'If the RBI had done the right things, these mistakes would not have happened in banks, public or private,' says Ajay Shah.
Rediff readers share their experience of eating on the Indian Railways.
Afghan wicketkeeper-batsman says who needs a punishing regimen like the Indian captain when he can hit longer sixes than the world's No.1 ODI batsman.
When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency. I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.
Sasha Mirchandani's tryst with investing began when his own venture failed to seek funding in early 2000s.
All the minor irritants can be overlooked when you can get automatic transmission, diesel fuel efficiency and a Honda badge, all for less than a million rupees, says Pavan Lall.
Did you know Turmeric Latte or Haldi Doodh is trending abroad?
Six working professionals tell us how they balance time between work and family.
There are no major, big-ticket banners proclaiming the same, restaurant and coffee shop helpers express surprise when you say we are here to cover the World Cup and even those who have an inkling that the tournament has begun are awaiting the knock-out stage of the tournament.
A consummate deal-maker, the former Aircel boss raked in the moolah in many, but lost a packet in several others.
Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy sailed the oceans and conquered likely death after a storm badly injured his spine and destroyed his boat. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met the decorated sailor who fought all odds to return home alive.
Unless unique, avoid investing in IPOs.
'How can the monument where the prime minister unfurls the flag on Independence Day, in a ceremony broadcast and telecast nationally, be maintained by a private entity?' asks Jyoti Punwani.
Meet Anna Chandy, chairperson of the Deepika Padukone-led Live Love Laugh Foundation.
'The more conversations I have, the more I realise how boringly similar we are -- they love their family, crib about work, and considering the cholbe na attitude and frequent strikes, I could easily be speaking to someone in Kolkata or Kochi.'
Before the ban, Maggi commanded a market share of around 75 per cent. Following legal battles, the popular noodles brand was back in the market in November last year.
This was good enough for Fernandes to hire Chandilya to lead his India business.
Annabel Mehta, Sachin Tendulkar's mother-in-law, has dedicated her life to working with the Beautiful People of the other half of Mumbai without whom the city would neither exist nor thrive. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel met the amazing lady who was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire for her service to underprivileged communities.
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'If we keep losing such institutions, we will soon become a city and culture of short-term memory.' 'Nothing to remind us of the years gone by and eventually with nothing to remember.'
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
A look at the life and times of maverick businessman Chinnakannan Sivasankaran
The street leading to the Golden Temple gets a makeover that takes you back in time.
'With technology advancing rapidly, the need for branches is declining.'
'The toughest challenge is not to satisfy the luxury customer.' 'The toughest challenge is to satisfy the budget customer.'
Assistant director, producer Mahi V Raghav talks about his directorial debut.
'A belligerent Alok Nath refused to leave.. kept screaming shouting threatening abusing trying to grab me..'
'All mothers are the same. Mine came out of the MAMI screening, crying.' 'Recently, a critic compared me to the best debut since Hrithik sir and she was so overwhelmed with that.' 'Someone said 'You are Bhagyashree's son and the innocence is the same.' 'Even if I can even touch the shadow of that in my entire career, I will be very happy.'
Not many people know that today's BPM industry gives specialists great career options.
Mr T V R Shenoy, who contributed columns to Rediff.com from its birth, passed into the ages on Tuesday evening. As we grieve and mourning his passing, Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar bids adieu to an unusual human being, a sage for our times.
India already allows 100 per cent ownership of greenfield pharma businesses.
At the age of 28 he's perhaps the only one in the country who's making cartoons on natural history.
After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?
'Our real future is the boy in the slum and the girl in the village.' 'We need to find the voices that can empower them to lead a better life,' TED Talks' Chris Anderson tells Niraj Bhatt.
Amazing stories about some of our best loved movies from Bhavani Iyer who wrote them.
'As a child I was very glad to be around him, to breathe his happiness.' 'I was aware that he would focus 100 per cent on whatever he was doing, whether it was playing with me, or going to the bullfights, or painting -- which he seemed to do non-stop,' Pablo's grandson tells Kishore Singh.
Being employee light is the latest fad.
Hyderabad-based Pi Datacenters wants to be the first destination of choice for enterprises in data and cloud services.
A meal in a jar is not only a culinary fad, but also a practical way of ensuring the right portion to eat
John Elliott, the author of Implosion: India's Tryst with Reality, on his Riding the Elephant blog, says the sacking of Cyrus Mistry as chairman of Tata and Sons was in line with Ratan Tata's personal style of dealing with executives
