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US formally exits Paris climate deal

US formally exits Paris climate deal

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

President Trump originally announced his intention to withdraw from the agreement in 2017 and formally notified the United Nations last year. The US exited the pact after a mandatory year-long waiting period that ended on Wednesday.

'Basuda taught us how to express love without...'

'Basuda taught us how to express love without...'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

'...saying 'I love you'.' 'In none of the films has my character ever uttered 'I love you' or 'Main tumse mohabbat karta hoon'.'

Portnoy's complaint about Warren Buffett

Portnoy's complaint about Warren Buffett

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

When it comes to Mr Portnoy, it is hard to claim that his trading patterns are any more logical than his fictional namesake's methods of entertaining himself, notes Devangshu Datta.

Woman I admire: 'At 40, I love myself'

Woman I admire: 'At 40, I love myself'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2019

Rediff reader Bhumika Mehta from Ahmedabad talks about self love.

Has one of mathematics's toughest problems been solved?

Has one of mathematics's toughest problems been solved?

Rediff.com20 Oct 2018

Mathematical problems can sometimes turn out to have real-world applications. This is true for the Riemann Hypothesis. Crypto-currency investors will heave a sigh of relief if the problem is unsolved since a proof could render their expertise obsolete, explains Devangshu Datta.

Bigg Boss 13: Housemates get funny!

Bigg Boss 13: Housemates get funny!

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

While the atmosphere in Bigg Boss 13 lightens up courtesy with the Comedy Club task, Shehnaaz Gill and Mahira Sharma get into a ugly fight.

No F1 but Verstappen and Norris still find a way to race

No F1 but Verstappen and Norris still find a way to race

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

The world of esports came to the rescue in the absence of a race in Melbourne or indeed of any single-seater series with the Formula E and IndyCar calendars also ravaged by the fast-spreading virus. Red Bull's Verstappen finished 11th in an 'All-star Esports battle' while McLaren's Norris finished sixth in another virtual race.

'Vajpayee placed the country above the party'

'Vajpayee placed the country above the party'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

'Mr Vajapyee felt that you could pray to any god or not pray at all, but the country comes first.'

These 3 diets can boost your health

These 3 diets can boost your health

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

A new study revealed how popular diets helped participants lose weight and improve their health.

So much the phone has taken away from us

So much the phone has taken away from us

Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

'How did we get here?' 'How did utility morph into addiction?' 'Is this what Graham Bell intended?' asks Veenu Sandhu.

Quitting social media like Modi? Do this instead

Quitting social media like Modi? Do this instead

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

If you are planning to follow the Pradhan Sevak, we have 10 tips for you.

COVID-19: Take the first available vaccine to you

COVID-19: Take the first available vaccine to you

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

'All the vaccines that are available in most countries, right now, are all highly effective and safe.'

Asian Games: Japan beat rivals China for first badminton title in 20 years

Asian Games: Japan beat rivals China for first badminton title in 20 years

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

Japan beat China 3-1 in the final of the women's team event to secure the country's first badminton gold medal at an Asian Games since 1998.

'Budget should focus to boost rural demand, not income tax cut'

'Budget should focus to boost rural demand, not income tax cut'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2019

To propel demand, one should concentrate on indirect taxes and bring down the goods and services tax (GST) rates to a uniform 12 per cent as the Vijay Kelkar panel had recommended, said Ajit Ranade, chief economist at Aditya Birla Group.

Why John le Carre will never die

Why John le Carre will never die

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

He will be remembered not only as a writer but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

6 jobs in demand in a post COVID-19 world

6 jobs in demand in a post COVID-19 world

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

Ambrish Sinha, CEO, MeritTrac Services, identifies 6 future-ready skills that a post-COVID-19 workplace will require.

In Kenyan prison as in Moscow: Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0

In Kenyan prison as in Moscow: Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

Host nation Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0 at the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday, exactly mirroring the scoreline of a match played on a dirt pitch in a jail in Africa thousands of miles away.

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.

Coronavirus casualties: Movies which won't release now

Coronavirus casualties: Movies which won't release now

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

A look at film releases affected by coronavirus.

Beware of those WFH or coronavirus-themed emails

Beware of those WFH or coronavirus-themed emails

Rediff.com5 May 2020

While the virus out there meddling big-time with our lives, danger is lurking in our email boxes too.

Twitter! Stop making the world a hateful place!

Twitter! Stop making the world a hateful place!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

'Mental health experts are concerned because when you see so much negativity, even if it is confined to social media, your perceptions change.' 'You begin to feel that the real world is also this way.' 'And the sense of optimism and positivity -- traits that build resilience and wellbeing, both physical and mental -- begins to slip away,' warns Veenu Sandhu.

