rediffGURU Maxim Emmanuel offers expert advice on how to make an informed career choice.
Vidit Gujrathi was around six when he was advised to put his ambition of playing cricket on hold till he was older by a local club.
'The 2024 election results will lead to much intense targeting of Modi, more intense debates, many more breakdowns in Parliament and many more movements on the streets.' 'The results have hit Modi's standing, and the politics of the Opposition parties will be sharply focused to ensure that Modi doesn't get back his charisma of being 'invincible' with help of State power.' Sheela Bhatt looks at the political situation through the prism of 2024 Lok Sabha election results.
F&O trading is a zero-sum game where one person's loss is another's gain. Only one per cent of traders gained the money lost by 93 per cent, warns Harsh Roongta.
The chemistry between the motley bunch of actors works in fits and starts but Akshay Kumar's gift of the gab, Taapsee's bumbling comedienne and Fardeen Khan's dry wit come out tops, notes Sukanya Verma.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Quad is not against anyone, but for a rules-based international order and respect for sovereignty, in a veiled reference to China.
Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.
She looks so freaking incredible that you'll find it impossible to take your eyes off her.
'One of the big findings is that younger men seem to have shifted towards the Republican Party.' 'In 2020, about 23% of younger men said they would vote Trump.' 'Now that number is 48%.' 'It is like a 25 point shift, and you don't actually see shifts that big in surveys.'
'Small, petite desi girl' Hamel Patel is breaking boundaries for herself and for women around her.
Priyanka Chopra topped Maxim India's Hot 100 list.
Kareena's smouldering appearance on Vogue or Yami's dare to bare act for Maxim India -- who gets your vote?
A few days back, Atul Ganatra, president of the Cotton Association of India, presented a grim scenario of the crop's prospects in the 2024-25 season that starts in October. Addressing the association's annual general meeting, Ganatra said the area under the crop could go down by at least 10 per cent in the coming season due to falling yields and realisation, leading to farmers losing interest. The fear of a decline in acreage comes against the backdrop of India's cotton production probably falling to its lowest in a decade, according to estimates.
In another entertaining contest SG Alpine Warriors defeated Chingari Gulf Titans 11-6.
Moments from the KamaSutra Ms Maxim 2014 pageant that made us go WTH!
Former Australia player Tom Moody believes India need to be flexible with their batting order in white ball cricket.
In round 3, the Indian defeated German GM Vincent Keymar with the game decided in the rook endgame after Praggnanandhaa managed to win two pawns, following which Keymar resigned.
Neha kept it sexy for her first post-marriage mag cover.
Shaleena Nathani just bagged the Stylist of the Year Award.
R Praggnanandhaa was the best Indian with an overall third place finish
If the game of cricket remains tilted heavily in the favour of batters, not many youngsters would be lining up to start bowling in a couple of years, fears spin great Anil Kumble, who advocated the need to keep biggest possible boundaries at IPL venues and use of more pronounced seam to restore the balance between bat and ball.
India saw a huge surge in ransomware and IoT cyber attacks in the first half of 2023, as criminals shifted to stealthier means of malicious activities, according to a report by SonicWall. While major economies like the US and the UK witnessed a decline in ransomware attacks, India (up 133 per cent) and Germany (52 per cent) are among the countries that saw a huge surge in such attacks, the 2023 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report for the January-June period stated. At the global level, a variety of other attacks have trended up, including cryptojacking (399 per cent), IoT malware (37 per cent) and encrypted threats (22 per cent), the report said.
Presenting the magazine covers which grabbed our attention this year.
Guess who was the star attraction at the hottest 100 party hosted by Maxim India magazine over the weekend? Well, it was the magazine's cover girl Deepika Padukone, that's who. The gorgeous actress was featured on the cover of the magazine's August issue.
Sumit Nagal was beaten by Italy's Stefano Napolitano in the semi-finals.
Mallika Sherawat steams things up even further with a photo shoot.
Anand, who first made it to the World's top-10 in July 1991, has remained India's top-ranked player in all published lists since January 1987.
Spring is here, and the beauties are blossoming on magazine covers.
We did not expect pitch to help spinners so much on Day 2: Deepti Sharma
The actress is very hot and happening now!
Here's a round-up of the glossies for August -- take our poll and let us know who you think makes for the most fashionable, sexy cover this month!
We dare you to look away.
Apart from a place in the Candidates to be played in April next year in Canada, Vaishali got richer by US$25000 (Over Rs 20 Lakhs) while Vidit took home a whopping prize purse of US$80000 (Over Rs 66 Lakhs).
The hottest buzz from the world of fashion and entertainment.
Shilpa Shetty's younger sister sizzles on Maxim!
Is Kim's daring debut any match for Padmalakshmi or Vaani Kapoor?
The Indian athletes, so far, have won 18 medals
At 19, aspiring model and make up artist Mira Patel is a huge Instagram sensation.
Russian energy giant Rosneft has appointed a former Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) director to its board in signs it may be looking at boosting trade links with India. G K Satish, who retired as director for business development at IOC in 2021, is one of the three new faces appointed to the 11-strong board of directors of Rosneft, according to a statement issued by the Russian firm. Satish, 62, is the first Indian to be appointed to the board of Rosneft.
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