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10 BEST THRILLERS on OTT

10 BEST THRILLERS on OTT

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

For those who may have missed the thriller Chehre in theatres, Joginder Tuteja lists the 10 Best Thriller Web series.

Modi urges fugitive economic offenders to return to India

Modi urges fugitive economic offenders to return to India

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government is using all channels including diplomatic to bring back high-profile economic offenders, leaving them with no option but to return to the country. Speaking at a symposium on credit flow and economic growth, he asked banks to support wealth and job creators with proactive lending while promising to stand by any loans given in right earnest. "In our attempt to bring back fugitive (economic offenders), we relied on policies and law and also used diplomatic channels.

ASK ANIL: Trading in stocks; how to file IT returns?

ASK ANIL: Trading in stocks; how to file IT returns?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries

Why Google honoured Dr Har Gobind Khorana

Why Google honoured Dr Har Gobind Khorana

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

He's the Indian Nobel Prize winner you probably haven't heard of.

Byju's raises $200 mn in fresh funding; valuation surges to $12 bn

Byju's raises $200 mn in fresh funding; valuation surges to $12 bn

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

While BlackRock is an existing investor in Byju's, T Rowe joined as a new investor.

Pelosi speaks to US army chief on preventing Trump nuclear strike

Pelosi speaks to US army chief on preventing Trump nuclear strike

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

Reiterating her demand to remove US President Trump from office, she said, "The situation of this unhinged president could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people from his unbalanced assault on our country and our democracy."

Facebook removes over 30mn posts, most for violent content

Facebook removes over 30mn posts, most for violent content

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

Facebook removed 25 million pieces of content identified as 'spam,' 1.8 million pieces of content containing 'adult nudity and sexual activity', reports Neha Alawadhi.

Switch To ORGANIC LEARNING Now!

Switch To ORGANIC LEARNING Now!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

Reading books will make you curious, build your imagination and nourish your brain into an organic super power.

RDX used in explosives dropped on Jammu IAF base: Officials

RDX used in explosives dropped on Jammu IAF base: Officials

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

Investigators scanned CCTV footage, including from cameras installed on the boundary walls of the airport, in an effort to determine from where the drones came. However, all the CCTV cameras focused on the roadside, the officials said.

Agnipath Anger: Why Modi Needs To Worry

Agnipath Anger: Why Modi Needs To Worry

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

There is disquiet and discomfort in the citizenry that can be touched and felt. No one is talking, but then, the Indian voter has not talked much -- with the conviction that all that goes up has to come down, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

10 job skills Indian engineers should have

10 job skills Indian engineers should have

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Most Indian engineers can code but are not confident in their ability to do so, notes Narayan Mahadevan.

ABVP, students union clash over holding Nehru memorial event in JNU

ABVP, students union clash over holding Nehru memorial event in JNU

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union allegedly got into an argument over the organising a programme at the student union hall in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in New Delhi, police said on Monday.

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.

Modi Sarkar Isn't Allergic to Privatisation

Modi Sarkar Isn't Allergic to Privatisation

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

But use of that word -- privatisation -- is not encouraged. This seems to be a classic case of reforms through subtle signals, observes A K Bhattacharya.

Modi And The Arrogance Of Not Learning

Modi And The Arrogance Of Not Learning

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

The Modi government's defeat on farm laws underlines the perils of governing an entire continent-sized, diverse and federal nation like the chief minister of a state, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Indian, Chinese soldiers face off at Ladakh

Indian, Chinese soldiers face off at Ladakh

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

The force also stated that such incidents happen due to differing perceptions of the LAC and there are established mechanisms to resolve such differences.

Chandrababu Naidu served notice in Amaravati land scam case

Chandrababu Naidu served notice in Amaravati land scam case

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

CID investigating officer Lakshmi Narayana Rao asked Chandrababu to appear in person at the CID regional office in Vijayawada on March 23 "to examine you (A-1) in the above crime, to ascertain facts which are within your exclusive knowledge."

Compulsory annual health checks proposed for workers

Compulsory annual health checks proposed for workers

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

This will help employers keep a track of the diseases workers could suffer from while doing their jobs.

Does India need a Bad Bank?

Does India need a Bad Bank?

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

'The concern that the bad bank may create a moral hazard for the system is extremely valid.'

PHOTOS: Last 2 of Maradu high rises demolished

PHOTOS: Last 2 of Maradu high rises demolished

Rediff.com12 Jan 2020

Explosives, weighing totally nearly 750 kgs, were used in a controlled manner to bring down the lakeside structures in Maradu, eight months after the apex court ordered their demolition for violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone norms.

