News for 'Percy'

Now, Watch Kaantha On OTT

Now, Watch Kaantha On OTT

Rediff.com12 Dec 2025

Vampires, murders, superheroes and romantic reunions galore, it's quite a package of emotions on OTT this week.

'Emotion Is Very Scarce Right Now'

'Emotion Is Very Scarce Right Now'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2025

'We have come to the point in civilisation where emotion seems to be something you hide or you have to be discreet about, or to be ashamed of.'

ICC president Percy Sonn dead

ICC president Percy Sonn dead

Rediff.com27 May 2007

The former UCBSA chief was struggling for life in an intensive care unit in a Cape Town hospital following a colon operation.

Paint sector: Why brokerages say risk/reward balance remains unfavourable

Paint sector: Why brokerages say risk/reward balance remains unfavourable

Rediff.com3 Mar 2025

A sharp correction in stock prices, signs of rural recovery, and lower raw material costs have not been enough to change brokerages' cautious stance on the top-listed paint companies. Concerns over rising competition and weak demand continue to weigh on sentiment.

Percy Sonn to take over as ICC chief

Percy Sonn to take over as ICC chief

Rediff.com30 Jun 2006

South African Percy Sonn takes over as International Cricket Council president on July 7 from incumbent Ehsan Mani

Why is Sri Lanka wearing black armbands vs India

Why is Sri Lanka wearing black armbands vs India

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

Sri Lanka players wear black armbands in memory of legendary 'Uncle' Percy during World Cup game against India

Near term demand triggers lacking for liquor major United Spirits

Near term demand triggers lacking for liquor major United Spirits

Rediff.com13 Jun 2024

The stock of United Spirits, the country's largest liquor company by market capitalisation (mcap), has gained 11 per cent over the past week on double-digit growth guidance, rising premiumisation trend, operationally in-line performance in the March (Q4FY24) quarter and a rally in consumer stocks. The revenue growth of the company came in at 7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) mirroring the growth of the prestige and above (P&A) segment. This segment comprising premium brands accounts for 88 per cent of the revenues.

Romance And Sci-Fi Collide On OTT This Week

Romance And Sci-Fi Collide On OTT This Week

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

Sci-fiction buffs rejoice, there's much spectacle to behold on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives her recommendations.

Meet Raai Laxmi's Unique Friend

Meet Raai Laxmi's Unique Friend

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Tara turns singer in New York... Gul goes cycling... Krystle celebrates birthday...

Brush with competition could hurt paint maker Kansai Nerolac's margins

Brush with competition could hurt paint maker Kansai Nerolac's margins

Rediff.com23 May 2024

Kansai Nerolac Paints has seen its market capitalisation (mcap) erode by over 5 per cent since May 3 after posting a subpar performance in the fourth quarter of 2023-24. Weighed down by stiff competition, the company has shed Rs 1,172 crore over the past two weeks in mcap. India's largest paint maker in terms of mcap, expects double-digit growth in the industrial segment and aims to maintain margins, but its performance in decorative paints could suffer amid competition.

Modi's degree: HC wraps up hearings on Kejriwal's review plea, reserves order

Modi's degree: HC wraps up hearings on Kejriwal's review plea, reserves order

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

One of the key contentions raised by Kejriwal in his review plea is that contrary to Gujarat University's claim about Modi's degree being available online, no such degree is available on the university's website.

Chicken is treated as animal under law, Guj tells HC

Chicken is treated as animal under law, Guj tells HC

Rediff.com1 Apr 2023

Chicken and other varieties of poultry birds fall in the 'animal' category under the Food Safety and Standards Act, the Gujarat government told the high court on Friday.

Robust Q1 numbers set to drive Emami stock

Robust Q1 numbers set to drive Emami stock

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

The stock of consumer goods major Emami has corrected nearly 3.5 per cent since its 52-week high of Rs 546.25. On August 29, the stock closed at Rs 521.90 on the BSE. After underperforming the Nifty FMCG index for a long time, the stock is now doing a catch up and surged over 13 per cent in the past one month.

Bollywood's Getting All Mushy On V-Day!

Bollywood's Getting All Mushy On V-Day!

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.

Gujarat HC quashes order to give Modi's degree details to Kejriwal, AAP to appeal

Gujarat HC quashes order to give Modi's degree details to Kejriwal, AAP to appeal

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

In April 2016, the then CIC M Sridhar Acharyulu had directed the Delhi University and the Gujarat University to provide information to Kejriwal on the degrees that Modi received.

Varun Beverages part of trillion-rupee club; growth strong across regions

Varun Beverages part of trillion-rupee club; growth strong across regions

Rediff.com26 May 2023

Since its results, the stock of bottling and beverage distribution company Varun Beverages (VBL) is up 7 per cent on the back of a strong 2022-23 January-March quarter performance, robust outlook, and revision in profit estimates. Given the sharp uptick, it is now part of the trillion-rupee club, with its market capitalisation at Rs 1.01 trillion. The stock is one of the best performers in the consumer space as well as the S&P BSE 200, of which it is a constituent.

A QSR full course serves up weak demand, margin pressures as sides

A QSR full course serves up weak demand, margin pressures as sides

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

Except for Westlife Foodworld (Westlife), a weak 2022-23 (FY23) January-March (fourth quarter, or Q4) quarter performance and a muted near-term outlook led to a downward revision of earnings estimates for quick-service restaurant (QSR) players. Brokerages have slashed estimates by as much as 10 per cent for 2023-24 (FY24) and 2024-25 (FY25). The downward revisions have weighed on the performance of listed players, who have underperformed the market with low single-digit returns over the past month.

Who Can Dethrone The US Dollar?

Who Can Dethrone The US Dollar?

