'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

The Times They Are A-Changin'

... And what explains the directions of change? asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a time when I was in my late teens and preparing to embark on a train from......

For Adani, magic happened after 2014: In LS Rahul links group's rise to Modi

A belligerent Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday led a blistering opposition attack in Lok Sabha over the Hindenburg report, claiming that the meteoric rise in Gautam Adani's fortunes happened after the......

Sri Lankans on edge ahead of President's promised resignation

Sri Lankans were on the edge on Tuesday as they waited whether embattled Gotabaya Rajapaksa will honour his offer to resign as president, amid signs that key members of the erstwhile powerful......

Headcount of foreign banks down 6%

The total headcount of foreign banks in India went down by over 6 per cent in 2010, with as many as 19 out of the 32 overseas lenders operating in the country reporting a dip in their employee......

17 tax-free incomes for you

The following are 17 important items of income, which are fully exempt from income tax and which a resident individual Indian assessee can use with profit for the purpose of tax planning. 1.......

All these incomes are tax-free for FY 2007-08

Here are some of the important items of income, which are fully exempt from income tax and which can be utilised by a resident individual Indian assessee for the purpose of tax planning. 1.......

ICICI Bank launches operations in Sri Lanka

The ICICI Bank, India's largest consumer lender, on Thursday launched commercial operations in Sri Lanka, with an eye on the growing bilateral trade and inward remittances market.The bank opened......

SLC pays Lankan cricketers' outstanding wages

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has settled in full the outstanding wages of the international cricketers after almost a year. On Friday, the SLC said that it has cleared all outstanding dues of the......

Sri Lanka says secures funds to pay players

A Sri Lankan bank has agreed to release 600 million Sri Lanka rupees ($5.07 million) to the country's cash-strapped cricket board to pay its salary-starved players, according to the sports......

Sri Lanka reeling under $23 mln debt after WC

Despite Sri Lanka's success on field at the recently concluded cricket World Cup, the Emerald Island's cricket Board has faced losses to the tune of $23million. Sri Lanka Cricket on Monday said it......