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Now, WikiLeaks threatens to take down a big US bank

Now, WikiLeaks threatens to take down a big US bank

Rediff.com30 Nov 2010

Without disclosing specific details, he said the leaked documents would be hosted on the WikiLeaks website early next year.

1298 ambulance founder hails Obama summit

1298 ambulance founder hails Obama summit

Rediff.com29 Apr 2010

Shaffi Mather, 41, founder of the yellow ambulance or the 1298 service, was appreciative of US President Barack Obama's vision of trying to bring together grassroots and community-based entrepreneurs, instead of the regular Fortune and Forbes 500 and 100 businessmen, to the parley.

10 fastest fuel-efficient cars

10 fastest fuel-efficient cars

Rediff.com24 Apr 2009

Ten autos that combine great gas mileage and speed.

Are you ready for Bolt the footballer?

Are you ready for Bolt the footballer?

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has been offered a professional contract by Australian A-League outfit the Central Coast Mariners but a deal is unlikely without an external third party financial contribution, the club said on Tuesday.

The world's biggest companies

The world's biggest companies

Rediff.com9 Apr 2009

This comprehensive report analyzes the world's biggest companies and the fastest-growing of these titans.

Pallonji group to set up real estate fund

Pallonji group to set up real estate fund

Rediff.com17 Jul 2010

Construction major Shapoorji Pallonji & Co will set up a real estate fund in the next one year. The fund will focus on investments in the domestic market, according to Shapoor Mistry, chairman of Eureka Forbes, a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji group.

Meet one of the world's wealthiest investors

Meet one of the world's wealthiest investors

Rediff.com1 Apr 2009

Forbes estimated Prince Alwaleed of the Middle East was worth $21 billion; he claimed he was worth more than $25 billion.

T20 World Cup final highlights India's gender pay gap

T20 World Cup final highlights India's gender pay gap

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

When defending champions Australia compete in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday, they will earn the same as their male counterparts would - in stark contrast to their rivals, India. In cricket-mad India, male players are revered as gods, paid handsomely and showered with lucrative endorsement deals, from watches and shoes to snacks, headphones and even toothbrushes. The women barely get a look-in.

Meet World's Most Powerful Celebs

Meet World's Most Powerful Celebs

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

Oprah Winfrey tops the 2010 edition of Forbes magazine's annual World's Most Powerful Celebrities list.

India losing billions for skewed tourism policy

India losing billions for skewed tourism policy

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

India could become the biggest tourism players in the world, if it stopped ignoring the trends that are sweeping the sector.

Meet the 10 richest Americans!

Meet the 10 richest Americans!

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

It's again raining billionaires in America!

This is my answer to those who questioned me: Sindhu

This is my answer to those who questioned me: Sindhu

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

Sindhu is now the joint highest medal-winner in women's singles in the World Championships history with former Olympic champion Zhang Ning of China, who won an identical 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze between 2001 and 2007.

'Ronaldo ready to play despite rape allegations'

'Ronaldo ready to play despite rape allegations'

Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

Juventus coach Massimo Allegri says Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to play for the Serie A team against Udinese on Saturday.

These sexy supermodels are the wealthiest in the world!

These sexy supermodels are the wealthiest in the world!

Rediff.com20 May 2010

Forbes Magazine has released its annual list of the highest-paid catwalk queens for this year -- check it out!

Tata Steel, HDFC in world's most sustainable firms

Tata Steel, HDFC in world's most sustainable firms

Rediff.com28 Jan 2010

Ratan Tata's Tata Steel has been ranked 90th, while mortgage lender HDFC cornered the 92nd position in the world's 100 most sustainable companies list, Forbes said attributing this to the Toronto-based Corporate Knights.

Hollywood's most valued actors

Hollywood's most valued actors

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

Here's a look at actors and how much profit their films made compared to their salaries in a list compiled by Forbes magazine.

The Richest Rappers of 2010

The Richest Rappers of 2010

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

US rapper Jay-Z has topped Forbes' list of the Richest Rappers in 2010. Here's a look at the other top 9.

Mumbai among 'world capitals of the future'

Mumbai among 'world capitals of the future'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2009

India's financial hub Mumbai is emerging as one of the 'world capitals of the future', with an expanding industrial base, the world's largest movie industry and a burgeoning middle class making the city globally prominent, a latest study has said.

World's biggest companies

World's biggest companies

Rediff.com3 Apr 2008

Forbes' annual compendium of the largest public companies on the planet.

Beyonce is the richest celeb under 30

Beyonce is the richest celeb under 30

Rediff.com28 Jul 2010

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!

