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A saviour in drought-hit Tamil Nadu

A saviour in drought-hit Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com4 May 2017

When faced with problems, this IAS officer came up with innovative solutions.

Like Kashmir, like Pakistan: Floods leave trail of death, destruction

Like Kashmir, like Pakistan: Floods leave trail of death, destruction

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Nearly 200 people have been killed in floods and rain-related incidents in Pakistan with four days of incessant showers, officials said on Monday.

Chemicals: Import duty reduction on feedstock sought

Chemicals: Import duty reduction on feedstock sought

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Sustained growth only if domestic manufacturing rises

King of good times? Mallya may be declared a wilful defaulter

King of good times? Mallya may be declared a wilful defaulter

Rediff.com24 Jul 2014

The consortium led by SBI has also initiated the process of recovery.

The world's worst natural disasters in 2018

The world's worst natural disasters in 2018

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

The world endured bushfires, drought, tsunamis and earthquakes in 2018.

Stock advice: Buy, sell, hold or avoid?

Stock advice: Buy, sell, hold or avoid?

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis

Markets end lower as global stocks extend losses; Metals drag

Markets end lower as global stocks extend losses; Metals drag

Rediff.com4 May 2016

The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 128 points to end at 25,102.

Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious

Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

In a premise begging for food porn, there's a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. You'll see more gastronomic delights in the two-minute trailer of the original Chef than in this entire movie, feels Sukanya Verma.

Sick PSUs list is starting point for FY16 divestments

Sick PSUs list is starting point for FY16 divestments

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

The list is of companies declared sick as on March 31, 2014.

5 emotions that will ruin your health

5 emotions that will ruin your health

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, maps out our emotions that are just downright unhealthy.

Mid-, small-cap stocks on a roll but experts see bubble ahead

Mid-, small-cap stocks on a roll but experts see bubble ahead

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

market rally, especially in mid-caps, has also been driven by a pick-up in the monsoon and the government's resolve to get the goods and services tax (GST) Bill cleared in the recent session of Parliament.

Modi seen pivoting from roads to fields in next Budget

Modi seen pivoting from roads to fields in next Budget

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Money will be earmarked for the social sector - especially rural districts that house three-fifths of voters

'Not an inch of land should be acquired without farmers' consent'

'Not an inch of land should be acquired without farmers' consent'

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Farmers shouldn't be denied right to approach court, the MPs added.

Should courts intervene in religious matters?

Should courts intervene in religious matters?

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

Awful religious practices need to be abolished. But through social and political reformers, not by courts, argues Shekhar Gupta.

Wilful defaulter tag may impact Mallya's MCF ownership battle

Wilful defaulter tag may impact Mallya's MCF ownership battle

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Poddar-Mallya agreement on running MCF likely to be re-worked.

United Bank of India declares Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulter

United Bank of India declares Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulter

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

United Bank's exposure to Kingfisher Airlines was around Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.50 billion)

Resolving gas price issue, power crisis key focus of govt

Resolving gas price issue, power crisis key focus of govt

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Govt keen to revive business sentiment in india.

'If fighting stops in Afghanistan, Kashmir could become ground zero for terror groups'

'If fighting stops in Afghanistan, Kashmir could become ground zero for terror groups'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

'A resurgent Jaish could be a reflection of the Pakistani security establishment's view that with the region moving ever closer to a post-US Afghanistan, it is time to redirect attention to Kashmir.'

The music of Ishiguro's words

The music of Ishiguro's words

Rediff.com19 Oct 2017

'Did the Nobel committee, reviled for awarding Mr Dylan, play a little inside joke this time around, by awarding another lyricist who was once an aspiring musician?' asks Uttaran Das Gupta.

Smartphone wars: Will Google's Android One dethrone Samsung?

Smartphone wars: Will Google's Android One dethrone Samsung?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

The aim is a vast improvement in quality that would lead to a surge in demand for low-end Android phones

Walter Becker: The mathematical wizard of the scoresheet

Walter Becker: The mathematical wizard of the scoresheet

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

The fandom of Walter Becker was rather obscure, but his death has left a huge void in the music industry.

