News for 'Billion Dreams'

The billionaire, Bollywood and the future of Indian soccer

The billionaire, Bollywood and the future of Indian soccer

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Ambani's holding group launched the Indian Super League, an elite competition of newly created teams, in 2014 with the aim of attracting investment and big global names, much like the Indian Premier League has in cricket. 'It was 100% a wasted opportunity'.

IPL is now the Big Bucks League

IPL is now the Big Bucks League

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

The IPL has the potential to make cricketers among the best paid athletes in the world if you look at what they will earn per hour.change that.

Mirach calls off Sahara loan deal, returns fees

Mirach calls off Sahara loan deal, returns fees

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Mirach said it has remitted $2.625 million to the Sebi-Sahara Fund.

The best & worst of 2006

The best & worst of 2006

Rediff.com24 Dec 2006

This was a year of unpredictability and even downright weirdness. In our annual report, you'll find leaders, products, and ideas that left their mark-or their stain-on A.D. 2006.

Partnership with Jio a virtual merger: Anil Ambani

Partnership with Jio a virtual merger: Anil Ambani

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Ambani said, in the telecom space, the focus will be on debt reduction, and the virtual merger did away with the need for major capex and will help towards this

How a small trader became a metal king

How a small trader became a metal king

Rediff.com27 Apr 2007

Agarwal's is a classic story of a small trader becoming metal king. The secret, he says, lies in believing in himself and in the country's potential.

US aid to Pak will be used against India: Husain Haqqani

US aid to Pak will be used against India: Husain Haqqani

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

As the United States prepares to sell F-16s to Pakistan, the country's former top diplomat has warned the Congress that such fighter jets would end up being used against India and not against terrorists.

Only 5 hrs, from anywhere in Bihar to Patna

Only 5 hrs, from anywhere in Bihar to Patna

Rediff.com16 Apr 2007

Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, Bihar, says that the road building programme in Bihar has taken off on a big scale.

How Bharti Retail plans to make it big

How Bharti Retail plans to make it big

Rediff.com13 Apr 2007

Our focus is on the best price, the best experience and the best quality.

SC permits Sahara Group to sell 4 properties worth Rs 2,700 crore

SC permits Sahara Group to sell 4 properties worth Rs 2,700 crore

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

The permission came after the court was satisfied that the transactions were in accordance with its June 4 order.

Realty 2019: Housing sales remain sore spot

Realty 2019: Housing sales remain sore spot

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

While sale of residential properties increased only marginally despite plethora of steps taken by the government through the year, office space leasing rose 40 per cent to touch an all-time high of 46.5 million sq ft -- a trend that drew investors to lap up India's first Real Estate Investment Trust at an issue size of nearly Rs 5,000 crore.

Agreement reached to sell luxury hotels: Sahara tells SC

Agreement reached to sell luxury hotels: Sahara tells SC

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

Roy, who has been in jail for over five months, said that he cannot reveal the name of the party and the bank, saying that their confidentiality has to be protected till the deal is signed.

Donald Trump to run for US president, vows to be 'greatest jobs president'

Donald Trump to run for US president, vows to be 'greatest jobs president'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

he multi-billionaire announced his presidential plans on Tuesday from his namesake tower in New York City.

Rafale row is more stupidity than scam

Rafale row is more stupidity than scam

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

The Rafale will surely be flying in Indian skies next year. But the way the BJP government has botched this will cast a shadow on defence acquisitions in the years to come.

Anxiety and angst as Indians mark month of lockdown

Anxiety and angst as Indians mark month of lockdown

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

The journey of getting used to a new way of life -- without domestic help, without the necessity of dressing up to step out and just staying cooped up indoors -- has been out of the ordinary, equal parts good, bad and ugly.

'Hopefully Messi will play in India before he ends his career'

'Hopefully Messi will play in India before he ends his career'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2018

FC Barcelona's Asia Pacific director general Jordi Camps believes it is a matter of time before an Indian plays in Spanish top-flight.

Beware of Chinese bearing gifts

Beware of Chinese bearing gifts

Rediff.com31 Oct 2016

'Either China is building regional transport infrastructure long before it needs it, or this is in a chain of Chinese investments with more strategic than economic intent,' says T N Ninan.

World faces 'bloodless' cyber war threat: PM

World faces 'bloodless' cyber war threat: PM

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

We have to move from E-governance to M-governance. M-governance does not mean Modi governance. It means Mobile governance, the PM said.

