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Who was Mangal Pandey?

Who was Mangal Pandey?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2005

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Free Basics violates net neutrality: Nilekani

Free Basics violates net neutrality: Nilekani

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

Aadhaar architect becomes most visible face to oppose Facebook plan

Giving girls the freedom to study. However THEY want to.

Giving girls the freedom to study. However THEY want to.

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

Parita Patel, a born and bred Mumbaikar, has found herself returning, again and again, to an unknown -- probably forgotten -- part of Jharkhand to teach girls. This is what compells her do it.

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi.

'It's just like Bangladesh'

'It's just like Bangladesh'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2005

A hatke film fest!

A hatke film fest!

Rediff.com16 Feb 2005

The battle for Dalit pride

The battle for Dalit pride

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

'It is a reassertion of their lost martial stride, of a history that is papered over by turning it into a memory largely of the upper castes.'

Brand Oberoi for select few

Brand Oberoi for select few

Rediff.com14 Dec 2004

IN PHOTOS: 17 shades of India

IN PHOTOS: 17 shades of India

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

These photographs show India in various colours and moods in 2015.

Pak's hammer hurts Oberoi

Pak's hammer hurts Oberoi

Rediff.com18 Jun 2004

I am not resigning, says Infosys Finacle Head Haragopal

I am not resigning, says Infosys Finacle Head Haragopal

Rediff.com8 Jun 2014

Last week, its global head of strategic sales, marketing and alliances Prasad Thrikutam resigned from the job marking the 11th senior management executive exit from Infosys since Murthy's return.

7 reasons why Meghalaya is a cheap, perfect, holiday

7 reasons why Meghalaya is a cheap, perfect, holiday

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

You won't regret planning your next trip to this hilly north-eastern state.

India to be hub of Cedar's consultancy ops

India to be hub of Cedar's consultancy ops

Rediff.com11 Dec 2003

Global consultancy firm Cedar on Thursday announced plans to make India the next hub of activities for its consultancy operations along with the Middle East.

IIT, IISc scientists dislike Facebook's Free Basics

IIT, IISc scientists dislike Facebook's Free Basics

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

They are asking TRAI to reject the plan in the interest of protecting the citizens' right to use Internet

Why Free Basics is so contentious in India

Why Free Basics is so contentious in India

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

The programme has triggered a huge debate in India.

2nd Scorpene class submarine Khanderi launched

2nd Scorpene class submarine Khanderi launched

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

The state-of-the-art features of this Scorpene class submarine include superior stealth and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision guided weapon.

Last telegram sent to Rahul, DD director general SM Khan

Last telegram sent to Rahul, DD director general SM Khan

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

As the iconic 163-year-old telegram passed into history, the last message was sent to Rahul Gandhi and director general of DD news SM Khan. The telegram counter closed at 11:45 pm on Sunday night and the last message was booked at the counter of Central Telegraph Office, Janpath by one Ashwani Mishra.

Why the British Museum won't return the Harihara

Why the British Museum won't return the Harihara

Rediff.com18 Jul 2018

'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Why Coke is following PepsiCo

Why Coke is following PepsiCo

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

Coca-Cola will sell off its bottling business in India in the next few years.

BoB open to acquisition, cutting PLR

BoB open to acquisition, cutting PLR

Rediff.com26 Jun 2003

The Bank of Baroda on Thursday expressed its desire to acquire a bank in south or east India and said it was open to reduce the prime lending rate by 0.25-0.50 per cent.

Tipu controversy: Girish Karnad apologises

Tipu controversy: Girish Karnad apologises

Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

Under severe attack for his remarks that Bengaluru International airport should have been named after 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan rather than the city founder Kempegowda, Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad on Wednesday offered his apology.

South and West are lovin' it but McDonald's faces test in North and East

South and West are lovin' it but McDonald's faces test in North and East

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

McDonald's problems couldn't have surfaced at a worse time. Cut-throat competition, rapid expansion and a slowdown in consumer spending in the wake of demonetisation have seriously dented the overall quick-service restaurant business.

