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From farmer's son to billionaire industrialist

From farmer's son to billionaire industrialist

Rediff.com31 Mar 2005

Jindal Group chairman O P Jindal, who died in a helicopter crash near Gango in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district on Thursday, was a visionary and a man of rare business acumen.

Anil Ambani's elder son joins Reliance Capital board

Anil Ambani's elder son joins Reliance Capital board

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

Anmol, who has a degree from Warwick Business School in the UK, has also been visiting branches and meeting employees across businesses in different regions to get exposure and detailed understanding of businesses at grass-root level in the past two years

Harikrishna moves into semis

Harikrishna moves into semis

Rediff.com16 Sep 2005

After winning the first game, India's World junior champion drew the second of the two-game mini match in Lausanne Young Masters International Chess tournament .

Ayurveda with an allopathic twist

Ayurveda with an allopathic twist

Rediff.com2 Dec 2017

Kapiva's plans to introduce allopathy-like doses of ayurvedic remedies for the millennial consumer finds traction.

Blending passion with fashion

Blending passion with fashion

Rediff.com15 May 2004

'Ahmed Bhai's political intellect was very high'

'Ahmed Bhai's political intellect was very high'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'There were any number of Congress leaders who disliked Sonia Gandhi, but they were very close to Ahmed Bhai and he would listen, and give a shoulder to cry upon.'

The Risk-Taker

The Risk-Taker

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

'An entrepreneur should always remain under pressure or he will die,' Vineet Rai tells Anjuli Bhargava.

Baghel: The man who helped Congress rise like a Phoenix in Chhattisgarh

Baghel: The man who helped Congress rise like a Phoenix in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com16 Dec 2018

Baghel led from the front to take on the BJP, led by Raman Singh, after being entrusted the task to revive the Congress' fortunes in Chhattisgarh following the third consecutive defeat in the 2013 assembly polls.

'He was a daredevil'

'He was a daredevil'

Rediff.com8 May 2020

Major Anuj Sood, scholar and daredevil soldier, had finished his Kashmir tenure and would have been home had COVID-19 not come in the way. He did not live to be old enough, but he lived the soldier's life to the fullest, reveals Archana Masih/Rediff.com.

10 facts you didn't know about Wipro's new CEO

10 facts you didn't know about Wipro's new CEO

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

A chess buff, Neemuchwala enjoys volunteering, travelling, Indian music, reading fiction, and golf.

'Kiran Bedi was a good cop, but politics is different'

'Kiran Bedi was a good cop, but politics is different'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

Congress leader Ajay Maken on Monday dubbed Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi as "opportunists" who "used" Anna Hazare to meet their own political ambitions.

Euro: Does Germany have weaknesses?

Euro: Does Germany have weaknesses?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Northern Ireland have enough tools to get a result in their final group match against a fallible German team, Northern Ireland's coach Michael O'Neill said on Monday.

Southampton's Wanyama sidelined with hamstring injury

Southampton's Wanyama sidelined with hamstring injury

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

Southampton's bustling midfielder Victor Wanyama will be out for "a few weeks" after injuring his hamstring moments before he was due to be substituted in their FA Cup third-round replay win at Ipswich Town on Wednesday.

Where I would invest Rs 1 crore

Where I would invest Rs 1 crore

Rediff.com16 May 2005

The suggestions on what one can do with Rs 1 crore are still flooding in from our readers.

Kapil Dev wins golf tournament

Kapil Dev wins golf tournament

Rediff.com29 Feb 2004

The former India cricket captain emerged as the overall winner of the first annual CII Golf tournament.

Sindhu, Marin star attractions at PBL auction

Sindhu, Marin star attractions at PBL auction

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

World champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Chinese Taipei's No 1 shuttler Tai Tzu Ying will be up for grabs when the high-profile Players' Auction for the lucrative Premier Badminton League gets underway in Hyderabad on Monday.

EXPLAINED! Why Kuldeep will be India's No 1 overseas spinner

EXPLAINED! Why Kuldeep will be India's No 1 overseas spinner

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Shastri made it clear that going forward, Kuldeep is 'already'ahead of Ashwin and Jadeja as country's No 1 spinner.

Arun Jaitley: Modi's 'precious diamond'

Arun Jaitley: Modi's 'precious diamond'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

A consensus builder, Jaitley was regarded by some as Modi's original 'Chanakya'.

Nadal, Murray back Pique's revolutionary format for Davis Cup

Nadal, Murray back Pique's revolutionary format for Davis Cup

Rediff.com12 May 2017

The centre-back was at the Madrid Open earlier this week, reportedly to discuss a 16-team knockout tournament with ATP Tour chief Chris Kermode. It would potentially replace the former World Team Cup event on the ATP calendar that was played from 1975 to 2012 ahead of Roland Garros.

