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Modi, Erdogan and the dismantling of legacy

Modi, Erdogan and the dismantling of legacy

Rediff.com6 May 2017

Ataturk and Nehru, two liberal secular modernisers, are in peril of being disowned by their successors, says Sunanda K-Datta Ray.

Oil and gas price volatility likely to continue in 2021

Oil and gas price volatility likely to continue in 2021

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

A swift recovery in oil demand in India is not only helping the stability of the global market, it is giving huge fiscal headroom to the government in terms of additional excise duty.

Top Carmakers Post Double-Digit Export Growth With Maruti At The Wheel

Top Carmakers Post Double-Digit Export Growth With Maruti At The Wheel

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

Clock 11% growth in the first 11 months of 2022.

Tokyo Games: India's lone gymnast Pranati fails to qualify for finals

Tokyo Games: India's lone gymnast Pranati fails to qualify for finals

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

Pranati Nayak finished at the bottom half in all the events.

England to tour Pakistan in September for T20Is, Tests

England to tour Pakistan in September for T20Is, Tests

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

England pulled out of their Pakistan tour last year soon after New Zealand had abandoned their tour of the South Asian country over security concerns.

Jio Platforms deals a big boost for PE investments

Jio Platforms deals a big boost for PE investments

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Investments totaling over $9.5 billion in Jio Platforms by a clutch of private equity firms, following social media giant Facebook's $5.7 billion mid-April investment in the company, helped overall.

Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

Race Across America -- which spans a little over 3,000 miles, from the west coast of the US to its east -- is often called the toughest race in the world. Indian cyclists are now returning multiple finishes at RAAM including podium positions within age categories, discovers Shyam G Menon.

FIFA World Cup 2022: The Venues

FIFA World Cup 2022: The Venues

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

Eight stadiums in Doha will host 64 matches at the World Cup.

What Indian Music Should Airlines Play?

What Indian Music Should Airlines Play?

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

So should airlines play the keening, trance-like Siddi folk music from the Kutch peninsula? The Sufiana Kalam of Kashmir? Carnatic music? Rabindra Sangeet? Bihu melodies? Classical music from the Hindustani gharanas? Ghazals? Bhajans? Bollywood hits?... asks Kanika Datta.

Khalid Masood is a product of the West, not Islam

Khalid Masood is a product of the West, not Islam

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

'Did Islam kill those five people in London?' 'Or did one wacko individual do them in?' asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Paralympics: Indians look to make mark in TT, powerlifting and taekwondo

Paralympics: Indians look to make mark in TT, powerlifting and taekwondo

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

In para taekwondo, India will be solely represented by 21-year-old Aruna Tanwar. The Haryana-based athlete, who will participate in the women's under 49kg K44 category, will be in action on September 2 from the round-of-16 rounds.

India-Russia ties are under stress because of US approach: Envoy

India-Russia ties are under stress because of US approach: Envoy

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

Russia on Monday accused the US of "actively" exploiting the "contradictions" between India and China to its advantage and asserted Moscow and New Delhi accumulated mutual trust and confidence based on decades-old ties that would help the two sides to deal with the current geopolitical turbulence.

Australian IPL players released from hotel quarantine

Australian IPL players released from hotel quarantine

Rediff.com31 May 2021

The ban was lifted two weeks ago.

'Fertiliser scam': CBI books Rajasthan CM's brother, 14 others

'Fertiliser scam': CBI books Rajasthan CM's brother, 14 others

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The CBI has registered a case related to the alleged diversion of fertilisers meant for farmers against Agrasen Gehlot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's brother, and 14 others, and carried out searches at his Jodhpur home and 16 other locations in three states, officials said.

Issues India must focus on while negotiating trade deals

Issues India must focus on while negotiating trade deals

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

As India goes into firming up trade deals with developed nations like Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) and the regional bloc, and the European Union (EU), it will have to be well prepared to negotiate on new-generation issues, such as data protection regulation, e-commerce, and environment. India is yet to negotiate pacts with its trading partners on these evolving issues since discussions between them have until now been largely focused on tariff and non-tariff barriers and the rules of origin. "We can no longer look at trade just as trade. We have to look at it in totality of global and regional conditions.

FIFA's reprieve for India too late for Gokulam Kerala women

FIFA's reprieve for India too late for Gokulam Kerala women

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

'The ban and the timing of lifting it is unfair to Gokulam Kerala because we had been preparing for the tournament for about two months.'

Can Modi Halt The Brutal Ukraine War?

Can Modi Halt The Brutal Ukraine War?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

India has maintained communication with both Russia and Ukraine. It is time Narendra Modi steps up on the world stage and plays the role of peacemaker, suggests military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Pakistan one of the most dangerous nations in world: Biden

Pakistan one of the most dangerous nations in world: Biden

Rediff.com15 Oct 2022

Biden's remarks could be seen as a setback to the Shehbaz Sharif government's bid to improve ties with the US.

