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Online content should be free: Indian surfers

Online content should be free: Indian surfers

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

According to the survey conducted by global consultancy firm The Nielsen Company, nine out of 10 Indians believe that free content on the Internet should remain free in the future.

How couples can help each other stay healthy

How couples can help each other stay healthy

Rediff.com12 Jun 2009

Both men and women tend to gain weight right after marriage. So, health experts have offered some tips that will help couples stay healthier together.

Rise of Satyam still to impress investors

Rise of Satyam still to impress investors

Rediff.com8 Jan 2010

From a premium benchmark index stock to a penny stock and now back to the mid-cap space, the bounce-back has surprised even seasoned market players, though most of them are still wary of taking a call on the stock.

Ensure 'not even a single' Cong candidate is elected: Modi in MP

Ensure 'not even a single' Cong candidate is elected: Modi in MP

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

Modi said he used the 'bitter medicine' of demonetisation to bring back money into banking system.

Do you own these stocks? EXIT them NOW

Do you own these stocks? EXIT them NOW

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Airtel customer asks for 'Hindu representative'; Twitter erupts in anger

Airtel customer asks for 'Hindu representative'; Twitter erupts in anger

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

It all began as one of its customers did not want a Muslim representative to resolve a problem. Rather, the customer wanted a Hindu representative to resolve the issue.

Why gold prices are rising

Why gold prices are rising

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

Gold touched a all-time high of at Rs 18,550 per 10 gm in the bullion market on Thursday, then slipped a tad to end at Rs 18,210. Pure gold (99.9 purity), however, closed unchanged at at Rs 18,310 per 10 gm.

'Mumbai police has many honest officers'

'Mumbai police has many honest officers'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

'It is just that they are not in the limelight in a city like Mumbai.' 'It is not a lonely journey, but a tough journey for sure.'

Why you must eat more walnuts

Why you must eat more walnuts

Rediff.com3 May 2019

Eating walnuts may help lower blood pressure in people who are at risk for cardiovascular disease.

Grim story leaves Cinderella without a ball

Grim story leaves Cinderella without a ball

Rediff.com2 Mar 2009

Cinderella and the Global Financial Meltdown is not the sort of story you want to tell your children at bedtime.

Doggie Dilemma

Doggie Dilemma

Rediff.com26 Jun 2009

The animation of Bolt is pretty good (for a non-Pixar movie) and the tale delivers enough of a message about faith and identity for it to be more than merely a kids' cartoon.

BCCI backs Ganguly in 'conflict of interest' case

BCCI backs Ganguly in 'conflict of interest' case

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

BCCI Ombudsman Justice (Retd) D K Jain sought written submissions from Sourav Ganguly and the three complainants in the alleged Conflict of Interest case against the the former India captain.

Saving an entrepreneur's marriage

Saving an entrepreneur's marriage

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

Loving your entrepreneur spouse from the bottom of your heart would not only help her (or him) earn respect, but will also help you keep going. Simple things, if followed, would not only save your marriage, but make your life happy.

Will you buy 1 lakh rakhis for India's soldiers?

Will you buy 1 lakh rakhis for India's soldiers?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

And, in turn, help 1,000 artisans earn Rs 5,000 at a time when they are struggling to cope with financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, small shareholders are left holding dud stocks

Now, small shareholders are left holding dud stocks

Rediff.com27 May 2015

High retail concentration in small companies; many left to fend for themselves in penny stocks

GM shareholders lose $10 bn in a year

GM shareholders lose $10 bn in a year

Rediff.com1 Jun 2009

General Motors is now worth just a few millions in stock valuation whereas the auto maker boasted of a market capitalisation of nearly $11 billion, exactly a year ago. With the iconic auto maker all set to steer itself into bankruptcy, each share of the company is just than a penny in value. At the closing of the market on May 29, the scrip of General Motors was available for as low as 750 cents and the market capitalisation stood at $457.2 million.

What's Al Qaeda's obsession with spaghetti?

What's Al Qaeda's obsession with spaghetti?

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

The Al Qaeda and other terror groups are obsessively meticulous about accounting. Leave alone guns and explosives, they keep an account of every penny spent -- even on a bar of soap, a light bulb or spaghetti.

India Inc fares badly in corporate social responsibility

India Inc fares badly in corporate social responsibility

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

As many as 2,351 companies have not spent a single penny on corporate social responsibility.

'That's why God gave us 67 seats': Kejriwal after MLAs disqualification

'That's why God gave us 67 seats': Kejriwal after MLAs disqualification

Rediff.com21 Jan 2018

Kejriwal also said that the almighty would have given the AAP 67 seats keeping in mind that 20 AAP MLAs would be disqualified after three years.

Devyani: 'I am beginning to fall apart'

Devyani: 'I am beginning to fall apart'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2013

'Only my friends know how I live here in Manhattan, saving every penny... Life in New York has not been not easy for me,' Devyani Khobragade told friends and colleagues.

