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India, Egypt to step up defence ties, fight crime together

India, Egypt to step up defence ties, fight crime together

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

The two countries also decided to expand trade and commercial ties holding that there are opportunities to exploit untapped economic potential in the two countries.

Paris climate talks: Why it's trouble for the world - and India

Paris climate talks: Why it's trouble for the world - and India

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

COP 21 is about how much carbon space is left and who gets how much of that space

Where is the economy headed to? A few indicators have the reply

Where is the economy headed to? A few indicators have the reply

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

India must focus on reforms.

'We are lucky to have Narendra Modi and Amit Shah'

'We are lucky to have Narendra Modi and Amit Shah'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

'After Vajpayee-Advani, Modi-Shah is the second best in India.'

'You can't sustain a campaign of hate'

'You can't sustain a campaign of hate'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

'You can't go on creating division and rhetoric of hate.' 'It comes to roost. We are seeing the first glimpses of that in the state elections.'

US Vice President Biden leaves for India

US Vice President Biden leaves for India

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

United States Vice President Joe Biden on Monday left for a rare vice presidential trip to India for the first leg of his visit to the Asia-Pacific region.

Extras: 'Bale has never asked to leave Real'

Extras: 'Bale has never asked to leave Real'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Budget 2016: Bets are on Bharat rather than India

Budget 2016: Bets are on Bharat rather than India

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

Budget has laid emphasis on enhancing expenditure in farm & rural, and social sector including healthcare, education, skill development, job creation and infrastructure

Hillary Clinton announces, 'I'm running for president'

Hillary Clinton announces, 'I'm running for president'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced her United States presidential bid, emerging as one of the top contenders for the Democratic Party nomination as she once again seeks to become America's first woman president.

Water woes, a threat to Modi's Make in India mission

Water woes, a threat to Modi's Make in India mission

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Make in India has big shortcomings when it comes to natural resources.

It's a good time to position India as a manufacturing hotspot

It's a good time to position India as a manufacturing hotspot

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Though growth in China is unlikely to slow down soon, India should prepare to take advantage of a shifting of gears there.

'Failing to keep growth above 7.5% can hit India badly'

'Failing to keep growth above 7.5% can hit India badly'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

'We are overweight on India, as it is one of the best in emerging markets (EMs)'

2 years of Raghuram Rajan: Many hits but some misses, too

2 years of Raghuram Rajan: Many hits but some misses, too

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

We need a change in mindset, says the RBI Governor.

What India's youth can learn from Gandhi

What India's youth can learn from Gandhi

Rediff.com9 May 2017

'You are beginning your professional life in a time of global turmoil, when economic systems and the earth's eco-systems are in deep crisis.' 'Societies across the world are struggling with the complexity of technological and social change happening at a speed that our species has never experienced before.' 'May you be more excited than frightened by the times we live in.' 'Precisely because the crises are so deep, there are also unprecedented opportunities for pioneering and brave work that can transform society, culture and economy to create a much better world for your children.'

India will always remember Indira with gratitude

India will always remember Indira with gratitude

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

'She preserved national unity against great odds.'

Stock advice: Readers' queries answered!

Stock advice: Readers' queries answered!

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

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

Time to grow again?

Time to grow again?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

May be the strong United States growth will lead the world back to a period of growth and help us all put this painful recrimination behind us.

Small investors continue to catch falling knives

Small investors continue to catch falling knives

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

In spite of the high number of exits, Reliance group firms of both brothers continue to be darlings of small investors

'I wish farmers had the power to blackmail'

'I wish farmers had the power to blackmail'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

'What is bank recapitalisation? When the rich take loans and do not return and the government returns that money to the banks.' 'What is restructuring 5:25 scheme? The government says don't return now, just tell us you will return after five years.' 'Why don't we apply these schemes to farmers?' 'I want to increase the power of farmers to blackmail the government as everyone in the country has the power to blackmail.'

'I am God' won't Make in India

'I am God' won't Make in India

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

'Let us remember that Make in India for defence must not be our goal.' 'The goal is to have a strong military to help the nation protect its identity and assert its will.'

