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India, 2020: A cautionary tale

India, 2020: A cautionary tale

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

'If Modi arrived like a juggernaut, he left like a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces were being dismantled bit by bit. It was as if India had seceded quietly from him.' Shiv Viswanathan's social science fiction about what India would be like in 2020.

Pravasi Special: Build and they will come

Pravasi Special: Build and they will come

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

The euphoria of Ab Ki Baar Modi Sarkar will fade quickly if the Modi government does not raise its game, and focus significant monetary resources and managerial skills on making India's infrastructure truly world-class, says Ram Kelkar.

The Obama-Romney final debate: And the winner is...

The Obama-Romney final debate: And the winner is...

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

The consensus put Barack Obama ahead again in this final debate, not by much, but sufficiently to make it possible that he was the net leader of the three debates, writes Shreekant Sambrani

Top 25 US cities for college grads

Top 25 US cities for college grads

Rediff.com28 May 2010

A recent article in The Daily Beast has rated the 25 best places across the US on nine parameters of import to young grads.

Vote: India's newsmakers of 2014

Vote: India's newsmakers of 2014

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

The year 2014 has been an eventful one for India. The country got a new government and a new state, broke new frontiers in various fields and of course its share of controversies.

US awards $1.9 million to Indian

US awards $1.9 million to Indian

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

Jury has awarded $1.9 million to Chandramouli Vaidyanathan in a wrongful employment case

Meet the future: Intel Science Talent Search finalists

Meet the future: Intel Science Talent Search finalists

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

Suman Guha Mozumder speaks to the Intel Science Talent Search finalists of Indian origin, and finds a common trait - they are all rooted in tradition while aiming for the stars.

New entrants shake up celebrity management

New entrants shake up celebrity management

Rediff.com29 Nov 2010

PMG is co-owned by Sam Balsara, chairperson, Madison World, and Noomi Mehta, chairperson and managing director, Selvel One Group.

This BPO employs differently abled people. And they rock!

This BPO employs differently abled people. And they rock!

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

All of 22 and straight out of college, Pavithra YS (pictured below) decided to make a difference and look what she's achieved!

Sports Shorts: Dani Alves blames media for Brazil's World Cup debacle

Sports Shorts: Dani Alves blames media for Brazil's World Cup debacle

Rediff.com3 Oct 2014

Dani Alves has blamed the media for Brazil's unsuccessful World Cup campaign but conceded that the team did not prepare properly ahead of the humiliating 7-1 defeat by Germany in the semi-final.

'The only two countries that could have given birth to Hollywood and Bollywood'

'The only two countries that could have given birth to Hollywood and Bollywood'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

'We are two countries that, as Swami Vivekananda said in Chicago more than a century ago, have sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations on Earth.' 'People are watching to wait and see if this Modi moment is going to be the moment when the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy finally capitalise on the full, inherent potential of this relationship.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from the State Department's lunch for Prime Minister Modi.

'India woke up to this threat long before the US did'

'India woke up to this threat long before the US did'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

'It is vital we should form an international coalition against ISIS, because their brutality and the use of the Internet for jihadist activities is a reminder that the entire world community has to be in this together,' US Congressman Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com in an exclusive interview ahead of Prime Minister Modi's visit.

SET Max making another pile from IPL ad revenue

SET Max making another pile from IPL ad revenue

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

SET Max, the official broadcasters of the Indian Premier League (IPL)cricket tournament, has already hit a sixer with the third edition of the twenty20 league. The channel is estimated to rake in over Rs 650 crore, 30 per cent higher than it got in IPL-2.

Take on folks in Bangalore, says Obama

Take on folks in Bangalore, says Obama

Rediff.com5 Nov 2009

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a $4 billion federal educational aid to encourage schools to develop globally competitive standards to help their students take on 'folks in Beijing and Bangalore'.

'China is investing in Modi's ego'

'China is investing in Modi's ego'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

'The Modi-Xi and Modi-Obama meetings, with an interval of just 12 days, are juxtaposed superbly at a crucial point in the prime minister's life. Can Modi carve out a win-win situation with the superpower and the emerging superpower at the same time?'

Railways' ad earnings sagging

Railways' ad earnings sagging

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

In the first four months of this financial year, Indian Railways' (IR) earnings from commercial publicity have declined by 14 per cent over the corresponding period last year.

Legends Made in Mysore: B K S Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois

Legends Made in Mysore: B K S Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

Two of the greatest modern exponents of yoga began their life in Mysore, under the tutelage of the legendary Krishnamacharya. For both of them, life was yoga. And yoga was life, says Sunaad Raghuram.

Live longer, healthier with low calorie diet

Live longer, healthier with low calorie diet

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

Substantially cutting calories from the diet could slow the ageing process and increase life expectancy, according to a decades-long study of monkeys.

Elton to sing for Hillary

Elton to sing for Hillary

Rediff.com18 Mar 2008

Sir Elton John will headline an April 9 fundraiser for Hillary Clinton. The event is called Elton And Hillary: One Night Only.

Swine flu: Firm offers patented machine

Swine flu: Firm offers patented machine

Rediff.com1 May 2009

Termed AiroCide, the technology is supposed to eliminate 99.9 per cent of all air-borne micro-organisms, bacteria and pollutants.

