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Review: Olipporu is best avoided
Rediff.com26 Aug 2013The director A V Sasidharan depended too much on lead actor Fahadh Faasil's popularity and forgets everything else.
Exasperated Chidambaram berates America Inc's concerns
Rediff.com12 Jul 2013There are huge opportunities for US companies to invest in India, he said in Washington, DC.
WC qualifiers: Mexico held, Altidore, Johnson put U.S. in control
Rediff.com12 Jun 2013Mexico were booed off the field by a boisterous crowd after being held to a 0-0 draw at home to Costa Rica in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday, their third successive goalless draw at the Azteca Stadium.
Markets: Preparation for volatility a must
Rediff.com17 May 2013Low volatility, in general, means low risk, which highlights another anomaly -- when any asset gets into uncharted territory, risk, almost by definition, should be high.
Anti-Gujarati elements hindering development: Modi
Rediff.com14 May 2013"Those who are mindlessly criticising Gujarat day and night will continue to do so. Instead of joining the journey of the state's development, they continue to spread lies," Modi said while addressing farmers at the launch of 9th Krishi Mahotsav 2013 in Radhanpur, Patan district.
Robots replace chefs, labourers in Chinese eateries
Rediff.com22 Mar 2013Hundreds of small Chinese restaurants are using the robots which donned the role of traditional cooks dishing out a set menu at a faster and cheaper rate replacing the chefs.
The 'invisible hand' of the government
Rediff.com21 Mar 2013When we have 30,000-plus colleges and scores of research labs, why is it that we do not produce a steady stream of Nobel Prize winners?
Philips turns off TV in turnaround
Rediff.com13 Feb 2013To focus on the healthcare, lifestyle and energy.
Can Gopal Vittal guide Airtel through its existential crisis?
Rediff.com1 Feb 2013Telecom as a market is heading towards saturation and Airtel, the industry leader, is strongly impacted. The company needs to do nothing short of re-inventing itself if it wants to keep its earlier growth momentum going.
License Raj is dead. Licensor is not
Rediff.com7 Jan 2013The near decade of India under Dr Singh has convinced most that India is an Absentee State, where governance is grossly missing and rule of law virtually non-existent, writes M R Venkatesh.
What is Indonomics? Is Narendra Modi an Indonomist?
Rediff.com5 Jan 2013Modi embodies the best of Indonomics. He will ensure that India's sovereign interests are never comprised even when collaboration is sought on matters where India doesn't currently have strength, says Pramod Kumar Buravalli.
Modi has arrived. But is India ready?
Rediff.com25 Dec 2012Modi has arrived. Probably the country is not yet ready. Modi knows it. If Modi destroys the existing political consensus he will have to quickly replace it with another, notes M R Venkatesh.
Murthy prescription to boost indigenous innovation
Rediff.com3 Nov 2012Speaking to engineering students at the annual convocation of the Indrprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, Murthy pointed out that the much famed Indian software sector ends up importing every innovation from the West despite the fact that the country produces a large number of software professionals.
Review: Rahman disappoints in Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Rediff.com12 Oct 2012Something is sorely amiss in the songs of Jab Tak Hai Jaan. It has its moments of technique and finesse but not the soul that soars or stirs.
The shame of Sivakasi: Dead eyes in its living children
Rediff.com13 Sep 2012That Sivakasi has also killed over time, albeit very slowly, numerous child-workers engaged in matchbox production is scarcely registered on the national conscience, says Shreekant Sambrani
To Sir Don, with love
Rediff.com27 Aug 2012Like Julius Caesar, Don Bradman remains as powerful in death as he was during and after his eventful playing days.
'Most Indian pulp fiction authors write terrible English'
Rediff.com16 Aug 2012Quick fire interview with Varun Agarwal, author-turned-entrepreneur, whose debut novel How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company is creating ripples amongst India's youth.
Who benefits from reforms?
Rediff.com28 Jun 2012The next time you hear a call for "reform", it might be useful to ask, "For whose benefit is this reform?"