6 things a stock trader knows that you don't

6 things a stock trader knows that you don't

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

The stock markets need not be an enigma - use resources at your disposal

Want to buy the best stocks with moderate risk?

Want to buy the best stocks with moderate risk?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers queries on how to invest in stocks.

Diet pills are no quick fix for shedding pounds

Diet pills are no quick fix for shedding pounds

Rediff.com16 Apr 2009

A fertility specialist based at St Mary's Hospital in London has proved how little evidence is there to back up the claims of many diet products, by showing that even a placebo can make seven out of 10 persons lose weight.

See: Why these migrants won't come back to Mumbai

See: Why these migrants won't come back to Mumbai

Rediff.com16 May 2020

'If we don't get any bus from here, we will start walking home.' 'What else can we do?' 'We don't want to die of hunger here.'

Music review: Ananda Thandavam

Music review: Ananda Thandavam

Rediff.com5 Nov 2008

Taken together and barring a few moments, the album of Ananda Thandavam doesn't really rise to inspiring heights. There's a lot of romance and Vairamuthu's words add some dashing energy, though the tunes are familiar. It's not bad but not very good either.

Value investing is the new mantra

Value investing is the new mantra

Rediff.com11 Jan 2008

"With all kinds of stocks flying around, investing can't be a part-time job," says Bruce Greenwald, professor of finance at the Columbia Business School.

Will the aviation sector recover in 2009?

Will the aviation sector recover in 2009?

Rediff.com2 Jan 2009

If one goes by IATA's prediction, the pain should be halved in this year.

Global retailers come calling

Global retailers come calling

Rediff.com24 Nov 2008

At least 35 per cent, or $400 billion worth of goods, that are sourced from China could shift to countries such as India, Thailand, Vietnam among others over the next 10 years, according to a study by US-based retail and supply chain solutions firm DCB and Company. India is expected to take the lion's share of volume shift compared to its counterparts in the region, the study says, due to its IT prowess, infrastructure and agents network.

Jobs: Security guards, the most exploited

Jobs: Security guards, the most exploited

Rediff.com20 Oct 2008

Private security industry is now five-million strong, but lack of rules ensures that the guards are exploited, says a report by trade unions.

How to calculate top decision-makers' pay

How to calculate top decision-makers' pay

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

Unfortunately, there is no tried and true formula that transcends industries and business cycles. Tackle the problem in logical steps.

Review: Welcome To New York is a worthless Bollywood spoof

Review: Welcome To New York is a worthless Bollywood spoof

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

Welcome To New York is a mishmash of IIFA footage that intermittently targets Bollywood's vanity, feels Prasanna D Zore.

Talk about my father, but also explain Rafale: Rahul to Modi

Talk about my father, but also explain Rafale: Rahul to Modi

Rediff.com9 May 2019

He also took on the prime minister over unemployment, taunting Modi for a remark that selling 'pakodas' is a job worth doing.

Padma Lakshmi takes up for kids

Padma Lakshmi takes up for kids

Rediff.com5 Feb 2008

Padma, Jessica Alba and Alicia Keys are asking Americans to save their pennies to save a child's life.

Jet Air lenders likely to write off up to 25% of loans

Jet Air lenders likely to write off up to 25% of loans

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

Under the resolution plan, the lenders would end up having a sizable portion of shares in the airline, if their boards of directors agree to convert part of their debt into equity.

Buy ELSS funds, make money & save tax

Buy ELSS funds, make money & save tax

Rediff.com4 Jan 2008

Equity linked saving schemes of mutual funds help investors not only save tax but also make money.

Story of the assumed Great Depression

Story of the assumed Great Depression

Rediff.com3 May 2008

The world financial markets were close to breakdown just a month or so ago. While the rest of the world's central banks missed the big picture, not so the US Fed led by Prof. Ben Bernanke. His timely interventions, and a worldview of what works and what does not, has most likely helped avert a global financial meltdown; if such a meltdown had occurred, it would have affected all of us quite severely.

Kashmir Singh admits he was spy

Kashmir Singh admits he was spy

Rediff.com7 Mar 2008

Kashmir Singh slammed the Central governments that were in power during his imprisonment for not providing financial support to his family. Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal announced a monthly pension of Rs 5000 for Kashmir Singh and his wife, a government job for his son, and that the government would bear the expenses of the construction of his new house.

Now Hillary too blasts outsourcing

Now Hillary too blasts outsourcing

Rediff.com22 Feb 2008

Democratic US Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has joined party rival Barak Obama in promising an end to tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas, playing to the gallery on the hot-button issue of outsourcing as she tries to resuscitate her White House bid.

Shilpa defends Richard Gere

Shilpa defends Richard Gere

Rediff.com23 Apr 2007

Shilpa told Britain's GMTV that 'much has been blown out of proportion.'

The 15 richest fictional characters

The 15 richest fictional characters

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

The Forbes' annual ranking of fiction's very wealthiest.