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Does Aavas have the answer to India's banking crisis?

Does Aavas have the answer to India's banking crisis?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2018

Aavas is turning heads in the country's mortgage financing space because it selected to do business in a different way, says Mudar Patherya.

Dinakaran meets TN governor, demands for floor test

Dinakaran meets TN governor, demands for floor test

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

He said whoever supported the Palaniswami rule cannot go to the people for votes.

'The people of UP are really angry with Yogi'

'The people of UP are really angry with Yogi'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

'When Yogi took over, in the first few months he went after the criminals.' 'Everybody thought he will do it, cutting across party, caste divisions.' 'Gradually, the situation started slipping out of his hand.'

Tomorrow's Bollywood star?

Tomorrow's Bollywood star?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

Upcoming model Aaradhna Buragohian's mantras for fitness, and for life, are pretty simple, discovers Jahnavi Patel.

Why Ayushmann Khurrana is not interested in Rs 200 crores

Why Ayushmann Khurrana is not interested in Rs 200 crores

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

'I can do slice-of-life kind of films anytime; But playing a cop is different. It's difficult to maintain that intensity on screen. That's where the real acting comes in place.'

'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of schizophrenic, Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Missing IAF AN 32 flight was not fitted with underwater locator

Missing IAF AN 32 flight was not fitted with underwater locator

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

This means that the search and rescue team has no exact idea about where the plane could have gone down on July 22.

The legend who inspired 3 Idiots

The legend who inspired 3 Idiots

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Magsaysay Award winner Sonam Wangchuk speaks to Claude Arpi about his journey, his fights, his hopes and how he became an inspiration for the Bollywood blockbuster.

How the Internet was born, 25 years ago

How the Internet was born, 25 years ago

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

November 12 marks 25 years of the beginning of the World Wide Web. Shivanand Kanavi gives us the story of how it all began.

Why Cisco is wooing hi-tech start-ups in India

Why Cisco is wooing hi-tech start-ups in India

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

It is eyeing the transportation and infrastructure modernisation opportunity in the country, expected to attract $500 billion in investment over the next five years.

'I have restored the sanctity of the Budget': Jaitley

'I have restored the sanctity of the Budget': Jaitley

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

In a Q&A with Doordarshan, Jaitley discusses how he chose the areas on which he would spend more.

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.

Let employees work away from office, it pays!

Let employees work away from office, it pays!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Our industrial-era mindset prevents many business leaders from throwing away the fancy access cards that dock an employee's pay if they haven't put in nine hours at work.

'IT employees are scared to join a trade union'

'IT employees are scared to join a trade union'

Rediff.com30 May 2017

'They feel if they join a union, it will have a negative impact on their appraisals.'

Breaking Sikhs from India is a Pakistan fantasy

Breaking Sikhs from India is a Pakistan fantasy

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

It is bound to fail like the earlier ones, again causing Pakistan enormously more damage than to India, points out Shekhar Gupta.

'National lockdown could have been avoided'

'National lockdown could have been avoided'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

'Two days notice for the Janata Curfew.' 'Two-and-a-half days notice for lighting candles, but a mere four-hour notice for the lockdown without taking state governments into confidence.'

Want to deposit money in your A/C? Drop it in any ATM

Want to deposit money in your A/C? Drop it in any ATM

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

The RBI plans to increase e-smart facility.

Why Modi needs to worry

Why Modi needs to worry

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

The winds of nationalism laden with religion will now yield to those of concern over the stalled economy, unemployment, and a general malaise and unhappiness, predicts Shekhar Gupta.

How foreign telcos got bruised in India

How foreign telcos got bruised in India

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

In effect, companies which put their money in telecom in India would have done much better to keep the cash in bank and earn interest.

Don't know what I'do on the field without intensity: Kohli

Don't know what I'do on the field without intensity: Kohli

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

Intensity is the hallmark of his batting and India captain Virat Kohli says he has no idea what he would do if that was gone, the primary reason behind his obsessive focus of physical fitness.

India will continue to be world's No 1 sugar producer

India will continue to be world's No 1 sugar producer

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

'India is there to stay as it has always been a consumer.' 'Its consumption has been huge, mainly due to demographics.'

