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Digital India or a distant dream?

Digital India or a distant dream?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

It's time the government accepts that Digital India is too distant.

'A lot of the start-up stuff is inexperience coupled with arrogance'

'A lot of the start-up stuff is inexperience coupled with arrogance'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

'All businesses have to be run for business, for profits on a sustainable basis. It may sound old school, but then I have been in business for 32 years and you can't change an old tiger's stripes.'

Balki: An extraordinary adman

Balki: An extraordinary adman

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

He didn't think much of advertising awards, and yet as he moves on from Mullen Lowe Lintas, he leaves the agency at its strongest ever

Maharashtra showers tax goodies on Foxconn

Maharashtra showers tax goodies on Foxconn

Rediff.com31 Oct 2015

The project, code-named MF101 by Foxconn, will be spread across 1,500 acres at Talegaon or Khopoli.

'I'll keep trying to be an actor till I succeed. I will not go back'

'I'll keep trying to be an actor till I succeed. I will not go back'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

Lalit Sathyarthi, an aspiring actor, left his home in Agra to follow his lifelong dream of becoming a Bollywood hero. He is still struggling to succeed but he's not giving up yet.

Is your smartphone robbing your sleep?

Is your smartphone robbing your sleep?

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

When the human body is exposed to too much artificial light at night, the body's biological clock gets confused and this natural sleep pattern starts disrupting.

Trump withdraws US from 'defective' Iran nuclear deal

Trump withdraws US from 'defective' Iran nuclear deal

Rediff.com9 May 2018

The US president said new sanctions would be imposed, adding 'America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail'.

Hema Malini: I can't dance; my body won't allow me

Hema Malini: I can't dance; my body won't allow me

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

'Dharamji, Jeetu (Jeetendra), Rajesh Khanna and Shashi Kapoor had unique dance styles. Manoj Kumar would just stand and that became his style. Dharamji was amazing. He is not a dancer at all, he doesn't know anything and yet he danced. I was shocked looking at him in the song Yamla Pagla Deewana. I was thinking, what is he doing? He was jumping and it was unbelievable.' Hema Malini gets candid.

Amnesty criticises India for 'intensified crackdown on freedoms'

Amnesty criticises India for 'intensified crackdown on freedoms'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

Indian authorities failed to "prevent many incidents of religious violence and contributed to tensions through polarising speeches", Amnesty International said.

Does the key to Digital India lie with your local cable operator?

Does the key to Digital India lie with your local cable operator?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

If a feasible business model is worked out for cable operators, they will not only build the last-mile networks, but also market them among the local population telling people the benefits as well as how to utilise them

Remembering R K Studios before it becomes history

Remembering R K Studios before it becomes history

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

R K Studios is not just another piece of real estate; it is part of India's movie history.

Keeping Kashmir, but losing the Kashmiris

Keeping Kashmir, but losing the Kashmiris

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

'There is a problem with the rise of a popular view that sees Kashmir through the prism of the larger, chronic Hindu-Muslim tensions.' 'By redefining the Kashmir problem simplistically in Hindu-Muslim terms could end up keeping Kashmir but losing most Kashmiris,' says Shekhar Gupta.

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.

Why market crash is different this time

Why market crash is different this time

Rediff.com31 Aug 2015

When the bull run begins its march again, it will really be different!

How the BJP plans to strike back in 'washout' monsoon session

How the BJP plans to strike back in 'washout' monsoon session

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

The calculated playing up of confidence by Amit Shah and his team obviously means that the BJP has a strong counter-strategy in place to turn the tables on the Congress before the monsoon session is over, reports Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.

India's secret project in Karnataka to build H-bomb: Report

India's secret project in Karnataka to build H-bomb: Report

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

India has built two top-secret facilities in Karnataka to enrich uranium in pursuit of its hydrogen bomb dream.

How Nirma tries to reclaim the golden days of 1980s

How Nirma tries to reclaim the golden days of 1980s

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

Many see Nirma's Lafarge deal as some kind of second coming for the Patels.

10 telephone etiquette tips you should keep in mind

10 telephone etiquette tips you should keep in mind

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

Smile, sound upbeat and keep your communication short.

Messi-Enrique conflict pushes Barcelona into crisis

Messi-Enrique conflict pushes Barcelona into crisis

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is head strong but it appears as though he may be fighting a losing battle with the four times World Player of the Year.

Congress can't win the people's trust by disrupting Parliament

Congress can't win the people's trust by disrupting Parliament

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

'The Congress has no moral right to throw mud at others. The Gandhis talking of corruption sounds worse than the devil quoting scripture.'

