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ASK MAYANK: How can I re-enter the job market?

ASK MAYANK: How can I re-enter the job market?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

HR guru Mayank Rautela provides a three-point plan.

Court sends home ministry official to 5-day CBI custody

Court sends home ministry official to 5-day CBI custody

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar allowed the probe agency to quiz Anand Joshi, who was arrested on Sunday from west Delhi, in its custody till May 20.

The year that was: 2014 tongue-in-cheek awards

The year that was: 2014 tongue-in-cheek awards

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

And it's that time of the year again. The time for accolades, the time for awards. But these are the awards you would rather not be the recipient. We are of course giving these awards to celebrate the most awesome or awful achievements a person could attain, and of course, these are being given out in absentia.

Mystery of the Badaun girls' deaths: The CBI story

Mystery of the Badaun girls' deaths: The CBI story

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

In concluding that the two teenaged girls who were found hanging from a tree in Badaun were not raped and murdered, the Central Bureau of Investigation has deconstructed a chain of events to support its theory.

Is Bollywood responsible for Mumbai's runaway kids?

Is Bollywood responsible for Mumbai's runaway kids?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

Hepzi Anthony takes a look at the procedures the government has put in place to streamline the process of handling runaway children

Prajnesh slams 'tennis system' in India

Prajnesh slams 'tennis system' in India

Rediff.com13 Jan 2019

The 29-year-old dismissed suggestions that his Australian Open appearance could motivate more players in the world's second-most populous country.

How internet, social media can transform the stock market

How internet, social media can transform the stock market

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

An individual might not be able to put together the data and number-crunching resources that institutional traders employ.

Restore safeguards of Art 370 but within Constitution

Restore safeguards of Art 370 but within Constitution

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Armed forces and the police can only ensure that violence is kept under control but for any kind of lasting peace, politicians will have to find an answer to the perception that the Indian State is anti-Islam. Therein lies the biggest challenge to the Modi government, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retired).

Pacific School Games: Delhi footballer drowns to death in Aus, Sports Ministry orders probe

Pacific School Games: Delhi footballer drowns to death in Aus, Sports Ministry orders probe

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

Nitisha Negi, was one of the five Indian footballers who were swept away by a huge wave on Sunday when they ventured into the seawaters after the completion of the Games. The Pacific Games were not recognised by the International School Sports Federation, the parent international body. The Indian contingent had around 120 members.

The HARD-HITTING RELEVANCE of Govind Nihalani's Party

The HARD-HITTING RELEVANCE of Govind Nihalani's Party

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

Every day a Party unfolds on social media where armchair activists, politically charged influencers, trend pundits, gyaan givers and troll armies change the world in their heads but remain clueless about the nation's grassroots reality, feels Sukanya Verma.

Declaring 39 Indians abducted in Iraq dead without proof will be sin: Swaraj

Declaring 39 Indians abducted in Iraq dead without proof will be sin: Swaraj

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

In a forceful statement in the Lok Sabha, Swaraj rejected allegations that she misled the country.

Come back; don't go to Syria: Kin's plea to Brit girls joining IS

Come back; don't go to Syria: Kin's plea to Brit girls joining IS

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

The worried families of three missing British schoolgirls believed to have fled to Syria to join the Islamic State on Monday made a moving plea to them to come back home as Scotland Yard sent its officers to search for them in Turkey.

For some time you let me into your dreams

For some time you let me into your dreams

Rediff.com13 May 2020

'He was capable, concise, calm, sublime, and profound, and perhaps that's also why Irrfan's passing felt 'personal' to many.'

Barcelona, Valencia go clear at the top of La Liga

Barcelona, Valencia go clear at the top of La Liga

Rediff.com22 Oct 2017

A controversial Gerard Deulofeu strike sent Barcelona on their way to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Malaga on Saturday as they stretched their lead at the top of La Liga.

India's COVID-19 testing ratio not low, says ICMR

India's COVID-19 testing ratio not low, says ICMR

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

'In countries like Japan, one out of 11.7 tests turns out to be positive, which is among the highest in the world. Italy tests 6.7 persons for one positive test while the USA tests 5.3 persons and the United Kingdom 3.4'

The most dangerous stunt ever!

The most dangerous stunt ever!

Rediff.com19 May 2015

Extreme sports legend Dean Potter died attempting parachute jump in Yosemite.

Direct tax mop-up till February high but below target

Direct tax mop-up till February high but below target

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

March requires 20% jump to meet year's goal; CBDT chief tells staff to sweat it out to meet target

'They have not gone to fight a war'

'They have not gone to fight a war'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

'These young men have become religious fundamentalists and gone to lead the life of Salafis somewhere.'

9 things money can't buy

9 things money can't buy

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

For everything else you have your credit card!

