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Women in Pak's conservative parts vote for the first time
Rediff.com26 Jul 2018Women came out in large numbers to vote on Wednesday despite terror attacks and repeated threats.
Hangry, mansplaining, Aunt FLo among 1,100 new Oxford Dictionary additions
Rediff.com2 Feb 2018Have you ever been hangry? Or met Aunt Flo?
Why Kolkata celebrates Christmas with such fervour
Rediff.com6 Jan 2018'Anantkumar Hegde will be pleased that those thousands who formed a long line to enter the grounds of St Paul's Cathedral on Christmas Eve night were both aware of their 'parentage' -- to use his insulting term -- and would describe themselves as Hindu,' says Rahul Jacob.
Will Mudbound get Netflix an Oscar nomination?
Rediff.com25 Dec 2017Even as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decide if a film backed by a streaming service qualifies for a 'regular' feature nomination, both critics and audiences hope Mudbound makes it to the Oscars, says Nikita Puri.
Why Google is celebrating Cornelia Sorabji
Rediff.com15 Nov 2017Lesser known facts about India's first female lawyer.
Arvind Subramanian stays on as CEA
Rediff.com23 Sep 2017The government has retained Arvind Subramanian as its chief economic advisor, unlike other American professors Dr Raghuram Rajan and Arvind Panagariya, who quit their jobs as RBI governor and NITI deputy chairman respectively.
Sports Shorts: Vijender predicts more medals at Worlds
Rediff.com22 Aug 2017A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday.
Parents, you NEED to read this!
Rediff.com12 Jul 2017'Children are always under some kind of pressure. Pressure to perform in examinations, peer pressure of all kinds, pressure to look good; their hormones are going crazy. And there's nobody to help them.
India looks at Commonwealth boost for small businesses
Rediff.com14 Mar 2017For many years now, India has given the Commonwealth short shrift so its support for the Commonwealth trade initiative signals a renewed interest in the body.
Modi must heed Indian economists, not only NRI ones
Rediff.com14 Feb 2017'The time has come to incorporate Indian sociology into economic policy.' 'The first step in that direction would be to listen to economists trained in India and not just the US and the UK, argues T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Will Najeeb Jung be the next vice-president?
Rediff.com7 Jan 2017Relations between an elected government of Delhi and the LG can never be cordial: It is just the way the relationship is structured.
Bengal batsman smashes 413 not out in club league
Rediff.com25 Dec 2016Bengal middle-order batsman Pankaj Shaw made it truly a Merry Christmas amassing a record 413 not out in the three-day Cricket Association of Bengal First Division tournament in Kolkata on Sunday. Representing Barisha Sporting, the 28-year-old batsman struck 44 fours and 23 sixes en-route to the first 400-plus score in a three-day CAB league. Barisha Sporting were overnight 192/2 with the No. 4 batsman on 44 as he carried forward his sublime knock.
He overcame hunger and humiliation to study at the LSE
Rediff.com20 Oct 2016'There were days when there was no rice at home and we ate only jackfruit seeds.' 'They feel I, a lowliest human being, a tribal, have no right to go abroad and study.' 'The humiliation was so bad that I was broken inside.'
Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy
Rediff.com15 Oct 2016Rajneesh Gupta gives us a list of noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy
Beware! Indians are vulnerable to Zika virus: Study
Rediff.com2 Sep 2016High travel volumes from the disease affected areas in the America, presence of mosquitoes capable of transmitting the virus and limited health resources can lead to Zika virus.
The Englishman who was more Indian than Indians
Rediff.com11 Aug 2016Buried in a Kolkata cemetery is an Englishman who served India well during her struggle for freedom. Charles Freer Andrews was a benevolent force that neither the Indians, nor the British could ignore.
How to apply for Rhodes Scholarship 2017
Rediff.com8 Jul 2016Selected candidates will get to pursue a fully funded course of their choice at the University of Oxford.
Why students unions at universities must not be curbed
Rediff.com4 Jul 2016The State is trying to curb the students movements, therefore, there are suspicions against some of the Subramanian report on education's recommendations, says Mohammad Sajjad.
Coach appointment will take another couple of months: Ganguly
Rediff.com22 May 2016The Indian team is unlikely to get a new coach anytime soon with the BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee member Sourav Ganguly today saying it will take another couple of months to find a suitable candidate for the high-profile position. This means the team will be without a full-time coach during its tour of Zimbabwe beginning June 11. "It will happen in the next couple of months. I am not too sure if it happens before the Zimbabwe tour because it is not too far away," said Ganguly, who is on the advisory panel, alongside Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman. Post the short tour of Zimbabwe, India travel to the West Indies for a four-match Test series in July-August. Since Duncan Fletcher's departure, India played under the guidance of team director Ravi Shastri, whose tenure ended with the World T20 in March-April.
