News for 'child labour'

'The need to look outward is common to both India and China'

'The need to look outward is common to both India and China'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

No Indian auto brand (including Tata or Mahindra) is well-known globally.

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Mumtaz Kazi recounts her life's journey in her own words.

Why we need to go beyond 'letter of the law' in inter-state disputes

Why we need to go beyond 'letter of the law' in inter-state disputes

Rediff.com14 May 2014

The history of the Cauvery and Mullaperiyar cases has shown how helpless the constitutional processes and judicial verdicts have been in enforcing the law of the land in inter-state and state-Centre disputes, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

At Rs 72.10 cr Jaitley is richest minister; Modi has assets of Rs 1.26 cr

At Rs 72.10 cr Jaitley is richest minister; Modi has assets of Rs 1.26 cr

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assets worth Rs 1.26 crore while Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stands out as the richest minister with assets totalling Rs 72.10 crore.

The World Before The Indian Woman

The World Before The Indian Woman

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

In the documentary The World Before Her, a young girl has to submit to the will of her father for a most gut-wrenching reason: 'He let me live... I am a girl... but he let me live.' Is that reason enough, asks Suparn Verma.

Are you aware of your workplace rights?

Are you aware of your workplace rights?

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

Did you know that employers have to pay equal remuneration to its male and female employees who are carrying out the same or similar work?

What purpose does Swachh Bharat serve?

What purpose does Swachh Bharat serve?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2016

'Can anyone honestly say with hand on heart that our streets and office buildings, railways and other public spaces are any cleaner?'

Coronavirus: Are you anxious, worried? Read this!

Coronavirus: Are you anxious, worried? Read this!

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

'Restrict the amount of time you spend on social media.' 'We have people who are glued to it from morning to night, which is certainly not what we recommend.' 'And do not take the stuff that you read on WhatsApp as sacrosanct.' 'A lot of it is absolutely nonsense.'

Acche Din seems to have receded further and further

Acche Din seems to have receded further and further

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

'Our prime minister has set a scorching pace. He's logged more airline miles than professional airline pilots... On his regular visits to Delhi, he has also signed files galore.' 'How much of this activity has translated into useful action on the ground,' asks Devangshu Datta.

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi.

6 types of inflation that affect our daily finances

6 types of inflation that affect our daily finances

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

The cost of food has constantly been on the rise.

At 97, yoga guru is India's oldest Padma Shri

At 97, yoga guru is India's oldest Padma Shri

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

The Grand Old Lady of Yoga V Nanammal was the oldest recipient of the Padma Shri on Republic Day this year. Archana Masih met the nearly 100 year old yoga guru who does not wear glasses, has never been to a doctor and can do age defying twists, hauls and bends.

Review: Kalimannu's intentions are noble, but...

Review: Kalimannu's intentions are noble, but...

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

The film may have worked better as a documentary.

EPL PIX: Man United give Solskjaer winning Old Trafford debut

EPL PIX: Man United give Solskjaer winning Old Trafford debut

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continued his dream start as Manchester United caretaker manager with a 3-1 Premier League win over Huddersfield on his Old Trafford debut in the dugout on Wednesday.

Understanding Gaza's tunnel phenomenon

Understanding Gaza's tunnel phenomenon

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

The population in Gaza has, for almost a decade, been facing Israel-created 'blockage' from the rest of the world. The isolation has given rise to tunnel phenomenon, an underground route for the procurement of essentials, says Ajey Lele

'Only 10% of farmers gain from loan waivers'

'Only 10% of farmers gain from loan waivers'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

'Some farmers know when elections are due.' 'Before that, they take loans.' 'They then ask their farmer unions for loan waivers and the political party who shouts first about a loan waiver (gets the votes).'

REDIFF ARCHIVES: 'The most boring person is one who plays safe'

REDIFF ARCHIVES: 'The most boring person is one who plays safe'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

Mumbai-origin Gulam Kaderbhoy Noon, who migrated to Britain with little funds and went on to found several Indian food companies that made him known as Britain's first 'Curry King', died on Tuesday at the age of 79 after he surrendered in his battle against liver cancer.

'Why is Ma Durga not showering Her blessings on me?'

'Why is Ma Durga not showering Her blessings on me?'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

As a child, Sufal Das used to dream of becoming a dhaki. But a life full of adversities, and dwindling popularity of the dhak, has made him regret his dream.

Drought Tales: Humanity triumphs in parched times

Drought Tales: Humanity triumphs in parched times

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Drought or no drought... life goes in the water-starved Beed district in Maharashtra's Marathwada region

Dalit scholar Rohith's last words: 'From shadows to the stars'

Dalit scholar Rohith's last words: 'From shadows to the stars'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

In his suicide letter, Rohith chose not to chronicle the events that led him to make his decision to kill himself but instead wanted human beings to be treated as minds, "as glorious things made up of star dust, in every field, in studies, in streets, in life and in death".

