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'Why will black money get purged?'

'Why will black money get purged?'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2016

'Even with the restrictions of depositing more than Rs 2.5 lakh in a bank, people will find new methods to convert this cash hoard into legal tender.'

Why August 9, 1953 casts a dark shadow over Kashmir

Why August 9, 1953 casts a dark shadow over Kashmir

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

On that day, Sheikh Abdullah, political anchor of J&K's accession with the Indian Union, was unceremoniously removed from power and put behind bars; causing a tectonic emotional breach and setting off disastrous fault lines between Srinagar and New Delhi and its effects continue to this day, says Mohammad Sayeed Malik.

A distracted America is set to pull back from Asia

A distracted America is set to pull back from Asia

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

'Clearly, from the Indian viewpoint, the US retrenchment from Asia cannot be happening as good news.' 'The abandonment of the US' pivot to Asia exposes the US-Indian partnership to be a mere transactional relationship,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar

Quiet birthday for Zeenat Aman

Quiet birthday for Zeenat Aman

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

'I can't help thinking about how fortunate I am to be alive and healthy,' the diva says.

Carlsen wins Game 5 after Anand falters

Carlsen wins Game 5 after Anand falters

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

With seven games to come in the 12-game World Chess Championship match, Magnus Carlsen leads 3-2, drawing first blood in his trademark style.

Lenovo's tablet ambition may require M&A repeat

Lenovo's tablet ambition may require M&A repeat

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

Lenovo does decent business selling smartphones to mostly Chinese customers.

World Chess: Anand, Carlsen settle for quick draw in Round 8

World Chess: Anand, Carlsen settle for quick draw in Round 8

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

After the marathon game in Round 7, five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand and defending champions Magnus Carlsen played out a quick draw in the eighth round of the World Chess Championship, now underway in Sochi, on Tuesday.

World Chess Championship: Carlsen outwits Anand to win Game 6

World Chess Championship: Carlsen outwits Anand to win Game 6

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen outwitted India's Viswanathan Anand to win the sixth game of the World Chess Championship in Sochi on Saturday.

The mathematics of Maharashtra

The mathematics of Maharashtra

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Praveen Chakravarty gives a summary of Amit Shah's master strategy that helped the BJP emerge victorious in the recent Assembly elections

Top 10 richest people in Hollywood

Top 10 richest people in Hollywood

Rediff.com3 Feb 2011

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

Anand seals Candidates title with effortless draw

Anand seals Candidates title with effortless draw

Rediff.com30 Mar 2014

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand sealed the Candidates tournament title with an effortless draw with Peter Svidler of Russia in the 14th and final round in Khanty Mansiysk.

Candidates Chess: Anand wins in Russia, sets up Carlsen rematch

Candidates Chess: Anand wins in Russia, sets up Carlsen rematch

Rediff.com29 Mar 2014

Five-times world champion Viswanathan Anand proved all his critics wrong and won the Candidates Chess tournament after settling for a draw with Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the 13th and penultimate round in Khanty Mansiysk (Russia) on Saturday.

Candidates Chess: Anand in 54 moves draw with Topalov

Candidates Chess: Anand in 54 moves draw with Topalov

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with black against former World champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the second round of the Candidates Chess tournament in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, on Friday.

The game corporate India plays

The game corporate India plays

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.

Tal memorial chess: Anand loses again; falls to 8th in world rankings

Tal memorial chess: Anand loses again; falls to 8th in world rankings

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

World champion Viswanthan Anand's poor run continued as he suffered his second straight loss, succumbing to American Hikaru Nakamura in the sixth round of the Tal memorial Chess Tournament in Moscow.

Analysis: Modi's gambit and the battles within

Analysis: Modi's gambit and the battles within

Rediff.com6 Dec 2007

The fight in the BJP is about conservative RSS thinking versus Modi's marketing of his Hindutva image. During elections, every vote is important and in spite of his dislike of the RSS old-timers, Modi is returning to his favourite rhetoric. Modi needs Sohrabuddin to take the hardliners to the polling booths.

'I see ambition in this Indian team and it fills me up with hope'

'I see ambition in this Indian team and it fills me up with hope'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

Former India captain Ravi Shastri has been the team's Director since last year and guided the team during the just-concluded World Cup. This is an exclusive column for PTI

Anand draws with Aronian, placed joint-eighth

Anand draws with Aronian, placed joint-eighth

Rediff.com24 Apr 2013

World champion Viswanathan Anand's hunt for an elusive victory continued as he played out a draw with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the third round of Alekhien memorial chess tournament in Paris, on Wednesday.

'I can't entertain people like Hrithik Roshan'

'I can't entertain people like Hrithik Roshan'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

'I have made enough money in my life to live in the happiness of my gambit. I don't want to buy a jet plane, I don't want to live with an entourage. So my requirement of taking my wife and children to a foreign holiday in business class is not a worry.' R Madhavan is anything but a Saala Khadoos!

World Jr Chess: Narayanan shocks Polish GM Dragun

World Jr Chess: Narayanan shocks Polish GM Dragun

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

S L Narayanan, a regular visitor to Pune for the Maharashtra Chess League, has a reputation for shocking seeded players. On Thursday, in the fourth round of the LIC World Junior Chess championships, at the Hotel Hyatt, the teenager from Kerala played true to his reputation and stunned Polish Grandmaster Kamil Dragun.

