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Gangsters at the helm

Gangsters at the helm

Rediff.com19 Dec 2003

Bored on phone? Beware Jerk-O-Meter

Bored on phone? Beware Jerk-O-Meter

Rediff.com12 Aug 2005

Do you surf the Net at work?

Do you surf the Net at work?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2005

The average worker wastes more than two hours a day, and that's not including lunch, according to a new Web survey by America Online and Salary.com.

NRI working on new logic chip at MIT

NRI working on new logic chip at MIT

Rediff.com18 Nov 2004

An Indian American scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is working on a project aimed at making hand-held computing "as easy as breathing."

Opening American eyes to India

Opening American eyes to India

Rediff.com24 Apr 2004

Web inventor wins euro 1 mn award

Web inventor wins euro 1 mn award

Rediff.com15 Apr 2004

Indian-American woman killed in Mali attack

Indian-American woman killed in Mali attack

Rediff.com21 Nov 2015

Anita Datar is the sole US citizen to have been killed in the attack.

John Kerry carries Kansas caucuses

John Kerry carries Kansas caucuses

Rediff.com14 Mar 2004

The Massachusetts senator's win reportedly locks up the delegates he needs to win the Democratic Party's nomination.

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.

Sports Shorts: Muhammad sets 400m hurdles world record

Sports Shorts: Muhammad sets 400m hurdles world record

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday

Vijay Singh on top of the world

Vijay Singh on top of the world

Rediff.com7 Sep 2004

Kerry wins Maine, Michigan, Washington

Kerry wins Maine, Michigan, Washington

Rediff.com9 Feb 2004

He has won all but two of the 12 Democratic primaries so far.

GE bags Tejas engines contract

GE bags Tejas engines contract

Rediff.com6 Feb 2004

The development contract calls for GE Aircraft Engines to provide 17 F40 4-GE-IN20 engines, as well as logistics support, the company announced from Lynn, Massachusetts.

Go light a bulb

Go light a bulb

Rediff.com11 Mar 2005

Casey Affleck: From Oceans to an Oscar by the Sea...

Casey Affleck: From Oceans to an Oscar by the Sea...

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

The journey of the star who swept the Best Actor of the Year awards at the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs.

John Kerry wins Iowa caucuses

John Kerry wins Iowa caucuses

Rediff.com20 Jan 2004

With 88 per cent of the precincts reporting, Kerry had 37.8 percent, Edwards 32.2 per cent, Dean 18.1 per cent and Gephardt 10.6 per cent.

Most US voters know little about Kerry: Poll

Most US voters know little about Kerry: Poll

Rediff.com27 Jul 2004

The poll, conducted by Washington Post-ABC News, suggested that 54 per cent of the voters were unfamiliar with the Massachusetts senator's positions against only 25 per cent who felt the same about Republican President George W Bush.

Career diplomat tipped to replace Blackwill

Career diplomat tipped to replace Blackwill

Rediff.com25 Apr 2003

US career diplomat Jeffrey Davidow is likely to be the next ambassador to India in place of Robert Blackwill, who recently resigned to pursue academics at the Harvard University, sources said.

Wipro to buy NerveWire for $18.7 mn

Wipro to buy NerveWire for $18.7 mn

Rediff.com24 Apr 2003

Wipro has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NerveWire, a Newton, Massachusetts based business and IT consulting company serving financial services clients, for approximately $18.7 million in cash, subject to adjustments.

Swine flu claims 47 more lives across India, toll 1,674

Swine flu claims 47 more lives across India, toll 1,674

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

The Union health ministry on Saturday said that as on March 13, a total of 1,674 deaths have been reported from across the country while the total number of infected persons has risen to 29,103.

Why India has not made a world-beating global invention

Why India has not made a world-beating global invention

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

'If Indians are as smart as their counterparts in university, and have equal opportunity, then what is the reason that we cannot produce inventions of quality that are recognised by the world?'

