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Neeraj Chopra and Co. ready to dominate Asian Games

Neeraj Chopra and Co. ready to dominate Asian Games

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Neeraj Chopra will be the cynosure of all eyes as India begins its athletics campaign in the Asian Games

Renewable energy: Avaada, others up the ante against conglomerates

Renewable energy: Avaada, others up the ante against conglomerates

Rediff.com24 Dec 2023

When Vineet Mittal first got into solar power, sometime around 2009, and was planting solar panels in Gujarat, renewable energy looked like a sector ripe for startups. Renewables were clearly the future of energy, and the big boys - Mukesh Ambani's Reliance, Adani Group, and the Tatas - were focusing much more on coal and petroleum. Little did Mittal know that things were going to change drastically.

England players agree 'blond bet' with Foden

England players agree 'blond bet' with Foden

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

Foden caused a stir on social media before the tournament when he shared a picture of him dyeing his short black hair

PHOTOS: Rampant Rohit flattens Afghanistan as India bag second win

PHOTOS: Rampant Rohit flattens Afghanistan as India bag second win

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

World Cup hosts India cantered to their second successive win of the tournament after captain Rohit Sharma's incendiary century set up their eight-wicket thrashing of Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Gameskraft faces Rs 21,000-crore tax notice for 'GST evasion'

Gameskraft faces Rs 21,000-crore tax notice for 'GST evasion'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

The Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has slapped its heftiest tax notice of Rs 21,000 crore on Bengaluru-based Gameskraft Technology (GTPL) for allegedly evading GST on the betting amount. Gameskraft has dubbed the notice a "departure from the well-established law of the land". The company is accused of promoting online betting through card, casual and fantasy games like Rummy Culture, Gamezy and Rummy Time.

Will act to protect US if China threatens our sovereignty: Biden

Will act to protect US if China threatens our sovereignty: Biden

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

Amidst growing tension with China over a suspected surveillance balloon, US President Joe Biden has said that the United States will act to protect if Beijing threatens its sovereignty.

IPL: Betting racket busted in Kanpur, 2 Gujarat Lions players to be questioned

IPL: Betting racket busted in Kanpur, 2 Gujarat Lions players to be questioned

Rediff.com12 May 2017

The raid was made collectively by the crime branch and police on the tip-off received by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vigilance.

'My crazy coach tattooed my name'

'My crazy coach tattooed my name'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

Vukov has tattooed Rybakina's name and the date of this year's Wimbledon final on his right arm

Explore India's 10 Lesser Known Beaches

Explore India's 10 Lesser Known Beaches

Rediff.com10 Jan 2024

With clean blue waters and golden-white sands, these super beaches have a magic that is hard to keep away from.

AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters

AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

'Just because of my background and poor academic qualifications, most people disbelieve what I have done.'

13 days on, wait continues for trapped tunnel workers

13 days on, wait continues for trapped tunnel workers

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

Here is the timeline of the disaster and the rescue efforts that followed.

I-T tracking money flow into betting syndicates

I-T tracking money flow into betting syndicates

Rediff.com5 Sep 2010

As 'spot-fixing' charges haunt Pakistani cricketers, Indian sleuths probing alleged tax evasion in the multi-million IPL are now tracking trail of crores of rupees being pumped into betting syndicates in the country.

Soccer Extras: Sturridge banned, fined for breaching betting rules

Soccer Extras: Sturridge banned, fined for breaching betting rules

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Hamas attacker says their mission was 'simply to kill'

Hamas attacker says their mission was 'simply to kill'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

Israel's Shin Bet released footage on Wednesday of a Hamas terrorist describing his actions in Southern Israel during the October 7 onslaught.

PE/VC investments nearly halve in Feb 2023

PE/VC investments nearly halve in Feb 2023

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Investments by private equity and venture capital funds declined by 44 per cent to $3.7 billion in February compared to the same period a year ago, a report said on Monday. The bets by the long-term investors were 13 per cent lower when compared to the investments in the preceding month of January, the report by industry lobby Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association and consultancy firm EY, said. "...rising global recession concerns, increasing cost of capital and mismatch in valuation expectations between sellers and investors are turning out to be major impediments in the deployment of capital," EY's partner Vivek Soni said.

Could betting lobby be behind B'luru blasts?

Could betting lobby be behind B'luru blasts?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

Acharya said the state government had done its best to convince the IPL authorities about the security arrangements, but they have shifted the venue "for their own reasons".

Foreign investors betting big on Indian consumers

Foreign investors betting big on Indian consumers

Rediff.com6 May 2013

However, foreign investors have completely shunned the infrastructure sector.

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

A young couple sharing a laugh - in the living room over a Polish joke book, on the beach, in the rain - with the tagline, "Made for each other", hung from billboards at prominent street corners from the 1960s to the 1990s. It was a campaign for one of the largest selling cigarette brands in India, Wills (Navy Cut) from the ITC stable, that resonated with a generation of smokers and non-smokers alike till the curtains came down on tobacco advertising in 2004. As we prepare to welcome 2024, ITC has metamorphosed from a tobacco giant into a conglomerate straddling multiple large-sized businesses. In the mind space of Gen Z or millennials, the company represents a gamut of branded products - from frozen food (ITC Master Chef), noodles (YiPPee!), and cookies (Sunfeast) to snacks (Bingo!) and notebooks (Classmate), and so on and so forth.

Guru offers to turn Coco's forehand into potent weapon

Guru offers to turn Coco's forehand into potent weapon

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

As Coco Gauff ponders a fortnight without tennis following her first-round loss at Wimbledon, she might be tempted to phone one of the sport's most accomplished coaches.

