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India foiled expansionist move in Ladakh: Prez on R-Day eve

India foiled expansionist move in Ladakh: Prez on R-Day eve

Rediff.com25 Jan 2021

"Though we reiterate our commitment to peace, our defence forces -- the army, the air force and the navy -- are adequately mobilised in a well-coordinated move to thwart any attempt to undermine our security. Our national interest will be protected at all costs. We have also ensured a widespread understanding in the international community of India's firm and principled stand," the President said. India and China are locked in a nearly nine-month long military standoff in eastern Ladakh.

The Love Hormone: How much do you know?

The Love Hormone: How much do you know?

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

5 fascinating facts about the love hormone: Take this quiz and find out

'Attackers wanted to create havoc, kill people'

'Attackers wanted to create havoc, kill people'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

'Look at the selection of targets and also the timing of the attacks. It is clearly designed to cause maximum damage. The target was not a particular facility which was aimed at hurting the economy," says former R&AW chief C D Sahay.

Airtel and Jio go head to head in battle for 5G

Airtel and Jio go head to head in battle for 5G

Rediff.com13 Feb 2021

The Big Two telecom companies have accelerated their moves towards this next-gen technology, though they have chosen very different routes to getting there.

Making Kangana look ROYAL

Making Kangana look ROYAL

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

Have you seen these amazing behind-the-scenes pictures?

ISI planning attacks in India to avoid LeT split?

ISI planning attacks in India to avoid LeT split?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

For three years now, Lashkar cadres have been pressurising their higher ups in Pakistani intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence to battle American troops, but they have always been pulled back. The reason? The ISI does not want the only outfit that it has complete control over to go out of hand.

'All banks should issue chip cards'

'All banks should issue chip cards'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2011

I believe the central bank has been very pro-active about introducing dynamic authentication systems like the two-factor authentication for online transactions. I believe this has really given a boost to e-commerce in India.

'Muslims, Hindus seem to be tired about Ayodhya'

'Muslims, Hindus seem to be tired about Ayodhya'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2010

The urgency to understand and decode the possible impact of the Ayodhya verdict is so high that the Bharatiya Janata Party and many Muslim organisations are not even participating in public debates, reports Sheela Bhatt. They want to play it safe by not inciting the public before the verdict and they want to ensure that all options are kept open after the highly anticipated judgment.

Home entertainment: Check these hi-tech media players!

Home entertainment: Check these hi-tech media players!

Rediff.com29 Mar 2011

These little set-top boxes are the one-stop answer to view data.

'Women must live within limits'

'Women must live within limits'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

'When you sow a small plant, then you keep watch on it so that wild cattle should not eat that sapling.'

Wipro unveils ESOS

Wipro unveils ESOS

Rediff.com4 Feb 2003

Wipro Ltd decoded to allot 3225 equity shares of Rs 2 each pursuant to exercise of stock options by eligible employees.

Does breast cancer affect men?

Does breast cancer affect men?

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Though breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but can rarely occur in males, because of the presence of mammary tissue in males.

IM mail hints at act of suicide terrorism

IM mail hints at act of suicide terrorism

Rediff.com20 Sep 2010

B Raman decodes the email sent allegedly by the Indian Mujahideen after the attack on tourists outside Jama Masjid in New Delhi.

Cops tracing Headley, Rana's movements in Kerala

Cops tracing Headley, Rana's movements in Kerala

Rediff.com14 Nov 2009

With the Intelligence agencies confirming that David Headley and Thahawur Hussain Rana had indeed come to Kochi and other parts of Kerala, the state police have started a massive man hunt to find out the duo's associates.

VOIP is new challenge to cyber cops

VOIP is new challenge to cyber cops

Rediff.com19 Feb 2009

"There is so much data communication on the internet at all times that it is very difficult to detect VOIP that is malicious in nature. Even if it is detected, decoding the communication, tracing the locations of the terrorists, monitoring them, etc, is very difficult," says Ankit Fadia, a cyber security expert.

Satellite piracy sends strong signals to India

Satellite piracy sends strong signals to India

Rediff.com9 Jun 2009

A pirate can assemble a system -- including a dish, a receiver and a decorder (together called an STB) for as low as Rs 900-1,000. This, tuned into different frequencies, can steal signals of most of the DTH operators. According to IMI, which represents over 50 companies including big labels like Saregama, Tips, Venus and Sony Music, the music industry derives a substantial amount of their revenues from TV and Internet rights.

Pranab Mukherjee on reforms and Indian economy

Pranab Mukherjee on reforms and Indian economy

Rediff.com27 May 2009

With an Interim Budget and an election victory behind him, and a full-year budget ahead, Mukherjee would presumably have lots on his mind, but understandably be coy of revealing much.

6 EXCITING online courses for millennials

6 EXCITING online courses for millennials

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

From writing to UI design and digital marketing, these courses will help you identify your skills, polish them and guide to take the next big leap.

ISRO waits for results from moon mission

ISRO waits for results from moon mission

Rediff.com31 Jan 2009

As scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation are decoding the data sent by Chandrayaan-1 from the moon, the space agency is confident that India's first lunar mission would reveal 'unexpected results and things'. "The data have been collected from unexplored area. We are well positioned with these data. We can tell the world that we have found many things, which no explorer has seen so far," Chandrayaan-I Project Director M Annadurai said on Saturday.

These stars mean money!

These stars mean money!

Rediff.com6 May 2009

Looking at the top Bollwyood stars who endorsers love.

Married your cousin? You may have more kids!

Married your cousin? You may have more kids!

Rediff.com11 Feb 2008

A study has shown that closely related cousins who marry tend to have more children and grandchildren than others.

4 JeM suspects held three days ago released

4 JeM suspects held three days ago released

Rediff.com7 May 2016

13 persons were picked up by the Special Cell after a late night operation on Tuesday. Of them, three -- Sajid, Sameer Ahmed, and Shakir Ansari -- have been arrested, four let off and six are still being questioned by the investigators.

An Indian legend you probably don't know about

An Indian legend you probably don't know about

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa. Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend

Saint Gobain Sekruit okays rights issue

Saint Gobain Sekruit okays rights issue

Rediff.com4 Feb 2003

Saint Gobain Sekurit India Ltd decoded to increase the authorised share capital of the company from existing Rs 660 million to Rs 920 million by issuing 26 million equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash at par.

Govt's tax amnesty scheme sees little success

Govt's tax amnesty scheme sees little success

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

By November 3, only 17,000 applications with tax payable amounting to Rs 1,100 crore have been received by the government, under the Sabka Vishwas Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme. The scheme gives a deep discount of 70 per cent for cases pending appeal where tax demand is more than Rs 50 lakh, and 50 per cent waiver beyond that amount.

Terrorists have accomplished Operation BAD

Terrorists have accomplished Operation BAD

Rediff.com13 Sep 2008

Soon after the Ahmedabad blasts, a call was made allegedly from Sabarmati jail in Gujarat to Pakistan. The conversation was intercepted by the IB. The person who made the call (not named as it may hamper probe) told a person in Pakistan, Operation BAD had been successful. Based on this intercept, the IB and the Gujarat police decoded the message and came to the conclusion that BAD stood for Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi.

6 tips to deal with social media stress

6 tips to deal with social media stress

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

Any and every message on any chat interface does not require your response. Think whether it has any value and discard the rest to feel in control about what you read and respond to.

Why West Bengal's coronavirus mortality rate is high

Why West Bengal's coronavirus mortality rate is high

Rediff.com8 May 2020

Social stigma and low testing are the key reasons for the high mortality rate among COVID-19 patients in West Bengal, where the disease, like elsewhere in the country, is still an urban phenomenon, experts say. The state's Trinamool Congress government has been drawing consistent criticism from the Centre and opposition parties over the way it has tackled the pandemic, and has been accused of under-reporting data about the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Top 10: Things you MUST NOT say at Fashion Week

Top 10: Things you MUST NOT say at Fashion Week

Rediff.com22 Sep 2009

Lakme Fashion Week is in its tenth year. High time, someone decoded the 'fashion lingo', don't you think?

Scientists closer to visualizing dreams

Scientists closer to visualizing dreams

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Scientists in the United States led by Professor Jack Gallant of the University of California, Berkeley, have built a computer that can 'decode' the brain activity signals from a scanner and match them to photographs of what a person has seen.

Why Parents struggle to TALK to Teens

Why Parents struggle to TALK to Teens

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

You struggle because, first you 'try' and second, you, 'talk', says mind coach, NLP trainer and Zen Lifestyle Expert Anu Krishna.

How Shah Rukh got married to Gauri

How Shah Rukh got married to Gauri

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

We bring you *that story*, and a lot more, in this fascinating excerpt from Roshmila Bhattacharya's Matinee Men: A Journey Through Bollywood.

Signal row may hit channels hard

Signal row may hit channels hard

Rediff.com30 May 2007

With no clarity on encryption of sports transmission signals by public broadcaster Doordarshan, sports channels fear loss of revenue to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) due to piracy during the forthcoming cricket matches.

'No info about terror plot on Kafeel's hard disc'

'No info about terror plot on Kafeel's hard disc'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2007

The police say they only found some 'Jihaadi literature' on the tapes.

This Bluetooth neckband is worth your money

This Bluetooth neckband is worth your money

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

The SoundOne X60 neckband wireless Bluetooth earphones are good, affordable and comes with decent sound and battery life, says Ashish Narsale.

Speak up Asia, or the West will drown you out

Speak up Asia, or the West will drown you out

Rediff.com17 Dec 2007

As globalisation changes the world, having a worldview of Asia that is essentially shaped by western outlooks and prejudices is not just narrow-minded, it is also potentially highly dangerous.

'Stagnation in real wages is the surest sign of rural slowdown'

'Stagnation in real wages is the surest sign of rural slowdown'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

The implication of a slowdown in the financial services sector are very different (eg, likely to affect fewer people directly, and even that affecting those at the top of the income distribution) from that of a slowdown in construction, one of the most employment intensive sectors in the Indian economy (that will affect aggregate demand much more).'

Heart attack could be in your genes

Heart attack could be in your genes

Rediff.com4 May 2007

An Icelandic company is in the process of developing a DNA test that will determine inherited vulnerability to heart attacks

China bans fortune-telling ads

China bans fortune-telling ads

Rediff.com1 Feb 2005

After a nationwide crackdown on telephone sex lines and online gambling sites, China has now banned fortune-telling advertisements.

How best to negotiate your salary

How best to negotiate your salary

Rediff.com11 Jun 2008

It is your responsibility to decode the fine print in compensation by asking the right questions.