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What the Kashmir ceasefire means for the army

What the Kashmir ceasefire means for the army

Rediff.com22 May 2018

'Viewed militarily, the cease-fire puts the brakes for sure on the hard fought dominance that our security forces have achieved.' 'The ensuing weeks will witness their losing ground to the terrorists,' fears Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

China's gold mine at Arunachal border could be new flashpoint with India

China's gold mine at Arunachal border could be new flashpoint with India

Rediff.com20 May 2018

Projecting the mining operations as part of China's move to take over Arunachal Pradesh, the report said 'people familiar with the project say the mines are part of an ambitious plan by Beijing to reclaim South Tibet'.

Sai's Take: A waveless election in UP?

Sai's Take: A waveless election in UP?

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

The interesting bit about the Azamgarh poll finding on India TV was the whopping percentage of Muslims backing the SP-BSP alliance, which sort of negates Mayawati's appeal to the community to not split their vote with the Congress, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

The PNB fiasco falls into a family line that involves non-fund limits - read contingent liabilities which are off-books. Harshad Mehta did it with bankers' receipts in 1992. Ketan Parekh exploited the ignorance of bankers who did not know the difference between a cheque and a pay-order. And the RBI blinked when it failed to insist the SWIFT platform be linked to the core banking solution. Raghu Mohan & Abhijit Lele trace the banking mess that was just waiting to happen.

I had felt FCNR deposits to be an idiotic idea: Rajan

I had felt FCNR deposits to be an idiotic idea: Rajan

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

"Now I get credit for the idea which actually I neither invented nor actually believed in," he said.

Mumbai model was raped, confirms medical report

Mumbai model was raped, confirms medical report

Rediff.com25 Apr 2015

Eight persons, including three policemen, have already been arrested in connection with the case

Rental start-ups fight to stay fit in tough marketplace

Rental start-ups fight to stay fit in tough marketplace

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

Challenges notwithstanding, there are handful of players who continue to stand tall and scale-up their business. Many of these are taking inspiration from hyper-local grocery and food-delivery business to go full stack, says Sangeeta Tanwar.

Rate cuts may adversely impact bank margins

Rate cuts may adversely impact bank margins

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

While rate cuts may increase churn between banks, these may not boost credit offtake meaningfully.

Sharapova back in business on and off court

Sharapova back in business on and off court

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

Maria Sharapova's outfit sparkled even if her play sometimes didn't during her grand slam return at the US Open but the former world number one's run to the fourth round showed she is back in business on and off the court.

Sanju review: Tears, cheers, bias and a brilliant Ranbir

Sanju review: Tears, cheers, bias and a brilliant Ranbir

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

Under Rajkumar Hirani's light touch and unwavering optimism, the darkness of Sanjay Dutt's life acquires the spirit of a sportsman, grit of a soldier, humour of a rascal and regrets of a son, notes Sukanya Verma.

The man who changed Indian cricket forever

The man who changed Indian cricket forever

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

'A man who is sometimes loved and loathed in equal measure, a man we're seemingly tired of seeing yet can't imagine life without.' Dhruv Munjal salutes the incomparable M S Dhoni.

The real puzzle of doing business in India

The real puzzle of doing business in India

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

'There is a certain irony embedded in this asymmetric geographical distribution of FDI because most state leaders have shed their inhibitions about promoting 'business' and have understood its virtues as a more cost-effective way of replacing the mai-baap welfarism that passed for economic policy till the early nineties', says Kanika Datta.

Bollywood's 10 Most Khoobsurat Heroines

Bollywood's 10 Most Khoobsurat Heroines

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

These unforgettable beauties are gracing the silver screen right now.

Confident Yusuf Pathan goes in Jose Mourinho mode

Confident Yusuf Pathan goes in Jose Mourinho mode

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

'I think as long as I am at the crease, the team will win comfortably. In the past, I have seen the team has gone on to lose the match after I got out. All these things, I have brought some changes in my game. It's about playing shots'

Can the 'intimidating' MCG crowd bring out the best in India?

Can the 'intimidating' MCG crowd bring out the best in India?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

'It's a home game for India. There's going up to (almost) 100,000 people here'

Can Dada fix the BCCI?

Can Dada fix the BCCI?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2019

'Somewhere along the way, elected office-bearers appeared to have lost sight of the interest of cricket and begun to pursue their own interpretation of what the game should be.' 'Families made it a tradition to have their representatives occupy, if not usurp, positions in state associations,' points out Vinod Rai, who will step down as head of the BCCI's Committee of Administrators on Wednesday, October 23.

Chennai gets a swanky Metro Rail

Chennai gets a swanky Metro Rail

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

The first train of the Chennai Metro Rail chugged off from Alandur Station in Chennai on Monday.

Why 'SanTina Slam' dream shattered on clay

Why 'SanTina Slam' dream shattered on clay

Rediff.com31 May 2016

For all their success together, the red dirt isn't Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis' most favourite surface.

Dunkirk Review: Redefining heroes and humanity

Dunkirk Review: Redefining heroes and humanity

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

'It's not combat, but deliverance that dictates the action in Dunkirk,' notes Sukanya Verma.

Should you shift to NPS from EPF?

Should you shift to NPS from EPF?

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

Now that the National Pension Scheme offers more choices than the Employees Provident Fund, is more transparent and also allows to choose the level of allocation to equities as investors like, should one switch to the NPS?

