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Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Remembering Sushmaji's Twitter Diplomacy

Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Sushma Swaraj will long be remembered......

Bihar prohibition helps prevent 21L intimate partner violence, finds study

Bihar's alcohol ban in 2016 prevented 24 lakh cases of daily and weekly consumption, and 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

2024 May Witness More Natural Disasters

'The Weather Channel argues that India faces the gravest challenge: Climate change-induced health vulnerability.' 'This is an issue often neglected, alerts Claude Arpi: "Prolonged summers,......

Festivities, polls prompt govt to keep tabs on food price movement

Amid the ongoing festival season and ahead of the elections for five state assemblies, the Centre is closely monitoring inflation, particularly in food items, to enable it to take steps to increase......

Foreign flows into Indian equities to take a breather, suggest analysts

Foreign flows into Indian equities are expected to pause in the short to medium term, say analysts. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The outlook is influenced by multiple factors,......

Ravneet Kaur: An IAS officer with varied experience

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has named Ravneet Kaur, a Punjab cadre IAS officer of 1988 batch, as chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Kaur will hold the post for five......

'Economic rebound has run out of steam'

'When the average growth in the last three years was just 2.5%, how does that make us the fastest growing country?''They only tell you what has happened in the last 2 years; they are not taking......

Markets break 5-day rally; Sensex tumbles 709 points

From the 30-share Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys, Reliance Industries Limited, Axis Bank and HCL Tech were the major drags. NSE Nifty also declined 208.30......

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Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

Remembering Sushmaji's Twitter Diplomacy

Bihar prohibition helps prevent 21L intimate partner violence, finds study

'General Zia was real startled'

2024 May Witness More Natural Disasters

Festivities, polls prompt govt to keep tabs on food price movement

Foreign flows into Indian equities to take a breather, suggest analysts

Ravneet Kaur: An IAS officer with varied experience

'Economic rebound has run out of steam'

Markets break 5-day rally; Sensex tumbles 709 points

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