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Wimbledon PIX: Muguruza, Thiem stunned; Federer, Nadal, Serena through

Wimbledon PIX: Muguruza, Thiem stunned; Federer, Nadal, Serena through

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

A summary of Day 2 at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Seeking revival, Dabhol embraces a brand new plan

Seeking revival, Dabhol embraces a brand new plan

Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

Dabhol's assets will be demerged into the power plant and the LNG terminal.

India's start-up world booms with 100,000 new firms in 2014

India's start-up world booms with 100,000 new firms in 2014

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

About 80 per cent of the companies that are registered are essentially non-IT.

Post poll debacle, Mulayam does a Sonia

Post poll debacle, Mulayam does a Sonia

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and Congress president Sonia Gandhi may be poles apart on most counts, but they seem to be acting in a strikingly similar manner when it comes to fixing responsibility for the debacle of their respective parties in the recently concluded LokSabha poll. Sharat Pradhan reports

Obama's security is stark contrast to Eisenhower's India visit

Obama's security is stark contrast to Eisenhower's India visit

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

Late US President Dwight Eisenhower's visit to Agra over five decades ago presents a stark contrast to the changed global security situation now as President Obama prepares to visit Taj Mahal next week.

'Pakistan's Nasr missile is the most dangerous development in South Asia'

'Pakistan's Nasr missile is the most dangerous development in South Asia'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

'If ever India loses its patience after repeated terror attacks and decides to retaliate against the terrorist camps, Pakistan may term that a conventional military attack and invoke the nuclear option. This is a way to continue with terrorism without retaliation.'

10 reasons why we love KTM RC 200 and RC 390

10 reasons why we love KTM RC 200 and RC 390

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

What makes these two KTMs stand apart from their rivals? We list 10 cool features of the RC 200 and RC 390

The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017

The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017

Rediff.com31 Dec 2017

Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.

India, Japan and the China threat

India, Japan and the China threat

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

'Relations between India and Japan are robust and devoid of either shadow of history or any irritant.' 'In fact, there is plenty of warmth and goodwill earned over history. There are no negatives but only opportunities,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda.

Look, what China's navy is up to!

Look, what China's navy is up to!

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

'China's moves are of direct significance to India, which will closely monitor Chinese naval activity in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean not least because of Chinese maps depicting claims over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.'

REWIND: Best moments from the month that was

REWIND: Best moments from the month that was

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Some of the best photographs, clicked across the globe in January.

Manali-Leh road trip: Stop before you continue

Manali-Leh road trip: Stop before you continue

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

Go, live your life in Leh for as long as you want.

India, Lanka to find 'innovative' solution to fishermen issue

India, Lanka to find 'innovative' solution to fishermen issue

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

The two countries also signed memoranda of understanding in education and health sectors after visiting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Lankan counterpart Mangala Samaraweera co-chaired the 9th Indo-Lanka Joint Commission meeting in Colombo.

A man is known by the company he keeps. So is a country

A man is known by the company he keeps. So is a country

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

'Modi and Obama both had agendas that went beyond the nuclear deal. The threat from the chilly Himalayas had to be tackled in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.'

Delay in procurement taking a toll on India's defence

Delay in procurement taking a toll on India's defence

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

The conservative bureaucracy that influences the political masters is clearly not concerned with the vision documents prepared by defence chiefs to bring India's military into a state of preparedness, says Seema Mustafa

10 dead after BSF plane crashes into wall near Delhi

10 dead after BSF plane crashes into wall near Delhi

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

The plane crashed into the airport boundary wall and landed in a sewage treatment plant while returning back due to apparent technical problem.

Travel 2016: 20 reasons to visit Tamil Nadu

Travel 2016: 20 reasons to visit Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

According to the New York Times, Tamil Nadu has a 'rich and undiscovered history'.

Will Honda Cliq click with Indians?

Will Honda Cliq click with Indians?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

Karan Narsu rides the quirky new Honda Cliq to find out if it's got the goods to go all the way in rural India, while also making it a viable option for the city-sleeker

Robin Raphel, 'the bird', who was disliked in USA

Robin Raphel, 'the bird', who was disliked in USA

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Robin Raphel, a former US diplomat now under a counter intelligence investigation, has spent much of her professional life dealing with Pakistan and defending it against criticism as she doled out billions in aid to the "frenemy".

20 ideas to handle a defiant Pakistan

20 ideas to handle a defiant Pakistan

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

How to deal with a country that has made export of terror a reason to make the world notice and fund it? Rediff.com contributor Sanjeev Nayyar offers a few suggestions

What China's market crash means for India

What China's market crash means for India

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

What China's market crash means for India

How Indian soft power can overwhelm Pakistan

How Indian soft power can overwhelm Pakistan

Rediff.com31 Oct 2016

'Openness is a great weapon in the armoury of more open societies. That's why the fight with Pakistan isn't just about India be six times bigger, but equally bitter and insecure Pakistan,' argues Shekhar Gupta.

