144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year
The benefits are common in many cases, but are also different in some other respects.
The tri-series in Australia, India's final ODI engagement before the World Cup, gets underway on January 16, says Chandresh Narayanan, casting a fascinating look at the survivors from earlier World Cups.
Today humanity is churning the ocean with a thoughtless vengeance -- with toxic wastes, plastics and hazardous substances being dumped into our once pristine seas. And there is no benign Lord Shiva to rescue us from our collective greed, says Shyam Saran.
While Jayalalithaa may have died her political legacy will continue to survive through the slew of 'Amma' branded products and services.
'The voter thinks that the State is not going to impartially deliver services, provide justice, basic law and order, social insurance -- so as a voter it's very rational that I may choose a criminal who will help me navigate the State.' 'A weak State allows a criminal politician to be the person who provides that guarantee to mediate whatever problem the citizen has with the State.'
Going by the number of changes Mr Jaitley's next Budget is likely to see, he will go down in the history of Budget-making as the finance minister who ushered in the largest number of changes in a single Budget, says A K Bhattacharya.
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Roelant Oltmans and Terry Walsh's participation as coaches in the upcoming Hockey India League is finally over after HI secretary general Narinder Batra said that the duo will not get paid by the government body during the one-month period of the franchise-based league.
But you do need to consider that there are bikes now which, at lower price points, offer more specialised experiences, says Benjamin Gracias
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Fashion designer Suket Dhir has bagged the International Woolmark Prize for menswear, becoming the second from India in four years to win the Rs 48.5 lakh worth prestigious prize.
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Amul plans to bring camel milk to the breakfast table
A quick look at the Oscar 2016 nominations.
Start-ups are adding value to the day-to-day lives of Indian women
Budget is widely seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
SBI data shows the per-capita payouts for scheme have shot up this year.
PDS: Smart ration cards need to be smarter
Pooja Bhatt's irrepressible cuteness, Rekha's amusing cartoon, Asha Bhosle's super songstress power, Akshay Kumar's sparkling white sneakers and shaved chest find a mention in Sukanya Verma's weekly column.
Rediff readers share their experience about taxis and autorickshaws in India.
For the region to realise its full potential, New Delhi needs to start looking at the land-locked northeast as an important starting point in India's 'Act East' policy, says Nitin Gokhale
Tarzan is one of those rare scripts that Hollywood should have faxed to Bollywood and let them do it their way because only Karan Johar could have saved this film with a decent love triangle and loads of family melodrama, writes Paloma Sharma.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo Jayalalithaa was acquitted on Monday by the Karnataka high court in the 19-year-old disproportionate assets case, a verdict that is sure to put her back in the Tamil Nadu chief minister's seat.
Belgium are on red hot form and have stunned strong gold medal contenders and world champions Australia.
If you have the money and are looking for a fast and comfortable sports tourer, then the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R is a good option, says Tushar Kamath
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'The animosity in the BJP against Swamy continued for a good more than thirty years.' 'It was only after herculean efforts by a reconstituted and more just RSS, that Swamy was finally inducted into the BJP in 2013.'
'A fresh look is being given to ways of processing, transmission, and delivery.'
India is likely to attract increasing notice from global investors.
'I prefer calling myself a 'film activist' rather than a filmmaker,' Mahesh Kathi tells Radhika Rajamani/ Rediff.com
Going through these steps are by no stretch of imagination fun things to do, but if you do indeed lose your wallet, these steps may come in handy and reduce your stress.
'E Ahamed will be sorely missed as a decent and wise man who made the best use of his political career and personal abilities for the good of the nation,' remembers Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
The Aussie series of 1985-1986 will remain a missed opportunity for Indian cricket. But it is least talked about despite all the high points in the series.
Despite its squandered possibilities, Fan is always engaging, writes Sukanya Verma.
India is affected by a 'resource inefficiency curse'.
It was just not the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus that the Cupertino-based Apple launched on September 9. Here's a lowdown on three more gadgets launched by the company in San Francisco.
Saina Nehwal guided the Indian women's team to a crushing 5-0 win over Canada to launch their Uber Cup campaign in style but their men's counterpart came a cropper against former champions Malaysia as they suffered a crushing 1-4 defeat in Thomas Cup in New Delhi.
Before you watch Kapoor & Sons in theatres, here's introducing you to the real-life Kapoors.
For now, the upside appears to offset damage done to exports by weaker global demand.
Signs of a strong pickup in hiring by companies are adding to the rosier outlook for Indian households.
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