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India Inc backs second term for Rajan

India Inc backs second term for Rajan

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

"I think the Governor has been doing a great job for the country and we would certainly see it as a very positive move if he were reappointed," Naushad Forbes, president, CII.

Brand Dhoni remains unbeatable despite slow fadeout

Brand Dhoni remains unbeatable despite slow fadeout

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Dhoni presently endorses a healthy 25 brands, and found himself in fifth place on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list last year, with earnings worth almost Rs 136 crore. How much of that is set to change, given that Dhoni has chosen to call time on his international career?

The Ten Highest Paid Actors In Hollywood

The Ten Highest Paid Actors In Hollywood

Rediff.com4 Jul 2012

Check out the Hollywood A-listers who've made it to the list!

Meet the richest women in Hollywood

Meet the richest women in Hollywood

Rediff.com6 Jul 2011

Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker lead the pack.

Deepika dethrones Priyanka to be sexiest Asian woman of 2018

Deepika dethrones Priyanka to be sexiest Asian woman of 2018

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

Deepika Padukone beat five-time winner Priyanka Chopra to bag the title this year.

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king.

TOP 10 highest-paid athletes in the world

TOP 10 highest-paid athletes in the world

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi dethroned five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather as the highest paid athlete over the past year.

Premji, Nadar among world's richest tech tycoons

Premji, Nadar among world's richest tech tycoons

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

Premji is ranked 13th on Forbes' first ever list of '100 Richest People In Tech', followed by Nadar on the 14th spot.

One Indian among the world's richest women

One Indian among the world's richest women

Rediff.com18 Jul 2012

According to the Forbes the world's richest women (two women tied at 20th place) have a combined total net worth of $248.6 billion, or an average of $11.84 billion each. That's a slight jump up from last year's 20 richest, whose average net worth was $11.6 billion.

One Indian among the world's richest women

One Indian among the world's richest women

Rediff.com18 Jul 2012

According to the Forbes the world's richest women (two women tied at 20th place) have a combined total net worth of $248.6 billion, or an average of $11.84 billion each. That's a slight jump up from last year's 20 richest, whose average net worth was $11.6 billion.

Serena passes suspended Sharapova as top woman earner

Serena passes suspended Sharapova as top woman earner

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

Serena Williams may have been second best at the French Open on Saturday but the American has moved ahead of fellow tennis player Maria Sharapova to top the women's earnings list in sports, according to Forbes Magazine. Williams ended the Russian's 11-year reign as the world number one women's money earner in sports by hauling in $28.9 million in combined prize money and off-field earnings over the past 12 months, the magazine said on Monday. Sharapova, who lost some sponsorship money after announcing she had tested positive for the recently banned substance meldonium at the Australian Open in January and is provisionally suspended, holds second spot at $21.9 million.

High Onion Prices? Modi must do nothing!

High Onion Prices? Modi must do nothing!

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

'Let the high price of onions clear the market, matching supply with demand.' 'Let onion growers keep exporting -- we are the world's largest onion exporter, export 10% of our production,' advises Naushad Forbes.

Muthoot Finance's chairman dies after falling from 4th floor

Muthoot Finance's chairman dies after falling from 4th floor

Rediff.com7 Mar 2021

Mathai George George Muthoot joined the family business as an office assistant and in 1979 he became the managing director and group chairman in February 1993.

IMAGES: The top 10 sexiest, richest supermodels 2012!

IMAGES: The top 10 sexiest, richest supermodels 2012!

Rediff.com15 Jun 2012

We reveal the world's highest-paid catwalk queens in the latest rankings by Forbes.

Dhoni only Indian in world's highest paid athletes' list

Dhoni only Indian in world's highest paid athletes' list

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

India's One-day International cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is among Forbes magazine's 100 highest-paid athletes in the world.

Why are these models protesting?

Why are these models protesting?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Karl Lagerfeld erected a Parisian boulevard and had models stage a protest! His latest show for Chanel made a bold statement.

The 15 richest fictional characters

The 15 richest fictional characters

Rediff.com23 Dec 2008

The Forbes annual ranking of fiction's richest.

15 richest nations in the world

15 richest nations in the world

Rediff.com5 Mar 2012

There are some countries in the world that are really rich.

Pix: The hottest mag covers of 2018

Pix: The hottest mag covers of 2018

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

See how these gorgeous girls battled covering for their sensational magazine covers this year.

14 Indian families in Asia's richest list; Ambanis on 3rd

14 Indian families in Asia's richest list; Ambanis on 3rd

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

As many as 14 Indian families have made it to the inaugural list of Forbes' 50 richest families in Asia.

22 richest Americans in the world

22 richest Americans in the world

Rediff.com21 Sep 2012

Net worth of the richest Americans grew by 13 per cent in the past year to $1.7 trillion.

Why brands are attracted to Virat Kohli

Why brands are attracted to Virat Kohli

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

Virat Kohli has built such a formidable brand across the spectrum that even his occasional brash and indiscreet comments fail to tarnish it.