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

Policymakers should aspire to restore the pre-Independence environment where the rupee was trusted and used all over South Asia, in Southeast Asia, in West Asia, and in East Africa, suggests Ajay Shah.

What is Mahinda Rajapaksa Doing in Tirupati?

What is Mahinda Rajapaksa Doing in Tirupati?

Rediff.com25 Dec 2021

Even though he is a Buddhist, Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa makes a pilgrimage to Tirupati every year to worship at the famous Hindu shrine.

Readers greet ISRO: You are passion personified

Readers greet ISRO: You are passion personified

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Readers have responded resoundingly to our invitation to congratulate the ISRO team for Chandrayaan-3's successful Moon landing.

'Childish jab': Solicitor general opposes Kejriwal's RTI plea on Modi's degree

'Childish jab': Solicitor general opposes Kejriwal's RTI plea on Modi's degree

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

The Gujarat University on Thursday told the high court in Ahmedabad the Right to Information Act cannot be used for satisfying someone's "childish curiosity" as it defended its petition seeking quashing of an order under the transparency law to provide information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

When Namal Met NaMo...

When Namal Met NaMo...

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

When the first flight arrived at Kushinagar airport on Wednesday, it was not Gota or Mahinda who stepped out, but another Rajapaksa. Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's minister of sports.

Contest! WIN a free copy of Rick Riordan's latest book

Contest! WIN a free copy of Rick Riordan's latest book

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

Answer three questions and win a free copy of Rick Riordan's latest book The Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant's Tomb.

Meet the Power Couples!

Meet the Power Couples!

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

Bollywood's power couple Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan are going to introduce you to the other power couples in showbiz, and let YOU be a part of their daily life!

FMCG stocks come back on bulls' radar after nearly 4 months on sidelines

FMCG stocks come back on bulls' radar after nearly 4 months on sidelines

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

Some analysts see more upside in FMCG stocks given the performance gap between the sector and the market.

Sonn laid to rest in Cape Town

Sonn laid to rest in Cape Town

Rediff.com2 Jun 2007

ICC's first African president Percy Sonn was laid to rest, six days after he died from complications following colon surgery.

The Mystery Report

The Mystery Report

Rediff.com26 May 2007

The Mystery Report lists 48 (!) "Recommended Actions" (mostly in the next two years) for paving the way for Mumbai's rise as an IFC. It's a wide-ranging and challenging list.

Cyrus Mistry: 'A man of undiluted goodness'

Cyrus Mistry: 'A man of undiluted goodness'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

'The main thing Cyrus left is to tell us that you can be a business leader by being good.' 'He practiced that in all of his dealings, in all of his decisions -- in the way he thought, the way he behaved and indeed as he spoke.'

80 years and still happily married!

80 years and still happily married!

Rediff.com1 Jun 2005

The couple -- 105-year-old Percy Arrowsmith and 100-year-old Florence -- already hold the Guinness World Records for the longest marriage and the oldest aggregate age of a married couple.

'China has no regard for boundaries'

'China has no regard for boundaries'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

'Putting tanks on the Ladakh border is not enough to combat China, what is needed to ensure resilience against any cyber-attacks or attacks in outer space or China flexing its economic muscle, as it did with Australia.'

Review: Raanjhanaa shines with Dhanush and Rahman's score

Review: Raanjhanaa shines with Dhanush and Rahman's score

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Raanjhanaa isn't easy viewing but works thanks to Dhanush's powerful performance and A R Rahman's score, writes Sukanya Verma.

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic, Jabeur, Norrie cruise in Round 2

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic, Jabeur, Norrie cruise in Round 2

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday.

Abebe Bikila: Emperor of the Marathon

Abebe Bikila: Emperor of the Marathon

Rediff.com21 Jul 2021

Prakash Bhandari salutes the spirit of Abebe Bikila who twice won the Olympic Marathon in record times.

Finance hub? Budget may snub Mumbai

Finance hub? Budget may snub Mumbai

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

Many financial sector reforms suggested by the Percy Mistry Committee may not figure in Budget 2008-09.

Lehman@10: Lessons India failed to learn from the crisis

Lehman@10: Lessons India failed to learn from the crisis

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

Two successive reports, one by Percy Mistry in 2007 and the other by Raghuram Rajan in 2008 had provided the RBI and the finance ministry with blueprints of what to do next. Both reports, unfortunately, was put on ice. The global meltdown saved the RBI. It also saved the finance ministry from having to work on the two reports.

Tata Tea banks on employees in WB, Assam

Tata Tea banks on employees in WB, Assam

Rediff.com5 Apr 2007

Emboldened by the Kannan Devan success story in Kerala, Tata Tea Ltd said the company does not see any hurdle in the participation of its employees and workers of Assam and West Bengal

Tata Tea to allay labour fears over NIPO

Tata Tea to allay labour fears over NIPO

Rediff.com4 Apr 2007

Tata Tea has started a fresh awareness campaign to allay workers' apprehensions about restructuring of North India Plantation Operations.

Mistry for full rupee float by '08

Mistry for full rupee float by '08

Rediff.com3 Apr 2007

The 15-member committee has also recommended the imposition of a goods and service tax on financial services, and creation of a currency spot market and rupee-settled exchange traded currency derivatives market.

Mumbai reform panel head quits

Mumbai reform panel head quits

Rediff.com21 Feb 2007

Percy S Mistry, chairman of the high-powered committee on making Mumbai an international financial hub, has put in his papers following differences of opinion with other members.

Mumbai a finance hub? RBI advises caution

Mumbai a finance hub? RBI advises caution

Rediff.com12 Sep 2007

The Reserve Bank of India is in favour of a cautious and gradual approach to financial sector reforms rather than a big-bang approach, as advocated by the Percy Mistry Committee report on making Mumbai an international financial centre.