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India's cricket star Raina to wed on Friday

India's cricket star Raina to wed on Friday

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

The pre-wedding ceremonies of star India cricketer Suresh Raina were held on Wednesday, ahead of the 'big day' on Friday.

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Rediff.com4 Jan 2020

In just 18 frames, the photograph of the dainty Sheena, with her winsome smile and starry eyes, dissolved, flesh falling off her facial bones, into what the CBI alleged was her corresponding yellowed, morose-looking skull with hollow, haunting eye sockets.

No stopping IPL as brand valuation rises to $5.3 billion

No stopping IPL as brand valuation rises to $5.3 billion

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

Buoyed by increased viewership and a relatively controversy-free tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen a spike in its brand valuation to $5.3 billion after the 10th edition, according to global valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps.

News Corp has big plans for India

News Corp has big plans for India

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

As India will become an independent business unit, we will have to relocate the uplink of our channels from Hong Kong to here.

Ranji final: Sarwate, Karnewar put Vidarbha on top

Ranji final: Sarwate, Karnewar put Vidarbha on top

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

With spinners extracting significant turn and bounce exploiting the roughs, Sarwate (3/55) and off-spinner Akshay Wakhare (2/42) blew away Saurashtra's top half to seize the momentum.

I-League champs Aizawl FC threaten 'fast unto death' if relegated

I-League champs Aizawl FC threaten 'fast unto death' if relegated

Rediff.com3 May 2017

Aizawl FC have threatened to 'fast unto death' after finding themselves in the bizarre position of staring at relegation next season despite winning India's top division title on Sunday.

How Pakistan plan to tackle Kohli at World Cup

How Pakistan plan to tackle Kohli at World Cup

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

Left arm medium pace bowler Sohail Tanvir believes that Pakistan does not need to indulge in sledging to scalp star India batsman Virat Kohli's wicket. He says his team has enough firepower to dismiss him when the teams meet at next month's World Cup.

Kohli set to tee off with Goenka

Kohli set to tee off with Goenka

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

Virat Kohli, Sanjiv Goenka to raise funds for celebrity golf tournament

BCCI Marketing Committee, IPL Governing Council meet today

BCCI Marketing Committee, IPL Governing Council meet today

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

The Cricket Board has convened meetings of its Marketing Committee and IPL Governing Council in Mumbai.

ISL organisers appeal to Commission to reconsider FC Goa points deduction

ISL organisers appeal to Commission to reconsider FC Goa points deduction

Rediff.com9 May 2016

With a 15 point deduction set to turn FC Goa's participation in the Indian Super League football next year into an exercise in futility, the organisers Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) a joint venture between IMG-Reliance and Star India, appealed to members of Regulatory Commission reconsider their decision.

PIX: Hrithik watches Finding Fanny with Deepika, Arjun

PIX: Hrithik watches Finding Fanny with Deepika, Arjun

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Check out the cool and hip stars of Homi Adajania's new film at the screening!

Paid mobile entertainment losing steam

Paid mobile entertainment losing steam

Rediff.com10 Jul 2008

Consider this. Leading broadcaster Star India's mobile interactive division, Star Mobile Entertainment -- which made some serious headway in the space by launching a service whereby mobile users could opt to view soaps from across Star India's network -- recently reviewed its operational strategy.

Facebook's pricey IPL bid a sign of things to come?

Facebook's pricey IPL bid a sign of things to come?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2017

The bid by Facebook highlights the company's efforts to accelerate its push into video as it tries to take advertising dollars from television and increase the time people spend on its platform.

Regional languages rule TV!

Regional languages rule TV!

Rediff.com5 Jan 2019

The four south Indian languages grew by 7% while regional languages within the Hindi speaking markets (such as Bhojpuri, Bangla, Marathi, etc) grew by 26%.

After a chequered decade, IPL set to dazzle again

After a chequered decade, IPL set to dazzle again

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off on Saturday with two reinstated teams and a new broadcaster in a fresh testament to its undiminished appeal to India's incurably cricket-obsessed masses.

Mumbai T20I: BCCI top brass embroiled in pass fiasco

Mumbai T20I: BCCI top brass embroiled in pass fiasco

Rediff.com22 Dec 2017

The friction between the BCCI's top brass and the Committee of Administrators (COA) again came to the forefront when the distribution of complimentary passes for the third India-i Lanka T20 International led to a tussle between the two sides.

100% placements for IIM-Lucknow graduates

100% placements for IIM-Lucknow graduates

Rediff.com23 Oct 2017

Irrespective of demonetisation and GST blues, IIM Lucknow has been able to successfully place their batch of 459 students.

Zee dethrones Times Group

Zee dethrones Times Group

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

The upward climb of Network18 and Sony, and the phenomenal growth rates of language newspaper groups are among the other highlights of Business Standard's listing of India's largest media groups.