TOP 9 courses to invest in during the lockdown

TOP 9 courses to invest in during the lockdown

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

From Artificial Intelligence to yoga, sign up for courses that will benefit your career in the long run.

Heard about Goa's Gaur Army?

Heard about Goa's Gaur Army?

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Football fans in Goa are shaking off their sussegado and becoming an animated, raucous, even belligerent lot.

Unwarranted to think COVID-19 will vanish in summer: Virologist

Unwarranted to think COVID-19 will vanish in summer: Virologist

Rediff.com11 May 2020

The arrival of summer in India may have raised hopes that hot and humid weather could slow the COVID-19 progression but virologist Naga Suresh Veerapu believes that outbreak and pandemic occurrences often do not follow seasonality.

US begins formal withdrawal from Paris climate accord

US begins formal withdrawal from Paris climate accord

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

Although Trump had announced his decision to withdraw from the historic Paris Agreement on climate change on June 1, 2017, the process began on Monday with the formal notification and the US will be out of the pact on November 4, 2020.

'I'm not a scandalous person'

'I'm not a scandalous person'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

'If today, I have to take up a nude role, I will, if I like the script and the director.'' 'It has to affect me as a script and be meaningful.' 'It should not be to titillate the audience.'

Concerned about effort to curtail freedom of expression: US

Concerned about effort to curtail freedom of expression: US

Rediff.com8 Dec 2011

Asserting that freedom of expression applies equally to the Internet as it does in the real world, the United States has said that it is in talks with Indian government over the regulatory mechanism on Internet. "We believe that freedom of expression applies equally to the Internet as it does in the real world," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters at his daily news briefing when asked about the efforts of the Indian government to regulate/monitor content.

Google searches can predict future stock market crash: Research

Google searches can predict future stock market crash: Research

Rediff.com29 Jul 2014

They suggest that this method could be applied to help identify warning signs in search data before a range of real world events

Want a job? 7 things graduates MUST do in the lockdown

Want a job? 7 things graduates MUST do in the lockdown

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Recruiters are now in search of candidates with soft skills alongside tech-based knowledge, says Ambrish Sinha.

SC upholds MP Guv's decision asking Kamal Nath to hold floor test

SC upholds MP Guv's decision asking Kamal Nath to hold floor test

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta, in its detailed verdict rejected the submission of the then Kamal Nath government that governor at best can call session of assembly but cannot direct for holding floor test in the running house.

Not online or off, retail giants work on being omni-channels

Not online or off, retail giants work on being omni-channels

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

Online biggies and global retail giants are working on being omnipresent in both the virtual and the real world to see what helps them get the numbers, says Karan Choudhury.

'Women have no way to express their pain and sorrows'

'Women have no way to express their pain and sorrows'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

'When a woman gets married, she leaves her village, her friends and family.' 'In her new home, she will make friends, but they can never replace those she left behind.'

Google Pixel 2 vs Pixel 2XL: Which one should you buy?

Google Pixel 2 vs Pixel 2XL: Which one should you buy?

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

The two new Pixel phones are finally available in India.

PICS: Kylie Jenner debuts post-pregnancy body

PICS: Kylie Jenner debuts post-pregnancy body

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

The television personality uploaded a pic of her post-baby body, which has upset fans.

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead inspires you more and more to perform out of a small puddle, observes Sreehari Nair.

New to online dating? Watch out for these signs

New to online dating? Watch out for these signs

Rediff.com9 May 2019

Seema Punwani tells you how to separate the sleaze bags from the good men on dating apps.

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees.

Believe it... This 'museum' is dedicated to eggs

Believe it... This 'museum' is dedicated to eggs

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

Egg enthusiasts, this is no time for yolking around: The glorious, versatile egg is finally getting the tribute it deserves in the form of an interactive pop-up - in New York. Welcome to the Egg House where all things are egg. Take a look!

Mr Modi, let a Dalit girl break the coconut at Ram temple

Mr Modi, let a Dalit girl break the coconut at Ram temple

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

If the PM gives the historic opportunity of laying the foundation stone of the Ram temple to a Dalit girl, it will send a transformational message to the Dalits in India and will give them a sense of belongingness, says Dr Sudhir Bisht.

Don't be a Google parent! 12 healthy tips for you

Don't be a Google parent! 12 healthy tips for you

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Children will fall and rise again; that is what life is all about, says Virender Kapoor.