Honeywell hungry for more: Cote

Honeywell hungry for more: Cote

Rediff.com20 Mar 2006

In memory of Abdul Kalam, a true hero

In memory of Abdul Kalam, a true hero

Rediff.com28 Jul 2015

People like Dr Kalam teach us to dream and to chase our dreams. It is their humility that they wore on their sleeves that makes them truly great people. While we weep for a true Ratna that has left us on Monday, let us be happy that we lived in a period when he was alive and with us, says Rediff.com reader M C Sujil Bose.

How S Chandrasekhar's decision laid foundation of NASA's Sun probe

How S Chandrasekhar's decision laid foundation of NASA's Sun probe

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

Back in 1958, when the 31-year-old Parker suggested that the charged particles streamed continuously from the Sun and fill up the space, the scientific community refused to believe him.

AI to buy 68 Boeings, signs deal

AI to buy 68 Boeings, signs deal

Rediff.com11 Jan 2006

India's flagship carrier Air India on Wednesday signed a landmark agreement with the American aerospace giant Boeing Commercial Airplane for the purchase of 68 aircraft at an estimated cost of Rs 35,000 crore.

Not online or off, retail giants work on being omni-channels

Not online or off, retail giants work on being omni-channels

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

Online biggies and global retail giants are working on being omnipresent in both the virtual and the real world to see what helps them get the numbers, says Karan Choudhury.

Why Rampur always elects Azam Khan

Why Rampur always elects Azam Khan

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

Outside Rampur, Azam Khan's name may be an alias for controversy. But Rampur's voters believe that all the improvements in their constituency has been accomplished only by the man they have elected 8 times to the state assembly.

Indian students detained in visa scam were aware of their crime: US

Indian students detained in visa scam were aware of their crime: US

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

The fake university was set up by the DHS's investigating unit in Greater Detroit area to bust the "pay-and-stay" racket.

Daggers are out as Flipkart turns 8

Daggers are out as Flipkart turns 8

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Every competitor is eyeing the top slot that Flipkart holds.

Take advantage of golden opportunity, invest in India, Modi tells global biz community

Take advantage of golden opportunity, invest in India, Modi tells global biz community

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

He said India has also opened its defence industry 'like never before' and sought investments in the sector.

SC grants 15 days more to Sahara's Roy to sell hotels

SC grants 15 days more to Sahara's Roy to sell hotels

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Senior advocate S Ganesh, appearing for Roy, submitted that it may not feasible for the group to dispose of its Indian properties as the real estate prices have crashed down since June this year.

$100-bn foreign investments knocking at India's doors: Modi

$100-bn foreign investments knocking at India's doors: Modi

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

In the last couple of months, the Prime Minister has visited Japan and the US and launched the Make in India campaign to lure foreign investments into manufacturing sector.

Trump listening, Modi targets Pak for supporting terrorism

Trump listening, Modi targets Pak for supporting terrorism

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

At the Howdy Modi event, the PM said that the people who cannot even manage their own country are harbouring terrorists and supporting terrorism.

5 lessons from Dipa Karmakar, India's golden girl

5 lessons from Dipa Karmakar, India's golden girl

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Dipa Karmakar's achievement, says Divya Nair, has lessons for us all.

Will Dhoot's gamble pay off?

Will Dhoot's gamble pay off?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2005

ISRO's new mission: To fly into people's minds

ISRO's new mission: To fly into people's minds

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Connecting with people is the first step to creating greater awareness for the brand and that in turn, believes ISRO chief K Sivan, will translate into the institution becoming a place that people want to work in.

He wants to be a billionaire by 30

He wants to be a billionaire by 30

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

His company has been approximately valued at $50 million and he's looking forward to an exciting time.

Rahul Yadav says he wants to give up entrepreneurship

Rahul Yadav says he wants to give up entrepreneurship

Rediff.com14 May 2016

Might opt for salaried employment after failure of his latest venture

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.

Luger Shiva Keshavan carries flag for India one last time

Luger Shiva Keshavan carries flag for India one last time

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

A teenage Keshavan shot down the luge track on a borrowed sled at Nagano in 1998 and at the age of 36, he will compete in his sixth consecutive Games at the Olympic Sliding Centre.

Sania and the art of time management

Sania and the art of time management

Rediff.com21 Sep 2005

Mirach fiasco: Sahara initiates legal action; eyes new deal

Mirach fiasco: Sahara initiates legal action; eyes new deal

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

Sahara said it has initiated legal action against Mirach Capital.