News for '-global-post'

Mamata revives ICC post row, says 'Can't stop Ganguly'

Mamata revives ICC post row, says 'Can't stop Ganguly'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2025

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again threw her weight behind Sourav Ganguly, saying the former India captain should have been the International Cricket Council president by now and warned, in her trademark style that "it's not that easy to stop him."

GCCs reach new heights in India with neo and mid-sized banks

GCCs reach new heights in India with neo and mid-sized banks

Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

Neo banks, along with mid-sized banks, are establishing global capability centres (GCCs) in India, mirroring the expansion strategies of larger global counterparts. This trend is being seen as the next major wave in the country's banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector.

Timex MD gets global posting

Timex MD gets global posting

Rediff.com6 Jun 2003

War within IOA: IOC, FIH reject Mittal's charge of irregularity against Batra

War within IOA: IOC, FIH reject Mittal's charge of irregularity against Batra

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), on Friday, cleared Narinder Batra of indulging in any wrongdoing during his election as the IOA president, rejecting the complaint of irregularity filed by the Indian body's vice-President Sudhanshu Mittal.

Foley's captors earlier asked for huge ransom: reports

Foley's captors earlier asked for huge ransom: reports

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

Islamist militants earlier asked a ransom of over USD 132 million from US journalist James Foley's family and employer but made no demands in their last message before brutally beheading him on camera, according to media reports.

Never been prouder of our son, says mother of scribe BEHEADED by ISIS militants

Never been prouder of our son, says mother of scribe BEHEADED by ISIS militants

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

The mother of executed photo-journalist James Wright Foley, 40, has issued a statement after a video surfaced on Tuesday showing his horrific beheading by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists as revenge for US airstrikes in Iraq.

RIL doubles average life of its debt to 7.5 yrs

RIL doubles average life of its debt to 7.5 yrs

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

Reliance Industries has doubled the average life of its debt to around 7.5 years.

Sick or ousted? Where's Kim Jong-Un?

Sick or ousted? Where's Kim Jong-Un?

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

The photo-op obsessed North Korean dictator has not been seen in public for 37 days

Poverty, child, maternal deaths high in India: UN report

Poverty, child, maternal deaths high in India: UN report

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

India continues to battle poverty, child and maternal deaths, according to a United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals that said while several key global targets have been met, more sustained effort is needed to cover disparities by the 2015 deadline.