IMAGES: World's highest-earning celebrities under 30!

IMAGES: World's highest-earning celebrities under 30!

Rediff.com13 Jul 2012

Forbes Magazine has released its annual list of the highest-paid stars under 30 years of age for 2012. Take a look!

Not Federer, not Ronaldo. Who is the highest-paid athlete of all time?

Not Federer, not Ronaldo. Who is the highest-paid athlete of all time?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

The 54-year-old has a whopping $1.7 billion in the bank, thanks to his long time endorsement relationships with Beverage company Gatorade, clothing brand Hanes, American Sportswear giant Nike and playing card manufacturer Upper Deck.

Mallya, Goyal in battling billionaires list

Mallya, Goyal in battling billionaires list

Rediff.com18 Apr 2008

Both Goyal and Mallya had figured in Forbes' annual list of world's billionaires published earlier last month, where Mukesh and Anil Ambani were named as two richest in India. According to Forbes, Goyal's fortune is valued at $ 1.4 billion, while that of Mallya is $ 1.2 billion. Naresh Goyal and Vijay Mallya are both vying for dominance of Indian skies. The are the only Indian names on the list. It also includes the feud between Russia's Vladimir Potanin and Mikhail Prokhorov

'Henceforth, no Indian should fear the taxman'

'Henceforth, no Indian should fear the taxman'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

'We have set out a timetable to reduce income tax rates for all incomes below Rs 50 lakh, and to progressively eliminate the surcharges on income above Rs 50 lakh, by 2024.' The Budget speech past CII president Naushad Forbes wants to hear.

India has to sustain high growth rates: Jaitley

India has to sustain high growth rates: Jaitley

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that it is imperative to maintain high growth rates.

MHA nixes list of non-Swadeshi items for CAPF canteens

MHA nixes list of non-Swadeshi items for CAPF canteens

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Earlier in the day, the Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar circulated an order stating that 1,026 products manufactured by firms such as Bajaj, Dabur, VIP industries, Eureka Forbes, Jaquar, HUL (foods) and Nestle India will not be sold at CAPF canteens anymore as they are not 'swadeshi' or are prepared from 'purely imported products'.

35 Indian cos in 'Best Under a Billion' list

35 Indian cos in 'Best Under a Billion' list

Rediff.com31 Aug 2011

The number of Indian companies was second only to the 65 firms from both China and Hong Kong that found a place in the list.

With coronavirus still around, 'virus killers' hit the market

With coronavirus still around, 'virus killers' hit the market

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

A gamechanger for offices and factories, Shycocan, claims to be able to clear an area of 1000 square feet from coronavirus.

Manchester United world's most valuable team

Manchester United world's most valuable team

Rediff.com16 Jul 2011

English Premier League champions Manchester United have retained their title as the world's most valuable sports team, according to Forbes magazine's (www.forbes.com) annual top 50 list.

IMAGES: World's RICHEST celeb couples!

IMAGES: World's RICHEST celeb couples!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2011

When the rich and famous get together, they only get wealthier and more popular!

Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian, Flipkart founders in top 100

Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian, Flipkart founders in top 100

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Flipkart's co-founders Sachin and Binni Bansal made their debut at 86th position with a net worth of $1.3 billion each.

India's 25 richest people

India's 25 richest people

Rediff.com27 Oct 2011

The combined wealth of India's 100 richest people is down 20 per cent from a year ago to $241 billion.

Shah Rukh gets paid more than Salman, Akshay!

Shah Rukh gets paid more than Salman, Akshay!

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

While Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar follow, there's no sign of Aamir Khan, whose latest film Dangal is one of the most successful Hindi films ever made.

Bill Gates could become world's 1st trillionaire: Oxfam

Bill Gates could become world's 1st trillionaire: Oxfam

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

Another report by Oxfam had found that eight billionaires, including Bill Gates, from around the globe have as much money as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world's population.

9 Indian firms among the world's 100 most innovative

9 Indian firms among the world's 100 most innovative

Rediff.com22 May 2014

The list has been made on the basis of Innovation Premium, which Forbes described as a measure of how much investors have bid up the stock price of a company above the value of its existing business based on expectations of future innovative results (new products, services and markets).

4 Indians amongst America's richest people

4 Indians amongst America's richest people

Rediff.com1 Oct 2009

Hit by stock market meltdown, America's richie-rich club got poorer by $300 billion, but software czar Bill Gates, with a net worth of $50 billion, remained the richest in the United States for the 16th straight year.

World's 10 most valuable brands

World's 10 most valuable brands

Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

"This (Apple) is a company that has faced setbacks before and bounced back to become the world's most valuable brand -- worth $57.4 billion," Forbes said, explaining the company's number 1 position in its Top 50 world's most valuable brands 2010 list.

Analjit Singh to raise Rs 2,000 cr for boutique hotels & vineyards

Analjit Singh to raise Rs 2,000 cr for boutique hotels & vineyards

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

Four years after setting up a "home away from home" in the Franschhoek winelands of Cape Town, he is increasing his investments in the hospitality sector in South Africa.