Italy's Galvani defends betting buddies

Italy's Galvani defends betting buddies

Rediff.com1 Jan 2008

Italian tennis player Stefano Galvani defended his compatriots caught in the betting scandal, saying that the ATP was only making an example out of them.

It's BJP vs Congress as MP, Chhattisgarh vote

It's BJP vs Congress as MP, Chhattisgarh vote

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

In both of these Hindi heartland states, the straight contest between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress.

Former CSK team principal Meiyappan chargesheeted in IPL betting scam

Former CSK team principal Meiyappan chargesheeted in IPL betting scam

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

The Mumbai police on Saturday chargesheeted Chennai Super Kings's former team principal Gurunath Meiyappan in the betting scandal that rocked the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League earlier this year.

Police arrests four for placing bets on IPL matches

Police arrests four for placing bets on IPL matches

Rediff.com19 May 2012

Police caught red-handed four members of a gang, who were allegedly placing bets on IPL matches, during a raid at a marriage palace at Gill road.

An arduous second half awaits oil marketing firms

An arduous second half awaits oil marketing firms

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

The medium-term scenario for oil marketing companies (OMCs) is high risk due to the surging crude and gas prices. Apart from OPEC-plus cutting production, the Hamas-Israel conflict has caused fears of supply disruption. The July-September quarter of 2023-24 (Q2FY24) saw positive surprises for OMCs. Strong gross refining margins (GRMs) more than offset weak marketing margins.

Alibaba betting on Paytm in India

Alibaba betting on Paytm in India

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

Alibaba is playing a big role in helping to train the senior management of the upcoming Paytm Payment Bank

Maruti bets big on Nexa in quest for premium market dominance

Maruti bets big on Nexa in quest for premium market dominance

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Seven years after it announced Nexa, there's no mistaking the seriousness with which Maruti wants the segment to grow, says Pavan Lall.

Global firms bet on India's spending power

Global firms bet on India's spending power

Rediff.com16 May 2013

Inbound M&A into India totals $9.86 billion this year, the highest in Asia.

Remittances rise as NRIs bet on strong rupee

Remittances rise as NRIs bet on strong rupee

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

Hopes soar on currency gaining more if Modi becomes the Prime Minister.

The Great Tunnel Rescue: How The 16 Days Unfolded

The Great Tunnel Rescue: How The 16 Days Unfolded

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

After 16 days of intense efforts by multiple agencies, all 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi have safely been evacuated on Tuesday evening.

Hamas attack: Security structures' failure needs probe, says IDF official

Hamas attack: Security structures' failure needs probe, says IDF official

Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

While many of them were engaged by Israeli forces, some managed to sneak back into Gaza with more than 200 civilian hostages.

Lornamead bets big on India

Lornamead bets big on India

Rediff.com20 Mar 2007

After acquiring brands such as Yardley from Procter & Gamble and Finesse and AquaNet from Unilever, Lornamead , the UK-based personal care products company, betting big on India.

Lonely Planet is betting big on India

Lonely Planet is betting big on India

Rediff.com14 Sep 2012

The company, now a part of the BBC Worldwide family, is eyeing the projected magic figure of 50 million outbound travellers (Indians travelling abroad) by 2020.

Williams sisters join Tiger, McIlroy's golf revolution

Williams sisters join Tiger, McIlroy's golf revolution

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

Ohanian and Williams sisters taking up golf with TGL ownership

Walmart-owned PhonePe crosses 500 million lifetime registered users

Walmart-owned PhonePe crosses 500 million lifetime registered users

Rediff.com9 Nov 2023

Walmart-owned fintech firm PhonePe said it has crossed 500 million lifetime registered users on its platform. With this milestone, 1 in 3 Indians are now on PhonePe. The company said it is the first Indian internet company to have reached this scale globally. This milestone has been achieved in just over 7 years since the PhonePe UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments launched in August 2016.

Will Made In India Google Pixel Phones Sell Better?

Will Made In India Google Pixel Phones Sell Better?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2023

Making the Pixel 8 in India will not necessarily bring the price down -- witness iPhones made in India that are more expensive than those in the US and Dubai.

Explaining Delhi's polls and bets

Explaining Delhi's polls and bets

Rediff.com7 Feb 2015

If error margins and confidence intervals are accounted for, even apparently decisive polls are not "sure things" and that brings us to bookies, who don't believe in any "sure things", says Devangshu Datta

Betting, match-fixing the big threats: Platini

Betting, match-fixing the big threats: Platini

Rediff.com22 Jan 2013

Match-fixing and illegal betting are the biggest threats to the future of soccer, UEFA president Michel Platini said on Monday.

FIFA WC 2022: Brazil odds-on favourites

FIFA WC 2022: Brazil odds-on favourites

Rediff.com17 Nov 2022

Following are the betting odds for the winners of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the top goalscorer at the tournament, which will be held in Qatar from Nov. 20-Dec. 18.

Bets are off, Queen isn't leaving the British throne

Bets are off, Queen isn't leaving the British throne

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

The Buckingham Palace has been forced to deny rumours the Queen is abdicating Britain's throne in her annual Christmas Day broadcast, after a bookmaker said it was suspending bets following a flurry of "unusual" activity.

'We are betting big on OYO Living'

'We are betting big on OYO Living'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

'Co-living is a phenomenon that is bound to strike the right chord with young people everywhere and India will lead the charge as the testing ground for all such ideas.'