'Mobocracy' cannot be allowed to overrun law: SC on vigilantism

'Mobocracy' cannot be allowed to overrun law: SC on vigilantism

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

The SC said that it was the duty of the state governments to ensue law and order in society.

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?

Why Zakir Naik is dangerous

Why Zakir Naik is dangerous

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

Zakir Naik, a gentle, rockstar televangelist, is dangerous as young Muslims may be swayed by his fundamentalist interpretations of Islam and justify victimhood and extremism, says Shekhar Gupta.

Infy CEO Vishal Sikka gets thumbs-up from investors

Infy CEO Vishal Sikka gets thumbs-up from investors

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

Investors also appreciate the role being played by the founders; analysts, too, remain unperturbed.

RBI must abide by government focus on growth: FM

RBI must abide by government focus on growth: FM

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

The finance minister chided the central bank on Tuesday over its focus on fighting inflation, saying the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) also needed to abide by the government policy to promote economic growth.

Being Sambit Patra

Being Sambit Patra

Rediff.com26 Dec 2015

At a time when the BJP is facing a perception battle, is Sambit Patra, its national spokesperson, helping the party's image?

'If the velvet glove comes off, the iron fist will show'

'If the velvet glove comes off, the iron fist will show'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

'The thin line is a permanent dilemma with soldiers. You have to appreciate that in that dilemma and chaos there are officers who stand and lead their men.

How to have a Happy Monday at work

How to have a Happy Monday at work

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

Instead of sulking and being lazy, it is important that you brave up and beat the blues

Want to be an animator?

Want to be an animator?

Rediff.com23 May 2016

If you have the skills, the sky is the limit.

Ignore Bofors remarks, focus on Pranab's Sweden visit: MEA

Ignore Bofors remarks, focus on Pranab's Sweden visit: MEA

Rediff.com28 May 2015

The reported controversial remarks of President Pranab Mukherjee on Bofors issue to a Swedish daily have no bearing on his upcoming tour of Sweden, the first State visit, beginning on May 31, External Affairs Ministry said in New Delhi on Thursday.

A year on, DD Kisan yet to find its feet

A year on, DD Kisan yet to find its feet

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

DD Kisan in the past year has clocked an average direct viewership of 500,000 to 10 million.

Andhra Pradesh plans mega electronics manufacturing hub

Andhra Pradesh plans mega electronics manufacturing hub

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who was instrumental in developing Hyderabad as a key information technology services destination in the country, is now embarking upon a mission to establish the state as an electronics manufacturing hub.

Egypt: Pro-Morsi Islamist marchers hit streets, 3 killed

Egypt: Pro-Morsi Islamist marchers hit streets, 3 killed

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

Thousands of angry supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, chanting slogans like "down with military rule", today took to the streets after Friday prayers demanding his reinstatement, as soldiers opened fire to chase them away, killing at least three people.

Why Xiaomi's India head hires people who are smarter than him

Why Xiaomi's India head hires people who are smarter than him

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

Manu Kumar Jain, India head, Xiaomi, tells Sangeeta Tanwar how the Chinese smartphone maker won over the Indian market.

Beating the BJP in Delhi is doable for AAP

Beating the BJP in Delhi is doable for AAP

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

The AAP has no money; no big business houses to provide unlimited funds. Its posters and slogans will not find space on television and in newspapers; it will also have to face the prejudice in a sections of press too. But it has thousands of volunteers and their will to rewrite Indian politics, say Ashutosh.

Why China wanted to grab Bhutan's land

Why China wanted to grab Bhutan's land

Rediff.com3 Jul 2017

'The Chinese forces in the narrow Chumbi Valley are currently in the line of sight and fire of Indian forces poised on the ridges along the Sikkim-Tibet border.' 'Aware of this vulnerability, the Chinese have been eyeing the Doklam plateau,' explains national security expert Nitin A Gokhale.

Model Rosie Huntington welcomes first baby

Model Rosie Huntington welcomes first baby

Rediff.com2 Jul 2017

Don't miss the hottest buzz from the world of fashion and entertainment.

Budget 2016: Modi's panacea for rural India is as hopeless as ever

Budget 2016: Modi's panacea for rural India is as hopeless as ever

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

In spite of Budget's rural focus, the government has consistently stumbled in agriculture, says Shreekant Sambrani.

Why France is India's best friend in Europe

Why France is India's best friend in Europe

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

'Over the last two decades, the India-French relationship has grown steadily, no major political difference having darkened the sky between Paris and Delhi,' says Claude Arpi.

Bankruptcy law: State - 1; market - 0

Bankruptcy law: State - 1; market - 0

Rediff.com16 May 2016

The successful implementation of the new Act will depend on a much bigger involvement of the state through a huge new superstructure of registration, certification and supervision