The American who caught Gandhiji's killer

The American who caught Gandhiji's killer

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

In the shock after Nathuram Godse murdered Mahatma Gandhi that January evening 72 years ago today, a young American diplomat rushed to capture the assassin. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel traces the memorable life of Herbert Reiner, who History has sadly relegated to a footnote.

India fund assets swell

India fund assets swell

Rediff.com26 Apr 2004

48,000 US jobs shifted in Jan-Mar

48,000 US jobs shifted in Jan-Mar

Rediff.com16 Oct 2004

More than 48,000 American jobs were shifted overseas, including to countries like India and China, in the January-March quarter this fiscal, according to a new report.

Desi among 12 NASA astronauts chosen from 18,300

Desi among 12 NASA astronauts chosen from 18,300

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

Lt Col Raja "Grinder" Chari, 39 is in the batch of 2017.

Kerry will win if election held now: Poll

Kerry will win if election held now: Poll

Rediff.com9 Mar 2004

The CNN/USA Today/Gallop poll said the Massachusetts senator would win 52 per cent of the vote compared to Bush's 44 per cent.

Teacher's Day Special: Schools the Stars went to

Teacher's Day Special: Schools the Stars went to

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

School life becomes a memory when we move on to bigger milestones in life, but they have a huge deal to do with who we become when we grow up.

Kerry wins in Nevada and Washington DC caucuses

Kerry wins in Nevada and Washington DC caucuses

Rediff.com15 Feb 2004

All eyes are now on Wisconsin state where primaries are due on Tuesday and the result could lead to some of the hopefuls dropping out. Opinion polls show Kerry is leading in that state too.

PIX: Irrfan, Meghna Gulzar, Rachel McAdams at TIFF 2015

PIX: Irrfan, Meghna Gulzar, Rachel McAdams at TIFF 2015

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

All the action from the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.

Media Lab: Shourie denies MIT allegations

Media Lab: Shourie denies MIT allegations

Rediff.com9 May 2003

Brushing aside allegations by Massachusetts Institute of Technology that it withdrew from a research project in India due to differences with him, Information and Technology Minister Arun Shourie.

Media Lab to be 100% govt-aided R&D unit

Media Lab to be 100% govt-aided R&D unit

Rediff.com6 May 2003

Media Lab Asia, the socio-economic project between the Indian government and Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be completely recast with the project becoming a fully government-aided

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

This year's Laureates have shown how the problem of global poverty can be tackled by breaking it down into a number of smaller - but more precise - questions at individual or group levels, he Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

'Unschooled' 17-year-old Indian girl makes it to MIT

'Unschooled' 17-year-old Indian girl makes it to MIT

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Four years ago, Malvika Raj Joshi quit schooling to explore her love for different subjects.

This runner won despite stopping to return a rival's water bottle

This runner won despite stopping to return a rival's water bottle

Rediff.com18 Apr 2017

Geoffrey Kirui and Edna Kiplagat produced a Kenyan sweep at the Boston Marathon, winning the men's and women's races on Monday by conquering the race's hilly final miles to establish their dominance.

'Fight like a girl': Thousands rally across US on 2nd Women's March

'Fight like a girl': Thousands rally across US on 2nd Women's March

Rediff.com21 Jan 2018

Take a look at the sea of women who came out...

FM clears 30 FDI proposals

FM clears 30 FDI proposals

Rediff.com23 Jul 2003

Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Wednesday cleared 30 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 130.25 crore.

PLA accelerates fortification of Indian border: Report

PLA accelerates fortification of Indian border: Report

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

In fact, given the current tensions and massed troops on both sides, there is a danger that the LAC will become more like the Line of Control with Pakistan, a heavily fortified and strongly defended border where weapon fire exchanges regularly occur. Indeed, Stratfor Worldview research has listed a sharp increase in new Chinese facilities along the LAC in 2019-20.