Meet the world's most powerful women politicians

Meet the world's most powerful women politicians

Rediff.com20 Aug 2009

Sonia Gandhi, Michelle Obama are some of the prominent names in the Forbes' list of the world's most powerful businesswomen

Tiger Woods still No. 1 earning athlete

Tiger Woods still No. 1 earning athlete

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

Professional golfer Tiger Woods has been off his game since his extramarital affairs were exposed last year, but he is still the world's highest earning athlete, according to two lists released on Wednesday.

Woods taking break from golf, admits infidelity

Woods taking break from golf, admits infidelity

Rediff.com12 Dec 2009

Tiger Woods admitted to infidelity on Friday and said he would take an indefinite break from professional golf, acknowledging the pain he had caused his family. In a statement issued on his website, www.tigerwoods.com, the world's No. 1 golfer and, according to Forbes, the first athlete to earn $1 billion (615 million pounds) said he was profoundly sorry and asked for forgiveness.

Meet the top 10 highest-earning celebrities in India

Meet the top 10 highest-earning celebrities in India

Rediff.com22 Dec 2017

Priyanka Chopra is the only female in the top ten.

Trinidad may breakaway from Windies

Trinidad may breakaway from Windies

Rediff.com21 Jul 2009

West Indies cricket, which has united the islands of the Caribbean for over a century, could be split if the chief of Trinidad and Tobago's cricket body follows through his idea of competing as independent nation.

The world's most powerful celebrities

The world's most powerful celebrities

Rediff.com12 Jun 2008

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity for the second straight year and for the fifth time ever

How self-made titans got their start

How self-made titans got their start

Rediff.com7 Jun 2008

Don't have a silver spoon? Neither did they.

Bear market rally benefits billionaires

Bear market rally benefits billionaires

Rediff.com1 Jun 2009

The financial turmoil may have hit them hard but many of the American billionaires, including the likes of media baron Rupert Murdoch, saw their paper wealth climb by millions of dollars as the stock market soared in little over two months.

Lessons of world's self-made billionaires

Lessons of world's self-made billionaires

Rediff.com24 Apr 2008

Some of the world's richest people climbed a very long way to get there.

Savitri Jindal among world's 5 richest mothers

Savitri Jindal among world's 5 richest mothers

Rediff.com6 May 2010

Savitri Jindal, Asia's richest woman and the widow of the founder of steel and power conglomerate O P Jindal Group, is the richest billionaire mother with a net worth of $12.2 billion.

Slowdown: US newspapers forced to cut costs

Slowdown: US newspapers forced to cut costs

Rediff.com13 Dec 2008

The latest victim is the New York Times which told its print and web employees on Saturday that non union staff would receive no pay raises next year, Forbes.com reported. The announcement comes a day after Newsweek was reported to have been considering reducing staff and cutting print order for the magazine.

PHOTOS: Injury floors Bolt and ruins final farewell

PHOTOS: Injury floors Bolt and ruins final farewell

Rediff.com13 Aug 2017

Usain Bolt's final appearance on the track ended in agony on Saturday as he pulled up injured running the final leg of the World Championships 4x100 metres relay as Britain stunned the United States to win a shock gold medal.

Decoding SHAH RUKH!

Decoding SHAH RUKH!

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

Happy birthday, Shah Rukh!

The only plus-size model to feature on world's highest-paid list

The only plus-size model to feature on world's highest-paid list

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

Ashley Graham, who began her modelling career almost a decade ago, made her debut on the list.

8 pix that prove why Miranda Kerr is an awesome mom

8 pix that prove why Miranda Kerr is an awesome mom

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

The model, who is pregnant for the second time, is expecting her first son with Snapchat billionaire Evan Spiegel.

The Most Overpaid Actors

The Most Overpaid Actors

Rediff.com19 Nov 2009

Check out Forbes magazine's most overpaid actors list.

The 23 richest Indians!

The 23 richest Indians!

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

The world has 1,011 billionaires, up from 793 a year ago. And that was despite the global economic slowdown, according to the Forbes annual list of the world's richest people. Among the top 10 richest persons across the world, there are two Indians.

Carlos Slim richest in the world, Mukesh Ambani is 4th

Carlos Slim richest in the world, Mukesh Ambani is 4th

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has emerged as the richest person in the world with $53.5 billion in assets in the US magazine Forbes annual list of world's top billionaires.

Bill Gates on innovation, MS and spare time

Bill Gates on innovation, MS and spare time

Rediff.com27 Jun 2008

The most innovative thing in our industry was the idea of creating a software industry around the personal computer.

India: Billionaires among a sea of poor people

India: Billionaires among a sea of poor people

Rediff.com4 Oct 2010

India's share of world GDP is just 2 per cent, and of global poverty an embarrassing 30 per cent.