We look up to you, you are our hero: Kapil to Kohli

We look up to you, you are our hero: Kapil to Kohli

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

India's first World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev, on Tuesday, compared current captain Virat Kohli with the late Jagmohan Dalmiya, terming them heroes on and off the field.

Ashok Chakra to Garud commando who laid down life in J-K

Ashok Chakra to Garud commando who laid down life in J-K

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

Corporal Nirala, disregarding personal safety and displaying indomitable courage, retaliated with effective lethal fire and gunned down two category A terrorists and injured two others.

Pranab's 5-decade-long political career comes to an end

Pranab's 5-decade-long political career comes to an end

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee -- rewarded as president yet not trusted enough to be prime minister.

Son rise at Infosys: A case of nepotism? You tell us!

Son rise at Infosys: A case of nepotism? You tell us!

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

What do you, dear reader, have to say about Rohan Murty's elevation in a company founded by his father? Is it a case of nepotism, or no?

Cricket can never be rid of corruption: Saleem Malik

Cricket can never be rid of corruption: Saleem Malik

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Pakistan's only cricketer to get a life ban for match fixing, Saleem Malik is convinced that cricket and other sports can never be rid of corruption. "These fixing matters they can never be completely eradicated from cricket or other sports," Malik told PTI in an interview. "They can be curtailed at the most because these people who want to make easy money from cricket will always come up with new ways to target players and officials and make them greedy," he said. Malik, 54, was banned for life in 2000 on the recommendation of the Justice (retd) Malik Qayyum inquiry commission into match fixing in Pakistan cricket.

How Piyush Goyal managed to walk a very tight rope

How Piyush Goyal managed to walk a very tight rope

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

Governments make budgets to retain and consolidate their hold on power, not to please opponents or economists. They do so by trying to gratify as many as possible without causing harm to the others, says Shreekant Sambrani.

What was the Congress afraid of...?

What was the Congress afraid of...?

Rediff.com20 May 2003

'Legal industry has lost its hero'

'Legal industry has lost its hero'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

'It was amazing to see the grasp he had over the law and the sharp mind that he possessed.'

Army generals visit Keran, take stock of ground situation

Army generals visit Keran, take stock of ground situation

Rediff.com6 Oct 2013

Two army generals on Sunday visited the Keran Sector along the LoC, where troops are engaged in a counter-infiltration operation against militants for the past 13 days, and took stock of the ground situation.

A+ category was proposed by Virat and Dhoni: Rai

A+ category was proposed by Virat and Dhoni: Rai

Rediff.com18 Mar 2018

Rai said that the best part about central contracts was that it ensured a decent earning for domestic players.

Amit Shah's ship is sinking. Here's why...

Amit Shah's ship is sinking. Here's why...

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

Amit Shah's formal leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party might have its days numbered, given the range of resentment now coming forth against him.

Shaheen Bagh protest: A battle for the Idea of India

Shaheen Bagh protest: A battle for the Idea of India

Rediff.com1 Aug 2020

'Shaheen Bagh is no longer a mere ghetto of lower middle class Muslims.' 'Now, it is a metaphor for resistance, secularism and struggle,' notes Md. Zeeshan Ahmad.

Chinnamma only person capable to lead party: Thambidurai bats for Sasikala

Chinnamma only person capable to lead party: Thambidurai bats for Sasikala

Rediff.com11 Dec 2016

"Chinnamma has given valuable suggestions to Amma regarding party administration and also on governance. Like this, the list of traits of Chinnamma can go on," he said.

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Rasheed Kidwai unearths little-known stories from the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee's past as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 50 years in the movies this month.

Army Chief among 19 awarded PVSM, 2 soldiers get Kirti Chakra

Army Chief among 19 awarded PVSM, 2 soldiers get Kirti Chakra

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

Nine army men have been awarded Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime gallantry award.

'Safeguarding borders is a 24x7 exercise'

'Safeguarding borders is a 24x7 exercise'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

'Breaking down silos and ensuring a more integrated governance process is just as important to performance.' 'It has been a major priority in the last six years, especially in national security,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out when delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture-2020: India and the Post-Covid World.

Why Tamilians will vote for Rajinikanth

Why Tamilians will vote for Rajinikanth

Rediff.com31 Dec 2017

Rajinikanth will win the elections whenever they are held, predicts A Ganesh Nadar.

Tennis Round-up: Stephens stunned, Serena cruises at Indian Wells

Tennis Round-up: Stephens stunned, Serena cruises at Indian Wells

Rediff.com9 Mar 2019

Under the lights on the stadium court, Williams smashed 39 winners to defeat Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in a rematch of the 2016 final, which the Belarusian won.

Rajasthan polls: Don't write off Ashok Gehlot just yet!

Rajasthan polls: Don't write off Ashok Gehlot just yet!

Rediff.com8 Dec 2013

Ashok Gehlot may have the image of a politician with his ears to the ground but his populist policies and programmes have not yielded dividends in the elections in Rajasthan where the ruling Congress suffered a massive defeat.