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Making Prabhas And Diljit Dance

Making Prabhas And Diljit Dance

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

'Diljit and Prabhas are so similar -- very humble, down-to-earth, extremely shy introverts and at the same time, extremely talented guys.'

Who Will Take Over The Godrej Empires?

Who Will Take Over The Godrej Empires?

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Pirojsha Godrej, 43, patriarch Adi Godrej's son, is set to take over as chairman of the Godrej Industries Group from 2026 whol Nyrika Holkar, Smita Godrej Crishna's 42-year-old daughter, has emerged as the face of the Godrej Enterprises Group.

NITI Aayog's Dynamic New CEO

NITI Aayog's Dynamic New CEO

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

Go-getter, ambitious, dynamic, workaholic are some of the adjectives that officials who worked closely with B V R Subrahmanyam use to describe him.

Chat@2: Do you want to study abroad?

Chat@2: Do you want to study abroad?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

On December 9, from 2-3 pm, Sri Akella, director, Dream Seekers Academy, will answer your queries about studying abroad. Do join us with your questions.

HUL appoints Rohit Jawa as new MD & CEO

HUL appoints Rohit Jawa as new MD & CEO

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

FMCG major HUL on Friday announced the appointment of Rohit Jawa as the managing director & chief executive officer to succeed Sanjiv Mehta who will retire from the company after leading it for a decade. Jawa, presently the Chief of Transformation for Unilever, would take over the leadership role for a term of five consecutive years with effect from June 27, 2023, the company said in a statement. "The appointment of Rohit Jawa as a whole-time director and MD & CEO will be subject to approval of Shareholders and other statutory approvals as may be applicable," it added.

MBA courses that may get you a JOB

MBA courses that may get you a JOB

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

If you are serious about your future, here are some MBA programmes and short courses you can consider, advises Arun Jagannathan is co-founder and CEO, CrackVerbal.

Shapoorji Pallonji may bag UK's largest theme park deal

Shapoorji Pallonji may bag UK's largest theme park deal

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

Pegged at $1.8 billion in construction deal size, The London Resort, which is located 17 minutes outside London, has attracted bids from three other construction majors from across the world.

'Ambani, Adani, Tata will move to Dubai if India imposes inheritance tax'

'Ambani, Adani, Tata will move to Dubai if India imposes inheritance tax'

Rediff.com8 May 2024

'Sweden removed the inheritance tax because many of the rich were fleeing. For example, the owner of IKEA had migrated out of Sweden'

London 2012: Bomb-proof bins installed before Games

London 2012: Bomb-proof bins installed before Games

Rediff.com4 Feb 2012

A London-based business has reinvented the rubbish bin, making its new recycling containers bomb-proof and sticking LCD screens on the side to tell Londoners about market moves and breaking news.

'If A Heatstroke Patient Doesn't Get Treatment, There's 80% Chance Of Dying'

'If A Heatstroke Patient Doesn't Get Treatment, There's 80% Chance Of Dying'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

'We can save 70 patients out of 100, if they reach a hospital well within time.' 'The most crucial aspect is time.'

'Ambedkar's contribution is bigger than Gandhi's'

'Ambedkar's contribution is bigger than Gandhi's'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2023

'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'

India's Top Educational Institutions

India's Top Educational Institutions

Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

The coveted QS rankings indicate that India is slowly but steadily overtaking other nations in the field of education.

General To Head Largest Muslim Democracy

General To Head Largest Muslim Democracy

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Prabowo was accused in the late 1980s of making a number pro-democracy activists mysteriously disappear and for human rights abuses in the provinces of East Timor and Papua and was denied a visa to the US.

Watch Kate Winslet's Regime On OTT

Watch Kate Winslet's Regime On OTT

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

From damsels versus dragons to showbiz shenanigans, ready to catch all the action on OTT this week?

Equities outperform bonds in the ultra-long run, says study

Equities outperform bonds in the ultra-long run, says study

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Ultra-long term equity investments have been a lot more rewarding than debt, a study published by Credit Suisse Research Institute in collaboration with London Business School shows. "Over the last 121 years, global equities have provided an annualised real return (in dollar terms) of 5.3 per cent versus 2.1 per cent for bonds," shows the study, which has looked at returns for 23 countries since 1900. In the Indian context, equity returns are even more favourable. Since 1953, equities have generated annualised returns of 6.5 per cent and government bonds only 0.4 per cent.

Bolt shifts focus to business, says 'sports life is over'

Bolt shifts focus to business, says 'sports life is over'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

The eight-time Olympic champion said his focus now is on his business endeavours.

The A is now The Quorum: Rana Kapoor family-led business club changes hands

The A is now The Quorum: Rana Kapoor family-led business club changes hands

Rediff.com25 Jan 2021

The Quorum in Mumbai aims to introduce and extend its blend of hospitality and philosophy of being community-led, content-driven, design-focused and experiential.

