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How Mithun Dazzled The World

How Mithun Dazzled The World

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

'Mithun has showed Hindi cinema that a tall, dark man with a charming smile and a great physique can take the world on.'

As employees return to workplace, more companies opting for flexible offices

As employees return to workplace, more companies opting for flexible offices

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

The demand for flexible office space is emerging as India's top short-term portfolio strategy, as 47 per cent of companies want to increase its use over the next 12 months, according to a survey by property consultant CBRE. Flexible office space is a workspace designed to provide employees with a variety of different places and ways to work. These spaces can be easily modified to fit the needs of any new project or role.

Everything you wanted to ask about Netaji!

Everything you wanted to ask about Netaji!

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

Please join us for a chat with Madhuri Bose as she answers your questions about her grand-uncle, Subhas Chandra Bose, on Monday, March 7, at 2.30 pm IST.

'India Is A Meat-Eating Country'

'India Is A Meat-Eating Country'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'Our study finds that only about 20% of Indians are vegetarians and the rest of the 80% are non-vegetarians or meat-eaters.'

India-China ties stable, will work for success of G20 summit: Beijing

India-China ties stable, will work for success of G20 summit: Beijing

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Without mentioning the boundary dispute, the spokesperson said that China-India relations have been stable on the whole and "our two sides have maintained dialogue and communication at various levels".

Strong Q1 likely for capital goods firms with low costs, healthy execution

Strong Q1 likely for capital goods firms with low costs, healthy execution

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

Capital goods companies are likely to report double-digit growth in sales and profit for the first quarter of the 2023-24 financial year (Q1FY24), according to analysts. The performance will ride on lower raw-material costs and healthy execution of orders. Sales by capital goods companies are likely to increase 13-20 per cent year-on-year (YoY), five domestic brokerage firms said.

Is Britain Ready For PM Rishi?

Is Britain Ready For PM Rishi?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

That a brown skinned man -- albeit one who speaks with a posh English accent -- would one day be the front-runner in a race to elect Boris's successor and head the party once led by Churchill and Thatcher would seem indigestible to the white men and women who have formed the trunk of the Conservative party for generations.

Engineer can draw on personal experience

Engineer can draw on personal experience

Rediff.com27 Apr 2008

When Match Referee and former India wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer hands down his judgment on Monday on the Harbhajan Singh/S Sreesanth IPL fracas which unfolded in Mohali on Friday, he can go back 33 years to draw on personal experience.

Confident India eye maiden ODI series win in South Africa

Confident India eye maiden ODI series win in South Africa

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

India have never won an ODI series in South Africa, having lost 5-2 in 1992-93, 4-0 in 2006- 07, 3-2 in 2010-11 and 2-0 in 2013-14.

Chikungunya cases surface on US shores

Chikungunya cases surface on US shores

Rediff.com24 Nov 2006

Chikungunya-infected travelers have also been diagnosed in Belgium, French Guyana, Hong Kong, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Martinique, Norway, Switzerland and Sri Lanka.

Revise duty on imported cars, Bentley tells India

Revise duty on imported cars, Bentley tells India

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

India imposes over 100 per cent duty on imported vehicles and the likes of American cult bike maker Harley Davidson had made noises in the past asking to bring down the rates.

Modi-Xi to meet in Johannesburg? Govt says no word as yet

Modi-Xi to meet in Johannesburg? Govt says no word as yet

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg are being finalised, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Monday but did not give a direct reply on the possibility of a meeting between Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Anand Kripalu to head Cadbury India

Anand Kripalu to head Cadbury India

Rediff.com19 Sep 2005

Cadbury Schweppes Asia Pacific on Monday announced the appointment of Anand Kripalu as managing director of Cadbury India.

'The size and number of deals have increased'

'The size and number of deals have increased'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2023

'We have focused on it quarter after quarter and started to build the pipeline.'

'I'm serving at 11,500 feet in eastern Ladakh'

'I'm serving at 11,500 feet in eastern Ladakh'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

'My task includes providing strategic operational communication to further-most troops located in the vicinity of Line of Actual Control.'

Why villas have become homebuyers' favourite choice

Why villas have become homebuyers' favourite choice

Rediff.com24 Dec 2023

This shift is driven by a pursuit of a superior lifestyle and an innate desire to be grounded in an owned plot of land. Villas, situated within gated housing societies, have gained popularity as a property type, witnessing strong traction due to elevated aspirations and the need for more living space.

Mobile speed: India ranks above Japan, UK, Brazil

Mobile speed: India ranks above Japan, UK, Brazil

Rediff.com2 Oct 2023

The launch of 5G services in India turbocharged mobile download speeds here, pushing the country's ranking 72 notches higher to 47th spot in Speedtest Global Index, ahead of nations like Japan, the UK and Brazil, according to Ookla. India's speed performance has zoomed up 3.59 times since the introduction of 5G, it said dubbing the country's 5G advancement as "remarkable". In this global pecking order, India ranked not only ahead of its neighbours like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, but also some G20 countries, such as Mexico (90th), Turkey (68th), the UK (62nd), Japan (58th), Brazil (50th place), and South Africa (48th place).