Sony, BBC in alliance for India business

Sony, BBC in alliance for India business

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

BBC to join OneAlliance platform, to outsource sales to MSM.

Aamir's TV debut gets fewer eyeballs than most celeb shows

Aamir's TV debut gets fewer eyeballs than most celeb shows

Rediff.com16 May 2012

Satyamev Jayate is one of the most expensive Hindi shows on TV.

More executives to quit Star TV

More executives to quit Star TV

Rediff.com7 Apr 2007

Star TV is facing a new challenge, with three of its top executives putting in their papers to join former Star India chief executive officer Sameer Nair in his new venture with broadcasting company NDTV

Murdoch's STAR brand exits Indian news TV

Murdoch's STAR brand exits Indian news TV

Rediff.com17 Apr 2012

STAR News to be ABP News as brand association ends

Star soaps on your mobile

Star soaps on your mobile

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

Television soaps have now found another screen, your mobile phone, with the mobile interactive division of Star India, Star Mobile Entertainment, announcing it will launch a service called 'PLUS' by end April.

'New FTP has given meaningful context to T20s'

'New FTP has given meaningful context to T20s'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

Johri presented a proposed FTP that has 81 international matches at home in the next five-year cycle, including 27 T20s.

IPL-style football tournament deferred to September 2014

IPL-style football tournament deferred to September 2014

Rediff.com27 Oct 2013

The organisers of the much-anticipated Indian Premier League-style football league decided to defer the proposed tournament to September-November next year instead of early 2014.

Star group bags broadcast rights for ICC events

Star group bags broadcast rights for ICC events

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

Rupert Murdoch's Star group have bagged the broadcast rights for events to be held during an eight-year cycle after next year's World Cup, the governing body said on Sunday.

Murdoch on the front foot, to buy ESPN stake in JV

Murdoch on the front foot, to buy ESPN stake in JV

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

After months of speculation, Rupert Murdoch's 16-year-old equal joint venture (JV) with sports broadcaster ESPN has broken up. STAR will buy out ESPN's 50 per cent equity stake in the JV, ESPN-STAR Sports (ESS).

Neerja's brothers take producer to court

Neerja's brothers take producer to court

Rediff.com23 May 2017

'Neerja always believed and said, "Do not tolerate any injustice" and that is what we are doing: Not tolerating injustice.'

Sheena Bora trial: Peter has aged so many years

Sheena Bora trial: Peter has aged so many years

Rediff.com28 Sep 2019

The close-onto four years (since November 2015) Peter has spent in Arthur Road jail, central Mumbai, in judicial custody, have taken their toll, lending him a bit of a melancholy stoop, a laborious gait and a tired face, turning him prematurely into a much older man than his nearly 64 years. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.

Star, Nimbus ink sporty deal

Star, Nimbus ink sporty deal

Rediff.com6 Sep 2006

PeeCee's mom slams ex-manager for 'attempted suicide' claim

PeeCee's mom slams ex-manager for 'attempted suicide' claim

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

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Court refuses screening of Sach Ka Saamna 2

Court refuses screening of Sach Ka Saamna 2

Rediff.com10 Feb 2010

The show was to go on air from the first week of April.

Star not to block signals to Asianet

Star not to block signals to Asianet

Rediff.com11 Apr 2006

Kumble visits ailing Yuvraj in US

Kumble visits ailing Yuvraj in US

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Recovering from a malignant tumour between his lungs in the United States, star India cricketer Yuvraj Singh was paid a "surprise" visit by former skipper Anil Kumble.

Yogeshwar's sample will be tested before upgradation to silver

Yogeshwar's sample will be tested before upgradation to silver

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

Star India wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt will have to wait to know whether his bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics is upgraded to silver till the time his sample is cleared by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Reports emerged that the grappler's bronze would be upgraded to silver after second-place finisher of the London Games -- late Besik Kudukhov of Russia -- was stripped off his medal for failing a dope test.

Saina signs up with IOS Sports Management Group

Saina signs up with IOS Sports Management Group

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Star India shuttler Saina Nehwal has signed a two-year deal with leading sports management group, IOS Sports & Entertainment. IOS will now manage Saina's endorsements, appearances, brand profiling, patents, licensing and digital rights, images and visibility on social networking sites.

Star plans to enter 5 new businesses

Star plans to enter 5 new businesses

Rediff.com19 Apr 2006

Sheena Bora Trial: The man with the pistol

Sheena Bora Trial: The man with the pistol

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

'He had a carry bag made of plastic. One pistol came out of it. There was also a magazine which had three rounds. And a mobile and a Rs 100 currency note.' No prizes for guessing who that was...

Star, Zee join hands for TV distribution venture

Star, Zee join hands for TV distribution venture

Rediff.com26 May 2011

In a landmark deal announced in Mumbai, Star Den Media Services Pvt Ltd and Zee Turner Ltd will form a joint venture to combine distribution of their respective channel bouquets in India.