News for 'lessons-learnt'

Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in first half of 2021

Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in first half of 2021

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

Chandrayaan-II hard-landed on lunar surface last year. The Indian Space Research Organisation had then resolved to launch the project again. It had said the project is likely to be launched by the end of the year.

This start-up makes parenting easy for you

This start-up makes parenting easy for you

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

Babychakra's online community has 500,000 mothers seeking advice and support and who share lessons learnt on their journey through pregnancy and parenthood.

Tokyo Olympics: Important Moment for India

Tokyo Olympics: Important Moment for India

Rediff.com9 Aug 2021

Tokyo should remain the benchmark and source of inspiration till at least Paris 2024. In the shorter run, India's preparations for the Asian and Commonwealth Games next year must begin based on lessons learnt now, asserts Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry.

Why Prithviraj didn't want a chat with Ayushmann

Why Prithviraj didn't want a chat with Ayushmann

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

'I did not have a chat with Ayushmann Khurrana.' 'We didn't have that session nor did I want one.' 'I believe in doing work by myself.'

Regret casual attitude that led to my ban, says Shakib

Regret casual attitude that led to my ban, says Shakib

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Shakib Al Hasan who was in brilliant form before the ban, amassing 606 runs in the 2019 World Cup in the UK, said he regrets how he went about the situation.

13 Life Lessons from FIFA World Cup

13 Life Lessons from FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

The stadiums at Qatar offer plenty of wisdom and chutzpah on how to take our own lives forward.

World is big enough to fit both our dreams: PM to Li

World is big enough to fit both our dreams: PM to Li

Rediff.com20 May 2013

Taking stock of "lessons learnt" from the recent stand-off in Ladakh after a Chinese incursion there, India and China on Monday decided on further measures for maintaining peace and tranquility along their border.

Cong MPs from TN meet PM, want resolution against Lanka

Cong MPs from TN meet PM, want resolution against Lanka

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

Seeking to exert pressure on the Centre, Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that India join western countries like the United States in bringing a resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC over the alleged human rights violations during the war.

'PLA is into 'salami slicing' of Indian territory'

'PLA is into 'salami slicing' of Indian territory'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

'This reluctance to respond forcefully to Chinese PLA provocations and outright aggression has as much to do with Prime Minister Modi personally, as with the institutional mindset of the MEA or even the Indian Army.' 'They are scarred by the 1962 War and are still cowed by China.'

Sri Lanka working on implementing LLRC proposals

Sri Lanka working on implementing LLRC proposals

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

President Mahinda Rajapaksa's secretary Lalith Weeratunga, who heads the task force, said out of the 135 main recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, there are 33 that need to be implemented at the national level. While some will be implemented within this year the others may take as long as next year, he said

Do You Know This INCREDIBLE Actor?

Do You Know This INCREDIBLE Actor?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

'I have been an actor since age three.'

Mr PM: The hour is late, let's get serious

Mr PM: The hour is late, let's get serious

Rediff.com30 Apr 2021

The government has to focus on real solutions, not make a mockery of the crisis through 'vaccine festivals',' asserts T N Ninan.

Shed LTTE mentality, Rajapaksa tells Tamil party

Shed LTTE mentality, Rajapaksa tells Tamil party

Rediff.com20 Dec 2011

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday asked the Tamil National Alliance, country's main Tamil political party, to shed the 'LTTE mentality' and join hands with the government to deal with various contentious issues.

Police remember their fallen heroes

Police remember their fallen heroes

Rediff.com21 Oct 2009

In 2008-09, about 833 police personnel across the country have sacrificed their lives safeguarding the nation's internal security

We have proud record of safeguarding human rights: Lanka

We have proud record of safeguarding human rights: Lanka

Rediff.com31 Mar 2012

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday said that his country has a rich and proud record of safeguarding human rights. Addressing a public gathering in the central town of Balangoda, Rajapaksa said Sri Lanka's human rights protection was inspired by the influence of Buddhism over a period of over 2,500 years.

Lankan panel ready with report on war against LTTE

Lankan panel ready with report on war against LTTE

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

The reconciliation commission studying Sri Lanka's ethnic war and its aftermath is ready with its final report and may present it to President Mahinda Rajapaksa over the next 15 days. Officials said on Monday that the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission is being readied for presentation to the President who will then decide on making it public. LLRC spokesman Lakshman Wickremasinghe said the report could be presented to Rajapaksa before the November 15

Why Krishna's visit to Lanka can't be termed 'successful'

Why Krishna's visit to Lanka can't be termed 'successful'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2012

S M Krishna's praise for the Sri Lankan government-appointed Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission will diminish our credibility as an honest broker in the eyes of the Sri Lankan Tamils who are becoming increasingly bitter towards India, feels Satish Chandra.

Government sets up panel to probe CWG lapses

Government sets up panel to probe CWG lapses

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

Moving swiftly after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, the government constituted a high-level committee headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General VK Shungloo to look into the organising and conduct of the Games.

Sri Lanka tables war commission report in parliament

Sri Lanka tables war commission report in parliament

Rediff.com16 Dec 2011

Sri Lanka has often cited the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission as its own mechanism when faced by international calls to establish an independent investigation into alleged war crimes for which a UN special panel had held both the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam responsible

Sri Lanka war commission report to be made public

Sri Lanka war commission report to be made public

Rediff.com1 Nov 2011

Amid speculation that the crucial Sri Lankan probe into the three-decade ethnic conflict may be kept under wraps, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to make the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission findings public.

