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India to seek foodgrain stockpiling solutions at WTO
Rediff.com10 Feb 2017New Delhi to push for services trade facilitation & food stockpiling.
Amid lobbying, Sharif deliberates on new Pak foreign secretary
Rediff.com25 Jan 2017PAk's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Tehmina Janjua was the leading choice.
Income inequality, polarisation among top global risks: WEF
Rediff.com11 Jan 2017Key drivers of these risks can be arrested or reversed through building more inclusive societies, for which international cooperation and long-term thinking will be vital
Next demonetisation blow: Higher electricity bills
Rediff.com3 Jan 2017A digital economy can only work with uninterrupted electricity supply. So, states now face the unpleasant task of telling their citizens that electricity rates need to be hiked. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports.
Tata Hexa: Evolution of a new era
Rediff.com27 Dec 2016Even with a brief look, one can notice that immense attention is paid to the meticulously crafted interior cabin and features
Pak Gen invites India to join China-Pak economic corridor
Rediff.com21 Dec 2016"India should share the fruits of future development by shelving the anti-Pakistan activities and subversion," Lieutenant General Aamir Riaz said.
Indian football inspired by Iceland in grassroots expansion
Rediff.com14 Dec 2016The country of 1.3 billion is finally waking up to the most popular sport on the planet. Kushal Das, secretary general of the All India Football Federation, has said the country is aiming to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
India to get details of Swiss bank accounts from Sept 2018
Rediff.com23 Nov 2016Switzerland will not share details about accounts held prior to September 2018.
Swiss-based trade union to inspect Qatar 2022 World Cup sites
Rediff.com15 Nov 2016A global trade union for construction workers that has criticized labour conditions in Qatar will inspect soccer stadiums being built for the 2022 World Cup in the Gulf Arab state.
Pakistan's rogue army must be punished
Rediff.com14 Nov 2016'By beheading an Indian soldier, the Pakistan army has demonstrated its proclivity for barbaric medievalism.' 'The strategies adopted and the punishment inflicted by India must be made progressively more stringent with every new act of terrorism till the cost becomes prohibitive for Pakistan,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
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.
Canadian teenager Stroll to race in F1 next year
Rediff.com4 Nov 2016Montreal-born Lance Stroll, who celebrated his 18th birthday on October 29 and has yet to pass his driving test, will be the first Canadian F1 racer since 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who won his title at Williams and retired in 2006.
Republican VP candidate Pence's plane skids off runway in New York
Rediff.com28 Oct 2016The governor of Indiana, who was returning from a campaign event in Iowa, was not hurt in the bumpy landing.
With pushing and plodding, India-Pakistan may still engage
Rediff.com10 Oct 2016'The China Pakistan Economic Corridor is Pakistan's number one preoccupation today -- and tensions with India and the $46 billion projects simply do not go together,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Rs 3.71 crore Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 Avio is here!
Rediff.com23 Sep 2016The car is inspired by jets of the aeronautical world
We are considering forming a government in exile: Baloch leader
Rediff.com23 Sep 2016In an exclusive interview given to ANI in Geneva, Daud said that the formation of a government in exile is possible and remained positive that there is no doubt about it.
Navtej Sarna is the next ambassador to US
Rediff.com22 Sep 2016The 59-year-old diplomat was among the longest-serving spokespersons of the MEA. He had held the post between 2002 and 2008.
Nations engaged in 'proxy wars' must end them, says Obama at UNGA
Rediff.com20 Sep 2016It was Obama's eighth and final address to the UN General Assembly as the US President
Tell Pak to stop acting as epicentre of terrorism: India to UNHRC
Rediff.com20 Sep 2016The fact that known terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin have been able to hold huge rallies in Pakistan's main cities is a reflection of the state of affairs in Pak, said India.
At UN, India raises human rights violations in PoK, Balochistan
Rediff.com14 Sep 2016Raising the issue of Balochistan for the first time before the United Nation, India on Wednesday accused Pakistan of widespread human rights violations there as well as in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
'Human sacrifice' at CERN in front of Shiva statue?
Rediff.com2 Sep 2016Scientist are flabbergasted by the video showing an alleged human sacrifice near a Chola period statue gifted to CERN by India.
