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Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata earned Rs 127 cr dividend from Infosys in 2022

Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata earned Rs 127 cr dividend from Infosys in 2022

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

Murty, daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, held 3.89 crore shares, or 0.93 per cent, of Infosys at the end of September, according to company filings with the stock exchanges.

Stokes' leadership battle with Bumrah fascinating: Chappell

Stokes' leadership battle with Bumrah fascinating: Chappell

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

Jasprit Bumrah's appointment as India's stand-in Test captain is a 'courageous decision' based on his 'tactical nous', and his leadership duel with England skipper Ben Stokes is providing a fascinating sidelight to an entertaining game in Birmingham, said the legendary Ian Chappell.

Guv waging war on varsities: Kerala CM on row over resignation of VCs

Guv waging war on varsities: Kerala CM on row over resignation of VCs

Rediff.com24 Oct 2022

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday lashed out at Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for seeking resignation of vice chancellors of nine universities in the state.

Cummins breaks silence over Langer's resignation

Cummins breaks silence over Langer's resignation

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

Australian players gave CA feedback that a new coaching style was needed after the excellent foundation provided by Langer.

Savarkar's photo in Kerala temple festival sparks controversy

Savarkar's photo in Kerala temple festival sparks controversy

Rediff.com9 May 2022

The temple authorities reportedly decided to withdraw the umbrella from display after leaders of the Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist raised an objection.

Stalin's son Udhayanidhi made minister, says work will speak

Stalin's son Udhayanidhi made minister, says work will speak

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam legislator and the party's youth wing secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin was sworn in as minister in Chennai on Wednesday by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi.

Planned, balanced diet props SKY to the top

Planned, balanced diet props SKY to the top

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

'Surya has the mindset of an elite athlete and prioritises his performance over everything else. So, cheat meals are a rarity. He does not crave for junk or comfort foods since the time he has started following the diet.'

Know Who The Goalie Is?

Know Who The Goalie Is?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

After dancing the Bhangra with college kids, telling his security detail to vamoose so he could schmooze with the Janata and clambering up an electricity poll to fix erratic power supply, Charanjit Singh Channi, clearly a man of the people, donned a new avatar on Sunday, October 31, 2021.

Malinga named SL specialist bowling coach for Aus tour

Malinga named SL specialist bowling coach for Aus tour

Rediff.com26 Jan 2022

The appointment will be effective from February 1 to 20.

Adani Wilmar buys Kohinoor rice, other brands

Adani Wilmar buys Kohinoor rice, other brands

Rediff.com3 May 2022

Adani Wilmar Ltd (AWL) on Tuesday announced the acquisition of several brands, including the renowned 'Kohinoor' brand from McCormick Switzerland GMBH to strengthen its leadership in food business. The deal size was not disclosed. The acquisition would give AWL exclusive rights over the brand 'Kohinoor' basmati rice along with 'Ready to Cook', 'Ready to Eat' curries and meals portfolio under the Kohinoor brand umbrella in India, the company said in a statement.

Paul McCartney Stands Up For Joymala

Paul McCartney Stands Up For Joymala

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

'Jeymalyatha has suffered more than enough and that she deserves to spend the rest of her time on this Earth away from her abusive trainers, rehabilitating, and with others of her kind.'

FIFA WC: Vinicius Jr. and Brazil ready for challenge

FIFA WC: Vinicius Jr. and Brazil ready for challenge

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

Vinicius started a foundation that is building schools in impoverished areas and is investing in research to develop new ways to improve the education system in Brazil.

Punjab assembly passes resolution against Agnipath scheme

Punjab assembly passes resolution against Agnipath scheme

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

The Punjab Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the Centre's Agnipath defence recruitment scheme.

Justice Lalit was part of rulings on instant talaq, skin-to-skin contact

Justice Lalit was part of rulings on instant talaq, skin-to-skin contact

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

Senior-most judge of the Supreme Court Justice U U Lalit, who is in line to become the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), has been part of several landmark judgments including the one which held the practice of divorce through instant 'triple talaq' among Muslims illegal and unconstitutional.

What's Adarsh Gourav doing with Meryl Streep?

What's Adarsh Gourav doing with Meryl Streep?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

Extrapolations stars Adarsh Gourav alongside such heavyweights like Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Kit Harrington, Tahar Rahim, Matthew Rhys, David Diggs, Gemma Chan and David Schwimmer.

Young blood and fans, secret of Arsenal's new resolve

Young blood and fans, secret of Arsenal's new resolve

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

The difference between this side and the under-achieving teams towards the end of Wenger's reign is their experience. Martinelli made his debut in 2019 while Saka has been a regular since the 2019-20 campaign.

The Last Nizam of Hyderabad

The Last Nizam of Hyderabad

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

What you need to know about Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the 8th Nizam, who will be laid to rest in Hyderabad today.

There is nothing wrong with Kuldeep's bowling: Harbhajan

There is nothing wrong with Kuldeep's bowling: Harbhajan

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

'The merit is still there and he has only gotten better with time'

Salman Rushdie off ventilator, able to talk

Salman Rushdie off ventilator, able to talk

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and was able to talk, a day after the Mumbai-born author was stabbed, in what US authorities said was a 'targeted, unprovoked, preplanned' attack.

