G20 Presidency Is A Jackpot For Modi

Heading G20 will give India a foreign affairs year like it has never had in history.You can trust Narendra Modi to exploit this to India's benefit.And, of course, to his own in his election year,......

The simple housewife who hit the jackpot

In our special year-end section, Rediff.com looks at people who wrote the India story this year. Rahat Taslim, a simple housewife from Jharkhand who did not have a bank account till recently,......

Indian-American wins $49 million jackpot

Narinder Badwal, an Indian-American threw a party at his friend's Milpitas restaurant after learning that he was to receive a $247,500 commission for selling one of California's two winning $99......

Will ex-mayor hit jackpot in Amritsar (W)?

Will a former mayor from Amritsar hit the power jackpot in a row for the third time in the Assembly election is the key question in the Amritsar (West) constituency. Congress candidate Om Parkash......

Sebi's F&O curbs for stemming 'frenzied trading'

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi’s) measures to curb speculative activity in the Rs 450-trillion-a-day futures and options (F&O) market is not a case of......

Lottery firms seek cover for jackpots

How about a lottery business where you just can't lose?Well, corporate India -- which is minting megabucks in the online lottery business -- seems to be moving towards that Utopian state.As is the......

India Inc hits the jackpot in realty investments

B K Modi, founder of telecom major Spice Group, bought a penthouse in the prime Marina Bay business area in downtown Singapore, for about $10.5 million. That was in 2008, when the island nation's......

Biotech cos wake up to India's genetic jackpot

Indian scientists as well as biotech firms have awakened to the fact that there is a genetic jackpot in the country's endogamous gene pool. If the genetic study of 275,000 pure-bred residents of......

Ajay Devgn's Sequel Love

Move over Stallone and Schwarzenegger, Bollywood's beloved brooder has quite a few film franchises to his credit. With Raid 2, where Ajay Devgn reprises his role as an income tax hawk swooping on......

Why Ayesha Jhulka Stepped Away From Films

'I've not been doing much work because I was not getting the kind of roles I want to do.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayesha Jhulka/Instagram Aamir Khan's 60th birthday had us flashbacking to many......

'Shah Rukh's Words Found Me When I Needed Them Most'

IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan and John Cena. Photograph: Kind courtesy John Cena/X Shah Rukh Khan's words found him at a time when he needed them the most, which is why meeting the superstar in person at......

Box Office: Jackpot, What The Fish flop

Last Friday saw two movie releases -- Sunny Leone-starrer Jackpot and Dimple Kapadia-starrer What The Fish -- and both of them opened poorly at the box office.  Trade analyst Vinod......

'Jadeja Is A Jackpot Jango'

'He is +10 in the field, also bowls well and bats in pressure situations as well.' IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja credits playing domestic cricket for his consistent showing in the ODI series against......

Anand vs Kasparov; Gukesh faces Carlsen: Legendary chess rivals to clash

IMAGE: World champion D Gukesh will take on Magnus Carlsen. Photograph: Michal Walusza/FIDE Indian great Viswanathan Anand will revive his iconic rivalry with Russian stalwart Garry Kasparov,......

Brands Begin To Circle Around Vaibhav Suryavanshi

'Give him a couple of seasons, a cool head, and some long-term form, and he won't just be in campaigns -- he'll be the campaign.' IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi is......

F1 PIX: Verstappen pulls off stunning win in Brazilian GP

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates winning the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday. Photograph: Carla Carniel/Reuters Red Bull's Max Verstappen had his fourth Formula One title within reach......

Mutola wins jackpot

World champion Maria Mutola powered to victory in the 800 metres to become the first outright winner of the $1 million Golden League jackpot in the final meeting of the series on Friday.Sprinters......