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India 3rd most hit by online banking malwares

India 3rd most hit by online banking malwares

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

According to Trend Micro's January-March, 2014 Threat Round Up, as law enforcement agencies are slowly being ramped up, cyber criminals are adding more layers to ensure anonymity to conceal their identities to avoid arrest.

IMA seeks Vardhan's explanation over Coronil launch

IMA seeks Vardhan's explanation over Coronil launch

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

The Indian Medical Association on Monday expressed shock over the 'blatant lie of World Health Organisation certification' for Patanjali's Coronil tablet, which the company claims is an evidence-based medicine to fight COVID-19, and demanded an explanation from Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in whose presence the medicine was launched.

Swaraj calls for deeper economic ties with ASEAN

Swaraj calls for deeper economic ties with ASEAN

Rediff.com6 Jan 2018

She also addressed the Indian Community at a reception held in her honour in Jakarta.

China Remains Jaishankar's Main Problem

China Remains Jaishankar's Main Problem

Rediff.com15 Jun 2024

'China is India's primary strategic challenge, which will not go away.

China violated sovereignty of several nations including India: US

China violated sovereignty of several nations including India: US

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

China has 'violated the sovereignty' of not just the United States but of countries across five continents, Secretary of State Antony Blinken alleged Wednesday, days after US fighter jets shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon.

Modi ji, dariye mat, name China: Cong on Tawang clash

Modi ji, dariye mat, name China: Cong on Tawang clash

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

The Congress alleged that whenever an issue of national security comes up, the "prime minister hides behind his ministers".

In tiny Brunei, India makes inroads into ASEAN

In tiny Brunei, India makes inroads into ASEAN

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

India wants more business and closer engagement with ASEAN even as China's influence spreads in the region. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, who is travelling with the prime minister on his visit to Brunei, reports from Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of the tiny oil-rich country.

2 yrs since first case reported, India has seen 7 Covid variants

2 yrs since first case reported, India has seen 7 Covid variants

Rediff.com30 Jan 2022

It was on January 30, 2020 when a third-year medical student from Wuhan university tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the country's first COVID-19 patient, days after she had returned home following semester holidays.

Did government turn down help from Naga group to take down rebels?

Did government turn down help from Naga group to take down rebels?

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issac-Munivah wanted to join the operations against NSCN-K militants.

Value our ties with India: China ahead of G20 FMs' meet on Thursday

Value our ties with India: China ahead of G20 FMs' meet on Thursday

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

Qin, who is visiting New Delhi to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting on Thursday, is expected to meet Jaishankar on its sidelines though the foreign ministry here is tight-lipped about it.

Missing in President's speech: The Middle East

Missing in President's speech: The Middle East

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

Pakistan and Israel will define the relationship between the Modi government and the Middle East. While the region is concerned that India-Pakistan relations may become prickly in the Modi regime, it is also worried that the BJP government will give greater weightage to its ties with Israel.

India Shining Under Modi In International Arena

India Shining Under Modi In International Arena

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

PM Modi went to New York this time not to engage in polemics, but to find solutions to global problems. He made some progress on several matters, even on reform of the UN Security Council, when the US made a major concession for the first time that six permanent members without veto, including India, could be considered

Migratory birds stay put in Chilika despite heat

Migratory birds stay put in Chilika despite heat

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

Forest officials said 43,156 water fowls of 121 different species were spotted in the lake during the survey last summer, of which 9,928 were found in Nalabana bird sanctuary.

India holds out at final RCEP talks, all eyes on Modi

India holds out at final RCEP talks, all eyes on Modi

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

The agenda prepared by ministers will be discussed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other RCEP leaders in Nonthaburi, a city north of Bangkok, on November 4, the official deadline to close talks.

India to get 52,000 hotel rooms in the next 5 years

India to get 52,000 hotel rooms in the next 5 years

Rediff.com2 Feb 2014

Nearly 52,000 new hotel rooms are expected to be added in India over the next five years on rising demand from travellers as global economic conditions improve.

NSCN-K's aged chief recuperating in Myanmar's biggest city

NSCN-K's aged chief recuperating in Myanmar's biggest city

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-K leader S S Khaplang, whose outfit carried out the June 4 attack on the Army in Manipur, is believed to be ill and convalescing in a Yangon hospital.

'India important for US to limit China influence'

'India important for US to limit China influence'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2012

Noting India's strategic importance in American efforts to limit the Chinese influence, a former top diplomat on Friday said the United States should include New Delhi in its East Asia policy.

Get uranium, oil, counter China: PM's agenda in Kazakh

Get uranium, oil, counter China: PM's agenda in Kazakh

Rediff.com16 Apr 2011

India's attempts to make some headway in the Great Game in Central Asia may be the reason behind Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Kazakhstan, says Rediff.com's Nikhil Lakshman, who is travelling with the PM to the Kazakh capital of Sanya

Chinese foreign minister likely to hold 1st meeting with Jaishankar

Chinese foreign minister likely to hold 1st meeting with Jaishankar

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will travel to India to attend the meeting of G20 foreign ministers on March 2, during which he is expected to hold his first bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Realme Eyes Top Spot In Mobile Market

Realme Eyes Top Spot In Mobile Market

Rediff.com18 Dec 2021

'Last year we sold 18 million phones in India, this year we should do 23-24 million, and next year our target is to hit 40 million.'