Reinventing God for the present times
Rediff.com20 Jun 2012What can be said with certainty is that the changes that are necessary to the present mode of living will not be possible without the aid of religion or something like it, says Sonali Ranade
Reinventing God for the present times
Rediff.com20 Jun 2012What can be said with certainty is that the changes that are necessary to the present mode of living will not be possible without the aid of religion or something like it, says Sonali Ranade
Rajeev Srinivasan: Why Indian education sucks!
Rediff.com16 May 2012'Indian education has, after Independence, produced nothing whatsoever -- yes, absolutely nothing -- of global calibre. Not one earth-shaking discovery or invention, not one outstanding theoretical insight!' Rajeev Srinivasan on how Indian education is unable to anticipate what the future holds.
Limits to growth and how to overcome them
Rediff.com13 Apr 2012We as a species are hitting global constraints imposed by Earth's ecological and bio-systems that we don't know how to mitigate or resolve as a species, says Sonali Ranade
Will YOU pay Rs 1,00,000 for this ONE-WEEK course?
Rediff.com27 Mar 2012A unique programme by Columbia Business School charges Rs 1,00,000 to train students for entrepreneurship in seven days.
'India's integration with the world is limited'
Rediff.com20 Mar 2012India should focus on how many are living below the poverty line, says Professor of Global Strategy Pankaj Ghemawat.
COLUMN: Pirates of the modern world
Rediff.com26 Jan 2012Filtering of websites has now been introduced as a discussable topic. The current battle is about who will control the most visible and glamorous layer, the content layer.
Bodyguard defeats Ra.One at the box office
Rediff.com31 Oct 2011We take a look at the five-day box office collections.
Indian American techie wins prestigious US award
Rediff.com20 Sep 2011Shwetak Patel, a 29-year-old computer scientist who has invented a series of sensor technology systems for home environments with the goal of saving energy and improving daily life through a broad range of applications, is a recipient of one of the most prestigious awards in America, the MacArthur Genius Fellow.
World's top 20 convention cities!
Rediff.com2 Aug 2011Singapore has retained its position as Asia's Top Convention City.
BJP attacks HM for comments on right wing terror
Rediff.com25 Jul 2011In a strong reaction to Home Minister P Chidambaram's comments on right wing terror, Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said that by blaming these groups for bomb attacks he was giving leverage to Pakistan to harden its position on not taking action against perpetrators of 26/11 attacks.
PIX: Top 5 Android Honeycomb Tablets
Rediff.com18 Jul 2011So you think iPad is the best thing to happen to humankind since the invention of the wheel? Take a look at this year's best Android Honeycomb tablets that might just be up your alley.
Review: Double Dhamaal, but half the gags
Rediff.com24 Jun 2011Inder Kumar fails to add any freshness to the plot.
Pakistan's two-pronged internal threat
Rediff.com15 Jun 2011Despite their differences, mainly related to political strategy, Islamist groups like the Jamaat-e Islami and the Jamaat- ud-Dawashare a very similar ideology -- of the centrality of the notion of the Islamic State and the compelling need to acquire political power in order. Yogi Sikand critiques a study on the rising Islamic radicalism in Pakistan
From Tapori to Tantalising: Salman's hit songs over the years
Rediff.com9 May 2011Where there's Salman, there are mass-friendly songs.
Film criticism is a double-edged sword
Rediff.com3 May 2011In a world of high stakes where one film can make or break careers, the critic lays himself on the line when giving his opinion, says Suparn Verma.
5 best 'time-saving inventions' ever
Rediff.com11 Apr 2011A watch that freezes time was voted the ultimate time-saver of the future.
Bohra dissenters challenge oppressive priesthood
Rediff.com5 Mar 2011Yogi Sikand chronicles the voices for change in one of India's richest and most progressive Muslim sects-- the Dawoodi Bohras.
Why Shivaji is a pan-Indian hero
Rediff.com24 Feb 2011It is time to free this great son India from the shackles of narrow regionalism, says Colonel Anil Athale (retd).
Pehla Nasha: 'With her time just flew'
Rediff.com15 Feb 2011It may all seem a little funny now and may mean nothing to you beyond a fond memory, but it's fun reminiscing all about your first love!
Cricket is strangling other sports
Rediff.com2 Dec 2010'Why this disproportionate support for cricketers, who make a thousand times what a track-and-field medallist makes?'