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Planning ahead? The 2008 Must List!

Planning ahead? The 2008 Must List!

Rediff.com31 Dec 2007

If you missed it in 2007, we've picked the Musts for 2008: Must SEE, DO, STAY, EAT & DRINK, HAVE and AVOID! Absolutely, positively everything you must do in the next 12 months!

Shanghvi springs a surprise with payment banks bid

Shanghvi springs a surprise with payment banks bid

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

People close to Shanghvi reveal he is known to make surprising moves both inside and outside the pharma industry.

Mittal takes stake in UK soccer club

Mittal takes stake in UK soccer club

Rediff.com21 Dec 2007

Queen's Park Rangers, the Championship football club co-owned by two of the billionaires behind F1, on Thursday welcomed one of the world's richest men into its fold when Lakshmi Mittal bought a 20 per cent stake, writes Roger Blitz.

Will Barcelona striker Messi be jailed for tax fraud charges?

Will Barcelona striker Messi be jailed for tax fraud charges?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Although the prosecutor has argued Lionel Messi should not have to answer the charges as his father oversaw his finances, a court document published on Thursday showed the judge in the case had ruled he must still appear as a defendant.

Have it, flaunt it!

Have it, flaunt it!

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

British supermodel Cara Delevingne rocked the red carpet at GQ Men of the Year Awards.

Secret behind ICICI Bank's success

Secret behind ICICI Bank's success

Rediff.com4 Dec 2007

India's growing knowledge economy and rising consumer aspirations drove the growth of ICICI Bank, the country's most valuable lender, its CEO K V Kamath said.

Tata, Mittal among world's top 25 business heads

Tata, Mittal among world's top 25 business heads

Rediff.com27 Nov 2007

The latest Fortune list is topped by Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs.

Billionaires: Mumbai beats Delhi

Billionaires: Mumbai beats Delhi

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

The latest list of richest Indians, compiled by Forbes magazine, has named 23 billionaires from Mumbai. Delhi accounts for only 12 such people. Among top five richest Indians living in India, two are from Mumbai and two from Delhi. But, Mumbaikars enjoy higher ranks than the Delhiites.

These business leaders gave away billions in charity

These business leaders gave away billions in charity

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

India's billionaires are pledging a decent amount of their wealth for the welfare of society.

World's top 10 richest self-made billionaires

World's top 10 richest self-made billionaires

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops list of the world's top 25 richest self-made billionaires.

More billionaires in Moscow than in New York

More billionaires in Moscow than in New York

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Moscow is home to 74 billionaires with an average wealth of $5.9 billion each, placing it above New York, while Russia is second only to the United States in the number of super rich according to Forbes magazine's latest annual rich list. As compared to Moscow's 74, New York has 71 billionaires, followed by London with 36, Istanbul with 34, and Hong Kong with 30.

10% of billionaires' wealth can erase deficit

10% of billionaires' wealth can erase deficit

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

With the Forbes' richest people list out and 4 Indians featuring in it, it has been calculated that a mere 10 per cent of their net worth can erase our national deficit

7 things you must know about Nick Jonas

7 things you must know about Nick Jonas

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

... He is 11 years younger... makes more money than her...

Chinese boss gifts 6,400 employees a holiday in France!

Chinese boss gifts 6,400 employees a holiday in France!

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Tiens Group is treating more than half of its 12,000 employees to a four-day holiday in France.

Meet the most-followed sports star on Instagram

Meet the most-followed sports star on Instagram

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo muscled his way into Instagram's top-followed ranks this year as he documented his career and growing family, but pop star Selena Gomez still reigned supreme on the social media platform.

Will Padmasree Warrior win the race to be Twitter CEO?

Will Padmasree Warrior win the race to be Twitter CEO?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Twitter has been in talks with India-born Padmasree Warrior among others.

Why professional athletes can be good CEOs

Why professional athletes can be good CEOs

Rediff.com31 Jan 2008

Building a winning career in the corporate world requires the same leadership it takes to rally teammates for a big game.

'Modi has wasted his time with religious things'

'Modi has wasted his time with religious things'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

'Outside investors don't want to get tangled up in a religious war.'

Diamonds are now fraudsters' best friends!

Diamonds are now fraudsters' best friends!

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

Nultiple regulators are probing the nexus of scamsters with diamonds after a state-run bank got defrauded of $1.8 billion by designer jeweller Nirav Modi.

NRI Om Malik among world's top 25 Web celebrities

NRI Om Malik among world's top 25 Web celebrities

Rediff.com27 Dec 2007

Blogging might be a leisure activity for many famous personalities but it has brought fame to people like India-born Om Malik who has been named as one of the global web celebrities by American magazine Forbes.