AIR to broadcast Baloch language programmes to augment India's Balochistan policy
Rediff.com31 Aug 2016Senior officials said that while AIR has a service in Baloch language, which commenced in 1974, the broadcaster is now looking to augment the news bulletin component.
Well Done, Ambassador T P Seetharam!
Rediff.com31 Aug 2016'His assignment as the Ambassador to the UAE was particularly appreciated by the Emiratis and Indians alike. He retires in a trail of glory,' says Ambassadpr T P Sreenivasan.
Navtej Sarna could be India's next envoy to the US
Rediff.com27 Aug 2016Arun Singh, India's ambassador to US, will retire in September.
WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny
Rediff.com24 Aug 2016Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
All the Prime Minister's officers
Rediff.com16 Aug 2016The Modi PMO is like none other: It is staffed by people who are so low profile that the only dominant personality is the Prime Minister's.
Donald Trump backtracks on 'video of Iran ransom payment'
Rediff.com5 Aug 2016The said video, he had said, was handed over by the Iranians.
Kashmir witnessing 'new wave of freedom movement', says Pak PM Sharif
Rediff.com3 Aug 2016The conference was attended by envoys of Pakistan posted at Washington, Beijing, New Delhi, Afghanistan, UN New York, UN Geneva, Vienna, Brussels and Moscow among others.
Pakistan needles India again, passes resolution on Kashmir in parliament
Rediff.com2 Aug 2016Pakistan's parliament has unanimously passed a resolution, condemning the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir.
'Not Now, Nor Later!'
Rediff.com28 Jul 2016For me, Arundhati (Chukku) Ghose was the last word on multilateral economic issues when we worked together in the ministry of external affairs on UN affairs. If her disarmament persona had not made her a celebrity in that area, she would have been known for the work she did in economic matters in different capitals. She was highly respected for her views and no one wanted to be seen on the opposite side of the argument with her. But she was always patient in explaining her position and in accommodating different perspectives, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Ex-diplomat Arundhati Ghose, who led India's opposition to CTBT, dies
Rediff.com26 Jul 2016Ghose was head of Indian delegation to the conference on the CTBT in Geneva in 1996 and she is hailed for strongly outlining India's position in opposing the treaty.
Verizon finalises $5-billion deal to buy Yahoo
Rediff.com25 Jul 2016The deal will end months of uncertainty about Yahoo's future.
India's big development plans could force more from homes, fuel tension: research
Rediff.com14 Jul 2016India's development plans, requiring 11 million hectares of land over the next 15 years, is likely to stoke tensions
Indian money in Swiss banks dips 33% to Rs 8,392 cr
Rediff.com30 Jun 2016This is the lowest amount of funds held by Indians in the Swiss banks ever since the Alpine nation began making the data public in 1997.
India at a low 105 on human capital index, Finland tops
Rediff.com28 Jun 2016India ranks low at 105th on human capital index, Finland tops
Rebuff from NSG is of India's own making
Rediff.com27 Jun 2016Immediate NSG membership will not help India realise its nuclear ambitions any faster. It could have easily left the process take its own course, instead of running a high-stakes campaign to get in, says B S Raghavan.
US supporting India's NSG bid to contain China and Russia: Pak NSA
Rediff.com23 Jun 2016Pakistan's National Security Adviser Nasser Janjua has alleged that America's efforts to include India in the Nuclear Suppliers Group was part of a "greater design" to contain China and prevent the resurgence of Russia.
'Greater design' behind US support for India's NSG bid: Pak NSA
Rediff.com22 Jun 2016"It's [part of] a greater design," Janjua said at a seminar on 'Pakistan's case for NSA membership' on Tuesday.
Why include only India in NSG and not us, asks Pak
Rediff.com22 Jun 2016On the eve of the crucial Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting in Seoul over India and Pakistan's membership in the elite group, Pakistan's former permanent representative at the United Nations in Geneva Zamir Akram has said that Islamabad was only opposed to the "exclusive membership" of India.
The Man Who Changed India Forever
Rediff.com21 Jun 2016'Without doubt, Narasimha Rao confronted huge challenges. Yet, in the very brief period I saw him at the closest of quarters, I have to say that he was simply magnificent. A lifetime of circumspection gave way to courage.'