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The world's best airlines in 2017

The world's best airlines in 2017

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

Asian and Middle Eastern airlines -- but no Indian names -- dominated the Top 10 slots at the World Airline Awards.

The man who exposed Volkswagen's emission cheating

The man who exposed Volkswagen's emission cheating

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Daniel Carder said he's surprised to see such a hullabaloo now, because his team's findings were made public nearly a year and a half ago.

Now, rise and prove your patriotism

Now, rise and prove your patriotism

Rediff.com10 Dec 2016

After the Supreme Court ruling on playing the national anthem in all movie halls, Veenu Sandhu misses the innocent days when patriotism was part of our being, not a prescribed potion to bring all our problems to an end. And no one told us to 'leave', 'get out' or 'go to Pakistan' if we differed.

A requiem for Mumbai's native trees

A requiem for Mumbai's native trees

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

Let those in power put trees on par with the sacred cow. And century-old trees certainly need to be worshipped, says Anil Singh.

How Pranab forced UPA to withdraw ordinance on tainted lawmakers

How Pranab forced UPA to withdraw ordinance on tainted lawmakers

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee talked though on the ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers as he questioned three Union ministers -- Law Minister Kapil Sibal, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. He sought minutes of the Cabinet and all party meetings after which the United Progressive Alliance withdrew the decree.

Egypt: Pro-Morsi Islamist marchers hit streets, 3 killed

Egypt: Pro-Morsi Islamist marchers hit streets, 3 killed

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

Thousands of angry supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, chanting slogans like "down with military rule", today took to the streets after Friday prayers demanding his reinstatement, as soldiers opened fire to chase them away, killing at least three people.

Ranbaxy's top executives in the US resign

Ranbaxy's top executives in the US resign

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

US country head, key departmental heads leave; more likely to follow.

Integration challenges: Sun Pharma's next hurdle

Integration challenges: Sun Pharma's next hurdle

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

The challenge of merging Ranbaxy into the company has not been factored in.

Why the BJP is playing the Desh Bhakti card

Why the BJP is playing the Desh Bhakti card

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

'A second defeat in a Hindu heartland state will be disastrous for its morale and political fortune.' 'There is no alternative for the BJP, therefore, but to play the patriotic card with gusto.'

Why diesel subsidy should be removed for all

Why diesel subsidy should be removed for all

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

In January this year, with a view to cutting the subsidy on diesel, the government had decreed that all bulk users, such as the railways, state transport corporations, armed forces and all commercial establishments, would be charged the market price for diesel.

Highest paid world leaders: Obama tops, Modi 12th

Highest paid world leaders: Obama tops, Modi 12th

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

According to recent official data here is how world leaders' salaries stack up.

SC lifts stay on reporting Muzaffarpur shelter home case

SC lifts stay on reporting Muzaffarpur shelter home case

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

There cannot be a 'blanket ban' on media reporting on cases of rape and sexual abuse, it said.

Shanghvi all set to turn around Ranbaxy

Shanghvi all set to turn around Ranbaxy

Rediff.com2 Aug 2015

The Halol facility is important for the company as it accounts for 10 per cent of Sun Pharma's sales.

Private universities CANNOT run off-campus study centres

Private universities CANNOT run off-campus study centres

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a formal notification stating that these universities cannot establish off-campus study centres or offer distance education programmes beyond the territory of the state in which they are located.

Egypt PM struggles to form cabinet, Brotherhood vows protests

Egypt PM struggles to form cabinet, Brotherhood vows protests

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Egypt's new prime minister was faced with road blocks in forming a new cabinet and steering the deeply polarised nation through a transition phase, as the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday vowed to continue protests against the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi by the army.

The mistakes Daiichi Sankyo made in the Ranbaxy deal

The mistakes Daiichi Sankyo made in the Ranbaxy deal

Rediff.com12 May 2016

The FDA actions eventually led to a $500-million fine for Ranbaxy as well as the effective mothballing of many of its Indian factories.

Ranbaxy drugs cleared FDA test before import alert

Ranbaxy drugs cleared FDA test before import alert

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

FDA had also issued warning letters to Ranbaxy's Paonta Sahib and Dewas facilities as it found extensive problems and deviations from manufacturing norms.

Ranbaxy hires BCG, Mercer for internal strategic project

Ranbaxy hires BCG, Mercer for internal strategic project

Rediff.com1 Jun 2013

Consultants are working with various teams on manufacturing, R&D, etc, to assess per-month productivity of each department.

#MeToo: How to deal with sexual harassment at your workplace

#MeToo: How to deal with sexual harassment at your workplace

Rediff.com10 Oct 2018

To prevent being sexually harassed, it is important to first understand where it will happen and who your possible predators are.

