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We will win the war in Kashmir: Masarat Alam

We will win the war in Kashmir: Masarat Alam

Rediff.com5 Sep 2010

A little-known Kashmiri separatist leader is spurring the stone-throwing protests against security forces in the Kashmir Valley with tactics such as YouTube recruitment videos and protest calendars published in the local media.

'Sultan of Brunei bids for Sahara's luxury hotels'

'Sultan of Brunei bids for Sahara's luxury hotels'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

The Sultan of Brunei has made a bid for New York's Plaza Hotel, Dream Hotel and London's Grosvenor House Hotel, the Wall Street Journal's website edition reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the situation.

Iconic photos trace amazing history of Kodak

Iconic photos trace amazing history of Kodak

Rediff.com6 Jan 2012

Kodak is prepairing to file for bankruptcy.

When Modi Was Asked THE Question...

When Modi Was Asked THE Question...

Rediff.com23 Jun 2023

Back in the Press Briefing room on being commended for her questions to President Biden and the Indian prime minister, The Wall Street Journal's Sabrina Siddiqui responded, "You gotta do it."

Russian buys most expensive home in US

Russian buys most expensive home in US

Rediff.com1 Apr 2011

Yuri Milner purchased the 25,500 square foot property in Los Altos, California.

Microsoft needs narrower focus and more realism

Microsoft needs narrower focus and more realism

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Microsoft has done well in selling software to enterprises, but it has never really figured out consumers or hardware.

Bullet pierced upper part of my ear: Trump

Bullet pierced upper part of my ear: Trump

Rediff.com14 Jul 2024

Former United States president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday said he was shot at during his rally in Pennsylvania and a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear.

JPMorgan loses $2bn after bet goes wrong

JPMorgan loses $2bn after bet goes wrong

Rediff.com11 May 2012

JPMorgan Chase took the market by surprise on Thursday after it announced a $2 billion trading loss.

India, US a vital check on China's ambitions: WSJ

India, US a vital check on China's ambitions: WSJ

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Describing it as a "spectacle in Houston", the Wall Street Journal said Trump is hoping to pick up a larger share of this growing voters bloc in 2020 than he did in 2016. Trump understands the benefit of associating with Indian Americans, whose contributions are crucial to the prosperity of both nations in the 21st century, it added.

'Marry someone 20 years older to get ahead'

'Marry someone 20 years older to get ahead'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2013

Chairman and CEO of Xerox, Ursula Burns, has revealed that one of the keys to her success was marrying a great man 20 years her senior.

India ranked at 120 in economic freedom

India ranked at 120 in economic freedom

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

Noting that India continues to suffer from low, but improving, levels of economic freedom, the latest Index of Economic Freedom ranks the nation 120th globally and 25th among 43 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Time Warner to sell its NY headquarters for $1.3 billion

Time Warner to sell its NY headquarters for $1.3 billion

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Time Warner, one of the world's largest media companies, is in the final stages to sell its New York headquarters in a whooping $1.3 billion, a media report said on Wednesday.

American media gears up to charge for online news

American media gears up to charge for online news

Rediff.com6 Feb 2010

Certain publications like the Wall Street Journal and Newsday already charge for online articles, and New York Times will be doing so shortly. Now, the NY Times reports that other newspapers are following suit. "With advertising plummeting, many other publishers eager for a new source of revenue are considering making the switch, despite the risk of losing audience and advertising,"the Times wrote.

NRI  wins top prize in medical reporting

NRI wins top prize in medical reporting

Rediff.com18 Sep 2007

Anand also authored a book The Cure: How A Father Raised $100 Million and Bucked the Medical Establishment in a Quest to Save his Children in 2006.

Infosys likely to be fined $35 mn for visa violations

Infosys likely to be fined $35 mn for visa violations

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

This is a culmination of the joint investigation carried out by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.

Facebook, Google talk acquisition with Twitter

Facebook, Google talk acquisition with Twitter

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

"Executives at both Facebook and Google, among other companies, have held low-level talks with those at Twitter Inc in recent months to explore the prospect of an acquisition of the messaging service," The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Miffed over article, China expels 3 WSJ scribes

Miffed over article, China expels 3 WSJ scribes

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

China on Wednesday expelled three Wall Street Journal correspondents, the largest expulsion of overseas media personnel from the country in more than three decades, after the newspaper declined to apologise for a column which Beijing criticised as "racist" and tarnishing its efforts to combat the deadly coronavirus epidemic. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China made repeated representations to the US newspaper over the opinion piece which had the headline: 'China is the real sick man of Asia', but regretted that it had not offered a public apology.

Readers criticise Pak ad in WSJ; call it a joke

Readers criticise Pak ad in WSJ; call it a joke

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

An advertisement by Pakistan in America's leading daily the Wall Street Journal on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has not gone down well with readers in New York with some calling the ad a "joke".

Microsoft wants US agencies to probe bribery allegations

Microsoft wants US agencies to probe bribery allegations

Rediff.com20 Mar 2013

The company handed kickbacks to foreign govt officials in return for software contracts.

<I>WSJ </I> managing editor to resign

WSJ managing editor to resign

Rediff.com22 Apr 2008

The Journal's parent, Dow Jones and Company was acquired by media Moghul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, four months ago. Murdoch declined to comment last night, the Times said even as some analysts see a possible war between the Journal and the New York Times.

