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FIFA scandal: Banks did not do enough, says global agency

FIFA scandal: Banks did not do enough, says global agency

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial institutions have not done enough to police suspicious financial activity by officials at soccer's global governing body FIFA.

Don't glorify terrorists as martyrs: BIMSTEC's message to Pak

Don't glorify terrorists as martyrs: BIMSTEC's message to Pak

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

The group was indirectly referring to Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif calling slain Hizbul terrorist Burhan a martyr.

Sheena Bora Trial: 'I suspected murder'

Sheena Bora Trial: 'I suspected murder'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

Many pictures showed The Skeleton Named Sheena. For the purpose of the photographs, the skeleton had been re-assembled and looked straight at the camera.

Brazil has left FIFA with a huge challenge: Valcke

Brazil has left FIFA with a huge challenge: Valcke

Rediff.com2 Mar 2014

FIFA has been left with a huge challenge following Brazilian delays in building stadiums for the 2014 World Cup, secretary general Jerome Valcke said Saturday.

Top JeM terrorist killed in encounter in Jammu-Kashmir

Top JeM terrorist killed in encounter in Jammu-Kashmir

Rediff.com26 Dec 2017

Tantray was out on a parole since 2015. He was the mastermind of a suicide attack at Srinagar airport earlier this year.

Lessons India can take from America

Lessons India can take from America

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

'It will be a fine day when we can claim to have institutions in civil society as influential and as popular as ACLU, which is a strong body only because millions of Americans support its values.' 'When Indians take offence at how other Indians are treated, when we take injustice to others personally, we will begin to make India great,' says Aakar Patel.

US maintains status quo on India's patent regime

US maintains status quo on India's patent regime

Rediff.com1 May 2014

Special 301 Report expresses concern over weak IPR laws, to conduct reviews.

WTO meet begins tomorrow, high stakes for India's food programme

WTO meet begins tomorrow, high stakes for India's food programme

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

As hard bargains continue for the next four days at the picturesque tourist resort of Indonesia, the ministers., including from the influential developed countries will try and reach agreements on providing windows to the developing nations for their food security programmes and a pact to free the global trade from the procedural hassles at the customs.

Sensex rallies 259 points to end at 2-week high

Sensex rallies 259 points to end at 2-week high

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".

'Islam is not a magic potion'

'Islam is not a magic potion'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

'Islam insists on sameness, which is fine but can run the danger to jihad against those who are not the same.' 'Brahminical Hinduism insists on difference, which is fine but can run the danger of an oppressive internal hierarchy: Caste oppression, for instance.' 'In actual fact, humans need both sameness and difference to exist.'

Govt readies 'improved' IPR policy before PM Modi's US visit

Govt readies 'improved' IPR policy before PM Modi's US visit

Rediff.com13 Sep 2015

Under the current administration, political attitudes toward IP seem to have improved.

India-US deal revives WTO and hope of world trade reform

India-US deal revives WTO and hope of world trade reform

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

India and the United States settled a dispute on Thursday that had paralysed the World Trade Organization and risked derailing a $1 trillion package of reforms.

US leaders to woo Indian industry amid trade spat

US leaders to woo Indian industry amid trade spat

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

Delegation visit ahead of patent law report.

Will Indian workers in UAE get a better deal after Modi's visit?

Will Indian workers in UAE get a better deal after Modi's visit?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Prime Minister Modi chatted with the workers, enquiring about the place and their welfare and jobs.

Policy hurdles mess up 'Make in India'

Policy hurdles mess up 'Make in India'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Make in India needs policy support for access to markets.

SBI wants to be among the world's top 30 banks in three years: Arundhati Bhattacharya

SBI wants to be among the world's top 30 banks in three years: Arundhati Bhattacharya

Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

Arundhati Bhattacharya talks about SBI's strategies, its aim to be among the top 30 banks globally, and stressed assets resolution.

GE, Boeing, Honeywell back India on patents

GE, Boeing, Honeywell back India on patents

Rediff.com26 Mar 2016

India's IPR framework and enforcement were comparable to those in developed countries

Modi in Moscow: India-Russia sign 16 agreements

Modi in Moscow: India-Russia sign 16 agreements

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

India and Russia on Thursday decided to expand cooperation in various sectors as they signed 16 pacts, including on joint manufacture of 226 military helicopters.

TCS' 3-pronged strategy to sustain growth

TCS' 3-pronged strategy to sustain growth

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

N Ganapathy Subramaniam, chief operating officer (COO), discusses the strategy to concert digital opportunities to larger deals, focus on reskilling own people instead of acquiring a company to get access to skillsets and demand from newer verticals in an interview with Romita Majumdar

I want to finish terror, Oppn wants to finish me: Modi in Patna

I want to finish terror, Oppn wants to finish me: Modi in Patna

Rediff.com3 Mar 2019

The statements made by the opposition parties after the preemptive air strike on terror camps have made only people of Pakistan happy, he claimed.

