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What Indian brands don't understand

What Indian brands don't understand

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

'Indian creative and digital agencies seem to be completely missing the mark,' says advertising and media veteran Sandeep Goyal.

Flipkart, Snapdeal & Uber, watch your ads; big brother is after you

Flipkart, Snapdeal & Uber, watch your ads; big brother is after you

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Advertising industry watchdog ASCI upheld complaints against 82 campaigns in June for misleading ads, including those of Flipkart, Uber, Snapdeal, Vodafone.

Review: Oraalppokkam is disturbingly impressive

Review: Oraalppokkam is disturbingly impressive

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

'Oraalppokkam is open to interpretation and therein lies its appeal.'

Robotic submarine completes 7th mission to locate missing jet

Robotic submarine completes 7th mission to locate missing jet

Rediff.com20 Apr 2014

A robotic mini-submarine deployed to unprecedented depths has searched approximately 50 per cent of the focused underwater area of the Indian Ocean floor, as it ended its seventh mission on Sunday with still no sign of wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

Why India likes shows like Mahakali, Naagin 3, Porus...

Why India likes shows like Mahakali, Naagin 3, Porus...

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.

'Women have no way to express their pain and sorrows'

'Women have no way to express their pain and sorrows'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

'When a woman gets married, she leaves her village, her friends and family.' 'In her new home, she will make friends, but they can never replace those she left behind.'

Mirzapur 2 is all surface pleasures...

Mirzapur 2 is all surface pleasures...

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

... And sometimes, that's enough, says Sreehari Nair.

Obama appoints Indian American to national science board

Obama appoints Indian American to national science board

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Dr Sethuraman 'Panch' Panchanathan, senior vice president, Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development, ArizonaStateUniversity, was last week appointed to the United States National Science Board by President Barack Obama.

Discovering Unspunnen, the unknown Swiss festival

Discovering Unspunnen, the unknown Swiss festival

Rediff.com29 Jan 2018

It's obviously not the Kumbh Mela.

Postcards from the Raj

Postcards from the Raj

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

It was an exciting time for India and the world. Photography had been invented 50 years earlier, and the mass-produced Kodak camera of the 1880s helped democratise photography. Ritika Kochhar reports on an unusual exhibition of postcards that chronicle life in the British Raj.

'The government's priorities are all wrong'

'The government's priorities are all wrong'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'The prime minister did not think that COVID-19 was a serious challenge as late as March 20.'

Are ad agencies being re-invented?

Are ad agencies being re-invented?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

Or is all of media being re-invented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

The HOTTEST jobs of 2019

The HOTTEST jobs of 2019

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

Automation, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and virtual reality would demand more jobs.

How Ashok Leyland plans to reinvent itself

How Ashok Leyland plans to reinvent itself

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

More than just a legacy brand in commercial vehicles, Ashok Leyland wants to be seen as an old brand embracing new values.

'I don't feel happy. Please help'

'I don't feel happy. Please help'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

Mind/life coach, NLP trainer and Mental Health Guru Anu Krishna answers readers' queries and guides them to take control of their life.

Study abroad tips: How to crack your interview

Study abroad tips: How to crack your interview

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

The study abroad checklist you must have

Shape of Water Review: Spellbinding Ode to Impossible Love

Shape of Water Review: Spellbinding Ode to Impossible Love

Rediff.com15 Feb 2018

'Del Toro hits a cinematic nerve in capturing an enduring love for the oddball, the beauty in the bizarre and, most importantly, reminding what it's like to have what one wished for since a kid -- a happy ending,' says Sukanya Verma.

72 dead as Super Cyclone Amphan devastates West Bengal

72 dead as Super Cyclone Amphan devastates West Bengal

Rediff.com22 May 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that at least 72 people have died due to Cyclone Amphan and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the affected districts and provide help to 'rebuild those areas from scratch'

Now, Swachh Bharat seeks global facelift

Now, Swachh Bharat seeks global facelift

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

The focus on Swachh Bharat has sharpened with Prime Minister Modi asking ministers to show the outcomes of schemes launched since the NDA government came to power

Centre rejects Bengal govt's plea for CBI probe into nun rape

Centre rejects Bengal govt's plea for CBI probe into nun rape

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

The Centre on Friday rejected West Bengal government's request for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the gang rape of a 71-year-old nun at a convent school in Nadia district, a day after the CID achieved a breakthrough in arresting two suspects 12 days after the heinous crime took place.