US probing Morgan Stanley mortgage deal

US probing Morgan Stanley mortgage deal

Rediff.com12 May 2010

US federal investigators are probing whether investment banking major Morgan Stanley misled investors about mortgage-derivative deals, says a media report.

On border row with China, Modi says...

On border row with China, Modi says...

Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal ahead of his first state visit to the United States, Modi also talked about the Ukraine conflict, saying some people say that India is neutral but it is on the side of peace.

Letter to Modi: Malnutrition and figure-conscious girls

Letter to Modi: Malnutrition and figure-conscious girls

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

In an open letter to Narendra Modi, activists Rohit Prajapati, Trupti Shah and Nandini Manjrekar have questioned his contention on malnutrition and young girls' figure-consciousness

Wary Obama put off Osama kill mission thrice!

Wary Obama put off Osama kill mission thrice!

Rediff.com21 Aug 2012

United States President Barack Obama put off three times operations to kill world's most dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden before finally going ahead with the mission at the insistence of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a new book has claimed.

Meet popular blogger-turned-novelist Amit Varma

Meet popular blogger-turned-novelist Amit Varma

Rediff.com5 Jun 2009

Amit Varma, who publishes the popular India Uncut blog, speaks to rediff.com about his debut novel, My Friend Sancho.

Shocking! India ranks 119 in economic freedom

Shocking! India ranks 119 in economic freedom

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

India's economic development has been marred by corruption, says The Heritage Foundation.

2 Indians selected as Yale World Fellows

2 Indians selected as Yale World Fellows

Rediff.com27 Apr 2011

Monika Halan is editor of Mint Money, India's second-largest business newspaper, which has an exclusive partnership with the Wall Street Journal.

Jason Kilar being considered for Yahoo's CEO post

Jason Kilar being considered for Yahoo's CEO post

Rediff.com6 Jul 2012

Yahoo's most recent permanent CEO, Scott Thompson, resigned in May amid allegations of manipulating his educational qualifications, just five months after he was hired.

Facebook IPO: Morgan Stanley makes $100-mn profit

Facebook IPO: Morgan Stanley makes $100-mn profit

Rediff.com24 May 2012

As the lead underwriter responsible for Facebook's IPO, Morgan Stanley, would receive the largest chunk of those profits arising from stabilising Facebook's stock price, the report said citing a person familiar with the matter.

Yahoo in talks to buy stake in video site Dailymotion

Yahoo in talks to buy stake in video site Dailymotion

Rediff.com20 Mar 2013

Dailymotion could be valued at roughly $300 million.

Apple loses right to use iPhone trademark in Brazil

Apple loses right to use iPhone trademark in Brazil

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

A firm had registered the trademark in 2000, seven yrs before Apple launched its phone.

RIL in talks for stake in Tata Play, may buy Disney's 30% share

RIL in talks for stake in Tata Play, may buy Disney's 30% share

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) is in discussions to acquire a 29.8 per cent stake in Tata Play from the Walt Disney Company, according to sources close to the development. This move is seen as part of RIL's broader strategy to deepen its footprint in India's television distribution sector. Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group, currently holds a 50.2 per cent stake in the satellite television broadcaster.

Pakistan was consulted before fatal NATO hit: Report

Pakistan was consulted before fatal NATO hit: Report

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

Did the Pakistani officials mistakenly sanction the deadly NATO strike on their own border outposts killing 24 soldiers? According to a Wall Street Journal report, that is what happened on the fateful Saturday.

Facebook's IPO by Apr-Jun 2012

Facebook's IPO by Apr-Jun 2012

Rediff.com29 Nov 2011

Facebook, which has about 800 million users worldwide, is currently in 'internal discussions' with US regulator Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the timing of its initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal quoted people familiar with the matter as saying.

Fire from Pak side provoked NATO strike: Afghan officials

Fire from Pak side provoked NATO strike: Afghan officials

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Afghanistan forces came under fire from across the Pakistan border before they called in a deadly air strike on two Pakistani military posts that left 24 soldiers dead, media reports quoted Afghan and western officials as saying.

China wants tech to allow entry into its market

China wants tech to allow entry into its market

Rediff.com27 Feb 2004

China is demanding America's best technology as the price for entry into its market.\n\n\n\n

US tightens drone strikes in Pakistan: Report

US tightens drone strikes in Pakistan: Report

Rediff.com4 Nov 2011

In secret concessions to Pakistan, the US has tightened rules on drone strikes inside the country, apparently making them more selective as part of efforts to shore up its fragile relationship with Islamabad.

India an important strategic partner of US: Ami Bera

India an important strategic partner of US: Ami Bera

Rediff.com20 Nov 2012

California-based physician Ami Bera, the third Indian American to get elected to the United States House of Representatives, has termed India as an important strategic partner of the US. Bera asserted that New Delhi should continue with its strategic partnership with Washington and the country should remain a market destination for US goods and services.

Bo scandal takes new turn; murdered Briton M16 spy

Bo scandal takes new turn; murdered Briton M16 spy

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

China's intriguing scandal relating to Bo Xilai took a new turn with revelations that Briton Neil Heywood murdered by the expelled Communist Party leader's wife was a spy working for British secret service - MI6.