All stories by Yoshita Singh
Trump's son-in-law's deals with Chinese financial firm raise concerns
Rediff.com8 Jan 2017The report added that Anbang, which has close ties to the Chinese state, has seen its aggressive efforts to buy hotels in the US slowed amid concerns raised by Obama administration officials who review foreign investments for national security risk.
NYPD to allow Sikh officers to wear turbans, beards
Rediff.com29 Dec 2016Under the revised policy, officers from the Sikh faith will be allowed to have beards that extend up to one-half inch from the face. The officers may also wear blue turbans -- with a hat shield it affixed to it -- in place of the traditional police cap.
Pakistan defence minister falls for fake news, makes nuclear threat to Israel
Rediff.com25 Dec 2016A report in the New York Times said a fake news story prompted Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif to threaten to go nuclear.
The chance to win a coffee date with Ivanka Trump cancelled
Rediff.com17 Dec 2016The auction, offering coffee with the next first daughter during a 45-minute private meeting, had been running for 10 days and had drawn 28 bids, the highest of which had reached $72,888 (Rs 49 lakh).
Donald Trump is Time's Person of the Year 2016
Rediff.com7 Dec 2016Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the 11 candidates shortlisted by Time for its annual honour.
PM Modi among shortlisted leaders for Time's 'Person of the Year'
Rediff.com6 Dec 2016Modi won the online readers' poll conducted by Time magazine for Person of the Year 2016, the second time he emerged winner of the reader's choice poll.
UN report sees India growing at 7.6% in 2017
Rediff.com2 Dec 2016"India's economy is projected to sustain a 7.6 per cent growth rate in both fiscal years 2016-17 and 2017-18," says the year-end update of the flagship report Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2016 of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Nadella at No.5 toplines Indian quartet on Fortune's businessman of year list
Rediff.com30 Nov 2016Nadella has been ranked fifth among 50 global corporate heads by Fortune Magazine in its annual 'Businessperson of the Year' compilation, followed by CEO of Milwaukee-based maker of water heaters A O Smith Ajita Rajendra on the 34th spot, HDFC Bank's Managing Director Aditya Puri on the 36th position and Banga on 40th.
This Gandhi image is one of the most influential photos of all time
Rediff.com30 Nov 2016The black and white photo of a bespectacled Gandhi taken by Margaret Bourke-White shows Gandhi sitting on a thin mattress on the floor, head bent down as he is reading the news while his spinning wheels sits in the foreground.
US professor who called Trump's victory now predicts he will be impeached
Rediff.com12 Nov 2016Professor Allan Lichtman has predicted that if elected, Trump, 70, would eventually be impeached by a Republican Congress that would prefer a President like Mike Pence -- someone whom establishment Republicans know and trust, the Washington Post reported.
Clinton or Trump? Neither, says Bush
Rediff.com9 Nov 2016Bush and his wife did not vote for either major-party presidential nominee this year, a spokesman for the former president told the Texas Tribune.
India slams UN for 'taking months' to sanction terrorist Masood Azhar
Rediff.com8 Nov 2016Earlier, China had extended the "technical hold" on India's move to get Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN.
'Would Muslims have a place in your America?': Slain soldier's dad to Trump
Rediff.com7 Nov 2016Khizr Khan, 66, father of Army Captain Humayun Khan, hit the campaign trail for the first time along with Hillary Clinton to make an emotional endorsement of the Democratic nominee.
Young Indian lawyer elected to UN's top body of legal experts
Rediff.com4 Nov 2016Aniruddha Rajput, 33, is among the 34 individuals elected by the General Assembly as members of the International Law Commission, the UN organ tasked with the progressive development of international law and its codification.
82% of US voters are disgusted by state of politics, reveals poll
Rediff.com4 Nov 2016An overwhelming majority of voters believe that neither Republican nominee Donald Trump nor Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton will be able to unite the country after the elections.
Trump all set to host 'victory party' on election night
Rediff.com3 Nov 2016"The event is invitation-only for friends and supporters of the Trump-Pence campaign," the Trump campaign said.
UN lights up for Diwali for the 1st time
Rediff.com30 Oct 2016The facade of the UN headquarters was lit in bright hues and the words 'Happy Diwali', along with the image of a traditional 'diya', projected onto the building.
Here's the LONG list of everyone, and everything Trump has insulted
Rediff.com25 Oct 2016Indian-American governors Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley, as well as an Indian-origin scribe were among those on the receiving end of Donald Trump's barbs on social media, according to a New York Times compilation of people, places and things the Republican has insulted since declaring his bid for presidency.
After fiery debate, Clinton, Trump trade barbs at charity event
Rediff.com21 Oct 2016Clinton and Trump came face-to-face at a white-tie charity dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, barely 24 hours after they clashed with each other at the third and final vitriolic presidential debate in Las Vegas.
Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal arrested for setting dogs on fire
Rediff.com19 Oct 2016The 44-year-old, whose family own New York hotels Night, Time and Dream, is accused of using a can of aerosol and a lighter to set a stranger's two dogs on fire outside his home in Manhattan on October 7.