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CNN sues Trump, his White House aides over barring of reporter

CNN sues Trump, his White House aides over barring of reporter

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

The suit alleges that Acosta and CNN's First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated by the ban.

Paytm's payments bank gets RBI nod, to start ops on May 23

Paytm's payments bank gets RBI nod, to start ops on May 23

Rediff.com17 May 2017

The company will transfer its wallet business, which has over 218 million mobile wallet users, to the newly incorporated entity -- PPBL -- under the payments bank licence awarded to Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the founder of One97 Communications that owns Paytm.

Skirmishes between India and Pakistan over Kashmir worries outgoing US NSA

Skirmishes between India and Pakistan over Kashmir worries outgoing US NSA

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Nuclear powered India and Pakistan are constantly skirmishing in Kashmir, the outgoing US National Security Advisor, Susan Rice, said identifying some of the Russian actions, Syria along with North Korea and South Asia or a pandemic flu as some of the less probable but catastrophic scenarios globally.

Few flaws RBI could have avoided while issuing payments bank licences

Few flaws RBI could have avoided while issuing payments bank licences

Rediff.com20 Sep 2015

Bank licencing has been a "once in a decade" affair and so it could well be that we don't face this process anytime soon.

10 things you should know about Nobel winner Satyarthi

10 things you should know about Nobel winner Satyarthi

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Here are some little-known facts about Indian child activist Kailash Satyarthi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzay

Is COVID-19 lethal for your heart?

Is COVID-19 lethal for your heart?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'The larger number of patients, who are being affected by COVID-19, are essentially people who have a history of heart disease to begin with, and then experience a more severe form of the infection with COVID-19, because of the existing risk factor.'

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

The perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attack, who shot dead 166 people, had confessed to details that should have been enough to hang him, but Pakistan enjoyed his anti-India rhetoric and let him spread his tentacles. A revealing excerpt from Khaled Ahmed's Pakistan's Terror Conundrum.

26/11: The crucial data that was ignored

26/11: The crucial data that was ignored

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Could Mumbai have been saved from terror on November 26, 2008? Perhaps, had the intelligence agencies of India, United States and Britain worked together.

'We're celebrating Modi becoming prime minister'

'We're celebrating Modi becoming prime minister'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

'Americans understand India as an emerging superpower, they do not understand that we'd already arrived.' Indian-American actor Akshay Kapoor, on what to expect at New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

America's toughest ever sanctions on Iran come into force

America's "toughest ever" sanctions on Iran come into force

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

The sanctions have a singular purpose, denying the world's largest state sponsor of terrorists the capacity to do things like they did this past couple weeks, attempted assassination campaign in the heart of Europe, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move US embassy

Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move US embassy

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

He will also order the state department to start the process of planning and building a new US embassy in Jerusalem, but White House officials said that process would take at least three years.

Big stars line up for Modi's New York speech

Big stars line up for Modi's New York speech

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Young Indian-American pop star sensation Anjali Ranadive, popular playback singer Kavita Subramaniam along with renowned violinist L Subramaniam would perform at a public reception being hosted by Indian-American community for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York.

Sorry for not doing enough: Zuckerberg's testimony to Congress

Sorry for not doing enough: Zuckerberg's testimony to Congress

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

The Facebook chief said his top priority has always been his social mission of connecting people, building community and bringing the world closer together.

North Korea conducts new ballistic missile test

North Korea conducts new ballistic missile test

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

The missile was launched at 23:41 North Korea time from Jagang province in the north of the country, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.

Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais passes away

Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais passes away

Rediff.com9 Jan 2016

Arthur J Pais passes away

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dies, suicide suspected

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dies, suicide suspected

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

The TV personality's friend, French chef, Eric Ripert, found him unresponsive in his hotel room on Friday morning.

Obama on publicity blitz to sell Syria attack to Congress

Obama on publicity blitz to sell Syria attack to Congress

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

After spending most of his time over the weekend calling up and meeting lawmakers, President Barack Obama will go all out on a media publicity blitz over the next two days to convince war-weary Americans that an attack on Syria is needed for the long-term safety of the US.

PIX: Desisa wins midnight marathon; Hassan bags double

PIX: Desisa wins midnight marathon; Hassan bags double

Rediff.com6 Oct 2019

Images from Saturday's proceedings at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Golden Globes 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence win!

Golden Globes 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence win!

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

A quick look at the winners.

Race to White House: Clinton, Sanders spar over Obama, immigration

Race to White House: Clinton, Sanders spar over Obama, immigration

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

US presidential aspirants Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Friday tried to woo minority Latino and African American voters as they sparred over issues like race and their records on immigration during a Democratic debate.