IPL: How Chahal, Sundar helped Murugan Ashwin

IPL: How Chahal, Sundar helped Murugan Ashwin

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

The 30-year-old leg-spinner said watching Yuzvendra Chahal and Sundar bowl during RCB's thumping 82-run win over KKR a few days before helped him find the right length at the same small Sharjah ground.

Full Text: President Murmu's address to nation on Independence Day eve

Full Text: President Murmu's address to nation on Independence Day eve

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

Here's the full text of the maiden address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of Independence Day 2022.

Taking stock of exchanges

Taking stock of exchanges

Rediff.com25 Nov 2010

Bimal Jalan cmmittee's recommendations must be viewed in the context of the lessons learnt from the trans-Atlantic financial crisis and the impact that distortions and mis-governance in the financial sector can have on the real economy. The report's focus on stability of markets is, therefore, important.

26/11 and today: Coastal security, the same old story

26/11 and today: Coastal security, the same old story

Rediff.com4 Aug 2011

Tall claims of improvement in coastal security post 26/11 have been exposed once again, as the Panama-flagged crewless MT Pavit drifted to the Mumbai shore without being detected. Analyst B Raman says it the poor human reflexes to blame.

Lanka panel starts public hearings on LTTE war

Lanka panel starts public hearings on LTTE war

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

A high-level commission appointed by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to look into the last seven years of conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam opened public hearings on Wednesday, amid global apprehensions over its credibility and mandate to probe war crimes.The eight-member 'Lesson Learnt and Reconciliation Commission' recorded the testimony of its first witness, former top diplomat Bernard Goonatilake.

'It will remain a stock pickers' market'

'It will remain a stock pickers' market'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

'At this moment, investors should look for relative value within sectors and clear visibility (third-wave-or-not) on earnings delivery.'

Mao did it all wrong: Communist Party of China

Mao did it all wrong: Communist Party of China

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

He might be the founding father of the People's Republic of China, but the economic policies Mao Zedong followed have few takers today in the Communist Party of China which believes 'he did it all wrong'.

Sri Lankan commission to review war crime video

Sri Lankan commission to review war crime video

Rediff.com17 Jun 2011

The Sri Lankan commission looking into the civil strife with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam will examine the documentary aired by Britain's Channel 4 that showed gruesome pictures of alleged war crimes during the last weeks of the war.

'Private banking in India is at take-off stage'

'Private banking in India is at take-off stage'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

Private banking in India is still at a nascent stage and can absorb all the lessons learnt the hard way in developed markets, according to Jane Fraser, the global head of Citi Private Bank.

Auto sales skid, Nano sales drop by 85%

Auto sales skid, Nano sales drop by 85%

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

The much hyped 'world's cheapest' car Nano has failed to live up to the expectations as it witnessed a massive decline in sales to 509 units in November this year compared to 3,065 units sold in the previous month.

Is India ready for a Maritime Theatre Command?

Is India ready for a Maritime Theatre Command?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Mere shuffling of resources or cosmetic changes to prove a point would be counterproductive in the long run, observes Commodore Venugoptal Menon (retd).

'Life for PwC has come a full circle post Satyam'

'Life for PwC has come a full circle post Satyam'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2010

The global chairman, Dennis M Nally of Satyam, the auditor for the scam-tainted company, says that with the lessons learnt and a small number of clients lost, their focus is to harness quality clients and talent.

'Delay in Kasab, Afzal cases leads to hijacks'

'Delay in Kasab, Afzal cases leads to hijacks'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2010

Fast decisions should be taken in terrorist cases like 26/11 strikes involving Ajmal Kasab and the attack on Parliament as otherwise another hijacking of an Indian aircraft may happen to get jailed militants freed, the country's chief negotiator during the IC-814 hijack, Ajit Doval has said.

'COVID-19 deaths could top 18,000 in India'

'COVID-19 deaths could top 18,000 in India'

Rediff.com27 May 2020

The country is still in the ascending limb of the epidemic, said Prof D Prabhakaran.

Lessons from 2014: What were your greatest learnings?

Lessons from 2014: What were your greatest learnings?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

What are the five lessons you learnt from the year gone by? We'd love to know!

China backs resolution for probe into coronavirus origin

China backs resolution for probe into coronavirus origin

Rediff.com18 May 2020

India is among 120 countries which backed the draft resolution put forward by the European Union and several other countries.

US: 2 million people leave as Gustav storm approac

US: 2 million people leave as Gustav storm approac

Rediff.com1 Sep 2008

Jet speed winds and heavy rains from the approaching powerful Hurricane Gustav began lashing the US Gulf coast early Monday, but its fury was greeted mostly by ghost towns.

What business grads must learn

What business grads must learn

Rediff.com22 Jul 2008

Lessons learnt from our elders in the art of negotiation dictate that we must win in the negotiation game, and win at any cost.

Post Pune fiasco, foolproof security for Kanpur pitch

Post Pune fiasco, foolproof security for Kanpur pitch

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

Lesson learnt after the Pune pitch fiasco, the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has beefed up security around the 22-yard strip for the third ODI between India and New Zealand, in Kanpur, on Sunday.

NRIs ask global counterparts to lobby for N-deal

NRIs ask global counterparts to lobby for N-deal

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

He said the USINPAC delegation would meet Bhartiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh and leaders of the Left party who have expressed their apprehension over the nuclear deal.