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How to pep up the Doha talks

How to pep up the Doha talks

Rediff.com12 Nov 2010

A high-level expert group will provide recommendations on boosting global business through trade liberalisation.

Bhagwati warns against Doha talks failure

Bhagwati warns against Doha talks failure

Rediff.com31 Mar 2011

If the World Trade Organisation lost credibility, developing markets would take a hit.

'In many ways, I am glad my parents were not together'

'In many ways, I am glad my parents were not together'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

'My father may not be there for me the way he is for Taimur but that doesn't make me feel any less special.'

How Volunteering Can CHANGE Your Life

How Volunteering Can CHANGE Your Life

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

Don't look for a volunteering job for money, but as an investment for life, advises management consultant Virender Kapoor.

Indian American wins Pulitzer for book on cancer

Indian American wins Pulitzer for book on cancer

Rediff.com19 Apr 2011

Indian-American physician Siddhartha Mukherjee's acclaimed book on cancer, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, has won the prestigious 2011 Pulitzer Prize in the general non-fiction category. According to the Pulitzer citation, the book by the New York-based cancer physician and researcher is "an elegant inquiry, at once clinical and personal, into the long history of an insidious disease that, despite treatment breakthroughs, still bedevils medical science".

'In 15 years, India will be what China is today'

'In 15 years, India will be what China is today'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2010

Noted economist Arvind Panagariya says India is an emerging power. With liberalisation, Indian entrepreneurs have emerged and they are top class.

Unhappy at work? Avoid these three things

Unhappy at work? Avoid these three things

Rediff.com6 Jul 2010

Dr Srikumar Rao author of Happiness at Work discusses three things to avoid at office!

Columbia gets Ambedkar chair, Bhagwati fellowships

Columbia gets Ambedkar chair, Bhagwati fellowships

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

The government of India has set up the B R Ambedkar Chair in Indian Constitutional Law at the Columbia University Law School. It also established the Jagdish Bhagwati Fellowships at the law school to help students from India.

'India to be third largest economy in 20 years'

'India to be third largest economy in 20 years'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2010

The demographics favour India, as it is a relatively young country with more working people than anywhere else

Columbia Univ to open Global Center in Mumbai

Columbia Univ to open Global Center in Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Mar 2010

Columbia University Monday announced the launch of the latest Columbia Global Center for South Asia in Mumbai in order 'to deepen its global perspective and expand knowledge' particularly about the country and also about the region.

Meet Tehmina Janjua, Pakistan's first woman foreign secretary

Meet Tehmina Janjua, Pakistan's first woman foreign secretary

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

Janjua will replace incumbent foreign secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, who will be taking charge as Pakistan's new ambassador to the US, Foreign Office said on Monday night.

Ranbir Kapoor's gori girlfriend in Raajneeti

Ranbir Kapoor's gori girlfriend in Raajneeti

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

Hollywood's Sarah Thompson is reportedly heading to Bollywood to act as the actor's American girlfriend in the blockbuster drama Raajneeti.

Modi now has the world's finest economic team: Bhagwati

Modi now has the world's finest economic team: Bhagwati

Rediff.com20 Aug 2016

The days of anti-reform, anti-growth advisers that undermined our economy in the UPA-II years will now be strictly behind us: Bhagwati

Yuan can be an alternative to US dollar: ADB

Yuan can be an alternative to US dollar: ADB

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

The Chinese yuan has the potential to be an alternative to the US dollar and help create a multi-currency global reserve system, says an Asian Development Bank report.

'Pakistan won't revert to the policies of the 90s'

'Pakistan won't revert to the policies of the 90s'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2008

Pakitan academic Hasan-Askari Rizvi on the possibility of making the Line of Control between India and Pakistan irrelevant.

It is a 'suffering India' for the majority:Yechury

It is a 'suffering India' for the majority:Yechury

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

Speaking on Neo-Liberalism, Secularism, and the Future of the Left in India, Yechury stressed that the "two Indias" could not survive together.

Can India surpass China? Here's what the aam aadmi says

Can India surpass China? Here's what the aam aadmi says

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

Will India really beat China in future or if not beat, can it at least catch up with it? We asked common people to speak on the issue and came across some interesting viewpoints.

Conflict case: CoA note defends Dravid with 'Raghuram Rajan example'

Conflict case: CoA note defends Dravid with 'Raghuram Rajan example'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

'The CoA feels that if David has declared and is not taking remuneration from India Cements, he is not in conflict'

Happiness at work: Is positive thinking overrated?

Happiness at work: Is positive thinking overrated?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Dr Srikumar Rao, work-place happiness guru, on why 'positive thinking' is overrated.

Taliban govt unlikely to survive: William Dalrymple

Taliban govt unlikely to survive: William Dalrymple

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

"The most successful governments in Afghanistan tend to be those who have the biggest tents, which would include all communities and therefore leave all communities satisfied after a point and do not create massive resentments. Now, this is not a government which I would imagine would successfully govern Afghanistan," Dalrymple, the historian said.