ASK ANU: 'I like a guy who's married...'

ASK ANU: 'I like a guy who's married...'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

10 HOT careers for IT grads

10 HOT careers for IT grads

Rediff.com15 Apr 2021

Engineering graduates specialising in artificial intelligence and machine learning can earn up to 24 lakh a year, says Saran Balasundaram, founder and CEO, HanDigital, a talent consulting firm.

Tejas is superior to Sino-Pak's J-19, but...

Tejas is superior to Sino-Pak's J-19, but...

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

The Tejas Mark 1A outperforms the Sino-Pakistan JF-17 Thunder in avionics and weaponry, but the finance ministry's tax burden makes the Indian LCA costlier and hurts it in the export market.

Let Modi help J&K the way he did Kutch

Let Modi help J&K the way he did Kutch

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

'Modi as chief minister did a superb job of rehabilitation after the Kutch earthquake of 2001. He can use that hard-earned expertise for the benefit of the people of Kashmir too -- but only if they let him do so,' says T V R Shenoy.

Hostel fee hike: JNU students continue to protest

Hostel fee hike: JNU students continue to protest

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

The students' union has been on a strike against the draft hostel manual, approved by the Inter-Hall administration, which it claims has provisions for hostel fee hike, dress code and 'curfew' timings.

SC extends deadline for Babri verdict till Sept 30

SC extends deadline for Babri verdict till Sept 30

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

The top court, which had earlier fixed August 31 as the deadline for completion of proceedings including pronouncement of the verdict, took note of the report filed by special judge S K Yadav in the high-profile case.

Would Putin Have Attacked Had Ukraine Kept Its N-Bombs?

Would Putin Have Attacked Had Ukraine Kept Its N-Bombs?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Would Ukraine be such a pushover if it had that nuclear stockpile?' asks Shekhar Gupta.

Want to earn Rs 80 lakhs a year?

Want to earn Rs 80 lakhs a year?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Many businesses hire blockchain developers to provide the finest solutions and establish new technologies by utilising their superior expertise.

How start-ups are helping flood-hit Kerala's rescue and rebuilding

How start-ups are helping flood-hit Kerala's rescue and rebuilding

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

As the Kerala government looks for the best technologies to rebuild infrastructure, start-ups see a bigger role for themselves.

Indian-American teen wins Champions of Change award

Indian-American teen wins Champions of Change award

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

Through her non profit organisation Everybody Code Now! Swetha Prabhakaran, 15, has taught several students how to code and turned them into confident professionals.

India set to have 150 unicorns by 2025

India set to have 150 unicorns by 2025

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

$47.6 bn capital invested across 921 deals in India in 2020, despite pandemic.

India withdraws boycott calls for 2022 Commonwealth Games

India withdraws boycott calls for 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

The Indian Olympic Association on Monday said it will bid for either the 2026 or 2030 Commonwealth Games while also agreeing to withdraw its boycott call for the 2022 Birmingham edition over shooting's exclusion. The country hosted the 2010 edition in New Delhi.

Minor blackmailed, raped in UP hostel; 8 arrested

Minor blackmailed, raped in UP hostel; 8 arrested

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

All the accused were arrested by Monday night and they have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

PHOTOS: Delhi Metro set to resume with 'new normal'

PHOTOS: Delhi Metro set to resume with 'new normal'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

After being closed for over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, metro services will be resumed in three stages from September 7-12, but stations located in containment zones will remain closed.

'Across industries, there is a shortage of digital skills'

'Across industries, there is a shortage of digital skills'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

'The kind of jobs the advent of artificial intelligence, data science and so on are creating simply didn't exist before'

Tweets too short? Twitter considering 10,000-character limit: Report

Tweets too short? Twitter considering 10,000-character limit: Report

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Twitter may launch the service toward the end of the first quarter but has not set an official date

The protector of women from breast cancer

The protector of women from breast cancer

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland. I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.'

AIIMS fire: Hospital functional, patients shifted back to wards

AIIMS fire: Hospital functional, patients shifted back to wards

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

The AIIMS administration has initiated an internal inquiry to look into the cause of the fire and further strengthen preventive measure.

Kashmir solution has begun, says Anupam Kher

Kashmir solution has begun, says Anupam Kher

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Kher reportedly had earlier said that all the issues in the valley will be resolved if Article 370, which provides special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir is abolished.

No question of removing labour laws'

No question of removing labour laws'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

'A proposal to do away with labour laws is not feasible.' 'That's why we wanted to have a dialogue with the states.'