Sena MP should be punished, says Air India staffer

Sena MP should be punished, says Air India staffer

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

The victim, R Sukumar said that the MP should be punished so that they should not take it as their birthright to assault a person.

Jagga Jasoos Review: Ranbir-Katrina's breezy, breakneck adventure

Jagga Jasoos Review: Ranbir-Katrina's breezy, breakneck adventure

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

'Jagga Jasoos revels in its lavish imagination, meddlesome inquiries and delicious Bongness, never once pausing to catch a breath or make sense.'

Not Modi but people of India are 'disruptor-in-chief': PM

Not Modi but people of India are 'disruptor-in-chief': PM

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

For its development, India needs a movement akin to the freedom movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

Net neutrality and the privacy debate

Net neutrality and the privacy debate

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

Indian policy-makers must see the choices before them as economic, not moral, ones, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

BJP has approached AAP candidates: Manish Sisodia

BJP has approached AAP candidates: Manish Sisodia

Rediff.com7 Dec 2013

Aam Aadmi Party member Manish Sisodia said on Saturday that their party candidates might have been approached by Bharatiya Janata Party members with a mandate, which they have declined.

'Netaji was like a god'

'Netaji was like a god'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Twenty two years before Kabir Khan's The Forgotten Army streams on Amazon Prime on January 24, 2020, his documentary of the same name was telecast on Doordarshan. On that occasion, Kabir Khan spoke to Amberish K Diwanji/Rediff.com about Netaji's Azad Hind Fauj and its many battles for India's freedom.

CHOGM summit: PM writes to Rajapaksa, expresses regret

CHOGM summit: PM writes to Rajapaksa, expresses regret

Rediff.com10 Nov 2013

Dr Singh has written a short letter to Rajapaksa informing him of his decision not to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit (CHOGM), sources said.

Mystery of India's employment figure

Mystery of India's employment figure

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag

The women who won Cannes

The women who won Cannes

Rediff.com29 May 2017

And other top moments from the closing of the 70th Cannes Film Festival.

Expenditure Budget format likely to be rejigged

Expenditure Budget format likely to be rejigged

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

For example, railways, roads and highways, and shipping could form a section within the Budget as an omnibus transport sector

Tata Safari Storme is fun to drive and has immense character

Tata Safari Storme is fun to drive and has immense character

Rediff.com26 May 2017

The Tata Safari is an SUV which was the big brash brutish bully of the road in the early 2000s before the Toyota Fortuner snatched that crown. The car's styling still harkens back to the pre-Zest era of Tata Motors but there is still a whole lot more than what meets the eye. Therefore, the people at MotorBeam decided to induct the powerful Varicor 400 variant of the new Tata Safari Storme in their long term fleet to test out whether the big burly beast is still relevant or not.

Setback for Kejriwal: HC revokes appointment of 21 parliamentary secretaries

Setback for Kejriwal: HC revokes appointment of 21 parliamentary secretaries

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

The Centre had on July 13 opposed the appointment of 21 parliamentary secretaries by the Aam Aadmi Party government, saying the post neither finds place in the Constitution, nor does it find a place in the Delhi Members of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualification) Act of 1997, except for the post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister.

Jab We Met: 'I never had a boyfriend'

Jab We Met: 'I never had a boyfriend'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Sucharita Lahiri tells us how she met her husband 31 years ago.

Review: Meri Pyaari Bindu relapses into stupidity

Review: Meri Pyaari Bindu relapses into stupidity

Rediff.com12 May 2017

The film flaunts Bindu as some sort of a free-spirited bohemian when she's really this unlikable, untrustworthy, selfish, vain, flighty opportunist sweet-talking Abhimanyu into catering to her needs all the time, feels Sukanya Verma.

Why we must salute both Nehru and Patel

Why we must salute both Nehru and Patel

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

'Both Nehru and Patel were thorough gentlemen and whatever their differences never disrespected each other.' 'Neither Modi nor Rahul Gandhi has much in them to claim such legacies.' 'They are symptomatic of the sad days that have befallen the nation midwifed and contemplated by Nehru and Patel,' says Mohan Guruswamy.

CBI director removed because agency questioned Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi

CBI director removed because agency questioned Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

The Congress president alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party deceived people and siphoned off hard-earned money of farmers, poor, small businessmen to fill the pockets of the country's 15-20 big industrialists.

Moto X Style will impress you, at Rs 31,999 it's a good bet

Moto X Style will impress you, at Rs 31,999 it's a good bet

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

With the Moto X Style, Motorola has officially declared war against the bigwigs of the smartphone industry.

Rajinikanth announces political debut, says 'everything needs to be changed'

Rajinikanth announces political debut, says 'everything needs to be changed'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2017

Quoting a shloka from The Bhagavad Gita, he said, 'this is the compulsion of time'.

World Cup 2019: Bowler, not batsman, will rule!

World Cup 2019: Bowler, not batsman, will rule!

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

Consistent death bowling from a Bumrah and spinners picking up wickets in the middle overs is why the average run-rate in the last few years hasn't exploded the way one would have expected, says Dhruv Munjal.

US doesn't see Afghan Taliban as terrorists!

US doesn't see Afghan Taliban as terrorists!

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

But tactics adopted by them are similar to terrorism!!!