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Bangkok blasts: Iranian to be extradited to Thailand

Bangkok blasts: Iranian to be extradited to Thailand

Rediff.com16 Feb 2012

Thailand on Thursday said that an Iranian national suspected to be involved in the botched bomb plot in Bangkok will be extradited from Malaysia. Masoud Sedaghat Zadeh, a suspect in Tuesday's triple bomb explosions was central Bangkok was arrested yesterday by Malaysian authorities in Kuala Lumpur.

Kabul involved in US-Taliban peace talks, says Karzai

Kabul involved in US-Taliban peace talks, says Karzai

Rediff.com16 Feb 2012

Secret three-way talks between the United States, Afghanistan and Taliban have begun, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said.

Bihar police re-launch campaign to educate Mahadalit kids

Bihar police re-launch campaign to educate Mahadalit kids

Rediff.com9 Feb 2012

In an attempt to revamp its image as people friendly, the Bihar police have re-launched its campaign to enroll underprivileged children to government schools.

2G: ED registers money-laundering case against Marans

2G: ED registers money-laundering case against Marans

Rediff.com8 Feb 2012

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case.

Postcards from a snowy Kashmir

Postcards from a snowy Kashmir

Rediff.com6 Feb 2012

The Kashmir Valley received fresh snow Sunday that blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway yet again. The blockade of the highway stranded hundreds of vehicles at various points on the highway.

10 fastest cars in the world

10 fastest cars in the world

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

Some extremely fast cars are allowed on the streets.

Mumbai big-ticket property market sluggish

Mumbai big-ticket property market sluggish

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

Sector insiders and analysts say this is due to combination of slowing property markets and liquidity issues.

Work well, get reward points from your employers

Work well, get reward points from your employers

Rediff.com5 Mar 2012

The employees are referred by a superior, based on their performance/behaviour. The company has been doing it to encourage the best performing employees through gifts, apart from cash incentives.

See the world in this yacht for $12,700 per day

See the world in this yacht for $12,700 per day

Rediff.com1 Mar 2012

Price tag for the trip is $1.6 million per couple.

$150 million golf course bought by Donald Trump

$150 million golf course bought by Donald Trump

Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

Trump has bought the Doral Golf and Spa Resort in Miami for $150 million.

Delhi, Mumbai airports earning least revenue

Delhi, Mumbai airports earning least revenue

Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

As per the list of 50 countries prepared by Leigh Fisher Management consultants, Delhi airport is at the bottom of the list with meagre 1.97 SDRs compared to Japan's Narita airport with 17.86 SDRs. Mumbai stands at the second last place with 2.09 SDRs.

Job hunters get ready; robust hiring on cards!

Job hunters get ready; robust hiring on cards!

Rediff.com21 Feb 2012

As per the survey of more than 1,000 recruiters, conducted by leading job portal Naukri.com, about 72 per cent of the employers are bullish about hiring prospects in the first half of 2012.

Beautiful yachts set to sail at Mumbai Boat Show

Beautiful yachts set to sail at Mumbai Boat Show

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Some of the most amazing boats in the world are set to sail at Mumbai International Boat Show this week.

Won't provide airbases to US for attack on Iran: Pak

Won't provide airbases to US for attack on Iran: Pak

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

As tensions mounted in the Persian Gulf, Pakistan on Thursday assured Iran that it will not provide any assistance to American forces in the event of a United States attack on Tehran.

MPs want IT exemption limit hiked to Rs 5 lakh

MPs want IT exemption limit hiked to Rs 5 lakh

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

The Standing Committee on Finance, which met under the chairmanship of senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, has decided to finalise its report by March 2, enabling Parliament to consider the ambitious reforms in direct tax regime.

20 STUNNING bookstores of the world

20 STUNNING bookstores of the world

Rediff.com16 Feb 2012

We present here 20 stunning stores that stand out not only for their collection of books, magazines and journals but also for their interior decoration.

Israeli embassy car blast, an act of terror: Delhi police

Israeli embassy car blast, an act of terror: Delhi police

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

Hours after the Israeli embassy car blast near Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's 7 Race Course residence, the Delhi police has declared that the incident is an act of terror.

Munde on Chavan's Sena dig: CM living in fool's paradise

Munde on Chavan's Sena dig: CM living in fool's paradise

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gopinath Munde on Monday criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's statement that Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray would lose his clout after the February 16 civic polls in the state saying he was "living in fool's paradise".

Shailesh Rao: Search expert who opted for microblogging

Shailesh Rao: Search expert who opted for microblogging

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

After being at the helm of Google India and Google Asia Pacific for over seven years, Shailesh Rao is now been roped in by micro-blogging service provider, Twitter.

Want to move abroad? Here's a list of expat-friendly countries

Want to move abroad? Here's a list of expat-friendly countries

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

If you are looking for a change, and have been considering to move oversees, this survey can help you find the best foreign country to live and work in.