AFSPA debate is clouded by emotion, distrust

AFSPA debate is clouded by emotion, distrust

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

'The provisions of the AFSPA must remain on the statute books given the increasingly violent and uncertain times.'

Why education does not interest Delhi's child workers

Why education does not interest Delhi's child workers

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

As many as 82 per cent of child workers in the national capital said that given an opportunity, they would not like to attend school

Can Dada fix the BCCI?

Can Dada fix the BCCI?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2019

'Somewhere along the way, elected office-bearers appeared to have lost sight of the interest of cricket and begun to pursue their own interpretation of what the game should be.' 'Families made it a tradition to have their representatives occupy, if not usurp, positions in state associations,' points out Vinod Rai, who will step down as head of the BCCI's Committee of Administrators on Wednesday, October 23.

Saudis execute top Shiite cleric along with 46 others; triggers Mideast rage

Saudis execute top Shiite cleric along with 46 others; triggers Mideast rage

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Saudi Arabia on Sunday came under attack globally a day after it carried out mass execution of 47 people, including Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr who was a vocal critic of the government and the Saudi monarchy.

Resolve logjam in Italian Marines case, SC tells Centre

Resolve logjam in Italian Marines case, SC tells Centre

Rediff.com3 Feb 2014

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to resolve within a week all disputes arising out of the issue of invoking anti-piracy law against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast in 2012.

Wilful defaulters must pay, says CEA on Mallya fiasco

Wilful defaulters must pay, says CEA on Mallya fiasco

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

The ED has received documents from almost all banks that lent money to KFA.

Indian position on food security at WTO flawed: Jagdish Bhagwati

Indian position on food security at WTO flawed: Jagdish Bhagwati

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

If the WTO talks in Bali fail, it will adversely impact India.

Pressure mounts on preacher Zakir Naik; cops guard his office, experts call for Peace TV ban

Pressure mounts on preacher Zakir Naik; cops guard his office, experts call for Peace TV ban

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Police have been deployed outside the Mumbai office of a foundation run by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, whose 'hate speech' is reported to have inspired one of the five Bangladeshi militants involved in the recent Dhaka carnage.

EXCLUSIVE: No country for the Rohingyas

EXCLUSIVE: No country for the Rohingyas

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

Imagine being a part of a country, but being discriminated against by the majority community and atrocities being committed against you by the state. This is the deplorable conditions that the Rohingyas of Myanmar live in where they are cut off from their livelihoods and sources of income, unable to access markets, hospitals and schools, and have little or no access to relief aid. In order to understand the situation and the genesis of the tragedy unfolding, Rediff.com's Archana Masih speaks to Ambassador Vijay Nambiar, the United Nations' Chef de Cabinet (Chief of Staff), who had served a long stint with the UN in New York on the issue.

At UN, Pope appeals to the moral conscience of man

At UN, Pope appeals to the moral conscience of man

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

Pope Francis on Friday called upon the world community to put aside their "partisan interests and sincerely strive to serve the common good".

'Daughters are as valuable as sons'

'Daughters are as valuable as sons'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

'Not only the poor in India want sons, but even in the Indian community in the US and Canada. The more educated they are, the more access they have to money and use of technology in gender choice.'

How an acid attack survivor walked into the world's heart!

How an acid attack survivor walked into the world's heart!

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

Reshma Qureshi's face was destroyed by acid. It did not stop her.

Why Dadri Matters

Why Dadri Matters

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

The prime minister, says Ram Kelkar, could do a lot to advance his stature as a national leader by speaking in strong and unequivocal terms on the subject of opposing intolerance and emphasizing the rule of law, thereby setting the tone for the nation and the party.

Messiah of the masses: Cipla's global crusade for low cost drugs

Messiah of the masses: Cipla's global crusade for low cost drugs

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Drug maker Cipla always fought a lone battle to make drugs affordable in India.

A pragmatist who's set to unveil big reforms

A pragmatist who's set to unveil big reforms

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

Panagariya has advocated a more liberalised spending, arguing that greater capital expenditure could relax some of the infrastructure bottlenecks facing the country.

India battles big pharma over cough syrup abuse, reducing supplies

India battles big pharma over cough syrup abuse, reducing supplies

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

India battles big pharma over cough syrup abuse, reducing supplies

Jaitley hints at tax regime of global standards

Jaitley hints at tax regime of global standards

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hints at a world class tax regime.

'Never seen a woman journalist braver than her'

'Never seen a woman journalist braver than her'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

Despite being in the crosshairs of the police, politicians and vigilantes, Malini Subramaniam continues to report from a hotbed of Maoist insurgency.

Grieving Brazilian town receives bodies of soccer crash victims

Grieving Brazilian town receives bodies of soccer crash victims

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

The Brazilian town of Chapeco, its streets wet with drizzle and buildings draped in the green of its devastated soccer club, prepared Saturday to receive the bodies of victims of an air crash in Colombia that killed 71 people and wiped out the team.

Belgian blow to trade pact

Belgian blow to trade pact

Rediff.com27 Nov 2013

The country has also asked India to further reduce tariffs on goods.