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The man who invented the supermodel!

The man who invented the supermodel!

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

Remembering how Azzedine Alaia, the son of farmers changed the world of fashion.

India Inc on a clean up drive, to shut loss-making businesses

India Inc on a clean up drive, to shut loss-making businesses

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

India Inc is either shutting loss making businesses or is hiving off allied verticals to enhance revenues.

Modi and the videshi desis

Modi and the videshi desis

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

'For all of the tamasha about these meetings of Modi and the videshi desis, the reality is that they are just entertainment. The question to ask is what does this energy result in? The answer is: not much,' says Aakar Patel.

'As a manager, Rajan hasn't been very good for the RBI'

'As a manager, Rajan hasn't been very good for the RBI'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

'From where prime ministers sit, it makes no difference at all who occupies the governor's post.' 'Literally anyone with a decent education or work experience can be appointed to the job, which is basically a managerial one with little room for manoeuvre,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

10 bikes that made an impression in 2016

10 bikes that made an impression in 2016

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

We bring you the top 10 bikes that made their mark in 2016

Sonam Kapoor sizzles in red!

Sonam Kapoor sizzles in red!

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Success stories of India's 'little' giants

Success stories of India's 'little' giants

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

Armed with deep customer knowledge, low operational overheads, new funding opportunities and help from online marketplaces, the local brand is turning David to every Goliath that steps into its neighbourhood, says T E Narasimhan.

Rail Budget to increase common people's burdens: CPI-M

Rail Budget to increase common people's burdens: CPI-M

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

The first Railway Budget of this Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government is a cosmetic exercise, high on rhetoric and low in substance, the CPI-M said.

Review: Roy is slow torture

Review: Roy is slow torture

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Roy is so tangled in its inflated, erratic ideas of a pseudo mystery around parallel lives and loves that it ceases to make sense even before it takes of

Will Mahindra succeed with the NuvoSport?

Will Mahindra succeed with the NuvoSport?

Rediff.com12 May 2016

The NuvoSport does a fairly good job of being a seven-seater commuter.

10 Stars who need a Roast!

10 Stars who need a Roast!

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

A hit-list, if you will.

Why Sunetra Choudhury wrote a book on VIPs in jail

Why Sunetra Choudhury wrote a book on VIPs in jail

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

'I met someone who came out of jail and started telling me wild things that they did inside.' 'I couldn't believe it and then my curiousity led me to do some more digging.'

What went wrong with the people's car called Nano

What went wrong with the people's car called Nano

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

Nano remains a cautionary tale of misplaced ambitions and a drag on profit.

What kind of First Lady will Melania Trump make?

What kind of First Lady will Melania Trump make?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Does Mrs Donald Trump realise that her immediate predecessor, Michelle Obama, is not the only hard act to follow, wonders Kanika Datta.

5 top selling SUVs in 2014

5 top selling SUVs in 2014

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

The rough and tough image of SUVs is now being presented in a more technologically upgraded form.

It's an incredible win, but victors must show humility

It's an incredible win, but victors must show humility

Rediff.com16 May 2014

'They must bow their head before the people's might and start their work immediately. Now nothing can help them, but a show of sincerity and a life without cosmetic frills.' 'They don't have any option, but to succeed and prove themselves worthy of this massive victory,' says BJP MP Tarun Vijay.

10 models who are changing the fashion game

10 models who are changing the fashion game

Rediff.com12 Oct 2016

These beauties are breaking fashion stereotypes.

Why Trai's cutting roaming charges is wrong

Why Trai's cutting roaming charges is wrong

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Instead of tinkering with roaming, the circle system should be ended.

If Trump continues to challenge Kim Jong-un...

If Trump continues to challenge Kim Jong-un...

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

Rajaram Panda explains why the US president needs to restrain himself and build a relationship with China to put any credible pressure on North Korea.

Keep us in loop before any FDA swoop, India tells US

Keep us in loop before any FDA swoop, India tells US

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

Inspections only in domestic authorities' presence, visiting US drug regulator told

HOT PICS: 9 new faces to rock Victoria's Secret fashion show

HOT PICS: 9 new faces to rock Victoria's Secret fashion show

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

These girls are so H-O-T you just can't take your eyes off them!

