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India, Sweden to deepen defence, security ties

India, Sweden to deepen defence, security ties

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Swedish Prime Minister Lofven lauded India as 'global power' and said the two countries are a 'perfect match'.

UN warns of 'more than normal rains', flooding in South India

UN warns of 'more than normal rains', flooding in South India

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

Sri Lanka and southern India could continue to experience higher than normal rainfall and this could cause further flooding, particularly urban flooding, in certain locations, the report said.

Govt with clear mandate will reduce uncertainty: Fitch

Govt with clear mandate will reduce uncertainty: Fitch

Rediff.com16 May 2014

The new government will have to spur investment to bosot economy, says Fitch.

PM Modi receives UN's highest environmental honour

PM Modi receives UN's highest environmental honour

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

rench President Emmanuel Macron and Modi have been jointly recognised in the Policy Leadership category for their pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action, including Macron's work on the Global Pact for the Environment and Modi's unprecedented pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022.

As onion prices near 2-year low, farmers want MSP fixed at Rs 8.5/kg

As onion prices near 2-year low, farmers want MSP fixed at Rs 8.5/kg

Rediff.com6 Feb 2019

In the retail markets, fresh onion is sold between Rs 10 and Rs 12 a kg. Now, farmers have to sell onion at a loss of Rs 2-3 per kg if transport cost is included.

'India can cut nearly 50% of its imports from China'

'India can cut nearly 50% of its imports from China'

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

'India has the potential to reduce its trade deficit with China by $8.4 billion in FY21.'

Modi calls for global efforts to check black money menace

Modi calls for global efforts to check black money menace

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked G20 nations to freeze and repatriate unaccounted money hoarded abroad.

10 TIPS to achieve your FITNESS goals

10 TIPS to achieve your FITNESS goals

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Embrace a daily sport. Cook and eat your meals with love. Ditch the pills. Hydrate well.

PM Singh for more cooperation to counter terror in South and East Asia

PM Singh for more cooperation to counter terror in South and East Asia

Rediff.com4 Mar 2014

Leaders from the seven-nation Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation on Tuesday vowed to jointly combat the growing threat of terrorism, transnational crimes and drug trafficking and agreed to intensify efforts to enhance connectivity and cooperation in areas like trade, energy and environment.

What the world will worry about in 2019

What the world will worry about in 2019

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

'What matters is that India's perspective on global issues -- climate change, intellectual property, free trade, trade routes being kept free, digital technology -- are listened to with respect,' says Ambassador B S Prakash.

India, Germany made for each other: Modi

India, Germany made for each other: Modi

Rediff.com30 May 2017

Modi also made a call for European Union unity and said India would play a positive role in enhancing that through Germany.

Suresh Prabhu's day out with high-speed train in Paris

Suresh Prabhu's day out with high-speed train in Paris

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu travelled on TGV, the French high-speed train, which can clock up to the maximum speed of 320 km per hour.

India's concrete facts in Paris

India's concrete facts in Paris

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

'The Indian cement sector is the most energy-efficient worldwide, mainly due to modern technology used in the plants but also because of efficient monitoring of a plant's performance on a daily basis, focusing on energy savings and carbon dioxide emission reductions.'

'An India true to its roots will always be strong'

'An India true to its roots will always be strong'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

'The prospect is of a self-confident and self-sustaining India will make it a more effective player in the global arena,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out delivering the Sardar Patel Lecture-2020: India and the Post-Covid World.

Will China set the new world order?

Will China set the new world order?

Rediff.com15 Jul 2017

'China is where the action is, and from where new ideas ('String of Pearls', 'One Belt, One Road') emanate.' 'The Belt-and-Road initiative alone is unmatched in its sweeping dimensions,' says B S Raghavan.

How labour reforms can help India draw investment

How labour reforms can help India draw investment

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

A collaborative approach can yield better results in reforming labour laws that can be implemented in the whole country, instead of different states following different norms in their own jurisdictions. That approach could also help the governments convince the trade unions to see merit in these reforms, says A K Bhattacharya.

'US-India should focus on trade to counter China'

'US-India should focus on trade to counter China'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

'I hope that the incoming Biden-Harris Administration works with India to address some of the most profound geopolitical transboundary challenges.'

10 reasons why India won't grow at 8% plus

10 reasons why India won't grow at 8% plus

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

The prospects for strong, sustained economic reforms do not appear to be promising in India.