Indians swap ice with rice in new bucket challenge

Indians swap ice with rice in new bucket challenge

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

With the ALS ice-bucket challenge going viral on social networking websites, Indian netizens have come up with their own version, posting videos as they donate rice to those in need.

Som's right: Foreigners built the Taj

Som's right: Foreigners built the Taj

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

How much do you know about Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal and the Taj Mahal?

'Because she was born on 26/11, I want her to grow up strong'

'Because she was born on 26/11, I want her to grow up strong'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2014

Goli is a special child, born on 26/11 at the Cama hospital in Mumbai while the terrorists were raining bullets outside. Six years later, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com finds a family determined to give their children the best life they can afford.

PHOTOS: Grief, anger unite families of CRPF jawans across nation

PHOTOS: Grief, anger unite families of CRPF jawans across nation

Rediff.com16 Feb 2019

Families of the 40 CRPF jawans, who were martyred in the dastardly terror attacks in Pulwama, have not yet been able to comprehend the huge void left behind.

How Shivaji became Rajinikanth

How Shivaji became Rajinikanth

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

How a bus conductor named Shivaji Gaekwad became the mega-phenomenon called Rajinikanth.

'Mr Naipaul, forget about it'

'Mr Naipaul, forget about it'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2018

'I don't think you have anything to say to me and I certainly don't have anything to say to you.' Bharat Bhushan recalls his encounters with V S Naipaul.

Sheena Bora Trial: Dog breeder Doglis takes the stand

Sheena Bora Trial: Dog breeder Doglis takes the stand

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

'Quite the raconteur, much to the dismay of Courtroom 51's CBI Special Judge Jayendra Chandrasen Jagdale, Christopher 'Doglis' Marquis, a Bandra dog-breeder who was Prosecution Witness No 57 and a panch or witness, seemed to move into the witness box with glee, embellishing every answer that he gave to the lawyers' questions with a variety of additional details.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.

The extraordinary story of Radha Daga and Triguni Food

The extraordinary story of Radha Daga and Triguni Food

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

One's dreams never end. If you don't dream, you don't exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life, Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at 60 years of age, shares her incredible journey with Shobha Warrier.

How can India rid itself of malaria?

How can India rid itself of malaria?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

India has the fourth highest number of malaria cases in the world.

Review: Badlapur is a dark, unflinching, fantastic film

Review: Badlapur is a dark, unflinching, fantastic film

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Badlapur is all fury and fog, a revenge saga that plays out with great eyebrow-singeing intensity, says Raja S

When India got her first female Supreme Court judge

When India got her first female Supreme Court judge

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

It was in 1989, 39 years after the setting up of the Supreme Court in 1950, that Justice M Fathima Beevi was appointed. Meet the brilliant legal minds who have shattered the glass ceiling since then.

Unprovoked Pak shelling kills 6-yr-old boy, BSF jawan

Unprovoked Pak shelling kills 6-yr-old boy, BSF jawan

Rediff.com24 Oct 2016

BSF chief K K Sharma said Pakistani forces are deliberately trying to "create a flash point" to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into India and asserted that these designs will be foiled.

3 held for theft at Satyarthi's house; Nobel citation found

3 held for theft at Satyarthi's house; Nobel citation found

Rediff.com12 Feb 2017

The three accused brothers, Rajan alias Natta, 25, Vinod, 35, and Sunil, 28, have had previous involvements in burglary and robbery cases.

'Why do human beings have to clean shit?'

'Why do human beings have to clean shit?'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

'I realised we are not doing scavenging because we are illiterate or poor. We are doing it because of the way society is organised.'

GST: These 27 items just got cheaper!

GST: These 27 items just got cheaper!

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

Small and medium enterprises had complained of tedious compliance burden under the Goods and Services Tax

The crime no one wants to talk about

The crime no one wants to talk about

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

'Poverty-stricken and drought-affected families in Bundelkhand and Marathawada are selling their children for as little as a few hundred rupees.'

'Your skills, not degree, will get you a job'

'Your skills, not degree, will get you a job'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Atul Bhatnagar, COO, National Skills Development Corporation tells us how we can effectively tackle the issue of unemployability and make our youth more employable.

Key social and welfare schemes face fiscal surgery

Key social and welfare schemes face fiscal surgery

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley more than halved the central government's financial support.

Should prostitution be legalised?

Should prostitution be legalised?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

'When workers in other industries enjoy protection, why should sex workers not receive similar protection?' 'Sex work should be treated as work and brought under the work schedule of the labour department.' 'We will only end up giving immunity to the pimps and brothels to buy or sell human beings. This will in turn increase trafficking of young women and children.' Rashme Sehgal reports on the debate over legalising prostitution, a bugle in whose favour has been sounded by the new chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Lalitha Kumaramangalam.

Do you know 5,000 Chinese live in India?

Do you know 5,000 Chinese live in India?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.