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Shastri gets his team, Arun back as bowling coach

Shastri gets his team, Arun back as bowling coach

Rediff.com18 Jul 2017

BCCI on Tuesday appointed Bharat Arun as the Indian cricket team's bowling coach, ending days of drama surrounding the position.

It's raining poll promises in TN but here's the catch

It's raining poll promises in TN but here's the catch

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

Back of the envelope calculations put government expense on each of the new schemes promised by the DMK and the AIADMK at tens of thousands of crores. But then, neither party has said how they are going to also address the mounting debt burden either, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Britain to shut doors to foreign workers

Britain to shut doors to foreign workers

Rediff.com19 Jan 2009

Official figures show that immigrants have taken four out of every five new jobs in Britain since 1997.

Indian IT firm sued in US for preferring desi workers

Indian IT firm sued in US for preferring desi workers

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

In her lawsuit, American national Tami Sulzberg alleges that at least 90 per cent of the US workforce of San Jose-based Happiest Minds, whose headquarters is in Bangalore, are South Asians, primarily from India.

28% women in India not happy with salary

28% women in India not happy with salary

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

The survey also revealed that 17 per cent Indian women are not satisfied with their job security, lower than their male colleagues.

Indians not bad players of short-ball: Rahane

Indians not bad players of short-ball: Rahane

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said criticism that the team does not play the short-ball well does not hold merit.

Death toll rises to 723 in China coronavirus

Death toll rises to 723 in China coronavirus

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

Eighty-six deaths were reported in mainland China with 3,399 fresh cases from 31 provincial-level regions, the country's National Health Commission said on Saturday.

#10YearsChallenge: 'I miss my family'

#10YearsChallenge: 'I miss my family'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

Rediff readers tell us what has changed in the last 10 years for them.

Americans hardest working people: Hillary

Americans hardest working people: Hillary

Rediff.com28 Mar 2008

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has vowed to plug tax loopholes for 'freeloader corporations' shipping jobs abroad and correct 'wrong' policies of the Bush administration, which were making Americans 'pay the price'. She claimed that that it was the average American who was paying the price for what she termed the wrong-headed policies of the administration. She said plugging tax loopholes will stop freeloader corporations from avoiding $50bn taxes every year.

Sorry, folks, the Samosa Is Not Indian

Sorry, folks, the Samosa Is Not Indian

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

Where paneer came to India from... How sambar got its name... Gulab jamun does not have Indian roots...

Australia drops work visa used mainly by Indians

Australia drops work visa used mainly by Indians

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

The 457 visa programme, used by over 95,000 foreign workers, a majority of them Indians, was replaced on March 18 by a new Temporary Skills Shortage visa programme.

Trump vows 'severe punishment' if Saudi behind Khashoggi case

Trump vows 'severe punishment' if Saudi behind Khashoggi case

Rediff.com14 Oct 2018

Trump said the Saudis could be behind the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Khashoggi.

Ashwin blames poor Powerplay on Kings exit

Ashwin blames poor Powerplay on Kings exit

Rediff.com4 May 2019

They are the team's leading performers, but Lokesh Rahul and Chris Gayle's batting in the Powerplay overs was one of the "massive problems", opined Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin after team failed to make it to the play-offs in Season 12 of the Indian Premier League.

No more tax sops for outsourcing firms: Obama

No more tax sops for outsourcing firms: Obama

Rediff.com25 Feb 2009

Rule will hit 1,000 firms that moved jobs to India, elsewhere. Total jobs abroad pegged at 3 million.

New coach Kumble focused on making India better tourists

New coach Kumble focused on making India better tourists

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

India's Test side have struggled away from the subcontinent in recent years and new coach Anil Kumble has put top priority on building a team that can travel with confidence.

The tragedy of Indian workers abroad

The tragedy of Indian workers abroad

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

'This country's backwardness is exposed when Indians bribe, coax and cajole agents to get back-breaking jobs abroad to save a little money at home,' observes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Outsourcing is here to stay: Obama aide

Outsourcing is here to stay: Obama aide

Rediff.com6 Sep 2012

'It is important to recognise that insourcing, outsourcing, supply chain complexity, supply chain disaggregation is here to stay'

Minimum wage for Indian workers abroad not fixed'

Minimum wage for Indian workers abroad not fixed'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2008

Ravi, who attended the Ministerial Consultations on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labour for Countries of Origin in Asia in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, said the (wage) figure should be 'realistic' and needs to reflect the conditions in each of the countries where the workers are employed.

Human trials of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford begin

Human trials of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford begin

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

The United Kingdom government has pledged 20 million to support the "ChAdOx1 nCoV-19" coronavirus vaccine trial programme, with UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock saying the government would "throw everything at" finding a vaccine against the deadly virus.

Rajasthan Royals have tough task to rise up

Rajasthan Royals have tough task to rise up

Rediff.com12 Apr 2021

Royals' new Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara is confident that the team's young Indian fast bowlers will rise to the challenge in this year's Indian Premier League.

