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Former Forbes India editor floats digital media platform

Former Forbes India editor floats digital media platform

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

The company has signed deals Mint and digital television network Ping.

The man who helped Indian Mujahideen operatives flee India

The man who helped Indian Mujahideen operatives flee India

Rediff.com28 May 2014

A 'travel agent', Sultan Ahmed Faizan alias Faizan Azmi, in his confession to the National Investigation Agency, talks about how he forged documents that helped terrorists slip out of the country. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

And Peter Mukerjea went hungry...

And Peter Mukerjea went hungry...

Rediff.com19 Feb 2017

'It is perhaps kind of easy to see why Peter and the police clash.' 'The obvious air of entitlement that emanates from him, maybe unknowingly, probably gets the goat of the policemen.'

Jaya, prisoner 7402, is jail authorities' darling

Jaya, prisoner 7402, is jail authorities' darling

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo Jayalalithaa is fit and healthy and has not shown any signs of 'a broken woman', a top jail official said.

How India should deal with Pakistan

How India should deal with Pakistan

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

Sanjeev Nayyar suggests 16 measures by which we can tackle our unrelenting and untrustworthy neighbour.

Is Internet the newspaper killer?

Is Internet the newspaper killer?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2011

In the next couple of years it will be a world where all the content lies online. All of us need to prepare ourselves for the time when newspapers will only survive online.

The double standards over conversions

The double standards over conversions

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

The million dollar question that begs for an answer is: Why is it that an amateurish attempt to convert a handful of Muslims by fringe Hindu elements garners so much attention while large scale systematic attempts to subvert Hinduism go unnoticed or are deliberately overlooked? If this is not double standards then what is, asks Vivek Gumaste.

How we should honour Rohith Vemula's memory

How we should honour Rohith Vemula's memory

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

'Reflex responses to Dalit student Rohith Vemula's suicide are band aids that stem the current hemorrhage but do precious little to the festering wound beneath,' says Vivek Gumaste.

Will military action teach Pakistan a lesson?

Will military action teach Pakistan a lesson?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

'For India, the phase of pure restraint has passed.' 'Restraint has failed to reform Pakistan or rein in terrorism,' says Vivek Gumaste.

Why the National Stock Exchange should not be listed

Why the National Stock Exchange should not be listed

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

It could be a matter of concern that foreign shareholders of the NSE are registered in tax havens such as Mauritius and Cyprus.

Mithun teams up with Brit actor Michael Caine

Mithun teams up with Brit actor Michael Caine

Rediff.com15 Dec 2010

The two veterans will be seen in a Bengali-English film, Indian Autumn, which will be directed by filmmaker Sudipto Sen.

Diwali wishes from Julia Roberts

Diwali wishes from Julia Roberts

Rediff.com3 Nov 2010

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!

The cop who cracked the Sheena Bora case

The cop who cracked the Sheena Bora case

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Mumbai top cop Rakesh Maria's trusted man Dinesh Kadam also helped crack the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts' case, sent Abu Salem to jail and helped bust the Indian Mujahideen terror network in Mumbai.

Facebook fights for free Internet in India, global test-case

Facebook fights for free Internet in India, global test-case

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

Critics say the programme, launched 10 months ago in India in collaboration with operator Reliance Communications, violates principles of net neutrality

The feud over Indian Readership Survey

The feud over Indian Readership Survey

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

The return of Indian Readership Survey numbers has met with a silent response.

To the BMC, CCTVs are anti-opacity

To the BMC, CCTVs are anti-opacity

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

Given that Mumbai civic body deals with the lives of the people at the cutting edge, the better way would have been to agree to have giant television screens put up outside the civic headquarters to relay the proceedings live so the people are kept in the loop. It eliminates to an extent the distance between the people and their civic keepers but perhaps it is farfetched now, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.

How Amarinder taught Rahul a lesson

How Amarinder taught Rahul a lesson

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

'Feeling claustrophobic and humiliated by the manner in which the Congress vice-president was treating him, he started toying with the idea of floating his own party.'

India's 15 most-read newspapers

India's 15 most-read newspapers

Rediff.com5 May 2010

Dainik Jagran continues to be India's most read newspaper across all languages.

His nose singled out the problems of the Common Man

His nose singled out the problems of the Common Man

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

'Laxman will be remembered for years to come as the person whom everybody turned to the first thing in the morning and drew a smile, however depressing the situation. It will be impossible to replace him...'

