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How the AAP has broken promises, but given better governance

How the AAP has broken promises, but given better governance

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

Kejriwal has shown once again that a political party once mandated to ensure governance cannot act the same way it did before assuming power.

Get your sister a credit card this Rakshabandhan

Get your sister a credit card this Rakshabandhan

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

You can gift your sister a Women Special Credit Card, which is not only loaded with exciting rewards for women, but they are also your sister's first step towards a better credit management.

Prices of subsidised LPG zoom 16% since Modi took charge

Prices of subsidised LPG zoom 16% since Modi took charge

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

Global crude oil prices have slumped by 49 per cent during the same period

Ads focus on older generation, joint family

Ads focus on older generation, joint family

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Advertisers look at large families as target audience and speak to the 50-year old plus.

Myntra kicks Jabong upstairs!

Myntra kicks Jabong upstairs!

Rediff.com29 May 2017

Customer insight drives the online fashion retailer to launch 'mood' stores, rethink the way it sells its wares.

Beer is the future!

Beer is the future!

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

Urban Indians are developing a taste for freshly brewed and bottled craft beer.

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan.

'Costly smartphones are affordable luxury now'

'Costly smartphones are affordable luxury now'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2013

The company has identified India as one of the two key markets in South Asia.

These Kashmiri teachers won't let students suffer

These Kashmiri teachers won't let students suffer

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

With no signs of improvement in the situation in Kashmir, community schools are the only hope for students in the valley.

Sai's Take: Will Kanhaiya stun Giriraj Singh?

Sai's Take: Will Kanhaiya stun Giriraj Singh?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2019

'Kanhaiya Kumar, rising through subaltern rage and aspiration, may not triumph, not yet, but his ability to rise is tribute to democracy's finest hour,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Deepak Kochhar, the man in the muddle

Deepak Kochhar, the man in the muddle

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

How Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar find themselves in a huge controversy.

Factors that helped Honda's turnaround

Factors that helped Honda's turnaround

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

In this industry, a company's strategy needs to be adaptable in order to keep up with the pace of change.

Mrinalini Sarabhai transformed Gujarat's cultural life

Mrinalini Sarabhai transformed Gujarat's cultural life

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Ahmedabad's cultural scene would not have gone beyond the garba, but for Mrinalini Sarabhai's pioneering efforts.

Greenpeace: Of convenient lies and inconvenient truth?

Greenpeace: Of convenient lies and inconvenient truth?

Rediff.com16 Jun 2014

'Greenpeace has been brutal in targeting both India and the Manmohan Singh government. The push to go after Indian coal is driven by its long-term agenda. What is surprising is that China has not been meted out the same treatment, despite the fact that the rise of China as an economic power has been built around generating power from coal. 'Being richer and more affluent, yet far less democratic, there is less room for an NGO such as Greenpeace to drive home a complicated global agenda, so there is more of a tendency to go along with anything the Chinese offer despite China being the biggest by far with regard to coal use. But for India, it reserves tougher prescriptions, notably for its middle class, says Srinivas Bharadwaj.

The gentle giants of Sonepur

The gentle giants of Sonepur

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

Asia's oldest and largest cattle fair may soon lose its star attraction.

How I became a naturopathy believer

How I became a naturopathy believer

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

A food consultant tries to channel her healthier side, and here's what she discovers.

Qualities that will help a leader tide over crisis

Qualities that will help a leader tide over crisis

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

During a crisis situation, effective communication both internally and externally is one of the most important measures.

My prime task was to make India investment-friendly: Jaitley

My prime task was to make India investment-friendly: Jaitley

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Why do I want to bring corporate tax from 30 per cent to 25 per cent? I have to attract investment in this country -- not just international but domestic.

Will Asian growth rebound?

Will Asian growth rebound?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The resilience of many emerging markets, notably China and India, in the aftermath of the Lehman shock further strengthened this sense of manifest destiny.

The man who saved billions from starvation

The man who saved billions from starvation

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

The work of Norman Borlaug, who helped save billions from starvation, is worth recalling, especially as opposition to gene-modified crops mount, says Shreekant Sambrani.

Why we must support the Food Security Bill

Why we must support the Food Security Bill

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Only three percent of Indians pay income tax; our tax-GDP ratio is among the lowest in the world. This must change. Our elites must realise that India's poverty has damaging consequences for them, and that they can help decrease it. The food security bill, with all its limitations, will hopefully contribute to generating such awareness, says Praful Bidwai.

'New breed' Indian Diaspora has its heart in the right place

'New breed' Indian Diaspora has its heart in the right place

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Indians all over the US are going beyond being human and are learning to be humanitarian and expand their philanthropy activities finds Ajailiu Niumai.

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Indian economy about to take-off

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