Markets rattled by record-low Rupee, outflows

Markets rattled by record-low Rupee, outflows

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

The broader markets traded lower with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.3-0.5 per cent on the BSE.

Why politics shouldn't torpedo insurance, pension reform

Why politics shouldn't torpedo insurance, pension reform

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

It's unclear how the government will rustle up the numbers to push the legislation through Parliament.

This man's mission is a university

This man's mission is a university

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

India needs a 1,000 more Ashoka universities, Naukri.com Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani tells Anjuli Bhargava.

The Mask India Project's success story

The Mask India Project's success story

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

'The heart is to honour all who have been struck by Covid and the map signifies that as a country, we can win this together.'

Obama unveils $3.77 tn budget, increases Pak aid

Obama unveils $3.77 tn budget, increases Pak aid

Rediff.com11 Apr 2013

United President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a 40 per cent increase in American aid to Pakistan, amounting to $1.4 billion, as part of his $3.77 trillion budget that focusses on new job creation and economic growth.

Bibek Debroy retained as chairman of PM's economic council

Bibek Debroy retained as chairman of PM's economic council

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Sajjid Chenoy, India economist at JP Morgan is the new part-time member.

Getting foreign study loan is not easy now

Getting foreign study loan is not easy now

Rediff.com7 Nov 2008

Most banks are going slow on clearing such loan applications as the employment scenario has turned adverse due to the financial crisis faced by most companies.

US firms fight Obama's anti-Bangalore stance

US firms fight Obama's anti-Bangalore stance

Rediff.com10 Jun 2009

A month after American President Barack Obama came out with 'Say no to Bangalore, yes to Buffalo' rhetoric, which now echoes in the corridors of Capitol Hill, American companies have launched a campaign against the new law that ends tax incentives to those firms which create jobs overseas.

BCCI's advisory panel to submit final report on coach on June 24

BCCI's advisory panel to submit final report on coach on June 24

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

The high-profile cricket advisory committee will submit its final report on the appointment of the new coach at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's working committee meeting in Dharamsala on Friday.

'A lot of students would love to stay back in India, but...'

'A lot of students would love to stay back in India, but...'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

Why are students being forced to go abroad to study?

Kohli's quicks shatter India's spin stereotype in Indore

Kohli's quicks shatter India's spin stereotype in Indore

Rediff.com17 Nov 2019

Such was the impact of India's three-pronged pace attack that India did not feel the need of spin in Saturday's first session when Bangladesh began their second innings.

Say no to Bangalore, yes to Buffalo: Obama

Say no to Bangalore, yes to Buffalo: Obama

Rediff.com5 May 2009

Meeting one of his major election promises, Obama on Monday the announced end of years of tax incentives to those US companies which create jobs overseas in places like Bangalore.

Rupee goes off-track, down 10 paise at 66.59

Rupee goes off-track, down 10 paise at 66.59

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

The rupee edged higher by three paise to 66.46 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday.

TN's Technocrat Finance Minister Faces First Test

TN's Technocrat Finance Minister Faces First Test

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

Finance Minister P T R Palanivel Thiagarajan has proclaimed his determination to set Tamil Nadu's fiscal house in order in five years, and Friday will show how he plans to go about it when he rises to present the Stalin government's maiden budget, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Next 18 months will define this Indian cricket team: Shastri

Next 18 months will define this Indian cricket team: Shastri

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

Indian players are set to be challenged in overseas conditions in 2018 and chief coach Ravi Shastri says the next 18 months will define 'this Indian cricket team'.

In Digital India, SAAS firms are lapping up young execcutives

In Digital India, SAAS firms are lapping up young execcutives

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Indian firms selling SAAS products have got a bonanza as companies meet, manage and sell remotely. The top five firms - Zoho, Freshworks HighRadius, Druva, and Icertis - account for 33 per cent of the market share. Chennai, India's SAAS centre, alone generates $1 billion in annual revenue. Yuvraj Malik explains how these companies are planning their next phase of growth.

Nikki Haley invokes her Indian roots, says America is not racist

Nikki Haley invokes her Indian roots, says America is not racist

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Haley warned Americans that a Biden-Harris administration would lead the country on the path of socialism, which has failed everywhere in the world.

India emerges as UK's 3rd largest FDI source

India emerges as UK's 3rd largest FDI source

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

This is the highest in Europe and the third in the world after the United States and China

Exports plunge by record 60.28% in Apr; trade deficit lowest in 4 yrs

Exports plunge by record 60.28% in Apr; trade deficit lowest in 4 yrs

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Imports too tumbled by 58.65 per cent to $17.12 billion in April from $41.4 billion in the same month last year, according to the data by the commerce and industry ministry.

Shastri promises to 'mentor' players as he begins innings as India coach

Shastri promises to 'mentor' players as he begins innings as India coach

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

'It is more to do with working on their mental strength, helping build their confidence, helping them stay organised in their daily activities as against tinkering with their style of play'