Bharat Mata ki jal

Bharat Mata ki jal

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

The total quantum of water supply has barely improved since Independence, while demand has exploded, points out T N Ninan.

Learn this ONE trick to become a good team leader, manager or CEO

Learn this ONE trick to become a good team leader, manager or CEO

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

An expert reveals the secret.

Maldives parliament impeaches vice prez over plot to kill President

Maldives parliament impeaches vice prez over plot to kill President

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Maldivian Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was on Thursday impeached by the Parliament overwhelmingly over an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen and faces terrorism charges as lawmakers approved state of emergency in the island that has sparked concerns globally.

Lessons from a murder most foul

Lessons from a murder most foul

Rediff.com12 Sep 2017

The need of the hour is not a divisive, slanging match of accusations and counter-accusations, but a call for sanity,' says Vivek Gumaste.

Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls fresh elections

Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls fresh elections

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday sought royal approval to dissolve the parliament and call fresh elections in a bid to defuse the country's deepening political crisis, as thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of the Thai capital.

Gold imports surge in November, but 70% lie unused

Gold imports surge in November, but 70% lie unused

Rediff.com10 Dec 2016

Dealers anticipated a sharp rise in jewellery demand this wedding season, but then came demonetisation.

Economic crisis chokes world's biggest economies

Economic crisis chokes world's biggest economies

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

The world seems to have caught severe pneumonia, or worse, as China had flu.

Jaitley files civil, criminal cases against Kejriwal for defamation

Jaitley files civil, criminal cases against Kejriwal for defamation

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed civil defamation suit in the Delhi high court against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party leaders, amid a raging row over irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association and allegations of corruption against him by the Delhi government.

Cauvery row: Jayalalithaa blasts Karnataka's defiance against SC order

Cauvery row: Jayalalithaa blasts Karnataka's defiance against SC order

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Jayalalithaa, recuperating at a corporate hospital in Chennai, said she could not attend the meeting as she was hospitalised.

An ideal mining policy & how it will impact the economy

An ideal mining policy & how it will impact the economy

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

The new mining policy must be rock solid

Oil companies at crossroads over govt diktat on retail outlets

Oil companies at crossroads over govt diktat on retail outlets

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Investment can only be by prospective dealers.

6 painful memories from the Emergency

6 painful memories from the Emergency

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

On the 40th anniversary of the beginning of one of the darkest periods in our history, here are six painful facts about the Emergency.

DMK wrests Cauvery initiative

DMK wrests Cauvery initiative

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

Today, with the 'Cauvery row' in full flow, the DMK has managed to wrest the 'pan-Tamil initiative' for the Dravidian polity as a whole. What more, the DMK has also stolen much of the 'Tamil thunder' that had belonged to peripheral pan-Tamil groups over the Jallikattu protests in January 2017, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Sutlej canal: SC ruling sets Punjab's political pot boiling

Sutlej canal: SC ruling sets Punjab's political pot boiling

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Supreme Court's ruling favouring Haryana on the contentious Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal issue has set political temperature soaring in Punjab, with the state Congress chief Amarinder Singh quitting as Member of Parliament and all MLAs following suit, as Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal asserted "not a drop of water" will be allowed to be taken out of the state.

'We are with every initiative that raises awareness about caste violence'

'We are with every initiative that raises awareness about caste violence'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

This is the text of the statement put out by the People's Media Advocacy and Resource Centre on IIT Madras's derecognition of the Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle.

A warrior prince rises in Arabia

A warrior prince rises in Arabia

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

The Middle East's power house is about to get a new ruler who is only 31 and he may lead Saudi Arabia for decades, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

Here's this week's collection of the world's craziest and funniest stories from around the world.

Oil firms to introduce lottery system for fuel dealers

Oil firms to introduce lottery system for fuel dealers

Rediff.com11 May 2014

In Maharashtra, the oil industry had tenancy protection till 1999.

Uttarakhand's landslide defeat

Uttarakhand's landslide defeat

Rediff.com6 Jul 2013

The recent tragedy confirms the view of humanitarian aid as a political weapon

'If he wears a topi he would look just like N D Tiwari'

'If he wears a topi he would look just like N D Tiwari'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

This week, after years of denying it, octogenarian politician N D Tiwari publicly accepted that Rohit Shekhar is indeed his son. For Shekhar, the change of heart must also come with a legal guarantee.

'Steyn deserves to be mentioned with reverence among greats'

'Steyn deserves to be mentioned with reverence among greats'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Former Australian tear-away pacer Rodney Hogg, says why India don't have a chance to retain the World Cup.