Is the Hero Destini 125 worth Rs 54,640?

Is the Hero Destini 125 worth Rs 54,640?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

Does Hero MotoCorp's first ever 125 cc scooter do enough to stand out in the ever-growing 125cc scooter segment?

ISRO scientists will leave their imprint on the universe

ISRO scientists will leave their imprint on the universe

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

'The unflappable temperament and nerves of steel under extreme pressure -- essential ingredients in space research -- were on full display in the rows occupied by the scientists still engrossed in their monitor screens,' says Minnie Vaid, author of Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, ISRO's Mission to Mars.

Host a fantastic party when on a budget

Host a fantastic party when on a budget

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

Here are 6 simple ways to do it!

#MeToo: Men! Listen with humility

#MeToo: Men! Listen with humility

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

'In this moment, many women are incandescent with anger at the injustice of it all, and are done with being patient. They want to breathe.' 'They've decided to set fire to this toxic oxygen, and to make it as uncomfortable for men as it is for women,' says Mitali Saran.

'Jobs are not a problem in India'

'Jobs are not a problem in India'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

'If we chose to do the right things, it is possible to avoid job losses at a mass scale,' ABB MD Sanjeev Sharma tells Raghu Krishnan.

When to exit expensive insurance policies

When to exit expensive insurance policies

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

You can exit Ulips after five years.

'Doctors rejected to turn off Mandela's life support'

'Doctors rejected to turn off Mandela's life support'

Rediff.com6 Jul 2013

Nelson Mandela's doctors have dismissed the idea of switching off the ailing anti-apartheid icon's life support until there was a genuine state of organ failure, a close friend of the South African former president has said.

Cash may no longer be king

Cash may no longer be king

Rediff.com14 Sep 2014

Debit card use at POS terminals increasing at rapid clip, transactions at ATMs declining

How to get your wedding sponsored without being like Bharti Singh

How to get your wedding sponsored without being like Bharti Singh

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

One needs to carefully tread the thin but solid line between the sublime & the ridiculous.

British pilots to fly around the world in a World War II plane

British pilots to fly around the world in a World War II plane

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

British pilots Steve Brooks and Matt Jones will circumnavigate the globe in a restored Spitfire.

The politics of 'nationalism'

The politics of 'nationalism'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2016

'That's the stunning achievement of two-and-a-half years of this government -- a political bait-and-switch, selling a promise of economic development, and delivering a triumphalist machine that sacralises country, nationalism, majoritarianism and tradition, to achieve Hindutva goals,' says Mitali Saran.

Have you heard of the alum Ganesha?

Have you heard of the alum Ganesha?

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

Wishal Soni talks about his eco-friendly, pocket-happy model to save the environment.

How to be a successful entrepreneur

How to be a successful entrepreneur

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

Do you have the courage to look through failures and unexpected pitfalls?

Kohli doesn't exercise influence on policy-making: CoA chief Rai

Kohli doesn't exercise influence on policy-making: CoA chief Rai

Rediff.com21 May 2018

Virat Kohli's aura in Indian cricket has grown exponentially over the past few years but contrary to popular perception, he has never wielded 'disproportionate influence' when it comes to policy decisions, says Committee of Administrators (COA) chief Vinod Rai.

Sports Shorts: Advani-Mehta win World Team Snooker title

Sports Shorts: Advani-Mehta win World Team Snooker title

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday

Stocks you must buy, hold or exit in the New Year

Stocks you must buy, hold or exit in the New Year

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.

Will Afghanistan be 'Test' ready for India challenge?

Will Afghanistan be 'Test' ready for India challenge?

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

Working on the rigorous requirements of five-day cricket will the biggest challenge for his team over the next six weeks, feels Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons

Sridevi the eternal screen Goddess of Bollywood

Sridevi the eternal screen Goddess of Bollywood

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

Sridevi had updated her art to become more contemporary than current actors. She was new-age and yet vintage. By making the predictable so precious, she makes it a scene that could hold its head high anywhere in world cinema.

Cycles banned from major routes in Kolkata

Cycles banned from major routes in Kolkata

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

A fresh notification prohibiting cycles and other forms of non-motorised transport along 174 major thoroughfares of the city has been issued by the Kolkata police.