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How to invest in mutual funds: A beginner's guide

How to invest in mutual funds: A beginner's guide

Rediff.com18 May 2019

While investing in mutual funds, it is essential that you focus on the turnover rate percentage of a mutual fund, which is bought and sold every year.

Applications invited for Rhodes Scholarship 2014

Applications invited for Rhodes Scholarship 2014

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

Selected students from India will win a fully funded scholarship to pursue a master's programme at the Oxford University in the UK in 2014.

Tapping private sector, younger talent for top job at govt banks

Tapping private sector, younger talent for top job at govt banks

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

The candidate will be expected to have at least two to three years of remaining service.

Should you invest in infrastructure funds?

Should you invest in infrastructure funds?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Better stick to equity diversified funds, says Larisssa Fernand

Why is Gen Rawat rushing with Theatre Commands?

Why is Gen Rawat rushing with Theatre Commands?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

The tearing hurry to form theatre commands has to be replaced by a balanced and deliberate approach. We need to accept that this process will take time if executed correctly and in the best interests of the Indian armed forces, argues Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

The case for autonomy in higher education

The case for autonomy in higher education

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

'Providing funds and autonomy to a few institutions that may not have the intent to excel must not become a case of trying to feed those who are not hungry and starving those who are famished,' says Jitendra Kumar Das, Director, FORE School of Management, New Delhi.

Smart Cities project likely to be rolled out next month

Smart Cities project likely to be rolled out next month

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Government had declared the mission of creating 100 Smart Cities.

BArch admissions 2018: How to get into IITs, NITs, SPAs, CFTIs

BArch admissions 2018: How to get into IITs, NITs, SPAs, CFTIs

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

Decoding the JEE Main Paper 2.

Will selectors pick Paes in Davis Cup team?

Will selectors pick Paes in Davis Cup team?

Rediff.com5 Mar 2017

Senior pro Leander Paes's place in the Indian Davis Cup team will be up for discussion when the AITA Selection Committee meets on Monday to pick the squad for the upcoming Asia/Oceania Zone tie against Uzbekistan.

Taapsee Pannu: Why are men always given the credit?

Taapsee Pannu: Why are men always given the credit?

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

'I work a lot because I am greedy for good scripts. I have worked really hard to reach this level, where I can say yes to a good script and it will happen.'

Don't rush to buy PSU bank stocks yet

Don't rush to buy PSU bank stocks yet

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

'Investors should not commit fresh money to these stocks right now, unless they can hold for the next three to four years.'

Soccer Extras: Sterling wins Football Writers' award

Soccer Extras: Sterling wins Football Writers' award

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Narang misses 10m air rifle C'wealth Games berth

Narang misses 10m air rifle C'wealth Games berth

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra made the cut, but London Games bronze winner Gagan Narang failed to qualify in the 10-metre air rifle event for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

Lucknow Metro coaches to capture the heritage of City of Nawabs

Lucknow Metro coaches to capture the heritage of City of Nawabs

Rediff.com11 May 2016

A French multinational is making the trains at its Sri City facility in Andhra Pradesh.

How to get a Central government job

How to get a Central government job

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

In an online chat with readers, Amit Chaudhary from Sarkari Jobs answered queries on how to crack the SSC Combined Graduate Level exam.

Rahul's 'primary' experiment may be in trouble

Rahul's 'primary' experiment may be in trouble

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

Rahul Gandhi's experiment of choosing Congress candidates for Lok Sabha polls through the 'primary' system appears to have suffered initial hiccups with two constituencies being dropped from the list of 16.

My role is to help India 'A' players get to the next level: Dravid

My role is to help India 'A' players get to the next level: Dravid

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

Batting great Rahul Dravid, who was recently appointed as the coach of the India 'A' and India Under-19 teams, said on Wednesday that he does not believe in concept of coaching players at the senior level.

Search on for new wholetime member at Sebi

Search on for new wholetime member at Sebi

Rediff.com5 Feb 2018

Likely to select from 3 shortlisted; follows Sanjeev Kaushik's refusal to take the job if made to retire from IAS

Crisis in Command: The challenges that lie ahead

Crisis in Command: The challenges that lie ahead

Rediff.com7 Jan 2017

'No one needs to lose sleep if a person with better operational credentials supersedes lesser endowed peers,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).

Expert tips to crack IBPS clerk exam

Expert tips to crack IBPS clerk exam

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

In an online chat with readers, Amit Jaiswal, head of academics, MockBank.com offered advice on how to crack the examination.

Now, a competition to choose 100 smart cities

Now, a competition to choose 100 smart cities

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

States to give choices, Centre to decide by year-end.

