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When Modi gave Australian PM a warm hug

When Modi gave Australian PM a warm hug

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

As visiting G20 leaders trooped one by one into their summit venue, it was a warm hug for the host and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott from his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

Besieged by the BJP, Left struggles to stay alive

Besieged by the BJP, Left struggles to stay alive

Rediff.com15 Jun 2017

As the BJP snaps at its heels, can the Communists stay relevant in the electoral game?

India, Japan to treble bilateral currency swap arrangement

India, Japan to treble bilateral currency swap arrangement

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

India and Japan on Friday decided to more than treble their currency swap arrangement from $15 billion to 50 billion in a move seen as sending an important signal for the rupee.

India, BRICS focus at global aviation meet

India, BRICS focus at global aviation meet

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

The Indian government's decision in 2012 to allow foreign direct investment in civil-aviation sector up to 49 per cent has enthused new airlines to launch their operations and capitalise on country's 1.2 billion population, a pre-statement to the Global Aerospace Summit said.

Wipro Kolkata campus plan hits Bengal land policy roadblock

Wipro Kolkata campus plan hits Bengal land policy roadblock

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

The second campus would have the potential to create around 18,000 jobs

How India will create 11 lakh jobs in six months

How India will create 11 lakh jobs in six months

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Rituparna Chakraborty, co-founder and EVP, TeamLease Services explains which sectors will contribute to India's growth story.

Highlights: Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill

Highlights: Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

Rediff.com highlights the provisions of the controversial Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, which was introduced by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde in Lok Sabha on Thursday amidst pandemonium.

Follow Sharif and quit: Rahul to Chhattisgarh CM on Panama Papers

Follow Sharif and quit: Rahul to Chhattisgarh CM on Panama Papers

Rediff.com29 Jul 2017

Rahul Gandhi also attacks Modi and RSS in Bastar.

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

Devastation struck Venezuela when oil prices started collapsing in 1982, following a global oil glut. The country's economy contracted overnight.

Mauritius in talks to review India tax treaty

Mauritius in talks to review India tax treaty

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Mauritius is biggest route for investment into India.

'21 Indian cities will have zero tap water'

'21 Indian cities will have zero tap water'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

'If the government does not take any action soon, 21 cities of India will become like Cape Town, with no water.' 'Four cities -- Delhi, Gurgaon, Meerut and Faridabad -- will suffer the worst.'

World's 10 fastest growing metro cities

World's 10 fastest growing metro cities

Rediff.com4 May 2015

World's 300 largest metropolitan economies account for nearly half of global economic output.

Why West Bengal is lagging behind other states

Why West Bengal is lagging behind other states

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

West Bengal was the second-most industrialised state in terms of value added and first in terms of number of factories and employment even in the mid-1960s. With a severe and long process of deindustrialisation, it lost its primacy.

BJP's 'youth manifesto' promises smart phones, laptops in MP

BJP's 'youth manifesto' promises smart phones, laptops in MP

Rediff.com16 Nov 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party's unit in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday announced a slew of measures for the poor and the youth as it unveiled its manifesto for the November 25 assembly elections.

Piyush Goyal bats for team India

Piyush Goyal bats for team India

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

'This country today is demonstrating to the world the true meaning of federalism, the true meaning of working in partnership between the central government and the state governments.'

How the Mughals changed India

How the Mughals changed India

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

'It was the Mughals who first established standard units of measurement and maintained offices of meticulous record keepers and auditors, departing from the more haphazard methods of earlier regimes.' 'By the end of the 16th century, their revenue and judicial administrations exhibited an obsessive preoccupation with order, the efficient management of time, and a spirit of rational self-control -- all of them characteristics of early modernity,' point out Sheldon Pollock and Benjamin Ellman.

How Modi can create thousands of jobs

How Modi can create thousands of jobs

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

'What the government should do to create jobs is to help revive the MSME sector.' 'This sector gives employment to lakhs of people.' 'The MSME sector provides more employment than the big industries.' 'So, what should be done immediately is to revive the MSME sector.'

Can PM Imran fix Pakistan?

Can PM Imran fix Pakistan?

Rediff.com18 Aug 2018

'Imran Khan hopes to fulfill the dreams of the founders of of Pakistan in establishing an Islamic Welfare State.' 'The grave situation of the economy makes realisation of this dream very difficult,' points out Colonel R N Ghosh Dastidar (retd).

'Anti-nationals show other flags at Lal Chowk, I want to hoist the national flag'

'Anti-nationals show other flags at Lal Chowk, I want to hoist the national flag'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

'The situation is normal now. The Kashmiri Pandits should come back.'

No Chinese upmanship at BRICS please!

No Chinese upmanship at BRICS please!