'Thank you Baba for these thoughtful gifts'
Rediff.com18 May 201669-year-old Milon Sanyal writes about the books his Baba gifted him.
Pakistani bus driver's son Sadiq Khan is new mayor of London
Rediff.com7 May 2016The 45-year-old former human rights lawyer also becomes the first Muslim Mayor of London.
'The Kohinoor was not gifted to the British'
Rediff.com19 Apr 2016'It is a diamond which has a very long competitive history.'
Holy Cow! A man is falling off the building
Rediff.com19 Jan 2016Lumiere, the United Kingdom's largest light festival, was held in London for the first time this year. The event showcases different light installations, videos and interactive sculptures from artists all over the world.
Sourav Ganguly has no conflict of interest: BCCI chief
Rediff.com8 Dec 2015After industrialist Sanjeev Goenka's company, New Rising, successfully bid for the Pune Indian Premier League team, questions on potential conflict of interest were raised since Ganguly is a Governing Council member as well as co-owner of Indian Super League football team Atletico de Kolkata, of which Goenka is one of its owners.
Meet 10 Indians who head global tech companies
Rediff.com12 Aug 2015With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.
Interesting facts about the 1st Indian-American in the White House run
Rediff.com29 Jun 2015Swati Snigdha Suar brings you some interesting factoids about the Indian-American who is eager to take on Washington.
Will Lieutenant Governor Jung survive AAP onslaught?
Rediff.com18 May 2015How Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung handles the fight with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the issue of appointment of a chief secretary will be an interesting insight into his personality, says Aditi Phadnis
10 Indians who are heading top tech firms, exciting projects
Rediff.com15 May 201515 per cent of startups in Silicon Valley are founded by Indians.
Study in UK: Top 10 universities for job prospects
Rediff.com7 May 2015The UK University League Tables and Rankings 2016 ranks the best institutes for graduate prospects.
When the next US defence secretary spoke to Rediff.com
Rediff.com8 Dec 2014'We have a common way of looking at the world, a common way of thinking, and a common set of values that predispose us to be partners. And our interests overlap greatly,' Dr Ashton B Carter, America's next defence secretary, told Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com in an exclusive interview.
WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny
Rediff.com26 Nov 2014Here's your weekly dose of weird, true and funny news from around the world.
'Countries that forget their history cannot have a future'
Rediff.com17 Nov 2014Mahesh Rangarajan, director of the historic Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi, tells Sheela Bhatt how the first prime minister will always remain relevant, and the efforts being made to keep his legacy alive.
Rajdeep Sardesai: 'I have never been anti-Modi'
Rediff.com6 Nov 2014On the eve of the release of his book, 2014: The election That Changed India, Rajdeep speaks candidly in an interview with Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.
The man who will advise Modi on economic affairs
Rediff.com17 Oct 2014oreign Policy magazine named him as one of the world's top 100 global thinkers in 2011.
Why Modi's Japan visit was a watershed
Rediff.com5 Sep 2014'After many rudderless years, India and Japan have prime ministers with a sense of purpose and direction,' says Brahma Chellaney.
Israel loses its heroic sheen
Rediff.com28 Jul 2014Israel is no longer the valiant and beleaguered underdog, but increasingly seen as an increasingly arrogant oppressor seeking to crush another old nation under its jackboots, says Mohan Guruswamy.
Najeeb Jung: The man who may run Delhi
Rediff.com13 Dec 2013If an elected government had been sworn in, Jung's tenure and the government would have been more or less co-terminus and Jung would have been just the ceremonial head of Delhi. Now, he will run Delhi, pending another round of assembly elections, says Aditi Phadnis
Prof C N R Rao becomes third scientist to be awarded Bharat Ratna
Rediff.com16 Nov 2013Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is the third scientist to be awarded the highest civilian award -- Bharat Ratna, a crowning glory of his inexorable list of outstanding achievements.
She is in the business of making students employable
Rediff.com8 Nov 2013Megha Aggarwal of LEAP is working hard to provide Indian students with both vocation and life skills to make them employable.
'US and India are destined to be partners on the world stage'
Rediff.com4 Oct 2013'We have a common way of looking at the world, a common way of thinking, and a common set of values that predispose us to be partners. And our interests overlap greatly,' US Deputy Defence Secretary Dr Ashton B Carter tells Aziz Haniffa in an interview.