He helps Indian banks raise money in London

He helps Indian banks raise money in London

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

In India post the success of masala and green bonds on the LSE, Nikhil Rathi tells Rajesh Bhayani that there are many international investors interested in buying into the India story

May the Arctic chill pass

May the Arctic chill pass

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

'Devyani -- she is a public servant and her personal life has already received far too much attention -- and her ambitious father now need to retreat to the background so that wiser diplomatic heads restore sanity to India-US relations as India prepares for parliamentary elections,' says Ambassador K C Singh.

Revenues outran profits in UPA decade

Revenues outran profits in UPA decade

Rediff.com23 May 2014

While some companies used that to become world leaders, others squandered it by over-borrowing.

Marc Rich, 'King of Oil',  dies at 78

Marc Rich, 'King of Oil', dies at 78

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

Belgian-born Rich, whose trading group eventually became the global commodities powerhouse Glencore Xstrata, died in hospital from a stroke.

China posts slowest growth in 24 years

China posts slowest growth in 24 years

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

A series of modest support measures from the government over the year helped stave off worries of a more dramatic slowdown

Modi's sell-off drive thwarted; more spending cuts likely

Modi's sell-off drive thwarted; more spending cuts likely

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

Officials say a fall in global oil prices will reduce the government's subsidy burden, giving it a greater chance of hitting its ambitious fiscal deficit target of 4.1 percent of gross domestic product in the fiscal year to March.

Crude oil price may stay low for some time

Crude oil price may stay low for some time

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

This means lower losses on fuel sales by Indian oil companies and a shrinking oil subsidy bill for the government.

'We don't have the money, but we have the heart'

'We don't have the money, but we have the heart'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Patrick Ward is nothing but appreciative of the warm hospitality of his Nepalese hosts, who are slowly, but surely on the recovery path after the massive earthquake that jolted the country in April 2015.

Are you the MIDAS in your office? Don't fool yourself!

Are you the MIDAS in your office? Don't fool yourself!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Are you staring at a mid-career crisis? Here's help!

FIIs struggling to understand if economy is picking up or slowing down: Neelkanth Mishra

FIIs struggling to understand if economy is picking up or slowing down: Neelkanth Mishra

Rediff.com5 May 2015

In the near term, the key driver will still be the government's fiscal spending.

Obama urges action on Syria @ UNGA

Obama urges action on Syria @ UNGA

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Addressing world leaders at the 68th session of the UN General Assembly, Obama said if the international community cannot be united against forcing Syria to give up its chemical weapons, "then it will show that the United Nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws".

Economic Survey may bear Arvind Virmani's mark

Economic Survey may bear Arvind Virmani's mark

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

Principal economic advisor, Ila Patnaik, is coordinating the work on Economic Survey 2013-14.

PM on Modi: I take my opponents very seriously

PM on Modi: I take my opponents very seriously

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday disagreed with those in the Congress who were dismissive of the challenge posed by Narendra Modi but asserted that the party would approach the 2014 Lok Sabha polls with self-confidence, irrespective of the results of the just concluded elections in five states.

Rajan's 'resignation' letter to RBI staff

Rajan's 'resignation' letter to RBI staff

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

"I am an academic and I have always made it clear that my ultimate home is in the realm of ideas," Rajan said in a letter to staff.

'Unless there is political, social calm, India's economy won't grow'

'Unless there is political, social calm, India's economy won't grow'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

'The government must keep bad news out of the newspapers. If you have news about a fight everyday, it is not a climate where investment takes place.'

'In 15 years, India will be what China is today'

'In 15 years, India will be what China is today'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

Arvind Panagariya speaks about climate change, globalisation and India's economy.

Meet Rahul Gandhi, the smart realty investor

Meet Rahul Gandhi, the smart realty investor

Rediff.com17 May 2016

The shops became a subject of a political controversy last week.

Modi's poll pitch: Decide what kind of pradhan sevak you want

Modi's poll pitch: Decide what kind of pradhan sevak you want

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

"Will anybody want a servant that who is on vacation when needed at home? And nobody knows where he is," he continued.

Can 'Toil-o-preneurs' solve India's sanitation woes

Can 'Toil-o-preneurs' solve India's sanitation woes

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

On the one had are sanitation oriented social enterprises and on the other are awareness raising campaigns by government.

India's billionaires' success mantras

India's billionaires' success mantras

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.