A walk through time: How HUL climbed the success ladder

A walk through time: How HUL climbed the success ladder

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

To tackle the resultant inflation, the Indira Gandhi government had imposed price controls on manufactured products, including soaps and vanaspati, in 1973.

Dawood lives in Pakistan, India has proof: Report

Dawood lives in Pakistan, India has proof: Report

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

Indian security agencies in possession of telephone bill, passport details that the underworld don lives in a upscale Karachi locality, reports The Hindustan Times

How do you solve a problem like Pakistan?

How do you solve a problem like Pakistan?

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

'Instead of isolation, India should respond militarily to every act of terrorism assessed to have come from across the border, unilaterally declare Pakistan a State that supports terrorism and cease all economic dealings with it.'

10 rarest cars on the planet

10 rarest cars on the planet

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Owning these cars not burns holes in our pockets.

Budget 2016: List of 300 duty-free items could shrink

Budget 2016: List of 300 duty-free items could shrink

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

Excise exemptions may be whittled in Budget to offset higher govt salaries, pensions

Post poll debacle, Congress organisational rejig on cards

Post poll debacle, Congress organisational rejig on cards

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

According to party insiders, the revamp will be aimed at serving the dual purposes of fixing accountability for the loss and bringing in a new leadership in the run-up to 2014 polls. The demoralised Congress unit desperately needs a new lease of life, if it has to give any competition to the reenergised Bharatiya Janata Party under Narendra Modi.

8 bizarre festivals from around the world

8 bizarre festivals from around the world

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Have you heard of the Burning Man festival? Or the Monkey Buffet festival?

Honda all set to race on Indian roads with these hot cars

Honda all set to race on Indian roads with these hot cars

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

Honda will launch 4 cars in India soon.

How the BJP is quietly penetrating Bengal

How the BJP is quietly penetrating Bengal

Rediff.com20 May 2017

The BJP doesn't want to focus entirely on an anti-Mamata campaign.

'The BJP is too smart'

'The BJP is too smart'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

'The BJP portrays a make believe world.' 'The Tripura victory is being seen by some as a result of bahubal and money power -- but that would be a very simplistic explanation.' 'Money and muscle power can play a role up to a point, but the BJP's victory is remarkable because it replaced a party that was in power for 25 years.'

And so the Sheena Bora murder trial gets a new twist

And so the Sheena Bora murder trial gets a new twist

Rediff.com8 May 2017

'Not only will Peter, Indrani, Sanjeev be making twice monthly trips to the sessions court for many years, so will their family, their lawyers and the journalists covering the case, becoming almost like bittersweet friends, as large portions of their lives play out there.'

Will Patanjali manage to hit the Rs 20,000 crore revenue target?

Will Patanjali manage to hit the Rs 20,000 crore revenue target?

Rediff.com5 May 2017

Patanjali, to a large extent, has penetrated the target group for its products. As a result, increasing the consumer base and revenue by 100 per cent in FY18 will be a stiff challenge.

Kim's Nuclear Games of Smoke and Mirrors

Kim's Nuclear Games of Smoke and Mirrors

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

Is North Korea really dismantling its nuclear programme? Rajaram Panda explains the many challenges to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula.

Consumer durables likely to face higher import duty

Consumer durables likely to face higher import duty

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

However, worries on inadequate import and issues for the FTA pacts.

Toyota Innova Crysta sports lot of features, space and power

Toyota Innova Crysta sports lot of features, space and power

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

The new Innova is more expensive than the old one, with the top-end model costing over Rs 20 lakh

Cong raking up secularism issue to hide its failures: BJP

Cong raking up secularism issue to hide its failures: BJP

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

The Congress and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are talking about secularism only to cover up their failures in governance and corruption, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader M Venkaiah Naidu alleged in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Are some of the new features in your health plan worth paying for?

Are some of the new features in your health plan worth paying for?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

While the benefits offered by the new-generation products are alluring, choose a plan that offers features you may actually need in the future

Why time ran out for HMT

Why time ran out for HMT

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

Even though HMT has survived for over 50 years, it failed to find a new peg to sell itself even as later entrants captured market share.

Budget sets a vision for Indian Railways

Budget sets a vision for Indian Railways

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Govt wants to up investment in Railways