Du Plessis named South Africa captain for NZ T20

Du Plessis named South Africa captain for NZ T20

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

Faf du Plessis will lead South Africa in the three-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand later this month to free regular limited overs skipper AB de Villiers from the burden of captaincy, the cricket board said on Thursday.

World's 10 longest non-stop flights

World's 10 longest non-stop flights

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

The world's 10 longest non-stop flights criss-cross the world, cutting down travel time and making journeys easier and comfortable.

Fragile security in South China Sea threat to good order at sea: Navy chief

Fragile security in South China Sea threat to good order at sea: Navy chief

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

There have been growing global concerns over China's sweeping claims of sovereignty over all of the South China Sea, a huge source of hydrocarbons.

Fukrey 3 Review: Slapstick And Susu

Fukrey 3 Review: Slapstick And Susu

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

The mental age of Fukrey 3's humour is the same as the ones who titter at number one-number two jokes. And this one certainly has more loo than laughs on its mind, observes Sukanya Verma.

OVL plans JV, buyouts abroad

OVL plans JV, buyouts abroad

Rediff.com30 Jan 2006

Kenyan fails first Athens drugs test

Kenyan fails first Athens drugs test

Rediff.com11 Aug 2004

David Munyasia was excluded from the Olympic Games after testing positive for cathine, a prohibited stimulant.

India to rule in healthcare sector

India to rule in healthcare sector

Rediff.com3 Oct 2005

'India should become gem hub'

'India should become gem hub'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2004

US Open 2023: Dates, schedule, seeds and how to watch on TV

US Open 2023: Dates, schedule, seeds and how to watch on TV

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

This year's US Open runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 10.

Disappointed, but...: Biden on Xi skipping G20 summit

Disappointed, but...: Biden on Xi skipping G20 summit

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

India is awaiting a written confirmation from China on President Xi's participation in the G20 Leaders Summit, Muktesh Pardeshi, Special Secretary for G20, said on Friday.

Uncapped Theron in South Africa's World T20 squad

Uncapped Theron in South Africa's World T20 squad

Rediff.com31 Mar 2010

Paceman Juan 'Rusty' Theron was the only new cap included in South Africa's 15-man squad, while Graeme Smith was confirmed as captain on Wednesday for the Twenty20 World Cup starting next month. Smith, whose participation was in doubt due to a fractured finger, will return to captain the side in the April 30 - May 16 tournament.

VP Naidu inaugurates 1st India-built war memorial in France

VP Naidu inaugurates 1st India-built war memorial in France

Rediff.com10 Nov 2018

The memorial is the first-of-its-kind built by India in France after the country's Independence. The announcement to construct the memorial was made by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her last visit to Paris in June 2018.

Maruti Suzuki logs 28% rise in exports at 263,068 units in 2022

Maruti Suzuki logs 28% rise in exports at 263,068 units in 2022

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday reported a 28 per cent rise in exports at 263,068 units in 2022, its highest ever overseas shipments. The company's previous highest exports was achieved in 2021 with 205,450 units. The highest exported models in 2022 were Dzire, Swift, S-Presso, Baleno and Brezza, the company said in a statement.

Hero begins African safari; starts operations in Kenya

Hero begins African safari; starts operations in Kenya

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The company's operations are slated to commence in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast next week.

Tryon smashes Indian bowlers as SA women clinch series

Tryon smashes Indian bowlers as SA women clinch series

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

A poor batting performance cost Indian team dear as it suffered defeat in yet another summit clash

Tsunami toll mounts to 1,30,000

Tsunami toll mounts to 1,30,000

Rediff.com31 Dec 2004

How Kapil rose in stature with one knock...

How Kapil rose in stature with one knock...

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

Former India Test player Yajurvindra Singh, on Saturday, recalled how one innings in East Africa in 1978 from the then rookie player Kapil Dev changed the perception of some top Indian players of that time about his capabilities as a cricketer.

Star India wins IPL media rights for Rs 16,347.50 crore

Star India wins IPL media rights for Rs 16,347.50 crore

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

Star India successfully bagged the global media rights for the next five seasons of Indian Premier League -- including broadcast and digital -- for a massive Rs. 16,347.50 crores ($2.55 billion), in Mumbai, on Monday.

Major soccer stadium disasters over the last 40 years

Major soccer stadium disasters over the last 40 years

Rediff.com2 Oct 2022

A look at some of the major disasters in soccer stadiums over the last 40 years following Saturday's stampede at a football match in the Indonesian province of East Java which left several dead.

Is this New Zealand's World Cup?

Is this New Zealand's World Cup?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

Semi-finalists six times. Runner-up in 2015. Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers for the New Zealand team from World Cups.

Shivaji's Historic Escape From Agra

Shivaji's Historic Escape From Agra

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

In 1666, Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji escaped from the Agra Fort, one of the most miraculous escapes in India's history.