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

'It is unrealistic to expect that security dilemmas and strategic distrust to disappear or even diminish any time soon,' says Rup Narayan Das.

Eco corridor will result in China controlling much of Pakistan

Eco corridor will result in China controlling much of Pakistan

Rediff.com16 May 2017

The master plan reveals a far more expansive project involving Chinese penetration into Pakistan's agriculture, industry, telecommunications, surveillance and intelligence networks and even leisure and popular culture.

Vision 2020: India to grow at 7.7%, China at 6.4%

Vision 2020: India to grow at 7.7%, China at 6.4%

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Creation of 115 million non-farm jobs over next decade critical to sustaining growth, says McKinsey

Reliance forays into Kenya realty market

Reliance forays into Kenya realty market

Rediff.com4 Aug 2013

Out of the ten prime plots purchased by this joint venture, Delta Corp East Africa Limited (in which RIL holds 58.8 per cent stake) has completed construction of at least one low-cost residential complex

Respect Ukraine's territorial integrity: Merkel tells Putin

Respect Ukraine's territorial integrity: Merkel tells Putin

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

As the threat of a showdown between Russia and the West over Ukraine loomed large, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has deplored Moscow's military build up on the Crimean peninsula and called on President Vladimir Putin to respect the country's territorial integrity.

Implement Kasturirangan report to conserve Western Ghats: Govt

Implement Kasturirangan report to conserve Western Ghats: Govt

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Govt's decision comes two days after the National Green Tribunal had warned of strict action if clarity was not provided on the issue.

Patent delays threaten Modi's 'Make in India' dream

Patent delays threaten Modi's 'Make in India' dream

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

Indian companies need not just make in India, but invent in India too

PM Modi inks 5 deals with 'crucial partner' Tanzania

PM Modi inks 5 deals with 'crucial partner' Tanzania

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Tanzania where he held talks with Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli.

It's Branson vs Adani in Australia

It's Branson vs Adani in Australia

Rediff.com9 May 2015

Virgin promoter to protest Adani's mining project in Australia, saying it will damage the Great Barrier Reef

7 big steps for Modi 2

7 big steps for Modi 2

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar.

Merkel sworn in as German chancellor for rare third term

Merkel sworn in as German chancellor for rare third term

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

Angela Merkel was today sworn in as German Chancellor for a rare third term to govern Europe's biggest economy after she painstakingly forged a deal with her centre-left rivals to end three months of post-election limbo.

'Adani's expansion of coal port will kill Great Barrier Reef'

'Adani's expansion of coal port will kill Great Barrier Reef'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

Australia's green political party on Wednesday warned the government for approving India's Adani group's plan to expand a major coal port on the fragile Great Barrier Reef coast, saying it will hasten the death of the natural wonder, a World Heritage site.

HCL Tech Q3 net up 59% at Rs 1,624 crore

HCL Tech Q3 net up 59% at Rs 1,624 crore

Rediff.com17 Apr 2014

HCL Tech is confident of sustaining margins in FY15.

Will Modi's dream of 'electricity for all' ever come true?

Will Modi's dream of 'electricity for all' ever come true?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

The need of the hour is to strike a balance between the capability of the conventional and the prospect of the renewable to give a realistic shape to the Prime Minister's vision, says Rajiv Mishra.

Why Privacy must be a Fundamental Right

Why Privacy must be a Fundamental Right

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

Privacy is liberty itself. And in ruling on it, the Supreme Court must not only seize the concerns of today but also gaze into the future, says Apar Gupta.

Will 'Make in India' reform trade, too?

Will 'Make in India' reform trade, too?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2015

An ambitious long-term vision to ensure economic connectivity between India and the rest of Southern Asia is critical to India's trade policy objectives.

Modi vows to fix broken government, but no big bang reforms

Modi vows to fix broken government, but no big bang reforms

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

Critics say Modi scores high on oratory but has delivered on few of his election campaign promises.

Much hyped 'Gujarat Model' has failed both farmers and labourers

Much hyped 'Gujarat Model' has failed both farmers and labourers

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

Almost all recent labour strikes were declared illegal by the labour department of Gujarat.

Find out where the JOBS are in India!

Find out where the JOBS are in India!

Rediff.com17 Dec 2018

'You can't take jobs to people, you have to take people to jobs.'

Make In India: Expect Rs 12,92,000 crore in actual investment

Make In India: Expect Rs 12,92,000 crore in actual investment

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

It rained investments on India as the Make In India programme, envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a focus on the manufacturing sector, raked in Rs 15,20,000 crore in committed investments.

Govt open to Cong's idea of ring-fencing GST rate

Govt open to Cong's idea of ring-fencing GST rate

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Cong leaders speak in two voices but final stand may be decided at a meeting headed by Rahul Gandhi next week