she fought multiple rejections and came back stronger each time.

DRDO's new assault rifle will be a disaster for the army

DRDO's new assault rifle will be a disaster for the army

Rediff.com18 Jul 2015

The Indian Army rejected DRDO's INSAS assault rifle in 2010 due to its all-round inefficiency. Now the army is being forced to accept DRDO's Excalibur rifle, which is basically an ungraded variant of the INSAS, to make up for a severe shortage of small arms.

Lessons from a murder most foul

Lessons from a murder most foul

Rediff.com12 Sep 2017

The need of the hour is not a divisive, slanging match of accusations and counter-accusations, but a call for sanity,' says Vivek Gumaste.

What Donald Trump is in love with

What Donald Trump is in love with

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

'Trump said the Republicans had 'moved too far toward the extreme right' and that he was capable of capturing more than the 'really staunch-right wacko vote' by reaching middle-of-the-road Americans.'

Ensure RBI is not seen as paper tiger: Rajan to staff

Ensure RBI is not seen as paper tiger: Rajan to staff

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

Governor Raghuram Rajan has asked his colleagues to ensure that the central bank is not seen as mere "paper tiger" and even rich and powerful wrong-doers are not spared.

Vinod Khanna: An actor with a touch of sadness

Vinod Khanna: An actor with a touch of sadness

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

Aseem Chhabra sensed an internal turmoil in Vinod Khanna, which sometimes showed the moody person on screen.

Make fun of Rahul Gandhi, not Lata or Sachin

Make fun of Rahul Gandhi, not Lata or Sachin

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Syed Firdaus Ashraf wonders why no one objects to jokes about Rahul Gandhi, but are upset when Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar are mocked.

Chester Bennington suicide: The list of celebrities who struggled with depression is long

Chester Bennington suicide: The list of celebrities who struggled with depression is long

Rediff.com23 Jul 2017

The Linkin Park frontman's suicide is a tragic reminder of how real and common the struggle against depression is.

Lok Sabha needs this Sansad Ratna

Lok Sabha needs this Sansad Ratna

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

Will voters in Ernakulam take to the Communist MP who asked 447 more questions and took part in 162 more debates than your average MP? Will Arun Jaitley's wish come true? Krishna Prasad, the renowned journalist and Outlook magazine's former editor-in-chief, reports from Kochi.

What ideas informed Gandhi's inner life?

What ideas informed Gandhi's inner life?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

'I assume Ramachandra Guha's neglect of this aspect of Gandhi grows out of the belief that Gandhi's life had no central text,' says Rudrangshu Mukherjee, professor of history, Ashoka University.

When the South rose against Hindi

When the South rose against Hindi

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

'In the hands of a majoritarian government, with utter contempt for the cultural plurality and diversity of our great nation, the pipe dream of making Hindi the sole official language takes on nightmarish proportions.'

Bollywoods' artists and their lovely muses!

Bollywoods' artists and their lovely muses!

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

There are quite a few memorable on-screen artist-muses from Hindi cinema.

'Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did'

'Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Companies must have a plan to mentor people close to superannuation.

Moushumi Chatterjee: I was always a superstar

Moushumi Chatterjee: I was always a superstar

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Moushumi Chatterjee, one of the biggest stars of her time, gives us a peek into her life.

We Indians love binge-watching!

We Indians love binge-watching!

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

The term binge-watching was the runner up in Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2013. Indians may have come late to the party a little later, but we're making up for lost time, says Shuma Raha.

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.