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

As a nation we unfortunately do not value lives

As a nation we unfortunately do not value lives

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

'Other countries go out on a limb to save even a single life.' 'What to talk of civilian accidents and disasters, even our military does not have a priority for Combat Search and Rescue,' says Group Captain P I Muralidharan (retd).

Inspiring! This model turned rejection into SUCCESS

Inspiring! This model turned rejection into SUCCESS

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

LFW model Anita Kumar tells us how she fought multiple rejections and came back stronger each time.

Chinese cruise disaster toll reaches 77; govt assures no cover up

Chinese cruise disaster toll reaches 77; govt assures "no cover up"

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

Grieving relatives of those on board the ill-fated cruise ship that capsized in the mighty Yangtze were on Thursday barred from reaching the site as rescuers pulled out more bodies, taking the death toll to 77 amid assurances from China of "no cover up" in the probe into the tragedy.

Kashmir's 'half widows' can remarry, rule scholars

Kashmir's 'half widows' can remarry, rule scholars

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

Women in Kashmir, whose husbands went missing during the over two-decade long militancy, can remarry if their spouses remained untraced for four years, a group of prominent Muslim scholars in the Valley have held.

#Nostalgia: The games we played as children!

#Nostalgia: The games we played as children!

Rediff.com20 May 2015

You may have played them as a child (or not) but Abhijit Masih surely seems to miss some of these wonderfully games he played growing up.

Rain toll in North reaches 37; floods in Haryana, Punjab

Rain toll in North reaches 37; floods in Haryana, Punjab

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

The water level rose above the danger mark in Haridwar and Delhi and the level at Bhakra dam was a foot above the permissible mark.

Shiva temple swept away, prayers at Kedarnath begin Sept 11

Shiva temple swept away, prayers at Kedarnath begin Sept 11

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

Swollen waters of the Bhagirathi following incessant overnight rains washed away a famous Shiva temple in Uttarkashi on Friday even as the state government set September 11 as the date for resumption of regular prayers at Kedarnath temple,which were suspended after the June calamity.

'Irrfan's not going to die'

'Irrfan's not going to die'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

Varun Gautam, Irrfan's friend from his Jaipur days, learned about Irrfan's illness when he received a phone call from Sutapa. This was sometime before Irrfan officially announced his illness. He assured her, 'Even if the doctors are concerned, he will still stay alive.'

American tourist killed by protected Andaman tribe

American tourist killed by protected Andaman tribe

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

The American had expressed a desire to meet the Sentinelese tribe, which is known to resist all contact with outsiders, often firing arrows at anyone who comes near.

'Does Islam teach you to hurt your parents?'

'Does Islam teach you to hurt your parents?'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

'The path you were planning to choose was wrong. The safest place in this world is India. Why do you want to waste your life?' How the Mumbai Anti Terror Squad is trying to rehabilitate a young man who may have wanted to join ISIS.

5 mistakes you're making on LinkedIn

5 mistakes you're making on LinkedIn

Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

Nobody will be willing to connect with someone who has a blank picture on your profile.

Documents seized from arrested man showed his links with ISI

Documents seized from arrested man showed his links with ISI

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

The documents recovered from suspected ISI agent Akhtar Khan's home in the city "clearly showed" his links to Pakistan's ISI, a top Special Task Force officer said.

Top-ranked Johnson, Spieth, McIlroy three to beat at US Masters

Top-ranked Johnson, Spieth, McIlroy three to beat at US Masters

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are the three clear favourites for the year's first major championship.

Soccer Extras: Argentina World Cup winner Brown dead

Soccer Extras: Argentina World Cup winner Brown dead

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

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

Apollo kidney racket is the tip of the iceberg

Apollo kidney racket is the tip of the iceberg

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

Kidney scouts roam around the labour markets in the poorest districts of Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi in search of potential donors.

Boomerang CEOs at Infosys: A band-aid solution

Boomerang CEOs at Infosys: A band-aid solution

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

It's debatable whether going back in time -- twice in a span of four years -- by bringing back a once-proven leader at the top is the correct thing to do when Infosys desperately needs to be made future-ready.

First look: Huawei's Mate 30 series

First look: Huawei's Mate 30 series

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Huawei the Chinese phone maker unveiled its Huawei Mate 30 series phones, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro and the Mate 30 in an event in Munich, Germany on 19th September 2019.

Patel's resignation 'severe blow' to economy: Manmohan

Patel's resignation 'severe blow' to economy: Manmohan

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

He said it will be 'foolhardy' to diminish institutions for short-term political gains.

Extras: No broadcast of Arsenal-City game in China

Extras: No broadcast of Arsenal-City game in China

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

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

What Indian media can learn from US elections

What Indian media can learn from US elections

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Perhaps one aspect of the way modern media particularly print and news television works need some soul-searching: Their tendency to "frame" news stories as a conflict between two personalities, says Ajit Balakrishnan.