US, UK back down from immediate strike, Assad vows 'victory'

US, UK back down from immediate strike, Assad vows 'victory'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

The United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday appeared to have backed down from an immediate punitive military strike against Syria, even as embattled President Bashar al-Assad vowed that his country would emerge "victorious" in any confrontation with America and its allies.

Sreexit and After

Sreexit and After

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

'Success comes only to those who dare and act,' says proud father Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Emmy 2015: Veep, Games of Thrones, Viola Davis create history

Emmy 2015: Veep, Games of Thrones, Viola Davis create history

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

The 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on September 20.

12 Years A Slave, American Hustle lead Golden Globe 2013 nominations

12 Years A Slave, American Hustle lead Golden Globe 2013 nominations

Rediff.com14 Dec 2013

A look at the hopefuls this year!

26/11: How Lashkar tech chief fooled spooks to buy Intenet phone

26/11: How Lashkar tech chief fooled spooks to buy Intenet phone

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba's technology chief had posed as an Indian businessman while negotiating to buy from an American company a Voice-over-Internet Phone service that was later used by the LeT handlers to communicate with 26/11 attackers while concealing their actual origin.

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the world.

Modi on revolving stage at Madison Square Garden

Modi on revolving stage at Madison Square Garden

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

'Since there will be US lawmakers, deans of leading universities like Harvard and Columbia and personalities from the worlds of art, culture, politics, medicine, science, technology, "We have made a request to the prime minister to say something in English." Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC.

American Hustle wins big at Golden Globes, 2014

American Hustle wins big at Golden Globes, 2014

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods.

'Never seen a woman journalist braver than her'

'Never seen a woman journalist braver than her'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

Despite being in the crosshairs of the police, politicians and vigilantes, Malini Subramaniam continues to report from a hotbed of Maoist insurgency.

Trump keeps messing with Mexico; to tax Mexican import to fund wall

Trump keeps messing with Mexico; to tax Mexican import to fund wall

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's decision to cancel his planned trip to the United States next week was mutually agreed upon, US President Donald Trump has said stating that such a meeting would be "fruitless unless Mexico is going to treat America fairly".

Vivekananda, Desh ki Dharti on Modi show in New York

Vivekananda, Desh ki Dharti on Modi show in New York

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

The US State Department and other lobbies who denied Modi a visa when he was chief minister of Gujarat, says one organiser of the Madison Square Garden event, will get a clear idea of what kind of "force" is behind Modi in America. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com meets the people behind the event in New York and finds out what's in store for Sunday's show.

He left a Rs 90K-job to work with farmers in a Bengal village

He left a Rs 90K-job to work with farmers in a Bengal village

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Abhishek Singhania left a career at PwC to work in a food security project as a research fellow.

What can a leader learn from honest outsiders?

What can a leader learn from honest outsiders?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2014

A documentary on football and a biography of Jesus make Roopa Unnikrishnan mull over the lessons organisations can learn from honest outsiders.

Modi@MSG: An Indian-American point of view

Modi@MSG: An Indian-American point of view

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

'The speech shone a spotlight on both the promise and the challenges of the Narendra Modi era,' says Ram Kelkar. 'The single-minded focus which Mr Modi displayed on issues of good governance and empowering the private sector and individual enterprise.'

90 minutes of promises to 'make India the India of your dreams'

90 minutes of promises to 'make India the India of your dreams'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

Desis at Madison Square Garden welcomed Narendra Modi with the kind of gusto and reverence unprecedented for any Indian leader visiting the United States.

How IIT Kharagpur researchers are leading a 'green revolution'

How IIT Kharagpur researchers are leading a 'green revolution'

Rediff.com27 May 2015

The farmers of Khentia are now working in tandem with the IIT team.

Hamid Ansari on 10 years as Rajya Sabha chairman

Hamid Ansari on 10 years as Rajya Sabha chairman

Rediff.com14 Aug 2017

'The chair is a referee in a match, whether this side is playing better or that side is playing worse is no concern of the chair.'

Obama announces three major immigration reforms

Obama announces three major immigration reforms

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

It does not apply to anyone who might come to America illegally in the future. It does not grant citizenship, or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive, the President said.

A daily wage labourer who turned multimillionaire

A daily wage labourer who turned multimillionaire

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

The 39-year-old, the fifth child of an illiterate labourer couple and only the second of their eight to be educated, now helms various ventures that bring in a turnover of between Rs 75 crore and Rs 90 crore.

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