South likely to remain BJP-mukt for now

South likely to remain BJP-mukt for now

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

Telangana is on Amit Shah's radar.

Review: Kaun Kitne Paani Mein disappoints

Review: Kaun Kitne Paani Mein disappoints

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

Kaun Kitne Paani Mein fails to realise its potential, says Nishi Tiwari.

Banks link fresh funds to Mallya's ouster from boards

Banks link fresh funds to Mallya's ouster from boards

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

Kolkata-based United Bank of India, which had earlier declared Kingfisher Airlines and its four directors, including Mallya as wilful defaulters, on Tuesday identified UBHL, the guarantor of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines, also a wilful defaulter.

Ivory Coast's highest honour for President Pranab

Ivory Coast's highest honour for President Pranab

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

While Mukherjee has received number of honorary degrees, it is first such honour accorded to him by a country.

'It is not tax terrorism, it is tax jihadism'

'It is not tax terrorism, it is tax jihadism'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

'The IAS officers are after the rich people, the IRS officers are after the middle class and the IPS officers are after the poor. This is the new varnashrama created by the bureaucracy.'

Yes, there is a real Phunsukh Wangdu!

Yes, there is a real Phunsukh Wangdu!

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

Meet Sonam Wangchuk, the man who inspired Aamir Khan's role in 3 Idiots.

From owning to renting: How the new economy is fuelling change

From owning to renting: How the new economy is fuelling change

Rediff.com30 Jan 2018

Renting start-ups make a killing as millennials fuel sharing economy.

Why MP's stellar show in farm sector has turned a nightmare

Why MP's stellar show in farm sector has turned a nightmare

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

Without strong storage facilities, bumper harvest has resulted in price crash

Regret one night stands? Blame your gender

Regret one night stands? Blame your gender

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

Your gender determines whether or not you regret having casual sex.

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region's native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality

Kingfisher faces scrutiny for accounting lapses

Kingfisher faces scrutiny for accounting lapses

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

The airline, part of Vijay Mallya-led UB Group, has been grounded since October 2012, after being bogged down by huge and mounting losses.

A temple on the Yamuna

A temple on the Yamuna

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

'Bateshwar is a rare temple where Shiva is depicted in his human form (and not his symbol, the Lingam).'

Kerala and Madurai, nurseries for terror in India

Kerala and Madurai, nurseries for terror in India

Rediff.com11 Apr 2014

If the words of Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Abdul Karim Tunda are to be believed, then Bharatiya Janata Party's assessment of Kerala, the God's own country, turning into a nursery for terrorism may well be true.

Review: Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho lacks bite

Review: Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho lacks bite

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho takes off with a great premise but fails to realise its full potential, says Nishi Tiwari.

Soon, new law that bars 'Surrogacy Tourism' in India

Soon, new law that bars 'Surrogacy Tourism' in India

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

A blanket ban may be imposed soon on NRIs, PIOs and foreigners having children through surrogacy in India with the Union health ministry and the National Commission for Women proposing it as part of a new legislation.

I Am Bihar: 'The farmer is the most stubborn of men'

I Am Bihar: 'The farmer is the most stubborn of men'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

'A drought is like a fire. It licks everything in its wake - crop, trees, animals, humans...' The plains of the Ganga in Bihar have a raw, unmatched, beauty, but also bear the anguish of its farmers.

Apple to offer mobile payments service in UK in July

Apple to offer mobile payments service in UK in July

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Apple Pay will be available in 250,000 locations across the UK.

Uttar Pradesh ATS launches 'ghar wapsi' campaign for radicalised youth

Uttar Pradesh ATS launches 'ghar wapsi' campaign for radicalised youth

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

The initiative comes after the ATS recently arrested four suspected terrorists from the Islamic State Khorasan module.

World's poor headed for better lives in 2030: Gates

World's poor headed for better lives in 2030: Gates

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

The predictions appear in the annual letter from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, chaired by the Microsoft Corp co-founder and former chief executive and his wife.