Left's destiny intertwined with India's: Yechury

Left's destiny intertwined with India's: Yechury

Rediff.com4 Apr 2010

The future of India depends on the future the Left and its ideology, Sitaram Yechury, politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist said. Speaking at Columbia University on 'Neo-Liberalism, Secularism, and the Future of the Left in India', Yechury said the destiny of both India and the the Left are intertwined and it was the left which realized the idea of India correctly.

Sarkozy favours a permanent UNSC seat for India

Sarkozy favours a permanent UNSC seat for India

Rediff.com30 Mar 2010

French President Nicholas Sarkozy made a strong pitch for India's inclusion as a permanent member of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, which he said needs to be expanded to make it more inclusive."Did you know that India... in 30 years time... the world's most populous nation, doesn't have a permanent seat on the Security Council?" said the French president, hosted by Columbia University as part of the World Leaders Forum.

The Fed is in the red

The Fed is in the red

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

Research shows the US Fed doesn't get its predictions right as often as we would like to believe. With India and China in an upbeat mood, the dark days of last September are slowly fading in memory.

Why the Dalai Lama Matters

Why the Dalai Lama Matters

Rediff.com21 Apr 2010

Professor Robert Thurman, senior scholar at Columbia University and one of the Dalai Lama's oldest supporters, speaks to Claude Arpi about his relations with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the present state of capitalist' China, the Buddhist wave in the West, his idea of a Second Renaissance and his work for preserving Indian shastras.

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

Aseem Chhabra on his friend, the firebrand Nepali journalist Kanak Mani Dixit, who was arrested last week. Aseem, who has known Dixit for 35 years, believes the charges are trumped up.

'Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui arrested on rape charges

'Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui arrested on rape charges

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

'Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui has been arrested and sent to jail on charges of raping a US-based Indian origin research scholar in New Delhi.

Spivak gets top faculty rank at Columbia Univ

Spivak gets top faculty rank at Columbia Univ

Rediff.com10 Mar 2007

An Indian-American post-colonial theorist, who describes herself as a 'para-disciplinary, ethical philosopher,' has been appointed to the highest faculty rank at Columbia University, the school announced on Friday.

This 'sufi rocker' performed for Michelle Obama

This 'sufi rocker' performed for Michelle Obama

Rediff.com22 Dec 2009

Columbia University professor of medicine Gaurav Shah and his wife Falu are emerging as a high-profile singing couple. Arthur J Pais reports.

Carbon dioxide levels highest in past 2.1 years

Carbon dioxide levels highest in past 2.1 years

Rediff.com19 Jun 2009

The study published in the June 19 edition of the journal Science says the present levels of carbon dioxide are 38 per cent higher than the levels that hovered around 280 parts per million during last 2.1 million years. Researchers from Columbia University say that the estimation of atmospheric carbon dioxide for the period will give an insight in the cooling and warming cycles of planet earth.

Study warned Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming speed

Study warned Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming speed

Rediff.com7 Feb 2021

Melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled since the start of the 21st century due to rising temperatures, losing over a vertical foot and half of ice each year and potentially threatening water supply for hundreds of millions of people in countries, including India, according to a study published in 2019.

Padma honour for American professors Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph

Padma honour for American professors Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph

Rediff.com26 Jan 2014

Two Americans are among the five people from the United States who have been selected for India's prestigious Padma awards this year for their contributions in different fields.

10 Best Films From Around The World

10 Best Films From Around The World

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

A beautiful documentary from Delhi. A shocking satire that spares no one. A thriller about a serial killer in Iran. A Pakistan film about family secrets... Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in Cannes.

Sachs's initiative to end poverty

Sachs's initiative to end poverty

Rediff.com25 Feb 2009

The fight to end poverty sometimes looks like an industry that depends on the poor's impoverished state for its own survival. Jeffrey Sachs's book End of Poverty is a jolt to shake us out of that rut.

US students who took Covaxin, Sputnik asked to get re-vaccinated

US students who took Covaxin, Sputnik asked to get re-vaccinated

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

These vaccines have not yet been approved by the World Health Organization

2 Spirit Award noms for India

2 Spirit Award noms for India

Rediff.com28 Nov 2007

Vanaja and Irrfan Khan win nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Viral Acharya and 7 economists who quit

Viral Acharya and 7 economists who quit

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Viral Acharya is the eighth economist to quit since the Modi government took office.

'Iran's youth waiting for an Iranian Martin Luther King'

'Iran's youth waiting for an Iranian Martin Luther King'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

'Iranian protestors are participating in a civil disobedience, the kind of peaceful protests Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Henry David Thoreau advocated,' says Columbia Prof Hamid Dabashi.

What makes Eric Garcetti the right pick as US envoy

What makes Eric Garcetti the right pick as US envoy

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

He has Biden's ear and because of the past relationship, Biden will actually listen to him, unlike some past residents of Roosevelt House.

Whither the warmth?

Whither the warmth?

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

The joy that is the trademark of Diwali in India is missing in US celebrations of the festival

Filming war

Filming war

Rediff.com3 Aug 2007

Vineet Diwan is ready with his film on war.