'I don't love my wife or kid. Please help'

'I don't love my wife or kid. Please help'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

Mind/life coach, NLP trainer and Mental Health Guru Anu Krishna encourages you to talk about your problems and offers solutions.

The game is on and India is way behind

The game is on and India is way behind

Rediff.com7 Apr 2018

UAVs are an intrinsic part of today's technology driven battlefield. Indians don't seem to be taking the challenge with the degree of urgency that is required, says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

Surgical strikes reveal India's space prowess

Surgical strikes reveal India's space prowess

Rediff.com2 Oct 2016

In the years to come, India's space assets will play a much bigger role if and when hostilities break out on our borders, says Pallava Bagla.

'Actors want to work with me, not producers'

'Actors want to work with me, not producers'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Moothon's script won the Sundance Institute's Global Filmmaking Award. Geethu Mohandas's movie is now coming to a theatre near you.

Do you suffer from nomophobia?

Do you suffer from nomophobia?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

Most people have this permanent nervousness about somebody separating them from their smartphones.

China to invest $20 billion in India

China to invest $20 billion in India

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to give Indian companies and products - especially including those made by the pharmaceutical, farming and fuel industries - greater access to Chinese markets.

Secret 7: How to balance your health with chakras

Secret 7: How to balance your health with chakras

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Millions across the world vouch for 'Yoga' as a way of life but not many understand how the Asanas, Pranayam and meditation actually affect our body's 'Chakras'.

Reliance Jio is the world's biggest startup: Ambani

Reliance Jio is the world's biggest startup: Ambani

Rediff.com30 Mar 2016

'As the world goes digital, we cannot afford to be left behind.'

Nobel, Dylan and the twilight of authority

Nobel, Dylan and the twilight of authority

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

The Nobel follows a line of mighty brands that have bent low to kiss the feet of the popular, says Itu Chaudhuri.

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.

Sarnath Banerjee isn't writing graphic novels anymore

Sarnath Banerjee isn't writing graphic novels anymore

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

'There is no audience anymore for my graphic novels. Few people seem interested in what I find interesting,' Sarnath Banerjee tells Uttaran Das Gupta.

Unlock 1: Govt issues guidelines for offices, shrines, other places

Unlock 1: Govt issues guidelines for offices, shrines, other places

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

The SOPs, issued against the backdrop of the government's plans to open up the economy, say an entire office building need not be closed if one or two cases of COVID-19 are reported there and work can resume after disinfection as per the laid down protocols. However, if there is a larger outbreak, the entire building will have to be closed for 48 hours and all the staff will work from home till the building is adequately disinfected and is declared fit for re-occupation, the ministry said in its 'SOPs on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19 in offices'.

My FAVOURITE Indian films of 2019

My FAVOURITE Indian films of 2019

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

Sreehari Nair could not put up with turgid and self-serious ones like Super Deluxe and Gully Boy. His list of favourite Indian movies of 2019 contains just five names.

Branding missteps dog Uber

Branding missteps dog Uber

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

Reports suggest that the police were unable to find any contact of the company's office and had to take a Uber cab to reach the company's training centre in Gurgaon, giving credence to the perception that Uber has grown too much too soon.

'Jauhar was a way of winning the war'

'Jauhar was a way of winning the war'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2018

'When I see the final moments of Padmaavat, it reminds me of how strong and powerful and intelligent women are.' 'I feel so powerful and alive as a woman.'

The Rafale Deal: The Real Loss to India

The Rafale Deal: The Real Loss to India

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

'The greatest loss from replacing the 126 Rafale proposal with the 2016 contract for 36 Rafales might not be the extra money paid, but the opportunity that India's aerospace industry lost of obtaining access to critical aviation technologies and manufacturing skills.'

The art of learning

The art of learning

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

Drawing and painting can be employed to develop students into critical thinkers, problem solvers and communicators.

'Event manager' Modi scores by shifting goalposts

'Event manager' Modi scores by shifting goalposts

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

A scrutiny of the PM's statements in the last 12 weeks lays bare a stunning lack of homework for a policy that has affected each of the 1.25 billion people of India.

The Star Trek mystique is alive and well

The Star Trek mystique is alive and well

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Star Trek is middle-aged and a bit tired but it's definitely here to stay, feels Shuma Raha.

Can you hear the sound of the Earth turning?

Can you hear the sound of the Earth turning?

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

Glimpses from the magnificent Kochi Biennale.