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Why are FIIs selling?

Why are FIIs selling?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

The catalyst is the run on emerging market equities, but many investors are just tired of waiting for India to get its act together.

The power game needs nimble diplomacy

The power game needs nimble diplomacy

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

PM Modi seems to be gradually ending India's strategic ambiguity

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.

This start-up is changing the way kids learn

This start-up is changing the way kids learn

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Aparna Athreya is enriching the lives of kids, parents and individuals through the start-up Kid and Parent Foundation.

These students from a UP village did yoga for the first time on Sunday

These students from a UP village did yoga for the first time on Sunday

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

On International Yoga Day, South Delhi-based yoga teacher Saudamini Chandra found herself shepherding the young girl students to their first taste of India's heritage that was being celebrated across the world. This is her experience.

'As long as Pakistan exists, we can't say it was a flawed idea'

'As long as Pakistan exists, we can't say it was a flawed idea'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

'Muslims, like people of all other faiths, are quite comfortable with the idea of nationalism and democracy today. But are they following Islam in its spirit? That is a different question.'

A House of Horrors in the City of Joy

A House of Horrors in the City of Joy

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

What went on inside Kolkata's 'house of horror'? Indrani Roy/Rediff.com reports.

Memories of '62: Does India know China today?

Memories of '62: Does India know China today?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

On the title page of the Top Secret Report, Henderson-Brooks quotes the Chinese tactician Sun Tzu: 'Know yourself, know your enemy: A hundred battles, a hundred victories', says Claude Arpi, highlighting where the Indian Army and government failed to counter the Chinese attack in 1962.

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.'

UPSC topper: 'I will work for a truly Inclusive India'

UPSC topper: 'I will work for a truly Inclusive India'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Ira Singhal, the country's first differently-abled UPSC topper shares her secret to success and her big plans for India.

Prem Panicker: If I was Dhoni, I'd bowl first at the MCG vs Bangladesh

Prem Panicker: If I was Dhoni, I'd bowl first at the MCG vs Bangladesh

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Prem Panicker, a keen follower of the game and one of cricket's finest writers, interacted with readers on the Rediff World Cup Chat.

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