Swimming with the crocs

Swimming with the crocs

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

Adrenaline junkies are flocking to Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin City, Australia, to dive with 16-foot long crocodiles.

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region's native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality

Online hiring up in Dec; job market to further improve in 2015

Online hiring up in Dec; job market to further improve in 2015

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Hiring activities pick up in December.

China Threat Leads India Japan To Boost Defence Ties

China Threat Leads India Japan To Boost Defence Ties

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

The compulsion behind India and Japan to deepen security cooperation is in response to China's growing political and economic clout and its assertive behaviour in disputed areas. This has been the key driver for bringing both India and Japan closer in the domain of security cooperation, explains Dr Rajaram Panda.

India Needs A National Security Strategy

India Needs A National Security Strategy

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global and regional geopolitical canvas is dynamic, the NSS document should be deliberated at length before formulation and should be reviewed periodically, recommends Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

What China will do next in the South China Sea

What China will do next in the South China Sea

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

'After a strategic pause though, Beijing will revive its policy of slowly creeping towards acquiring sovereignty over the South China Sea.'

US Senate Panel Set To Needle China

US Senate Panel Set To Needle China

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

A powerful senatorial committee on Wednesday is set to consider a bipartisan resolution to recognise Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, pushing back against China's military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control.

How India can avoid being crippled by chip shortages

How India can avoid being crippled by chip shortages

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Tata Motors recently cut the sales forecast of its luxury car brand, JLR, due to chip shortages, scaling down its production numbers from the earlier 120,000 units to 60,000-65,000 units by September, and leading to an almost 10 per cent fall in the company's stock. In May this year, Bosch India, too, had stated that chip shortfalls would impact its production, as supply chains were getting disrupted.

DeMo and GST disrupted India's growth: World Bank

DeMo and GST disrupted India's growth: World Bank

Rediff.com11 Oct 2017

A slowdown in India's growth rate, the bank said, has also affected the growth rate of South Asia. As a result, South Asia has fallen to second place after East Asia and the Pacific.

Enjoy ICC World Cup in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla and Marathi

Enjoy ICC World Cup in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla and Marathi

Rediff.com21 May 2019

A select 12 matches will also be broadcast in Malayalam via Asianet Plus.

Online hiring activity rises 19% in May

Online hiring activity rises 19% in May

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

According to leading job portal Monster.com, since the start of this year, online recruitment has registered consistent consistent improvement as compared to the year ago period.

'Online hiring up 25% in July'

'Online hiring up 25% in July'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

The Monster.com employment index, rose 31 points to 154 in July from 123 points in the same month a year ago, up 25 per cent.

Why the South Korean president came calling

Why the South Korean president came calling

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Moon Jae-in's visit will play a crucial role in exploring complementarities between India's Act East policy and South Korea's New Southern policy, says Dr Rahul Mishra.

Royal Caribbean Cruises to tap Indian travellers

Royal Caribbean Cruises to tap Indian travellers

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

Royal Caribbean Cruise's The Legend of the Seas will be positioned in Singapore from June 2015 followed by the Mariner of the Seas later in the year.

'China-India-US Triangle Will Be One Of The More Fascinating Geopolitical Storylines Of The Second Trump Administration'

'China-India-US Triangle Will Be One Of The More Fascinating Geopolitical Storylines Of The Second Trump Administration'

Rediff.com13 Nov 2024

'The border deal offers a hedge for India against Trump's unpredictability when it comes to his approach to competition with China.'

India, China diplomats discuss Ladakh disengagement

India, China diplomats discuss Ladakh disengagement

Rediff.com31 May 2023

The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over three-year confrontation in certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas following extensive diplomatic and military talks.

Why is China flexing its naval muscle?

Why is China flexing its naval muscle?

Rediff.com16 Aug 2010

'Indian policy-makers need a realistic assessment of what China's growing assertiveness means for India.'

Can India and China ever be friends?

Can India and China ever be friends?

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

'A participant in many rounds of the border talks with China once told me that China seemed not interested in resolving the border issue as it wanted to keep it as a ready excuse to intervene in the sub-continent,' says Colonel (retd) Anil A Athale.

Akasa Air take off likely in late May or early June

Akasa Air take off likely in late May or early June

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Seeking to further democratise air travel with dependable and affordable services, airline Akasa Air is aiming to start flights in late May or early June after getting its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in April. Bullish on the long term growth potential of the country's civil aviation sector, ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed carrier is looking to have 18 planes in its fleet by the end of March 2023. Despite COVID clouds continuing to cast a shadow on the airlines, Akasa Air CEO Vinay Dube is more than optimistic as he asserted that "if you look at the long term future of commercial aviation in India, it is as exciting as anywhere in the world".

India, China will not rush to resolve border issues: Khurshid

India, China will not rush to resolve border issues: Khurshid

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

India and China will not rush to resolve differences over their contested border even as there has been steady progress in the overall relationship, said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.