Sania loses in first round

Sania loses in first round

Rediff.com7 Apr 2009

Sania Mirza was dumped in the first round of the Ponte Vedra Beach championships in Miami on Monday by seventh seed Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine. The Indian ace lost 4-6, 3-6, even as 14-year-old American Madison Keys won on her WTA Tour debut, scoring a 7-5, 6-4 first round win over Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva.

Serena, Venus to clash in Miami semis

Serena, Venus to clash in Miami semis

Rediff.com2 Apr 2009

World number one Serena Williams survived a scare to beat China's Li Na 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 on Wednesday and reach the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals -- where she will meet her sister Venus.

10 Indians in elite US engineering body

10 Indians in elite US engineering body

Rediff.com17 Mar 2009

Ten top South Asian engineering professionals working in North America and India were elected to the National Academy of Engineering this year, which is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Indian-American among Intel's brightest youths

Indian-American among Intel's brightest youths

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

Akhil Mathew, an 18-year-old resident of Madison, New Jersey, on Tuesday night won the third place in the Intel Science Talent Search, America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition honouring the next generation of American innovators.

Indian-American stands 3rd in int'l talent search

Indian-American stands 3rd in int'l talent search

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

Akhil Mathew, an 18-year-old resident of Madison, New Jersey, Tuesday night won the third place in the Intel Science Talent Search

Advertising rides economic recovery

Advertising rides economic recovery

Rediff.com15 Feb 2010

Television ad rates see steep rise, advertising pie expected to grow 10%.

The desi in Lions for Lambs

The desi in Lions for Lambs

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

The Madison-born actress has a small role in the political drama, Lions for Lambs starring (yes, you guess right) Robert Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep.

ADAG, Spielberg plan $300mn movie on Martin Luther

ADAG, Spielberg plan $300mn movie on Martin Luther

Rediff.com21 Jan 2010

Budget to match that of smash-hit sci-fi Avatar, the most expensive movie made till date.

Obama's controversial Pakistan remarks

Obama's controversial Pakistan remarks

Rediff.com7 Nov 2010

'He made three highly exaggerated statements. He said Pakistan is "enormous", it is strategically important not only for the US, but also for the world and that the people of Pakistan has tremendous potential.'

Innovation Award for Raghu Ramakrishnan

Innovation Award for Raghu Ramakrishnan

Rediff.com30 Sep 2008

Raghu Ramakrishnan, a vice president at Yahoo!, has been awarded the 2008 Innovation Award by the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining for his significant technical achievements in the field.

Don't Watch The Zohan

Don't Watch The Zohan

Rediff.com19 Sep 2008

Zohan is definitely not a movie I would recommend to anyone. And certainly not a film that deserves any ratings.

TV channels bet on mega stars; to garner Rs 270 cr

TV channels bet on mega stars; to garner Rs 270 cr

Rediff.com28 Sep 2010

The three are Kaun Banega Crorepati 4 on Sony, anchored by Amitabh Bachchan; Bigg Boss 4 on Colors, starring Salman Khan; and Masterchef India on STAR Plus with Akshay Kumar.

TV digitisation to boost contextual advertising

TV digitisation to boost contextual advertising

Rediff.com16 Apr 2012

Trai's latest proposal to cut ad inventory in channels has already prompted some of the leading broadcasters (Zee News being the latest) to cut their total commercial time and increase rates.

Media industry to grow 65% in H2 of 2009

Media industry to grow 65% in H2 of 2009

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

The Rs 21,000 crore (Rs 210 billion) media industry, which experienced a negative growth in the first half of 2009, is expected to grow by 65 per cent in the July-December period, a review on the industry said.

BCCI opens 2nd innings with Champions T20

BCCI opens 2nd innings with Champions T20

Rediff.com10 Jul 2008

Twenty20 cricket is back again, but this time in an international avatar. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is expected to offer telecast rights for the Champions Twenty20 tournament in which domestic clubs from various countries will battle it out for top honours this September.

Madonna, the home wrecker?

Madonna, the home wrecker?

Rediff.com8 Jul 2008

Madonna has been named as the cause for the collapse of Alex Rodriguez's marriage to wife Cynthia. According to the Timesonline website, the wife of baseball's highest-paid star filed for divorce on Monday blaming his 'soul mate' Madonna for the collapse of her marriage.

US scientist to adapt Indian road technique

US scientist to adapt Indian road technique

Rediff.com16 Jun 2008

A scientist is adapting Indian and African road techniques to improve asphalt in various ways by developing cold mixtures that blend polymers or plastics with crude oil-derived asphalt.

Deepika Padukone to lead India Day parade in NY

Deepika Padukone to lead India Day parade in NY

Rediff.com12 Jun 2008

Deepika Padukone, who made her Bollywood debut with Om Shanti Om last year, will lead the annual India Day parade in New York on August 17.

Is shooting a thief always justified?

Is shooting a thief always justified?

Rediff.com16 Jun 2009

In this fifth part (see part one, two, three and four) of a series, rediff India Abraod discusses a different side of its analysis of the growing gun culture among Indian Americans.

My career is not in decline, says Federer

My career is not in decline, says Federer

Rediff.com11 Mar 2008

World number one Roger Federer dismissed suggestions his career is in decline and said he would use recent defeats as motivation after recovering from a virus. Within two Grand Slam titles of Sampras's record haul of 14, Federer said his affection for tennis is greater than ever.