Bumpy diplomatic ride ahead for Biden

Bumpy diplomatic ride ahead for Biden

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

The US is not going to be able to mount a concerted 'Western strategy' against China or Russia in the present international milieu, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'We need to solve Indian problems the Indian way'

'We need to solve Indian problems the Indian way'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

'Science and technology keep moving ahead and so you can keep making investment.'

Why Sikka is upbeat about Infy's industry-leading growth by next fiscal

Why Sikka is upbeat about Infy's industry-leading growth by next fiscal

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

Infosys aims to achieve an aspirational goal of $20 billion in topline by 2020.

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.

Gold outlook: Global, India prices to drift lower

Gold outlook: Global, India prices to drift lower

Rediff.com19 May 2014

Historically, tensions in West Asian regions have provided support to gold prices.

'BJP ran a well-oiled strategy to destroy Rahul's image'

'BJP ran a well-oiled strategy to destroy Rahul's image'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

'Rahul Gandhi has personally paid a heavy price for this character assassination and remorseless ridiculing and the Congress, of course, has been demolished politically.'

PLA accelerates fortification of Indian border: Report

PLA accelerates fortification of Indian border: Report

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

In fact, given the current tensions and massed troops on both sides, there is a danger that the LAC will become more like the Line of Control with Pakistan, a heavily fortified and strongly defended border where weapon fire exchanges regularly occur. Indeed, Stratfor Worldview research has listed a sharp increase in new Chinese facilities along the LAC in 2019-20.

Is Dileesh Pothan our finest film-maker?

Is Dileesh Pothan our finest film-maker?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

'I might in the future step out of a Dileesh Pothan movie not completely satisfied, but content I'll be in the knowledge that our greatest living film-maker had failed striving to be something more than just an auteur,' notes Sreehari Nair.

Only Modi is capable of taking the bull by the horns

Only Modi is capable of taking the bull by the horns

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

'Modi's finest political legacy ought to be a border settlement with Beijing,' asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

US welcomes India's prominent role in world

US welcomes India's prominent role in world

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

The White House said that the US-India partnership has come a long way in the past eight years, but the best is yet to come.

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

From India's fight against COVID-19 to China face-off, Kovind spoke on several issues during the televised address.

A lot is riding on the upcoming Budget, govt will have to walk tightrope

A lot is riding on the upcoming Budget, govt will have to walk tightrope

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Economic growth depends a lot on what FM announces in the upcoming Union Budget.

It's time India scores on economic diplomacy

It's time India scores on economic diplomacy

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

Opportunity for India to take leadership in economic diplomacy.

Taimur gets a forest as a birthday present!

Taimur gets a forest as a birthday present!

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

The nawabi celebrations continue...

Economy: 'Modi's the right man for the job'

Economy: 'Modi's the right man for the job'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

'The expectation was that Modi would become even bolder in his approach, and after only four months into his second term, we are starting to see evidence of this.'

At 1st ISA meet, Modi presents 10-point action plan

At 1st ISA meet, Modi presents 10-point action plan

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

Indian 'Vedas' have since thousands of years considered sun as at soul of the universe and a nourisher of life, the PM said.

IIP data likely to signal stuttering economic revival

IIP data likely to signal stuttering economic revival

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

CPI inflation could fall marginally but stay above RBI's comfort level.

Environment Minister Anil Dave passes away

Environment Minister Anil Dave passes away

Rediff.com18 May 2017

Dave complained of uneasiness at his home on Thursday morning and was rushed to AIIMS.

'Most coronaviruses become weak in high temperature and high humidity'

'Most coronaviruses become weak in high temperature and high humidity'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

'That way, it will be helpful for India because by April, temperatures will be in the late 30s and early 40s.' 'So, if we are able to sustain these 21 days, and go to that temperature zone, it will be a way of nature protecting us.'

India to provide 24x7 power by 2019: Goyal

India to provide 24x7 power by 2019: Goyal

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Piyush Goyal emphasised that India is committed to pursue a green path to growth.

DeMo and GST disrupted India's growth: World Bank

DeMo and GST disrupted India's growth: World Bank

Rediff.com11 Oct 2017

A slowdown in India's growth rate, the bank said, has also affected the growth rate of South Asia. As a result, South Asia has fallen to second place after East Asia and the Pacific.

Indian urbanisation 'messy', reforms needed: World Bank

Indian urbanisation 'messy', reforms needed: World Bank

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

World Bank report on Thursday called for initiatives at the policy and institutional level to tap the economic potential it offers.