Travelling down memory lane in Kolkata

Travelling down memory lane in Kolkata

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

The charm of Kolkata is still alive says Sumit Ganguli.

Sitharaman has a lot to do

Sitharaman has a lot to do

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

'She has to get the funds, cut through bureaucratic flab, speed up modernisation, ensure planned acquisitions stick to timelines, make organisational changes and ensure the military is capable of performing the task that it is given,' says Brigadier S K Chatterjee (retd).

How do you know you're in love?

How do you know you're in love?

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

Paloma Sharma tells you just how.

'The Mughals were struggling financially after Shah Jahan'

'The Mughals were struggling financially after Shah Jahan'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

'Aurangzeb spent a major part in the Deccan. The later Mughals were looted by Nadir Shah and Ahmed Shah Abdali. The Mughals had no money to build. That's why Zafar Mahal, the only palace they built in Mehrauli, was built very shoddily and quickly fell into ruin.' 'Mehrauli spans a much longer period of time than any other city of Delhi,' says historian Rana Safvi.

Bike Affair: People say I treat my Bullet like my wife :-)

Bike Affair: People say I treat my Bullet like my wife :-)

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Some people say I treat it as my wife, others ask why care so much, it is a machine it has no feeling, it has no life, but hell I say, once I hear it roar it does make me feel alive, is how Get Ahead reader Adamya Manshiva expresses his love for his favourite bike.

Watch out Mr Modi! Danger confronts India

Watch out Mr Modi! Danger confronts India

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

'Three security challenges could emerge shortly. The possibility (almost bordering on certainty) is as certain as the fact that night follows day: A terrorist attack by a Pakistan-based group. Chinese intrusion on the border.Communal tension/riots.' Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) explains what the Modi Sarkar needs to be prepared for.

What it takes to be a Dangal wrestler

What it takes to be a Dangal wrestler

Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

'Some of the good wrestlers are making really good money.' 'If you look at their lifestyles, they are no less compared to our cricketers.'

Has Nagpur replaced Delhi as the de-facto capital?

Has Nagpur replaced Delhi as the de-facto capital?

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Devanik Saha wonders if saffronisation of India is on the rise

Sony Xperia X @49k: Baffling price this!

Sony Xperia X @49k: Baffling price this!

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

For a phone which is marred with heating issues, does not provide a Quad HD display, is incapable of recording 4K videos, and whose camera performance in general is not in the league of flagships, Himanshu Juneja wonders if Sony has once again got is pricing all wrong.

How Modi will change India's foreign policy

How Modi will change India's foreign policy

Rediff.com14 May 2014

'Foreign policy-making cannot be shifted out of Delhi and the regional satraps, who do not have a national perspective, should not be allowed to dominate foreign policy. But regional inputs should be integral to foreign policy-making at every step of the way,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Modi-Li talks: Aspirational, productive and positive

Modi-Li talks: Aspirational, productive and positive

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had gone to China with a bagful of initiatives, but not all seems to have been fulfilled given China's reluctance to go the whole hog with him

India's military power at LAC rattles China

India's military power at LAC rattles China

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

'India's military posture has become significantly stronger than China's on the 3,500-kilometre Line of Actual Control.' 'This is enhancing confrontation between the two sides,' points out Ajai Shukla.

Confronting a new world order

Confronting a new world order

Rediff.com19 May 2014

India has some ability to influence what the world order will look like, but it needs to make structural changes to the ministries of external affairs and commerce, and evolve formal coordination mechanisms with the ministries of finance and home, says Nitin Pai

Gadkari's grand plan: Rs 3 lakh cr of road projects in 6 months

Gadkari's grand plan: Rs 3 lakh cr of road projects in 6 months

Rediff.com19 May 2015

The public-private partnership model is a compulsion, says the minister.

The Tumhari Sulu in your life

The Tumhari Sulu in your life

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

Radio jockeys, the new celebrities.

'The PM will have to answer questions about Nirav Modi'

'The PM will have to answer questions about Nirav Modi'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

With months to go for the Karnataka assembly elections, the man in the hot seat, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah says he'll make billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and the Punjab National Bank scam an issue in the upcoming Karnataka elections . In an interview to CNN-News18's Deepa Balakrishnan, the CM also says that Hindutva is not a campaign issue in the state.

9 bloody standoffs the world has seen

9 bloody standoffs the world has seen

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

Even as France mourns the bloodiest terrorist attack for 20 years, let's take a look at some major standoffs witnessed in the past:

'Modi'fication of foreign policy

'Modi'fication of foreign policy

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Narendra Modi's promise to allow states a bigger say in strategising and building foreign policy is unexceptionable, says TP Sreenivasan.