'Did not expect getting picked in a squad which has won a series'

'Did not expect getting picked in a squad which has won a series'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

It is difficult to expect that selectors would ring in changes when an Indian cricket team wins a series 3-0 on Australian soil which is precisely the reason why Pawan Negi is "pleasantly surprised" after knowing about his selection for the T20 series against Sri Lanka.

'Young people won't tolerate abrasive behaviour'

'Young people won't tolerate abrasive behaviour'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

'Younger people have a very strong sense of what is wrong, and what is right, along with the opportunity to call out this kind of behaviour through mechanisms like social media.'

No govt deadline to implement long pending forest policy

No govt deadline to implement long pending forest policy

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

The fact that the government has no specific deadline to impose this policy was revealed through a response to an RTI application in February 2017.

TOP athletes to get monthly stipend of Rs 50,000; Paes snubbed

TOP athletes to get monthly stipend of Rs 50,000; Paes snubbed

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

The Sports Ministry has chosen 152 athletes across disciplines for Rs. 50,000 allowance per month for their preparations for next year's Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Cricket Buzz: WI Board cleared Russell to play in GT20

Cricket Buzz: WI Board cleared Russell to play in GT20

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Russell had opted out of the three-match T20I series against India due to an injury, but he turned up for Vancouver Knights to play in the T20 tournament in Canada.

Will Gen Rawat be a better chief than Gens Bakshi and Hariz?

Will Gen Rawat be a better chief than Gens Bakshi and Hariz?

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

Over the past two decades, six of the eight army chiefs have been from the infantry and the other two from the artillery division. The appointment of either General Bakshi or General Hariz would interrupt the infantry's prolonged domination of the army command, says Ajai Shukla, a retired army officer himself.

BCCI new constitution: Mumbai lose permanent status, all NE states become voters

BCCI new constitution: Mumbai lose permanent status, all NE states become voters

Rediff.com19 Mar 2017

Indian cricket's one-time power centre Mumbai has lost its permanent voting status as per the new constitution of the Indian Cricket Board finalised by the Committee of Administrators (COA) appointed by the Supreme Court of India.

Why some Indian cities won't get smart!

Why some Indian cities won't get smart!

Rediff.com31 Aug 2015

The Centre will grant Rs 500 crore for each of the smart cities.

How a 'Blade Jumper' turned to science to earn Rio Games place...

How a 'Blade Jumper' turned to science to earn Rio Games place...

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Paralympic champion Markus Rehm said he hoped new scientific studies would prove he gains no advantage through his prosthesis and clear him to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.

Modi to unveil India's renewable energy plan at climate summit

Modi to unveil India's renewable energy plan at climate summit

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Modi is among the first set of speakers at the Summit's opening ceremony, a highly significant gesture given that only those heads of state, government and ministers are invited to speak at the summit who will have any "positive development" to announce on climate action.

Non-predatory rules: Jio is once again the gainer

Non-predatory rules: Jio is once again the gainer

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

The Mukesh Ambani-owned company had complained to Trai about incumbents offering segmented offers to different customers

Plea in Supreme Court seeking e-auctioning of IPL media rights

Plea in Supreme Court seeking e-auctioning of IPL media rights

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said, "We will think over it".

How CAT became a student-friendly test

How CAT became a student-friendly test

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

The new changes in the Common Admission Test has encouraged aspirants from non-technical backgrounds to crack the exam.

GAIL Chairman, HPCL head in race for CEO of the Year Award

GAIL Chairman, HPCL head in race for CEO of the Year Award

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Other shortlisted chief executives include Abdulrahman Ali Al-Abdulla of Muntajat, Peabody Energy's Gregory Boyce, Pailin Chuchottaworn of PTT Public Company Ltd, Repsol's Antonio Brufau and Ian Taylor of Vitol.

Waqar REVEALS! Blames Afridi for T20 debacle; wants Akmal axed

Waqar REVEALS! Blames Afridi for T20 debacle; wants Akmal axed

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Former chief coach, Waqar Younis has urged the cricket authorities to drop Umar Akmal from the Pakistan team and blamed Shahid Afridi for the side's run of T20 defeats against England, New Zealand and in the Asia Cup and World T20.

'Wearing revealing clothes doesn't make you sexy'

'Wearing revealing clothes doesn't make you sexy'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

"Even a fully clothed woman can look sexy," says model Andra Patar from Assam

'There can't be wholesale changes in the collegium system': SC

'There can't be wholesale changes in the collegium system': SC

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled out making "wholesale changes" in the collegium system of appointment of judges for higher judciary.

Saving the heart of Make in India

Saving the heart of Make in India

Rediff.com26 May 2017

Will private firms really boost Make in India in the defence sector? Ajai Shukla seeks answers.

J-K has improved, revoke AFSPA, says PDP

J-K has improved, revoke AFSPA, says PDP

Rediff.com25 May 2015

PDP pitched for revocation of AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir, saying there is "tangible improvement" in the security situation.