Most people have made plans to travel over the long Independence Day weekend. What about you? Planned something exciting for the I-Day weekend? No? Fret not! Rediff.com's Anita Aikara is here!
Indian-American business leaders meet to discuss ways to make this initiative a success.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not taking along an industry delegation to the US but top representatives of India Inc are likely to travel to New York and Washington to be part of the power-packed business meetings and receptions being hosted for him.
In the Forbes rich list Mukesh Ambani is ranked 39th.
The Linkin Park frontman's suicide is a tragic reminder of how real and common the struggle against depression is.
Indian billionaires do not believe in sitting on their wealth.
Age and experience not less relevant but firms are gradually moving towards younger leadership teams
VCs have been especially bullish about India.
Here's the round-up of this week's hottest stories from the glamour business! :-)
Saif Ali Khan takes stock of his recent hits and misses with a fresh perspective.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.
'If you just click sexy pictures, you are only going to have a bunch of perverts following you.' 'What do perverts buy? They don't even buy condoms.'
Mistry's strategy appears to be the opposite of the group's stance in the heady days of 2007
Perhaps, the group's leadership position and potential in the retail segment prompted Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry to identify retail as one of the group's four growth clusters in his recent Vision 2025 statement.
Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.
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Arvind Kumar Sharma, a 1988-batch IAS officer and one of the many joint secretaries in PMO, definitely wields some power.
The numbers in India may not be as big but the opportunity for serious growth is all there.
'This is a film that trumpets out its sex -- it is content in being a girl's version of the archetypical boy's locker-room picture.' 'And if it was just that, that would have been fun too, but Lipstick Under My Burkha doesn't want to affect your senses, it wants to control your mind!' Sreehari Nair comes away unimpressed.
Over 2,500 international delegates from more than 150 countries are expected for the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, as against 2,100 delegates from 121 countries in 2013.
Over 2,500 international delegates from more than 150 countries are expected for the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, as against 2,100 delegates from 121 countries in 2013.
The annual talk-fest of rich and powerful from across the world in snow-laden Alpine resort town of Davos will be attended by nearly 40 heads of government among more than 2,500 global leaders from over 100 countries.
The Ameo brings the best of both worlds in a single package as a value for money purchase for the Indian family at an incredible price point.
'Ek Hasina Thi is the best movie of its kind. Similarly, for Omkara and Hum Tum. But after that, what do you do? You just flatten out and start doing some bad movies because they aren't making any (good movies). I mean, what has Vishal Bhardwaj made after Omkara that is comparable? What has Kunal Kohli made after Hum Tum that is comparable?' Saif Ali Khan hopes that new film Chef impresses.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us.
Bombay House turns evangelist for new Tata products.
The biotech company's revenues had fallen to as low as Rs 50 cr.
Impact of the slowdown is most visible among promoter/owner-CEOs
The sudden resignation and almost-immediate announcement of a successor came as a surprise to many.
So let's stop focusing the Modi agenda on India Inc and the capital markets, and let's start focusing on the Modi development agenda for the average Indian.
Those scheduled to attend the five-day WEF Annual meeting, beginning January 21, include more than 40 heads of state or government, including those from the UK, Australia, Japan, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Korea and Switzerland, WEF announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Geneva.
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The nomination of cluster heads for defence, infrastructure and finance business is awaited.
We bring you a fresh collection of offbeat, quirky stories from around the world.
Finding Fanny strikes gold, raves Raja Sen.
'We want to be a nation at par with the best internationally.' 'But why is it in theatre we continue to have such low standards?'
Did you know the world's youngest director is an Indian?
Rediff.com reproduces this 2014 interview with Tim Kaine where in he discusses the new opportunities to foster Indo-US trade and the improvement in ties.
Founders should have faith in themselves, their vision and their team, feels Infosys founder Narayana Murthy.
For Indians, Iran remains a puzzling part of our collective history.
No-Punchline humour reminds us how in our daily lives, we all are by turns 'The Corrupt Politician we criticise,' 'The Chauvinist Male we frown upon,' 'The Rule Breaker we deride through our Facebook posts,' 'The Communal Virus we so easily lampoon' and 'The Bad Artist we spoof.' In a land where the aforesaid prototypes are our major sources of 'funny,' is there an audience for the NPL kind of humour, asks Sreehari Nair.
