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Kamala Harris: The World's Top Thinker

Kamala Harris: The World's Top Thinker

Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

Kamala Harris could be US President in 2020. These badass moments show us why.

Himachal records its highest voter turnout at 74 per cent

Himachal records its highest voter turnout at 74 per cent

Rediff.com9 Nov 2017

Around 30,000 personnel have been deputed for poll duty as the state decides its fate today.

Online 'Hall of Shame' to catch traffic offenders

Online 'Hall of Shame' to catch traffic offenders

Rediff.com20 Jul 2005

Malaysia has set up an online hall of shame where the public can post pictures of traffic offenders as part of a campaign to instil discipline and safety on roads.\n\n

DIPP sets up panel to help investors on 'Make in India'

DIPP sets up panel to help investors on 'Make in India'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2014

The initiative is one of the several steps which the government has announced in order to improve ease of doing business in India and attract investments to boost manufacturing in the country

'Unprecedented, deeply troubling': Hillary on FBI move

'Unprecedented, deeply troubling': Hillary on FBI move

Rediff.com30 Oct 2016

Clinton and her campaign pressed America's top cop, FBI Director James Comey, to put out the "full and complete facts" about a renewed probe into a cache of recently discovered emails, as the development emboldened Republican rival Donald Trump to seize on to the reignited controversy.

Congress says ban PM's 'Mann ki Baat' till Bihar polls, EC disagrees

Congress says ban PM's 'Mann ki Baat' till Bihar polls, EC disagrees

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

The Congress is citing the model code of conduct, which is presently in place for the upcoming elections.

Social media firms to help EC take down flagged poll content

Social media firms to help EC take down flagged poll content

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Intermediary platforms would take down content that violates the code of conduct in 'real time', once they receive a legal notice from the EC officers tasked with looking at content violations, reports Neha Alawadhi.

GST: From 'Gabbar Singh Tax' to a strong tax-compliance tool

GST: From 'Gabbar Singh Tax' to a strong tax-compliance tool

Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

The opposition parties vehemently criticised the new 'one nation, one tax' system having four different rates instead of a single rate adopted in some countries including the UK and Singapore.

Hyderabad drug racket: School students high on LSD

Hyderabad drug racket: School students high on LSD

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

Shockingly, students of various schools and colleges were clients of Hyderabad drug peddlers.

Massive blow to Bangladesh! ICC suspends bowlers Taskin, Sunny

Massive blow to Bangladesh! ICC suspends bowlers Taskin, Sunny

Rediff.com19 Mar 2016

Bangladesh pace sensation Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny were suspended, on Saturday, for bowling with an illegal action by the International Cricket Council (ICC), dealing a massive blow to the team's campaign in the ongoing World Twenty20.

CNN sues Trump, his White House aides over barring of reporter

CNN sues Trump, his White House aides over barring of reporter

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

The suit alleges that Acosta and CNN's First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated by the ban.

Despite sanctions, US may allow India to continue buying Iran oil

Despite sanctions, US may allow India to continue buying Iran oil

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that countries like India, if it gets the exemption, would be asked to bring down their oil imports from Iran to zero in six months' time.

US Dollar to undergo design, colour change

US Dollar to undergo design, colour change

Rediff.com4 Feb 2003

The United States plans to introduce ''significant changes'' in the appearance of the dollar, including a colour other than green, as part of an intensified campaign to stop counterfeiting, Under Secretary of Treasury Peter Fisher has said.

Never conspired to pull down government: Uddhav

Never conspired to pull down government: Uddhav

Rediff.com8 Oct 2019

The Shiv Sena chief said that for the alliance to stay intact, both the BJP and Shiv Sena need to exercise caution.

Will BJP oust Nitish after the poll?

Will BJP oust Nitish after the poll?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

'Maybe the BJP believes, in the post-poll scenario, it will have the might to foist, anybody endorsed by the RSS, upon Bihar,' observes Mohammad Sajjad.

Saudi Arabia agrees to let women drive

Saudi Arabia agrees to let women drive

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

The government will have until June 24, 2018, to implement the new decree

Prachanda escapes bomb blast in western Nepal

Prachanda escapes bomb blast in western Nepal

Rediff.com13 Nov 2013

Maoist supremo Prachanda had a narrow escape when his vehicle was targeted with a roadside bomb in western Nepal on Wednesday.

5 lessons you can learn from Sharad Pawar

5 lessons you can learn from Sharad Pawar

Rediff.com29 Nov 2019

There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.

Priyanka gets cracking after debut in UP as Cong gen secy

Priyanka gets cracking after debut in UP as Cong gen secy

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

The party office in Lucknow buzzed with activity as enthusiastic Congress workers gathered outside the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee building, even before she returned from an overnight stay in Jaipur.

Ease of doing business: Will India crack the club of top 50 nations?

Ease of doing business: Will India crack the club of top 50 nations?

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

India's rank inched up by just one position to 130 in last year's Doing Business Survey by the World Bank.

Sai's Take: A political Mahabharatam

Sai's Take: A political Mahabharatam

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Is there a likeness between the characters from Ved Vyas's timeless epic and those prancing about on the political proscenium? Saisuresh Sivaswamy finds out.

'We have been dying a silent death for six years'

'We have been dying a silent death for six years'

Rediff.com3 May 2019

'Neither the Centre nor the state is helping us, rather they are coming up with new ways to create stumbling blocks for the return of money.'

How Uber palns to serve its passenger better

How Uber palns to serve its passenger better

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

It was investing heavily in finding new ways to gauge driver behaviour apart from just relying on feedback provided by riders.

Truth behind SRK's business ventures

Truth behind SRK's business ventures

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

To unravel Khan's overseas business, one has to rewind to 10 years ago when Londoner Richard James Moore floated a real estate company called Winford Estates in Surrey.

Southampton's Wanyama sidelined with hamstring injury

Southampton's Wanyama sidelined with hamstring injury

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

Southampton's bustling midfielder Victor Wanyama will be out for "a few weeks" after injuring his hamstring moments before he was due to be substituted in their FA Cup third-round replay win at Ipswich Town on Wednesday.

Why are we scared of the anti-communal bill?

Why are we scared of the anti-communal bill?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

This is one bill that will ensure that no politician, official or person can play politics with the lives of any other person and if they do, they will be arrested. It is time for such a bill to protect the minorities, says Neeta Kolhatkar.

Russian Grand Prix: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia

Russian Grand Prix: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

Finland's Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton having to settle for second place on the starting grid.

If not Rahul, who can lead the Opposition?

If not Rahul, who can lead the Opposition?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

'It is entirely possible that Sonia Gandhi wants her son to be prime minister.' 'If so, it is game, set and match to the BJP,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

PHOTOS: This is what Gurgaon calls Car Free Day

PHOTOS: This is what Gurgaon calls Car Free Day

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

It was bumper-to-bumper traffic at many spots in Gurgaon.

Entering religious places women's fundamental right, rules Bombay HC

Entering religious places women's fundamental right, rules Bombay HC

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

Under the Maharashtra Hindu Place of Worship (Entry Authorisation) Act, if any temple or person prohibits any person from entering a temple then he or she faces a six-month imprisonment.

8 reasons what went wrong for BJP in Gujarat

8 reasons what went wrong for BJP in Gujarat

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

'The BJP must realise that a resurgent Rahul Gandhi will take the battle straight into its camp.' 'He is not going to be held back by the misdeeds of UPA 1 and 2, so there is no point harping on them,' says Sanjeev Nayyar.

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

A United States jury on Wednesday found Dzokhar Tsarnaev guilty of killing three people and injuring 264 in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, as well as fatally shooting a police officer four days later.

In Bihar, PM Modi asks for more time

In Bihar, PM Modi asks for more time

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday tore into the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, blaming its "appeasement politics" for the failure of law enforcement agencies to rein in terror activities when it was in power and claiming it raised the "bogey of Hindu terror" to "misdirect" investigation.

FBI warns of possible terror attack on US Election Day eve

FBI warns of possible terror attack on US Election Day eve

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

Authorities in New York have been put on high alert after intelligence inputs about a possible terror attack by al-Qaeda militants in the city on the eve of the United States presidential elections next week, media reports said.

Shalabh Kumar: The desi who knows Trump best

Shalabh Kumar: The desi who knows Trump best

Rediff.com25 Jun 2017

The founder of the Republican Hindu Coalition first attracted attention in the US as the "Punjabi tycoon" who was a huge supporter of Narendra Modi in the US. 'He will be best for India. There is no better ally for the US than India in the region,' Shalabh Kumar tells Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Govt asks WhatsApp to find solution to trace origin of fake messages

Govt asks WhatsApp to find solution to trace origin of fake messages

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, after meeting WhatsApp Head Chris Daniels, said the Facebook-owned messaging app has contributed significantly to India's digital story but it needs to find solutions to deal with "sinister developments" like mob-lynching and revenge porn.

Saradha scam: CBI to quiz Suvaprasanna

Saradha scam: CBI to quiz Suvaprasanna

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

The deal in question is the sale of Devkripa Vyapar Pvt Ltd, the holding company of Akhon Samay, a news channel that never went of air.

Nicolas Sarkozy to seek French presidency again

Nicolas Sarkozy to seek French presidency again

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

The pugnacious 61-year-old conservative, who was deeply unpopular by the end of his five years as president, had made no secret of his ambition to reconquer the top office.

How the BJP pulled off a coup in Maharashtra

How the BJP pulled off a coup in Maharashtra

Rediff.com23 Nov 2019

Even as the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress were burning the candle at both ends to hammer out a deal over forming the government in Maharashtra, the Amit Shah-led BJP was quietly planning its moves.

Trump favours merit-based immigration: White House

Trump favours merit-based immigration: White House

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

Miller insisted that any legal immigration system should not displace American workers and there should be no abuse of 'fraud'.