For Taliban, US is Important

For Taliban, US is Important

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

The Taliban knows that Washington holds the key, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

SoftBank on prowl to woo 'future stars'

SoftBank on prowl to woo 'future stars'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

Keen to back start-ups while they are half-unicorns, SoftBank plans to invest $100 million in a firm with $500-million valuation.

Ashwin's new tactic could catch on

Ashwin's new tactic could catch on

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

'Ashwin himself was asking from the field as well, and we had discussed it just before that, as to what we would do.'

Lloyd retires from commentary in backdrop of racism claims

Lloyd retires from commentary in backdrop of racism claims

Rediff.com21 Dec 2021

He said sharing a commentary box in Australia in 2013 with his broadcasting hero Bill Lawry was a "real highlight".

Pakistan's freedom struggle has begun again: Imran after ouster

Pakistan's freedom struggle has begun again: Imran after ouster

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

Pakistan's 'freedom struggle' has begun again with the ouster of his government due to a 'foreign conspiracy', former prime minister Imran Khan said on Sunday in his first comments since his unceremonious removal hours earlier.

Why Russia Wants Ukraine

Why Russia Wants Ukraine

Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

Notwithstanding how the current impasse is solved, at some point in the future, Russia will realise that just as centuries ago it developed the paradigm of securing its heartland's safety through annexing vast buffer zones between itself and the enemy, a more modern security is possible only through friendly relations and sustainable peace, observes Shyam G Menon.

Here's some bad news for frequent fliers

Here's some bad news for frequent fliers

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

To maintain smooth flight operations and avert a staff crisis, India's airlines will require an additional 2,000 pilots. Unfortunately, the number of additional commanders being recruited is slowing down.

Indian Values Are Undergoing A Change

Indian Values Are Undergoing A Change

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

We are currently in a transition phase and its resultant turmoil as a titanic struggle between Indian and Western value systems is being waged, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Can Morocco or Croatia carry on their fairytale run?

Can Morocco or Croatia carry on their fairytale run?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

In the 21 editions of the World Cup over 92 years featuring 79 nations, there have still been only eight winners and only 13 have made it to the final. Spain were the last to join the elite group of champions in 2010 after France in 1998 and Argentina in 1978.

Iraq unrest may lead to $15-20/bbl rise in oil price

Iraq unrest may lead to $15-20/bbl rise in oil price

Rediff.com18 Jun 2014

India imports about 25 million tonnes of oil from Iraq each year.

Puzzle over 18% growth in readymade garment export to UAE

Puzzle over 18% growth in readymade garment export to UAE

Rediff.com30 Oct 2017

Interestingly, none of the top large apparel exporting countries, including the US, saw any significant jump in shipment to the UAE

Crucial fertiliser shortage may pinch farmers

Crucial fertiliser shortage may pinch farmers

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

Enthused by rising potato prices after a prolonged slump, Pradeep Sharma was planning to sow the crop on his 15-acre farm near Agra slightly earlier than usual. The delayed departure of the southwest monsoon also prompted his decision, since the good soil moisture would have saved at least one initial irrigation. But the acute shortage of diammonium phosphate (DAP), a crucial nutrient ahead of the sowing season for potatoes, nipped those hopes in the bud. DAP is the second-most used fertiliser in the country after urea.

'Common Man Is Abusing The Budget'

'Common Man Is Abusing The Budget'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

'We had tremendous faith in honorable Modiji in his second term as he was well-settled. Sadly that has been belied.'

Suspected ISIS operative sent to 15-day NIA custody

Suspected ISIS operative sent to 15-day NIA custody

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

The NIA told the court that Iqbal was required to be interrogated to ascertain the identities of his other associates and know about their funding pattern.

Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait lays out plans for India

Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait lays out plans for India

Rediff.com1 Mar 2014

Currently, the West Asian banking group has three branches - in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kochi.

Manipur: Not A Time To Burn Bridges

Manipur: Not A Time To Burn Bridges

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

The present happenings in Manipur are the wages of continued neglect, and not so benign at that, of a vital region and its people. Had we lavished on the North East even a fraction of the care and resources we do on Kashmir, things would not have come to this pass, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

China's Military Upgrade A Cause Of Concern

China's Military Upgrade A Cause Of Concern

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

The further expansion and upgrade of the Chinese military does not augur well for India, which continues to confront an increasingly belligerent China on its borders, notes former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.

Vijender hits reset button as he returns to the ring

Vijender hits reset button as he returns to the ring

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

India's star boxer Vijender Singh does not want to carry the baggage of last year's maiden defeat on the professional circuit as he returns to the ring.

U-19 WC: Australia down Pakistan to reach semis

U-19 WC: Australia down Pakistan to reach semis

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

Australia booked their place in the Under-19 World Cup 2022 Super League semi-finals with a 119-run win over Pakistan thanks to some fine top-order batting.

M J Akbar to travel to Syria, Iraq; will discuss IS threat, Indian hostages

M J Akbar to travel to Syria, Iraq; will discuss IS threat, Indian hostages

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

The minister's visit will also give India an opportunity to have first-hand assessment of evolving security situation in that region.