REVEALED: What went wrong with bank loans

REVEALED: What went wrong with bank loans

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

'Flush with funds, lending became a cash management exercise.' 'Road projects, power generation plants, airports etc were financed left and right with apparently no regard for the projects' ability to repay,' explains S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.

Assam takes up issue of people's safety in Nagaland with Centre

Assam takes up issue of people's safety in Nagaland with Centre

Rediff.com7 Mar 2015

Assam has taken up with the Central and Nagaland governments the issue of safety of the people of Assam residing in Nagaland

Why a future war with Pakistan is certain

Why a future war with Pakistan is certain

Rediff.com14 Aug 2017

'As India progresses and takes an increasingly hardline approach to Pakistani hostility, the young and restless population of Pakistan, sooner than later, will demand 'Gazwa e Hind' (conquest of India),' warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Vikram Bakshi offers buying out McDonald's stake in in JV

Vikram Bakshi offers buying out McDonald's stake in in JV

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

The estranged Indian partner of McDonald's, Vikram Bakshi, on Thursday offered buying out the US food major's stake in their joint venture Connaught Plaza Restaurants.

Here all in silence, let them sleep their sleep

Here all in silence, let them sleep their sleep

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Right in the midst of bustling Kolkata lies what might be the most prominent population of Britons in India.

We seem to be unable to treat Kashmiris as Indians

We seem to be unable to treat Kashmiris as Indians

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

'The Indian middle class ignores the conflicts areas in Jammu and Kashmir, in Central India and in the North East.' 'The violence does not touch us at all and so we are able to easily look away from the underlying reasons and grievances.'

Want to escape the 9-to-5 grind?

Want to escape the 9-to-5 grind?

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Follow these steps and you'll never have to work again.

Vikram Bakshi wants Rs 1,800 cr for McDonald's JV stake

Vikram Bakshi wants Rs 1,800 cr for McDonald's JV stake

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

Vikram Bakshi on Friday offered to sell his 50 per cent stake in Connaught Plaza Restaurants, the joint venture with McDonald's that operates fast-food restaurants in north and east India, for Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 billion).

Saving a legacy: Gaothans and Koliwadas

Saving a legacy: Gaothans and Koliwadas

Rediff.com26 Apr 2015

Categorising the original settlements of gaothans and koliwadas as slums, the authorities in Mumbai are keen to develop them into commercial complexes. The residents are unwilling to cede their rights. Ranjita Ganesan reports

Gripping tale of an iconic businessman

Gripping tale of an iconic businessman

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Over the years, Mr Singh has got in and out of innumerable businesses, cutting across sectors. He is one businessman who I have always found to be in a start-up mode, says Bhupesh Bhandari.

Indira's greatest triumph was not Bangladesh

Indira's greatest triumph was not Bangladesh

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

'According to me, her finest hour was in 1983-1984 when she neutralised a combined US-Pakistan-British conspiracy to Balkanise India by creating an independent Sikh State of Khalistan,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). A special assessment of Indira Gandhi on her centenary.

Celebrity speak: What is the best thing about Budget?

Celebrity speak: What is the best thing about Budget?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

Here's what celebrities had to say about Arun Jaitley's Budget.

'Tipu would have enjoyed status of Shivaji if he was Hindu,' says Karnad

'Tipu would have enjoyed status of Shivaji if he was Hindu,' says Karnad

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad on Tuesday said 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan would have enjoyed the same status as of Maratha king Chhatrapathi Shivaji, if he was a Hindu and not a Muslim.

VHP leader dead, many hurt in anti-Tipu Sultan protest in Kodagu

VHP leader dead, many hurt in anti-Tipu Sultan protest in Kodagu

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

Opposing Tipu birth anniversary celebrations, Bharatiya Janata Party and pro-Hindu organisations had called for a bandh on Tuesday even as the district administration had made arrangements for the celebration.