In India, 3 of 4 companies adulterating, mis-branding food go unpunished

In India, 3 of 4 companies adulterating, mis-branding food go unpunished

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

Adulterated food can cause cancer, insomnia and other neurological problems, and adulteration is a growing concern across India

I will not be witness in Guj riots' case: Zadaphia

I will not be witness in Guj riots' case: Zadaphia

Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

Gordhan Zadaphia, who was the junior home minister of Gujarat in February 2002, when the Sabarmati Express was burnt down in Godhra leading to large-scale communal riots, told rediff.com that he will never become a witness before the Supreme Court constituted Special Investigation Team, which is probing the matter.

Editors I have known

Editors I have known

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

'There are different ways in which some are lucky through their lives. My great boon has been serendipity,' says Subir Roy.

'Handgun named after Delhi braveheart an insult to her memory'

'Handgun named after Delhi braveheart an insult to her memory'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

A handgun specially designed for women and named after the December 16 Delhi brahevheart has sparked a controversy.

Sheena murder: Indrani's counsel claim police using force to get a confession

Sheena murder: Indrani's counsel claim police using force to get a confession

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

The Sheena Bora murder mystery has seen more twists than a television sitcom. As skeletons continue to tumble out, here are the latest developments in the case.

'Heartbroken' fans accept end of India's reign

'Heartbroken' fans accept end of India's reign

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

India's notoriously volatile fans showed rare maturity in accepting the end of their team's reign.

Rupee slump costs India its biggest golf tournament

Rupee slump costs India its biggest golf tournament

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

A currency slump and slowing economy have cost India its biggest golf tournament after sponsors pulled out of the country's only European Tour event on Thursday.

The 5-point agenda to boost Indo-Pak trade

The 5-point agenda to boost Indo-Pak trade

Rediff.com19 May 2010

The corporate leadership of India and Pakistan on Wednesday strongly urged the two governments to take all necessary steps to realise the tremendous potential of trade and commerce between the two countries.

Indo-Pak biz leaders call for closer trade ties

Indo-Pak biz leaders call for closer trade ties

Rediff.com18 May 2010

Leading businessmen from India and Pakistan on Monday called for closer commercial ties between the two countries and said commerce could well turn out to the harbinger of peace in the Subcontinent.

New exchange ISE set to trade by Oct

New exchange ISE set to trade by Oct

Rediff.com18 May 2010

Even as the MCX Stock Exchange and the Delhi Stock Exchange are hoping to launch equity trading on their platform soon, another Mumbai-based exchange, the Inter-connected Stock Exchange is set to follow suit.

Royal gains: Lals sell 4.2% in Eicher for Rs 2,100 crore

Royal gains: Lals sell 4.2% in Eicher for Rs 2,100 crore

Rediff.com14 May 2016

At Rs 18,400 per share, value up 100 times since Lehman crisis

Skewed story of land reforms in India

Skewed story of land reforms in India

Rediff.com8 Aug 2015

Of all the markets in which politicians interfere with prices, the land market is probably the last that will be reformed, says T N Ninan.

Paytm aims to bring a million small merchants online

Paytm aims to bring a million small merchants online

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

The company is modelling its many ventures on Alibaba in China.

Is lack of IPL hurting England in shorter formats? Yes, says Akram

Is lack of IPL hurting England in shorter formats? Yes, says Akram

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

England were thumped 4-1 in Australia in their One-day International series at the beginning of the year and also lost recent series at home against Sri Lanka and India.

A big win for Moneylife, a small step for journalism

A big win for Moneylife, a small step for journalism

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

Moneylife's victory against NSE shows good journalism does not need to fear deep pockets of big corporations

Latest in Sheena murder case: Mikhail my adopted son, says Indrani

Latest in Sheena murder case: Mikhail my adopted son, says Indrani

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

Caught in a web of half truths, the Sheena Bora murder case continues to baffle investigators. Here are the top developments of the day.

6 newspapers join forces to get an edge in war for ads

6 newspapers join forces to get an edge in war for ads

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

The six are English dailies the Hindustan Times, The Hindu and The Telegraph; their sister publications The Hindustan and The Hindu Tamil; and Ananda Bazar Patrika.

Dear Mr Modi. Congratulations, but...

Dear Mr Modi. Congratulations, but...

Rediff.com26 May 2016

As the NDA government completes two years in office, there are more questions on Swarupa Dutt's mind than answers.

India Inc wakes up to ad 'roadblocks'

India Inc wakes up to ad 'roadblocks'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2009

Though popular abroad, companies in India seem to have just woken up to the virtues of 'roadblocks'. Consider this: a fortnight back, German car maker Volkwagen 'blocked' Times of India, the largest national English daily.

The Priyanka Chopra you didn't know

The Priyanka Chopra you didn't know

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

Priyanka Chopra's mother Madhu opens up about her famous daughter.