The 15 richest fictional characters

The 15 richest fictional characters

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

The Forbes' annual ranking of fiction's very wealthiest.

Oscar swag bag, the expensive hamper everyone wins this year

Oscar swag bag, the expensive hamper everyone wins this year

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

The 'Everyone Wins' luxury hamper includes expensive beauty services and travel packages.

They have got billions, but don't spend it

They have got billions, but don't spend it

Rediff.com30 Nov 2007

Some of the world's richest people are the world's most frugal people.

'Tears were streaming down Nehru's face'

'Tears were streaming down Nehru's face'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2007

A tribute to James W Michaels, the long time Forbes editor who broke the story of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.

Ruias enter 10 richest Indians' list

Ruias enter 10 richest Indians' list

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

Essar Group's Shashi and Ravi Ruia are the only new entrants in the list of the 10 richest Indians compiled by Forbes, while banker Uday Kotak jumped the most number of places among the top 40 billionaires. The Ruias jumped five places to the 7th position with a net worth of $12 billion, while Kotak with $4.6 billion hopped 11 positions to the 16th rank.

Want to earn 7.3 million for supervising a house?

Want to earn 7.3 million for supervising a house?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

All you need to do is work for the Sultan of Brunei.

The 400 richest Americans

The 400 richest Americans

Rediff.com21 Sep 2007

Leveraged buyout titans David Bonderman and James Coulter of Texas Pacific Group make their first appearance on the list, along with William Conway, Daniel D'Aniello and David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group.

Anil Ambani says his net worth is nearly zero

Anil Ambani says his net worth is nearly zero

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

In what is in effect a deposit to be paid into court pending a full trial in the case, Judge David Waksman has set a six-week timeline for Anil to pay $100 million to three Chinese banks as he concluded that he did not accept Ambani's defence that his net worth was nearly zero or that his family would not step in to assist him when "push came to shove".

How to invest like a billionaire

How to invest like a billionaire

Rediff.com16 Nov 2006

Indian billionaires are close-fisted on charity

Indian billionaires are close-fisted on charity

Rediff.com19 Mar 2007

Most of Indian billionaires are shy of talking about the money they spend on charity.

Facebook rewards 10-year-old Finnish boy for hacking Instagram

Facebook rewards 10-year-old Finnish boy for hacking Instagram

Rediff.com4 May 2016

A 10-year-old Finnish boy has received a $10,000 reward from Mark Zuckerberg for spotting a bug in Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram, becoming the youngest hacker to receive a cash reward from the social media giant for hacking its own products.

Mukesh Ambani eyes global retail giant

Mukesh Ambani eyes global retail giant

Rediff.com12 Mar 2007

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, equipped with a war chest of an estimated Rs 100,000 crore (Rs 1000 billion), is understood to be on a global hunt for acquiring a retail giant of the size of Wal-Mart or Tesco.

36 Indians among world's richest people

36 Indians among world's richest people

Rediff.com9 Mar 2007

L N Mittal, Mukesh and Anil Ambani, and Azim Premji are among the 8 Indians who figure in the Forbes magazine's list of 100 richest people in the world.

What you can learn from a dabbawalla

What you can learn from a dabbawalla

Rediff.com25 Jan 2006

How I built the Miss Malini empire

How I built the Miss Malini empire

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

Malini Agarwal reveals how she blogged her way to Bollywood, fame and success.

Charudatta suicide case: FIR filed against Tata Steel official

Charudatta suicide case: FIR filed against Tata Steel official

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

The 57-year-old Charudatta, a Tata Steel official, was constantly humiliated and harassed between May 2012 and May 2013 following which he took the drastic decision to end his life.

Why Indian taxpayers are better off

Why Indian taxpayers are better off

Rediff.com15 May 2007

India is ranked number 13 in terms of the lowest tax misery score, which is a sum of taxes levied at the highest marginal percentage in each jurisdiction.

China's top film actress reappears after 3 month vanishing act

China's top film actress reappears after 3 month vanishing act

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

Fan Bingbing, who has been ordered to pay $130 million (Rs 952 crore) for tax evasion, was reportedly kept at a "holiday resort" used by investigators in a suburb in the coastal province of Jiangsu.

TCS, Bharti among 25 best employers

TCS, Bharti among 25 best employers

Rediff.com10 Dec 2004

Tata Consultancy Services along with Bharti Televentures and National Thermal Power Corp was on Friday adjudged among the best employers in India by leading global human resources management firm Hewitt Associates.