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SC dismisses plea over Andhra's Ahobilam mutt administration

SC dismisses plea over Andhra's Ahobilam mutt administration

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

"Let the religious people deal with it," the Supreme Court said on Friday while refusing to entertain a plea against an Andhra Pradesh high court order holding that the state of Andhra Pradesh had no authority under law to appoint an executive officer to the Ahobilam mutt temple.

What Was The Most Dangerous Decade Post Independence?

What Was The Most Dangerous Decade Post Independence?

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

The competition for the worst or most perilous 10 years has always been between the 1960s and the 1980s, points out Shekhar Gupta.

Aww! Look who met Miss India 2022

Aww! Look who met Miss India 2022

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

Sini Shetty beat 30 contestants to win the title.

Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans to advisory panel for trade policy

Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans to advisory panel for trade policy

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

On Friday, Biden announced his intent to appoint 14 people to the advisory committee, which provides overall policy advice to the United States trade representative on matters of development, implementation, and administration of the US trade policy.

'India's cities highly segregated on the basis of caste and religion'

'India's cities highly segregated on the basis of caste and religion'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

'Government supplied public services are less likely to be found in neighbourhoods with high numbers of Scheduled Castes and Muslims.'

Anti-India graffiti on Swaminarayan temple in Canada; India condemns

Anti-India graffiti on Swaminarayan temple in Canada; India condemns

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

The Indian High Commission on Wednesday tweeted," We strongly condemn defacing of BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto with anti-India graffiti. Have requested Canadian authorities to investigate the incident and take prompt action on perpetrators."

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Rediff.com21 Oct 2023

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Republic Day: Meet Egyptian Chief Guest

Republic Day: Meet Egyptian Chief Guest

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be the chief guest at this year's Republic Day celebrations.

200 Pak org raise terror funding: IB

200 Pak org raise terror funding: IB

Rediff.com10 Jun 2008

A government document states that terror funding continues unabated. An IB dossier claims that most of the funds raised by terror outfits come through self-styled NGOs and charity organisations.

French firm cancels sale of 500-yr-old Nataraj idol stolen from TN temple

French firm cancels sale of 500-yr-old Nataraj idol stolen from TN temple

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

The efforts drew the spontaneous appreciation of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Petition to allow Djokovic to play US Open nears 12,000 signatures

Petition to allow Djokovic to play US Open nears 12,000 signatures

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

Almost 12,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the USTA to work with the country's government to allow Novak Djokovic to compete in the US Open despite his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Facebook's parent Meta to fire another 10,000 people

Facebook's parent Meta to fire another 10,000 people

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

Facebook's parent company Meta announced on Tuesday it will fire another 10,000 people, implementing a second round of jobs cuts after it slashed 11,000 positions in November last year, to improve its financial performance in a "difficult environment". Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg said in a post that overall "we expect to reduce our team size by around 10,000 people and to close around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven't yet hired." The company has said that in its "Year of Efficiency", the company aims to make itself "a better technology company and to improve our financial performance in a difficult environment so we can execute our long-term vision."

Lost in a city? Try Wikimapia.org

Lost in a city? Try Wikimapia.org

Rediff.com17 Aug 2006

NGO Centre for Policy Research barred from receiving foreign funds

NGO Centre for Policy Research barred from receiving foreign funds

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

The ministry of home affairs has suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of prominent public think-tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) over violation of laws, officials said on Thursday.

Mendiratta scores another first with appointment as Delhi HC judge

Mendiratta scores another first with appointment as Delhi HC judge

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

Mendiratta was appointed as judge based on his seniority as a judicial officer, sources in the government said.

Nasscom, Google set up call centre to help rural women entrepreneurs

Nasscom, Google set up call centre to help rural women entrepreneurs

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

Nasscom Foundation along with Google has set up a call centre in collaboration with a not-for-profit body ISAP to help women farmers scale up their business. The project is being run on a pilot basis to initially reach out to 20,000 rural women entrepreneurs across six states -- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Rajasthan, Nasscom Foundation CEO Nidhi Bhasin said at the launch of "DigiVaani Call Center". "DigiVaani will be one place where rural women entrepreneurs will be able to call and get the information around various schemes available for them, which can help them scale up their business, be it government scheme or any other information that can be of help for them.

Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

Race Across America -- which spans a little over 3,000 miles, from the west coast of the US to its east -- is often called the toughest race in the world. Indian cyclists are now returning multiple finishes at RAAM including podium positions within age categories, discovers Shyam G Menon.

Why packed, frozen parathas attract 18% GST

Why packed, frozen parathas attract 18% GST

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

Packed frozen 'paratha' is not 'roti or chapatti' as it requires further cooking before consumption and despite wheat flour being the 'common thread' there are other ingredients used in making parathas, said an order by the Gujarat Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling. Such parathas, whether named Malabar, Mixed vegetable, Onion, Methi, Alu, Laccha, Mooli or Plain, have ingredients like margarine, salt, emulsifying agent, oil, potato, peas, cauliflower, coriander powder, bread improver and water, apart from wheat flour, which make 'quite different' from plain roti or chapatti and hence are not eligible for 5 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate, the ruling said. The percentage of wheat flour used by Vadilal Industries, which had approached the AAAR, in the eight varieties of paratha manufactured and supplied by it ranges from 36-62 per cent, whereas the ingredient for plain roti or chapatti is wheat flour apart from water.

Fraternity, prosperity and polarisation

Fraternity, prosperity and polarisation

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

Economic stagnation is the advance payment for polarisation, which extracts a terrible price.

US okays RECORD 55,000 student visas

US okays RECORD 55,000 student visas

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

The US mission to India has invited students to visit https://educationusaindia.usief.org.in/ and also participate in the EducationUSA University Virtual Fairs, to be held on Friday, August 27, for prospective graduate students and Friday, September 3, for prospective undergraduate students.

How to apply for UK's Chevening scholarship

How to apply for UK's Chevening scholarship

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

Chevening Scholarships offer full financial support for one year to candidates applying for a master's degree at any UK university.

A stringent patent rule is latest hurdle for India-UK free trade agreement

A stringent patent rule is latest hurdle for India-UK free trade agreement

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

Negotiations for a trade deal between India and the UK have run into fresh controversy, after the proposals under a leaked chapter of the deal on intellectual property (IP) are believed to put access to affordable, lifesaving generic medicines from India at risk. According to the draft IP chapter put out by an international trade portal bilaterals.org, the UK is seeking continuous extension of patent period and rights through small tweaks in the drug, known as evergreening. This may prevent patents from expiring, impacting cheaper drug availability and its production by Indian generic drug manufacturers.

Istanbul: Memories And The City

Istanbul: Memories And The City

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

The jewel-encrusted Topkapi dagger and the enormous Spoonmaker's Diamond set amongst two more rows of diamonds were truly gape-worthy!, Letika Saran tells us after a fascinating encounter with Istanbul.

A Cake Artist And Her Amazing Creations

A Cake Artist And Her Amazing Creations

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

Prachi Dhabal Deb, who began her career as a financial analyst, but found her heart in the field of confectionery art.

3 Americans win Economics Nobel 2021

3 Americans win Economics Nobel 2021

Rediff.com11 Oct 2021

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 with one half to David Card "for his empirical contributions to labour economics" and the other half jointly to Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens "for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships". Card is the Class of 1950 Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley and Director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Angrist is an Israeli American economist and Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Imbens is Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2012. After earning his Ph.D. from Brown University in 1991, he taught at Harvard University, UCLA, and UC Berkeley.

Al Qaeda in Arab Peninsula declared terror org: US

Al Qaeda in Arab Peninsula declared terror org: US

Rediff.com20 Jan 2010

The United States has designated Yemen-based Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula as a terrorist organisation and slapped sanctions on its leaders.

Test Your Big Cat IQ

Test Your Big Cat IQ

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

Do you know the differences between the cheetah and the leopard?

Rs 6 lakh scholarship from Reliance: How to apply

Rs 6 lakh scholarship from Reliance: How to apply

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

100 scholarships are being offered by the Reliance Foundation.

