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Rupee dips to 2-month low at 66.80 vs US dollar

Rupee dips to 2-month low at 66.80 vs US dollar

Rediff.com16 May 2016

The rupee had last ended at 67.22 per dollar on March 16, 2016.

Succession is a lesson even Buffett hasn't learnt

Succession is a lesson even Buffett hasn't learnt

Rediff.com3 May 2016

It is almost puzzling to see more old men and women hang around long enough for people to begin wondering 'why not retire?'

COVID-19: 'There will be significant discoveries'

COVID-19: 'There will be significant discoveries'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

'Scientists around the world are focused on very quickly doing work to help us better understand what we are facing.' 'I am inspired by what scientists have found in such a short amount of time since the virus emerged.'

The Indian tycoon who sparked talk of UAE aid

The Indian tycoon who sparked talk of UAE aid

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

For many, he is the Dhirubhai Ambani of Kerala. For others, he is the most influential Indian in West Asia. M A Yusuff is back in the spotlight after the controversy surrounding the UAE's reported offer of a Rs 7 billion aid package for flood-hit Kerala.

Missing plane flew on for 5 hours with radio switched off

Missing plane flew on for 5 hours with radio switched off

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

According to engine data automatically recovered from the missing Boeing 777, investigators believe the plane remained airborne for another five hours after vanishing from the radars.

News Corp acquires 25% stake in PropTiger.com

News Corp acquires 25% stake in PropTiger.com

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Rupert Murdoch-led News Corp has acquired 25 per cent stake in real estate portal PropTiger.com for $30 million.

5 tips to impress during a phone interview

5 tips to impress during a phone interview

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

How does one make an impression without meeting the recruiter face to face?

Clinton's troubles escalate as FBI reviews new 650,000 emails

Clinton's troubles escalate as FBI reviews new 650,000 emails

Rediff.com31 Oct 2016

Over 650,000 emails have been found on a laptop shared by Hillary Clinton's close aide and her husband as the Democratic presidential nominee's woes escalated just over a week before the election with the Federal Bureau of Investigation set to review the newly-discovered data.

How many more suicide bombers are there?

How many more suicide bombers are there?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

'The fact that a rural Kashmiri boy was brainwashed into killing himself and others means there is an active programme that exists which does such recruiting and there will potentially be other such individuals out there,' warns Aakar Patel.

Lockdown 3.0: The perfect time to upskill!

Lockdown 3.0: The perfect time to upskill!

Rediff.com5 May 2020

Online learning platforms have become go-to places for those suffocated by the current curbs on movement.

Xi as ruler for life: Is China's golden age coming to an end?

Xi as ruler for life: Is China's golden age coming to an end?

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

'Xi's assumption of absolute power is neither complete, nor irreversible.' 'Nor is it safe, for Xi, for his party, or for his country more generally.' 'And the government knows this,' says Mihir S Sharma.

More IT firms may come under US lens for visa issues

More IT firms may come under US lens for visa issues

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

Infosys may have put the visa misuse investigations behind it through a civil settlement with the US authorities, but experts believe that the episode might drag its other peers under the scanner.

Obama to hold meeting with lawmakers on shutdown

Obama to hold meeting with lawmakers on shutdown

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

US President Barack Obama has stepped up his personal engagement with lawmakers over the government shutdown, which the White House hoped would help in resolving the current economic crisis including the one of raising the debt ceiling by October 17.

World Cup Diary: Meet Afghanistan's very 'own' cricket star!

World Cup Diary: Meet Afghanistan's very 'own' cricket star!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

fghanistan's latest cricket sensation Hamid Hassan found his way into the pages of the popular US daily.

Will India Inc separate chairman and CEO roles?

Will India Inc separate chairman and CEO roles?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

If India Inc sincerely feels the separation of posts is not a good governance measure, it must spell out its doubts clearly to Sebi and give cogent arguments rather than mundane ones like India is different, argues J N Gupta, member, Kotak committee on corporate governance reforms.

Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests across US

Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests across US

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Trump also said all Americans were "rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death" of Floyd, and asserted that justice will be served.

PM arrives in New York, says US a natural global partner

PM arrives in New York, says US a natural global partner

Rediff.com27 Sep 2014

Describing America as India's "natural global partner", Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Friday on a five-day visit to the US, holding out an assurance that India is "open and friendly" for business and innovations.

How to live life to the fullest: Learn it from Abbott!

How to live life to the fullest: Learn it from Abbott!

