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Automatic Nano GenX: Rich features, better performance

This is the safest Nano Tata has ever put into production.

Obama's Fed pick Yellen puts focus on jobs, stability

The nomination would put Yellen on course to be the first woman to lead the institution.

'Sanskrit had become more a symbol than a language'

'On both sides of our cultural divide, it roused strong emotions that had very little to do with the language and its literature.' 'I felt Sanskrit had been removed from the realm of thought, and made an object of politics and piety, of oppression, of reverence and contempt.' 'It was my aim to avoid these things, and go straight to the language which, as an object for the mind, is among the most exquisite ever made.'

Best ways a brand can reclaim its reputation after a crisis

'The crisis-hit brand needs to react, and react without sounding outraged or angry. '

2014 and the question of accountability

Rahul Gandhi thinks his imaginary Congress is the silver bullet; Narendra Modi thinks he himself is the silver bullet; Arvind Kejriwal seems to think that neighbourhood councils are a silver bullet. But none of them is right, says Mihir S Sharma.

Start-ups, here's how to manage your employees

Managing human resources remains a major and under-appreciated challenge for most start-ups.

'My wife and I have a poor sex life'

Rediff.com's Love Guru has answers to all your relationship problems.

Jeffrey Archer: Available as captain or manager of England

The world's most popular author took questions from you, our dear readers.

The Curious Case of The Nefarious K

There's always the option of changing the channel, but change to what? Maybe a nine o'clock news anchor screaming his lungs out at all those who dare contradict him would act as an appropriate substitute to the drama of the K-serials.

Tough times are opportunities to learn, says Yash Birla

Yash Birla, one of most prominent businessmen of India, had a lively interaction with rediff.com readers when he hosted a chat on Tuesday.

'If Smriti Irani succeeds, it will be a great achievement'

'Once you've made up your mind that you don't like Smriti Irani because she has got where she has far too quickly or far too easily, you find reasons to dislike her and to justify your view,' says Pritish Nandy.

'At the UN, there were times I wished India had a stronger government'

'Under Narendra Modi's leadership, we will be able to regain our rightful place in the community of nations,' veteran diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri, who joined the BJP on January 2, tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

'At the UN, there were times I wished India had a stronger government'

Making Sense of the Aam Aadmi Party Win in the Delhi Elections

The Data story: Who were the AAP's biggest supporters? The story of the Delhi assembly election was the Aam Aadmi Party's stunning debut. Rediff.com's data experts, using Bayesian Networks, have mined terrific insights from how the nation's capital voted in the recent assembly elections. Our modelling shows pockets support for the AAP among the Internet savvy, TV viewers, white collar workers and educated voters. We present the findings:

Why AAP is not very popular with India Inc

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has to deal with 3 powerful enemies: the media, the political establishment, and business houses.

Jaitley, Dwivedi change the rules of political engagement

Arun Jaitley and Janardan Dwivedi have rewritten the rules of politics in the Age of the Internet and its young and restless user base, reports Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

Full Text: What Prez Obama said at the State of the Union Address

Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.