RSS under fire for not changing DP to tricolour; don't politicise, says official

RSS under fire for not changing DP to tricolour; don't politicise, says official

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday hit back at critics on social media for questioning why the Sangh has not put the tricolour as the profile picture of its social media accounts.

Hamza Shehbaz can be 'trustee' of Punjab till Mon, rules Pak SC

Hamza Shehbaz can be 'trustee' of Punjab till Mon, rules Pak SC

Rediff.com24 Jul 2022

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Hamza Shehbaz to remain as the 'trustee' Punjab province chief minister till hearing resumes on Monday, but barred him from using his powers for 'political gains' during this period.

'I will fight the Gandhi way'

'I will fight the Gandhi way'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

'I cannot afford to go to court. I cannot afford to lose a case. I will fight the Gandhi way -- peacefully, non-violently, and with determination,' Purshottam Chauhan, a resident of the Sabarmati Ashram, tells Rosamma Thomas. Around him, the homes of former neighbours are rubble. About 300 Dalit families resided within the premises of the Sabarmati Ashram till 2021. Only about 40 now remain.

Google to spend $75 mn on women-led Indian startups

Google to spend $75 mn on women-led Indian startups

Rediff.com19 Dec 2022

Google is building voice and text search for over 100 Indian languages and will spend $75 million to support women-led startups in the country, said its CEO Sundar Pichai at the start of his visit to India - a nation that he saw as a big export economy. India, he said, will be a big export economy and it needs to create a balance between safeguarding citizens and enabling companies to innovate with its framework. Pichai first met Telecom and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and spoke at a Google for India 2022 event before calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PIX: Modi's camaraderie with G20 leaders

PIX: Modi's camaraderie with G20 leaders

Rediff.com30 Oct 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, exchanging pleasantries and showcasing a spirit of camaraderie.

'What happened at Kalakshetra should be an eye-opener'

'What happened at Kalakshetra should be an eye-opener'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

'Such a struggle at Kalakshetra is unprecedented.'

Student police cadets wearing hijab will affect secularism: Kerala govt

Student police cadets wearing hijab will affect secularism: Kerala govt

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

The Kerala government has dismissed a plea by a Muslim girl student seeking permission to wear hijab (head scarf) and full sleeve dress in the Student Police Cadet project as per her religious obligation, saying such a waiver in the state police's programme will significantly affect secularism in the state.

Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan

Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan

Rediff.com7 May 2021

In two days since its launch, an online campaign (https://www.change.org/p/cancel-the-tokyo-olympics-to-protect-our-lives-stoptokyoolympic) called "Stop Tokyo Olympics" has gathered over 210,000 signatures, exceeding its initial 200,000 goal.

HUL drops 'Fair' from 'Fair & Lovely', to rebrand skincare cream

HUL drops 'Fair' from 'Fair & Lovely', to rebrand skincare cream

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

"Taking forward the brand's journey towards a more inclusive vision of beauty, the company will stop using the word 'Fair' in the brand name 'Fair & Lovely'. The new name is awaiting regulatory approvals and we expect to change the name in the next few months," Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) said in a statement. As part of the rebranding, the company will also be announcing the new name for the 'Fair & Lovely' Foundation, set up in 2003 to offer scholarships to women to help them pursue their education.

Kerala artist's performance banned in temple after son marries Muslim

Kerala artist's performance banned in temple after son marries Muslim

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

Vinod Panicker, a known Poorakali-Marathukali artist for the last 37 years, alleged that the management of some local temples informed him that he could not perform the traditional artform as he lives in the same house where his non-Hindu daughter-in-law lives.

Crafting their way to success!

Crafting their way to success!

Rediff.com21 Mar 2019

When these villagers had no work, an NGO stepped in and transformed their lives, says Geetanjali Krishna.

Is Britain Ready For Akshata Murty?

Is Britain Ready For Akshata Murty?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

Meet Sudha Murty and N R Narayana Murthy's daughter whose husband Rishi Sunak is the frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister.