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Dravid bats for Olympic sports, says can learn a lot from cricket

Dravid bats for Olympic sports, says can learn a lot from cricket

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Part of an eight-member team of elite sportspersons to identify and help prospective medal winners from across the country for the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, the former India cricket captain was optimistic about Indian sport moving in the right direction.

Safety tips to lower your auto insurance premium

Safety tips to lower your auto insurance premium

Rediff.com4 May 2016

There are many ways to lower your auto insurance premium rate but the best way is to add safety features to your car.

'I'm very boring, you will not enjoy watching the real Mohit'

'I'm very boring, you will not enjoy watching the real Mohit'

Rediff.com3 May 2016

'If the audiences will accept me, it's well and good. Otherwise maybe we will recast Siddharth as Ashoka's son!' Mohit Raina may be 'boring' but the humour is all there.

Why this business community seeks Licence Raj

Why this business community seeks Licence Raj

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

The sugar industry clamouring for control and intervention should set the alarm bells ringing in the corridors of power.

Sensex gets expensive for fourth straight year

Sensex gets expensive for fourth straight year

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Longest period of price-earnings expansion in the index since 1996

15 questions you should ask your financial planner

15 questions you should ask your financial planner

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

To be sure that you are committing your money to the right person, you must ask these questions to your financial planner. There is no point in cribbing after you have committed your money! Is there?

Want to lose weight? STOP weighing yourself

Want to lose weight? STOP weighing yourself

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

You're still fat because the weight loss idiot in you hasn't junked this ONE unwanted habit yet!

'Vijender will knock Hope out in 4 or 5 rounds'

'Vijender will knock Hope out in 4 or 5 rounds'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

'He has been in Bollywood movies, he has been in the Olympics three times, he has been all around the world fighting.' 'This is just another fight for Vijender and if you know the guy, he will fight like a champion.'

Women, CNG cars, VIPs exempted, not me: Kejriwal on odd-even scheme

Women, CNG cars, VIPs exempted, not me: Kejriwal on odd-even scheme

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

The Delhi CM said a fine of Rs 2,000 will be imposed for those violating the rules during those 15 days.

'Ruthless Dhaka attack indicates undeniable ties with IS'

'Ruthless Dhaka attack indicates undeniable ties with IS'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

'A deadly combination of money and religion lures them into the murky world of terrorism.' 'You will reach heaven if you kill -- what a doctrine!' Professor Ajoy Roy, whose son blogger Avijit Roy was brutally murdered in Dhaka last year, tells Rediff.com's Indrani Roy.

Acche din: Is it only full of sound and fury?

Acche din: Is it only full of sound and fury?

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

The pre-dawn signals are on the balance negative.

Internet law: skirmishes ahead

Internet law: skirmishes ahead

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

As the new ecommerce paradigm works its way through multiple sectors of the economy it is likely to encounter legal challenges, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Just wait and watch, says Sena on alliance with BJP

Just wait and watch, says Sena on alliance with BJP

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

Neelam Gorhe, Shiv Sena spokesperson, debunks rumours that the tenuous alliance between the party and the Bharatiya Janata Party has come to an end, stating that 'no drastic step will be taken yet.

Will lower rates boost equity returns?

Will lower rates boost equity returns?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Theoretically, there is an inverse relationship, but other factors need to fall in place for it to work well this time

'Kashmiris are not secessionists or terrorists'

'Kashmiris are not secessionists or terrorists'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

'The people of the state can be won over by love, and not by swords.'

'You want it to sound sexy, na?'

'You want it to sound sexy, na?'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

'You think of Sulu as someone who is sexy, sultry and intimate. You don't imagine her as someone clad in a sari.' And yet, Vidya Balan gets ready to seduce you again.

Swiss schools want more Indian students

Swiss schools want more Indian students

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

For the first time in India, Swiss Learning, an educational body managed by the Heads of Swiss Educational Institutes, has brought representatives from various schools from the country to meet stakeholders, Indian schools and parents of potential students.

Jacqueline Fernandez: 'I am a risk taker'

Jacqueline Fernandez: 'I am a risk taker'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

'I have always been told 'thoda sa aur, thoda sa aur.' 'That's why I was always hamming.'

Sheena Bora Trial: Will the real Mekhail Bora please stand up?

Sheena Bora Trial: Will the real Mekhail Bora please stand up?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

'Who is the right Mekhail? Mekhail I or Mekhail II?'

Pakistan's army is destroying its country

Pakistan's army is destroying its country

Rediff.com1 Oct 2016

'This army has lost Pakistan's territory, ideology, financial and intellectual capital, ruined its institutions, democracy, the respect for its passport and, like it or not, reduced its status to a globally acknowledged university of jihad,' says Shekhar Gupta.

MUST READ: 'Modi will never abrogate Article 370'

MUST READ: 'Modi will never abrogate Article 370'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

'Those who foment trouble in the valley have been told to lie low till a new elected government takes shape in the state.'

Odd-even scheme kicks off, CM says overwhelmed by response

Odd-even scheme kicks off, CM says overwhelmed by response

Rediff.com1 Jan 2016

The ambitious odd-even scheme of Delhi government got off to a decent start on new year with volume of cars on the city roads coming down significantly.

Dividend growth nearly halved in 2013-14

Dividend growth nearly halved in 2013-14

Rediff.com5 May 2014

IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year

'I am crazy!'

'I am crazy!'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

'In our profession, the most important thing is patience.'
'There were days when I wondered what I was doing.'

It's still early to bet on cyclical stocks

It's still early to bet on cyclical stocks

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Experts prefer domestic consumption-driven plays and defensives such as information technology and pharmaceuticals

U'khand crisis: Rawat moves court against imposition of Prez rule

U'khand crisis: Rawat moves court against imposition of Prez rule

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

Not amused by imposition of President's Rule by the Centre, Rawat termed it as the 'murder of democracy'.

Debt and credit score: How are they related?

Debt and credit score: How are they related?

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

You require a credit score to get fresh debt and you must have existing debt to get a credit score... Confused? Well, here's how they are related.

Will the BJP-TDP pact in Andhra come under on poll day?

Will the BJP-TDP pact in Andhra come under on poll day?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

After weeks of bargaining, discussing and protesting, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Telugu Desam Party came to a seat-sharing arrangement for the May 7 polls in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. But will this combine be able to achieve the same feat it did in 1999, asks Vicky Nanjappa.

Banks' rush unlikely for insurer licence

Banks' rush unlikely for insurer licence

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Prior RBI permission a hurdle, given its views; business interest needs to be clearer.

When a huge discount is not anti-competitive

When a huge discount is not anti-competitive

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Allegations of predatory pricing may not hold ground in the high-pitch turf battle for consumers' pocket between e-tail and retail.

Why can't we be friends?

Why can't we be friends?

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Maintaining friendships at work can be tricky. Here's how you can play it smart.

'Thrillers are attracted to me'

'Thrillers are attracted to me'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

'Once you are a mother, you don't have time for yourself, especially if you are a first-time mother. You want to do everything for the child and then you realise that you don't have 10 hands.' Rakshanda Khan is back, and ready to thrill!

'Writing is an art, a craft and an expression with limitless potential to evolve'

'Writing is an art, a craft and an expression with limitless potential to evolve'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

'This may seem like a lyrical lamenting of a writer, but it is the sad reality in and outside the industry. In films, nine out of 10 times the writer's name is not mentioned in posters, publicity or even reviews.' Screenwriter Anjum Rajabali and actress-writer Preeti Mamgain hope to make way for Bollywood's writers.

Pakistan cricket needs India's support, says Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan cricket needs India's support, says Shoaib Akhtar

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, once a nemesis of many a top Indian batsman, is now ready to offer advice to his arch-rivals saying that Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron will be key to India's 2015 World Cup defence.

How India should deal with Pakistan

How India should deal with Pakistan

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

Sanjeev Nayyar suggests 16 measures by which we can tackle our unrelenting and untrustworthy neighbour.

Yes, crude oil and Sensex do move together

Yes, crude oil and Sensex do move together

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Higher crude oil prices also translate into better corporate earnings for India's top companies

Can't you restrict Odd-Even rule to a week, HC asks Delhi govt

Can't you restrict Odd-Even rule to a week, HC asks Delhi govt

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

The Delhi high court asked the AAP government to explain whether it is not enough to continue their odd-even vehicles scheme for one week instead of running it till January 15.

Odds favour Kejriwal, but air not even yet

Odds favour Kejriwal, but air not even yet

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

Delhi's chief minister claims success, but his ambitious odd even scheme's real test could be on Monday.

10 foreign cousins of our good old Indian dishes

10 foreign cousins of our good old Indian dishes

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

Did you know Turmeric Latte or Haldi Doodh is trending abroad?