FinMin, watchdogs worried about Sahara-NSEL ties

FinMin, watchdogs worried about Sahara-NSEL ties

Rediff.com22 Aug 2013

The finance ministry and several agencies under it such as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which are investigating the affairs of Sahara India Parivar, are worried about its exposure to National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) products.

On 'Mission 272', BJP reaches out to Dalits, Muslims

On 'Mission 272', BJP reaches out to Dalits, Muslims

Rediff.com26 Feb 2014

In a season of political deal-making, it would seem the BJP is not only keener to win new friends but is ahead of rival Congress in the game. Its only competition, if at all, has come from regional satraps and the Left parties, which on Tuesday resolved to fight the elections together against both the Congress and BJP.

Tata's global gambit

Tata's global gambit

Rediff.com6 Nov 2006

Game-changing policies can put the economy on track

Game-changing policies can put the economy on track

Rediff.com7 Aug 2014

We need transformative policies and incentives with purpose, especially in solar power and digital infrastructure.

World Jr Chess: Shanglei, Yi lead Chinese charge

World Jr Chess: Shanglei, Yi lead Chinese charge

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

China's Lu Shanglei and Wei Yi emphatically exhibited their rising chess prowess with convincing victories over Russians Vladimir Fedoseev, the top seed, and Mikhail Antipov, in the 10th round of the World Junior Chess Championships at Hotel Hyatt, in Pune, on Thursday. The victories ensured that the Chinese maintained joint-leader status with eight points each.

World's rich expect to get richer in 2010

World's rich expect to get richer in 2010

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

Participants from Indian sub-continent expect their average wealth to grow to $9.07 million in 2010.

Can Kejriwal thwart Modi's rise? Congress sure hopes so!

Can Kejriwal thwart Modi's rise? Congress sure hopes so!

Rediff.com28 Dec 2013

The Congress is hopeful that the new messiah of the middle classes will cut into the BJP's votes in urban India, thus damaging the chances of the saffron party and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, believes Renu Mittal

Beware! Don't try these beauty treatments at home

Beware! Don't try these beauty treatments at home

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

Dermatologist Dr Parul Kolhe says there are a few beauty treatments that are best left to the professionals. Here's why you shouldn't try them at home.

When stars were suspect on foreign shores

When stars were suspect on foreign shores

Rediff.com15 Aug 2009

Shah Rukh Khan was not the first actor to face wrongful detention in the US. We take a look at others before him.

Forget Pak, let's first strengthen our internal security

Forget Pak, let's first strengthen our internal security

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

Let us not expend our energies and waste our time pleading with the Pakistan government, an entity that is either helpless or not helpful. Let us focus on fortifying our internal security: a proposition totally under our control, says Vivek Gumaste

Moves: Anand vs Carlsen, Game 5, World Chess Championship

Moves: Anand vs Carlsen, Game 5, World Chess Championship

Rediff.com16 Nov 2013

The moves in the fifth round of the World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen, with analysis and quotes.

Spotted: Mike Atherton at Lord's

Spotted: Mike Atherton at Lord's

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

Reader Sandeep Khopkar sent us this photograph from London.

India must come out of the cocoon: Dalai Lama

India must come out of the cocoon: Dalai Lama

Rediff.com7 May 2009

The Tibetan leader recently completed 50 years in exile in India and took time off from his busy schedule in New York City to thank his host country by connecting with Indians living in the US.

Philadelphia chess: Abhijeet triumphs, Venkatesh is GM

Philadelphia chess: Abhijeet triumphs, Venkatesh is GM

Rediff.com4 Jul 2012

National champion Abhijeet Gupta beat International Master Dean Ippolito of United States to win the Philadelphia International chess tournament, while M R Venkatesh became India's 28th Grandmaster at the event.

For everyone's sake, can Congress sack Rahul?

For everyone's sake, can Congress sack Rahul?

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

Government's reforms are too half-hearted. But Rahul Gandhi's Congress is too amateurish and inept to hold it to account.

Grover, Gujrathi tied third at World Junior Chess

Grover, Gujrathi tied third at World Junior Chess

Rediff.com22 Sep 2013

Grandmaster Sahaj Grover failed to capitalise on his chances and played out a draw with Iranian Pouya Idani, while Vidit Gujrathi defeated Polish Marcel Kanarek to be jointly third after the eighth round of the World Junior Chess Championship in Kocaeli, Turkey.

Meet Kejriwal's trusted men

Meet Kejriwal's trusted men

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

Aam Aadmi Party spokespersons, Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan and Raghav Chadha, are adept at turning issues on their head and putting up a good offence in their defence.

Kashmir attacks: Pak's attempt to force India to talks

Kashmir attacks: Pak's attempt to force India to talks

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

How will India respond to an attack which keeps haemorrhaging India but stays below the threshold of tolerance?

New govt needs new nuclear policy and posture

New govt needs new nuclear policy and posture

Rediff.com29 Apr 2014

The new government must initiate a comprehensive review of India's nuclear weapons doctrine and posture. Ajai Shukla explains

Yet another draw for Anand in Final Masters chess

Yet another draw for Anand in Final Masters chess

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out his sixth draw on the trot, signing peace with Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain in round six of fifth Final Masters chess championship in Bilbao.