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

The branding initiative coincides with the company's expansion.

Lehman crisis@10: Has the financial world changed for the better?

Lehman crisis@10: Has the financial world changed for the better?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

On the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis, a multi-part series analyses the lessons learnt and those not learnt.

iPhone SE: Hits and misses

iPhone SE: Hits and misses

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

The SE reportedly has 2GB of random-access memory.

India-China: What's cooking?

India-China: What's cooking?

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

'The fact that Modi and Xi exuded confidence to accelerate the negotiations for a border settlement alone underscores that the Russia-India-China triangle has become very dynamic,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

World's 10 most valuable start-ups

World's 10 most valuable start-ups

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

It's raining start-ups across the world.

Unprecedented cyber attacks wreak global havoc, India hit too

Unprecedented cyber attacks wreak global havoc, India hit too

Rediff.com13 May 2017

Security researchers with Kaspersky Lab have recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 99 countries, including the UK, Russia, Ukraine, India, China, Italy, and Egypt.

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi.

One feels sorry for Subramanian Swamy

One feels sorry for Subramanian Swamy

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

'Swamy's crash-landing carries a message to all loose cannons.' 'Get your rants vetted by someone higher up in the party so that you are not left high and dry,' says Amulya Ganguli.

SC to hear Durga suspension issue on Aug 12

SC to hear Durga suspension issue on Aug 12

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal's suspension issue came up on Thursday in the Supreme Court which agreed to hear a PIL seeking quashing of all proceedings against her on Monday even as IPS officers joined their IAS colleagues in batting for her.

Tim Cook's revelation: A lesson for Indian corporates

Tim Cook's revelation: A lesson for Indian corporates

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

The lesson for Indian corporations, which otherwise like to pride themselves on adopting global best practices, is corporate America's proactive activism.

How Modi is wooing investors in US

How Modi is wooing investors in US

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

Modi said India will pursue its dreams in partnership with its international friends.

Lessons for Modi govt to reform the labour policy

Lessons for Modi govt to reform the labour policy

Rediff.com30 May 2016

No successive government thought of reviving the idea of an exit policy.

Logic of Indo-US strategic relations 'incontrovertible': Modi in op-ed

Logic of Indo-US strategic relations 'incontrovertible': Modi in op-ed

Rediff.com26 Jun 2017

Modi, in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, wrote that the US and India are forging a deeper and stronger partnership that extends far beyond the Beltway and the Raisina Hill.

'India sees road building as route to prosperity'

'India sees road building as route to prosperity'

Rediff.com18 May 2016

India's network has expanded at a compound annual rate of around 4% which has added more than 4.8 km of additional roads since 1951, but even so the network remains badly underdeveloped

The toughest exams in India and the world

The toughest exams in India and the world

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

How many of these have you appeared for?

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life?

Wooing Middle-Income India

Wooing Middle-Income India

Rediff.com31 May 2017

From middle-class it is middle-income India, marketers are chasing for volumes. The 166 million households in this category is the new focus.

The Lonely Man of China

The Lonely Man of China

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

What was the need for Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman, Central Military Commission, to don the new role of Commander in-Chief? Does this mean that the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao faces numerous threats from within the Communist Party?

Reshma Saujani: The woman who took on Ivanka Trump

Reshma Saujani: The woman who took on Ivanka Trump

Rediff.com8 May 2017

10 things you must know about the Girls Who Code founder.

Malaysian PM admits they 'didn't get everything right' in MH370 search

Malaysian PM admits they 'didn't get everything right' in MH370 search

Rediff.com14 May 2014

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has admitted that Malaysia 'did not get everything right' in the first few days of Flight MH370's disappearance and called for implementing real-time tracking of airliners, as the search for the crashed jet was hampered by technical troubles on Wednesday.

Dangerous to be a journalist in today's world

Dangerous to be a journalist in today's world

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

Journalists all over the world have been disappearing and some have never been heard again, says Narain D Batra.

Tough for India, China to curtail oil imports from Iran: US

Tough for India, China to curtail oil imports from Iran: US

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

India, China and other countries that have been cutting their oil imports from Iran have reached a point where it is "very very difficult" to reduce any further without seriously impacting their economies, US Secretary of State John Kerry has told lawmakers.

Modi hopes GST bill will be passed this year

Modi hopes GST bill will be passed this year

Rediff.com26 May 2016

The Prime Minister also underscored the importance of public sector undertakings in the country.