Guj HC raps Modi for 'inaction' during post-Godhra riots

Guj HC raps Modi for 'inaction' during post-Godhra riots

Rediff.com8 Feb 2012

The Narendra Modi government was on Wednesday pulled up by the Gujarat high court for "inaction and negligence" on its part during the 2002 post-Godhra riots that led to large-scale destruction of religious structures. A division bench of acting chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala made these observations, while ordering compensation for over 500 religious structures in the state.

10 killed in US drone attack in Pakistan's tribal region

10 killed in US drone attack in Pakistan's tribal region

Rediff.com8 Feb 2012

A United States drone targeted a compound in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan today, killing 10 suspected militants, officials said.

JK: Strike to protest shifting of inmates to outside jails

JK: Strike to protest shifting of inmates to outside jails

Rediff.com7 Feb 2012

A shutdown called by hardline separatist Hurriyat Conference to protest against the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to shift prison inmates from the Valley to outside jails affected normal life in Srinagar on Tuesday.

Jayalalithaa's former aide Sasikala's brother arrested

Jayalalithaa's former aide Sasikala's brother arrested

Rediff.com3 Feb 2012

The brother of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's former aide Sasikala's was arrested on Friday in Tiruvarur district for allegedly demolishing a woman's house in Rishiyur village.

IT raids UP, Delhi properties of liquor baron Ponty Chadha

IT raids UP, Delhi properties of liquor baron Ponty Chadha

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

The premises of Uttar Pradesh-based liquor baron and businessman Ponty Chadha were on Wednesday searched by the income tax department in the state and at locations in Delhi in connection with alleged tax evasion.

Mumbai: Health ministry chalks up blueprint to curb TB

Mumbai: Health ministry chalks up blueprint to curb TB

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

A team of doctors deputed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has come up with a blueprint to curb tuberculosis cases in Mumbai, a top municipal official from the city said.

Foreigners light up Dalal Street as locals keep away

Foreigners light up Dalal Street as locals keep away

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

FIIs pour $2 bn in January; flows into India equity funds hit 54-week high; doubts on sustainability persist.

IN PICS: Kashmir comes to a STANDSTILL

IN PICS: Kashmir comes to a STANDSTILL

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

Kashmir valley continued to remain cut-off from rest of the country for the second consequetive day, running in view of the incessant snowfall that has frozen normal life across the valley. Mukhtar Ahmad reports.

5.2 earthquake rocks Kashmir

5.2 earthquake rocks Kashmir

Rediff.com31 Mar 2012

A moderate intensity earthquake on Saturday shook the Kashmir Valley but there were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage.

Want to access your computer from anywhere? Try iTwin

Want to access your computer from anywhere? Try iTwin

Rediff.com9 Mar 2012

Lux Anatharaman designed iTwin, a cable-less cable, which has two identical USB drives with which you can access files kept remotely in a PC. The idea behind iTwin is, "to make remote access simple and secure."

What Mamata plans to do to keep Infy, Wipro in Bengal

What Mamata plans to do to keep Infy, Wipro in Bengal

Rediff.com6 Mar 2012

According to officials in the state IT department, as part of the 2009 incentive scheme, the sop is currently available for all IT companies looking to set up or expand base in Kolkata.

Meet India's most powerful businesswomen

Meet India's most powerful businesswomen

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

They have played an important role in India's economic rise. Some of these women are founders, while others have taken up key roles in family-owned business, while some have scaled up the executive ladder.

World's 10 biggest employers

World's 10 biggest employers

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

CNBC recently came up with a list of world's biggest employers.

Why is RBI caught between inflation and slowdown

Why is RBI caught between inflation and slowdown

Rediff.com1 Mar 2012

As GDP growth falls below the new normal, rate cuts seem inevitable.

World's most expensive keywords

World's most expensive keywords

Rediff.com22 Feb 2012

We now know which keywords garner the highest costs per click in Google AdWords.

Are you an auto freak? You will love these STUNNING cars

Are you an auto freak? You will love these STUNNING cars

Rediff.com15 Feb 2012

A look at some amazing cars.

Israel attack: Is Home Min walking diplomatic tight rope?

Israel attack: Is Home Min walking diplomatic tight rope?

Rediff.com14 Feb 2012

While Home Minister P Chidambaram has declared the Israel embassy car bombing as a terror strike, he has opted not to name the perpetrators of the attack. Anil Chowdhry wonders why

Israeli embassy car driver baffled at turn of events

Israeli embassy car driver baffled at turn of events

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

It was like any other day for 42-year-old Manoj Sharma, driver of the burnt Israeli embassy SUV, until his vehicle came under a coordinated terror attack on Monday.

Shivani Bhatnagar murder: SC issues notices to R K Sharma

Shivani Bhatnagar murder: SC issues notices to R K Sharma

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

The Supreme Court on Monday sought dismissed Indian Police Service officer R K Sharma's response on a Delhi police plea challenging his acquittal in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case.

Odisha hooch toll mounts to 26; judicial probe ordered

Odisha hooch toll mounts to 26; judicial probe ordered

Rediff.com8 Feb 2012

With 14 more persons succumbing to illness caused by spurious liquor, the death toll in Odisha hooch tragedy mounted to 19 today prompting the state government to order a judicial probe into the episode.