Knew day before there was a plot to kill me: Imran Khan

Knew day before there was a plot to kill me: Imran Khan

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

Khan said he was hit by four bullets on his right leg during the assassination attempt.

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is among six personalities chosen for this year's Padma Vibhushan.

Noted scientist Govind Swarup passes away

Noted scientist Govind Swarup passes away

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

Born in 1929, Swarup was one of the pioneers of radio astronomy in India.

Cong leader promotes Hindu saint to foster social justice in TN

Cong leader promotes Hindu saint to foster social justice in TN

Rediff.com19 Oct 2021

In Tamil Nadu, though reformist spiritual giant Sri Ramanujacharya was a crusader against discrimination who nurtured equality almost a millenium ago, the broad canvas of social justice had only an occasional place for him.

P T Usha's coach O M Nambiar passes away

P T Usha's coach O M Nambiar passes away

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Renowned athletics coach O M Nambiar, who nurtured Indian athletics great P T Usha, passed away in Kozhikode on Thursday due to age-related illness. He was 89.

Mumbai's dabbawalas recall breakfast with Queen Elizabeth

Mumbai's dabbawalas recall breakfast with Queen Elizabeth

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

Mumbai's famed dabbawalas on Friday said they were grieving with the royal family and people all over the world after the demise of Queen Elizabeth.

Don't worry over gap between Covishield jabs: Govt

Don't worry over gap between Covishield jabs: Govt

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

The government on Friday said there is no need to panic on the need for an immediate change in the dosage interval of Covishield vaccine, underlining that reducing the time gap requires proper scientific study in the Indian scenario.

AI peeing incident: Co-flier blames pilot for inaction in handling situation

AI peeing incident: Co-flier blames pilot for inaction in handling situation

Rediff.com8 Jan 2023

Bhattacharjee in a handwritten complaint to the airlines had stated that the distressed passenger was made to go back to her soiled seat despite four seats in the First Class being vacant.

Swapan Dasgupta renominated to Rajya Sabha

Swapan Dasgupta renominated to Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

The former journalist unsuccessfully contested the recent West Bengal assembly elections on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.

NYC has great plans for I-Day with khadi tricolour, giant flag over Hudson

NYC has great plans for I-Day with khadi tricolour, giant flag over Hudson

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

A fly-past by a 220-ft-long majestic Indian tricolour, made of khadi, over the iconic Hudson river and the display of a giant billboard at Times Square are among the highlights of the grand celebrations planned to mark 75 years of India's Independence in New York this week.

Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandaughter jailed for 7 years in a fraud case

Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandaughter jailed for 7 years in a fraud case

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Lata Ramgobin, who is the daughter of noted rights activists Ela Gandhi and late Mewa Ramgobind, was also refused leave to appeal both the conviction and the sentence by the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court.

Want To Replicate Celebrity Investors?

Want To Replicate Celebrity Investors?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

While the purchases of celebrity investors become public knowledge, what is not known is the price point at which they bought them.

China's new Covid cases double in last 24 hours

China's new Covid cases double in last 24 hours

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

After recording the highest COVID-19 cases in Jilin, the authorities there have barred residents from leaving the province and travelling between cities within it.

'J-K politics is throttled by fear and persecution'

'J-K politics is throttled by fear and persecution'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

'Ladakh too is politically paralysed and in limbo, as Rafale jets roar above Leh and Israeli arms dealers prowl the town.'

Days after taking fake vaccine, Mimi Chakraborty falls ill

Days after taking fake vaccine, Mimi Chakraborty falls ill

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

The doctor who attended to the Jadavpur MP said it was too early to link her illness with the fake jab that she had taken four days ago, they said.

Anoushka Chauhan: 'I thought I'd be a supermodel'

Anoushka Chauhan: 'I thought I'd be a supermodel'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

Anoushka Chauhan from Dehradun talks about her modelling journey.

Big moment as street in New York co-named after Ganesh temple

Big moment as street in New York co-named after Ganesh temple

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Established in 1977, The Hindu Temple Society of North America Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam, popularly known as the Ganesh temple, is regarded as the first and oldest Hindu temple in North America.

Shastri@60: 'Ravi was a very streetsmart cricketer'

Shastri@60: 'Ravi was a very streetsmart cricketer'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

'Ravi was very streetsmart, cricketsmart, so that made him more adaptable whenever situations changed or conditions changed.'

'KK could have been saved if only....': Doctor

'KK could have been saved if only....': Doctor

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

'He had a major blockage in the left main coronary artery and small blockages in various other arteries and sub-arteries. Excessive excitement during the live show caused stoppage of blood flow, leading to cardiac arrest that claimed his life'

Ela Bhatt, whose SEWA empowered unorganised women workers, passes away

Ela Bhatt, whose SEWA empowered unorganised women workers, passes away

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

Renowned women's rights activist and founder of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Ela Bhatt passed away in Ahmedabad on Wednesday due to age-related ailments, her associates said.

Leicester violence: UK police nabs 47; Hindus, Muslims appeal for harmony

Leicester violence: UK police nabs 47; Hindus, Muslims appeal for harmony

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Leicestershire police said a 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon during clashes in the city.