The vanishing middle manager

The vanishing middle manager

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Can business schools re-invent their role, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Ajay Jayaram retires from international badminton

Ajay Jayaram retires from international badminton

Rediff.com27 Mar 2022

Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram took to social media to announce his retirement.

Asian Games: Historic GOLD for Indian equestrian team

Asian Games: Historic GOLD for Indian equestrian team

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

India claimed the team dressage gold in equestrian sport at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday, breaking a 41-year-old jinx at the continental event.

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.' 'Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.'

Fresh trouble for Gehlot, BJP MP files money-laundering complaint with ED

Fresh trouble for Gehlot, BJP MP files money-laundering complaint with ED

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

The complaint against CM's son Vaibhav Gehlot and a man described as the younger Gehlot's business associate seeks action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

When I Met India's First Miss World

When I Met India's First Miss World

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.

How Kumar Mangalam Birla built a $40 billion business empire

How Kumar Mangalam Birla built a $40 billion business empire

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

Another important early decision of Birla was to get into the wireless telephony business in association with AT&T and another revered Indian business house, the Tatas.

Hurrah For These Women Achievers!

Hurrah For These Women Achievers!

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

More and more women are making their presence felt in jobs related to sciences, technology, and engineering across organisations.

IIM-A 11th, ISB 13th in global MBA rankings

IIM-A 11th, ISB 13th in global MBA rankings

Rediff.com1 Feb 2011

IIM-Ahmedabad's Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives and the Indian School of Business's Post-Graduate Programme in Management has been ranked at 11 and 13 respectively in a list of 100 top B-schools in the world, says a business school ranking from the Financial Times of London.

Study US: How to pick the best MBA school

Study US: How to pick the best MBA school

Rediff.com9 Jan 2016

In an online chat with readers, overseas education consultant NNS Chandra addressed queries related to international admissions.

Structures of India's democracy under 'brutal attack': Rahul

Structures of India's democracy under 'brutal attack': Rahul

Rediff.com5 Mar 2023

Stepping up his attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the structures of Indian democracy are under 'brutal attack' and there is a full-scale assault on the institutions of the country.

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, Dwivedi will have a five-year tenure from the date he assumes charge. Currently, he is posted as Principal Secretary, Commercial Tax, in the Chhattisgarh government. "The President of India has today appointed, after due recommendation by the Selection Committee, Shri Gaurav Dwivedi, as Executive Member (Chief Executive Officer) in Prasar Bharati for a period of five years from his assumption of charge," a statement from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said.

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.

'I don't think I will die so fast'

'I don't think I will die so fast'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

'My wife, family members as well as members of the workers will be trustees.' 'The trust will take all decisions -- no family member can individually take any decision.'

An Unforgettable Ride On A Kolkata Tram

An Unforgettable Ride On A Kolkata Tram

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

Ever since my childhood I have been fascinated with Kolkata and its trams.

Trump arrives in London on maiden visit to UK

Trump arrives in London on maiden visit to UK

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

The US president's four-day tour will feature talks with British PM Theresa May, tea with the Queen, and mass protests including a giant Trump baby blimp being flown over Westminster.

From Lambretta to Aamby Valley Project: Rise and fall of Subrata Roy

From Lambretta to Aamby Valley Project: Rise and fall of Subrata Roy

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

The story of Sahara India Pariwar founder Subrata Roy, who died in Mumbai on November 14 aged 75, is the stuff of movies - of a spectacular rise and an equally spectacular fall. Born in Araria, Bihar, Roy was 30 when he set up Sahara in 1978. He started with a capital of about Rs 2,000, a peon, a clerk and his father's Lambretta scooter in Gorakhpur, eastern Uttar Pradesh, writes Tamal Bandyopadhyay in his 2014 book, Sahara: The Untold Story. Sahara was not his first venture.

Piracy: India among top 3 offenders

Piracy: India among top 3 offenders

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

India, China and Russia are the three worst offenders in allowing product piracy and counterfeiting in the world, a survey of 48 major business companies has found.

Akhilesh off to Harvard to narrate Kumbh success story

Akhilesh off to Harvard to narrate Kumbh success story

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is finally off to United States to narrate the success story of the 2013 Kumbh Mela at the HarvardUniversityBusinessSchool on April 26.

MasterChef Australia Changed Indian Food

MasterChef Australia Changed Indian Food

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

Food in India has fled the confines of the kitchen and become a national adventure... Food shows, now even on news channels, have transformed restaurateurs from humble khansamas to courted celebrities.

Viral Acharya new RBI deputy governor

Viral Acharya new RBI deputy governor

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

The 42-year-old Acharya's appointment for a three-year tenure was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

Satyarthi launches campaign in London to end child slavery

Satyarthi launches campaign in London to end child slavery

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Terming slavery and child trafficking the 'biggest scandal of our times', Indian Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi pn Wednesday launched a new campaign in London to end the menace posed by the trafficking 'mafia'.

Lok Sabha adjourned for day in just 3 minutes

Lok Sabha adjourned for day in just 3 minutes

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day as amid uproarious scenes with the opposition and treasury benches shouting slogans.