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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).

Why K V Kamath calls Indian banking system the best in 50 years

Why K V Kamath calls Indian banking system the best in 50 years

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

'I don't think we have ever seen such alignment of everything that we need in the banking sector.'

India 5th biggest generator of e-waste in 2014: UN report

India 5th biggest generator of e-waste in 2014: UN report

Rediff.com19 Apr 2015

Top per capita producers are the wealthy nations of Europe.

India's 19-yr wait for UN high table seat to end

India's 19-yr wait for UN high table seat to end

Rediff.com11 Oct 2010

India is all set to get a seat on the Security Council as a non-permanent member after a gap of 19 years through the elections to be held on Tuesday in the United Nations General Assembly.

Hamas War Is An Immediate Setback To India

Hamas War Is An Immediate Setback To India

Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

India is one of the few countries in the region that enjoys good relations with both Israel and Saudi Arabia, and IMEC would allow it to recreate the old Spice Route to Europe. All this is in jeopardy now, notes Rajeev Srinivasan.

India has 25% of world's highest paid expats

India has 25% of world's highest paid expats

Rediff.com25 Jun 2009

Asian countries are home to some of the wealthiest expatriates in the world and about 25 per cent of the highest paid foreign assignees' prefer to live in India, a report has said.

Germans, Turks get ready for semi-final

Germans, Turks get ready for semi-final

Rediff.com25 Jun 2008

The excitement is building in Germany which has about 2.7 million people of Turkish origin, more than in any other country in western Europe.

M&M seeks beachhead in east Europe

M&M seeks beachhead in east Europe

Rediff.com8 Oct 2003

World Inc finds India attractive: NYSE study

World Inc finds India attractive: NYSE study

Rediff.com21 Aug 2007

More corporates from across the world are keen on setting up operations in India, ranked the top destination for investments and acknowledged as being strategically important to them by global businesses.

Resurgence of HIV: 4.3 mn infected in a year

Resurgence of HIV: 4.3 mn infected in a year

Rediff.com22 Nov 2006

The global epidemic continues to grow with 2.9 million deaths last year.

17 Indians held on Russian border

17 Indians held on Russian border

Rediff.com19 Jan 2004

They were trying to illegally enter Ukraine.

Why women regret one night stands

Why women regret one night stands

Rediff.com7 Mar 2018

Eighty per cent women surveyed were happy they refused casual sex.

Putin's North Korea Gamble

Putin's North Korea Gamble

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the re-emergence of a Russia-China-North Korea alliance which could increase the probability of conflict on the Korean Peninsula, explains Dr Rajaram Panda.

Abrahamic binary has outlived its utility

Abrahamic binary has outlived its utility

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

It is only the Indian approach of holding on to multiple realities and contradictory ideas simultaneously that is likely to deliver peace and progress. Binary logic is out of sync with reality, notes R Jagannathan.

Blackstone plans India dedicated fund

Blackstone plans India dedicated fund

Rediff.com19 May 2005

Global equity investment and advisory firm Blackstone has said it was open to come up with an India dedicated fund for infusing capital into corporates depending on response to its initial $1 billion investment.\n\nGlobal equity investment and adviso

'Time to play hardball with China'

'Time to play hardball with China'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

'Unless India ups the ante, Beijing will continue to believe its transgressions are cost free and will feel encouraged to do more of the same.'

'India-Europe trade to touch $100 bn by 2010'

'India-Europe trade to touch $100 bn by 2010'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

According to IndusView, a consultancy firm on mergers and acquisitions, 2007 would see a record number of Indian companies acquiring businesses in Europe, while Western companies would make increased efforts to take a stake in India.

Kinetic banks on new scooters

Kinetic banks on new scooters

Rediff.com13 Jan 2006

India added nearly two ultra-rich a day in 2014

India added nearly two ultra-rich a day in 2014

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

India jumps to fourth from thirteen in the list of countries having households with more than $100 mn private wealth.

Worldwide mobile phone sales up 22%

Worldwide mobile phone sales up 22%

Rediff.com22 Nov 2005

Worldwide mobile phone sales totaled 205.4 million units in the third quarter of 2005, a 22 per cent increase from the same period last year, according to Gartner, Inc.

Quiz: Test your social etiquette

Quiz: Test your social etiquette

Rediff.com23 Sep 2005

Mobiles in European airlines next year

Mobiles in European airlines next year

Rediff.com20 Sep 2005

Two European airlines will allow passengers next year to use their own cell phones on commercial flights within western Europe, a Geneva-based technology firm said on Tuesday.

Bandwidth prices may fall by 20%

Bandwidth prices may fall by 20%

Rediff.com1 Aug 2005

International bandwidth prices in India are going to fall further by the end of this year once the SEA-ME-WE-4 cable commences operations in October 2005.\n\n

Bharti to invest $40 mn on undersea cable

Bharti to invest $40 mn on undersea cable

Rediff.com29 Mar 2004

Sunil Mittal promoted Bharti Televentures has signed an agreement to join the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe-4

VSNL to invest $40 mn in sea cable

VSNL to invest $40 mn in sea cable

Rediff.com29 Mar 2004

Will attacks on ships in Red Sea affect India?

Will attacks on ships in Red Sea affect India?

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

'Given that the situation is quickly escalating, such attacks will affect the flow of crude in the short term from West Asia' Subhayan Chakraborty and Dhruvaksh Saha report.

ONGC bags oil block in Nigeria

ONGC bags oil block in Nigeria

Rediff.com10 Mar 2005

Jaishankar blames China for not observing written pacts with India

Jaishankar blames China for not observing written pacts with India

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

Jaishankar also spoke about how he expected a change in Russia's direction towards the rest of the world and it may likely want multiple options in Asia.

Epicentre of COVID-19, China to host Asian Youth Games

Epicentre of COVID-19, China to host Asian Youth Games

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

China will host the third edition of the Asian Youth Games in Shantou in November next year, the Olympic Council of Asia said. The OCA has decided to hold the Asian Youth Games from November 20 to 28. The host city was decided by the OCA in 2019 but the dates of the multi-sporting event was announced on Wednesday.

Russian chess players to compete in Asian federation

Russian chess players to compete in Asian federation

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

Russian athletes have been banned from many sports and largely cannot compete in Europe due to the sanctions and competition complications caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022.

Mumbai-US call to cost Rs 1.60/min

Mumbai-US call to cost Rs 1.60/min

Rediff.com6 Oct 2004

Indian IT companies among world's worst paymasters

Indian IT companies among world's worst paymasters

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

Switzerland topped the list of countries offering the highest salaries.

In case of war, can India be cut off from internet?

In case of war, can India be cut off from internet?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2022

With Western corporations, including Microsoft, AWS and Oracle, shutting down their operations in Russia, the rest of the world has become acutely aware of its dependence on a clutch of technology service providers.

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).