'No country has a richer history than India. We cannot let someone twist our history.'
The rich haven't gotten richer--or poorer--this year.
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Noting that the problem of declining sex ratio was acute in richer states of the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India was living with the 'ignominy' of an adverse gender balance. "The last census showed a declining sex ratio. Multiple deprivations all with roots in the oppressive structure of patriarchy has resulted in a bias against girls and women. This is a shame and we must face the challenge squarely," he said.
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'Around the same time, I watched Rock On!! where those guys have that midlife crisis.' 'They are busy with their corporate jobs and then they want to start singing again.' 'Seeing that, I got a boost.' 'I felt if I don't give acting a full chance again, I will regret it.' 'So I decided to quit my job and pursue acting full time.'
On the contrary, India, along with Pakistan and Egypt, figures near the bottom of a table of nations in a survey that ranks them in terms of prosperity. The three countries are better than only Zimbabwe.
Do you believe you can buy as abstract a thing as happiness? What does happiness mean to you? Are you happy when you have more money in your pocket? Or is it vice versa? Tell us.
The runner-up of the inaugural tournament, which is offering Rs 12 crore prize-money, will be richer by Rs 2.4 crore, while even the team finishing last gets Rs 40 lakh.
Everyone is always talking about how the rich are getting richer--and it's usually true. But not always.
Mumbai is the only Indian city in the top 30 cities in the world for multi-millionaires.
Yes, industry should be socially responsible and it would be nice if the rich did not flaunt their wealth in a poor country, but what is needed most of all is effective governance and reform of the government.
Indian HNIs registered the second fastest growth of 20.5 per cent, says the Asia-Pacific Wealth Report released by Merril Lynch and consulting firm Capgemini.
India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles of Bahamas pocketed the $1,401,000 ATP Dubai Tennis title with a straight set victory over Czech pair of Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner on Saturday. In the final, the fourth seeded Indo-Bahamian pair prevailed over their third-seeded opponents 7-5, 7-6(7) in one hour 48 minutes.
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has said the skewed distribution of power among the India-led big three in ICC can lead to a situation in future when the "rich will only get richer and the poor poorer".
Huge success in their careers -- or divorce courts -- has made them extraordinarily wealthy.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter warned that the proposal could harm England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
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'Persisting with the inequalities, indeed seeing them get worse, is no one's prescription for national unity,' notes T N Ninan.
'An entrepreneur should always remain under pressure or he will die,' Vineet Rai tells Anjuli Bhargava.
The government has sold equity worth only Rs 51,600 crore (Rs 516 billion) in state-run firms since 1991, but the market value of listed Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) has surged to over Rs 7.75 trillion making the establishment richer many times over.
Chief executives are increasingly on the receiving end of some lush lifetime compensation deals.
Rwanda's Diudone Disi and Ethiopian Deriba Alemu won the men's and women's titles respectively at the new Delhi Half Marathon.
Gains were led by Tata Motors on robust Q1 earnings and HDFC Group shares.
They have invested for the long term and made a strong organisational commitment by assigning senior managers to work with established local teams.
The top ten richest candidates are from the Trinamool Congress which has won a second consecutive term.
Everything in India has happened despite the system. However, the system needs a complete overhaul -- into one of strict meritocracy -- and until that happens India will continue to play second fiddle to China.
'Right now, politics is operating in a state of suspended animation. That works to Modi's advantage.'
Among the Indians, while Robin Uthappa was bought by Rajasthan Royals for 3 crore, Test specialists Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari went unsold.
'Soul might not win trophies. But, unlike trophies, soul actually matters,' says Shougat Dasgupta.
The new-age traveler is no longer into ticking a checklist of must-see spots on his holiday. He is ready to pay a premium to experience culture, crafts and culinary delights of the local populace
Daniel Radcliffe and katie Lieung took 30 shots to get it right.
'When you watch your film for the first time with so many people, you feel naked.'
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani and Ashish Narsale give us a sneak peak into some of its latest features from its launch event in Bengaluru.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
The latest estimates of poverty reduction in the country, put out by the National Sample Survey (NSS), are unique in that they have not been welcomed by anyone.
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A woman who faced life threats and sexual abuses online for her tweets ahead of gymnast Dipa Karmakar's performance in Rio Olympics sought the help of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj following which a case was lodged by Rajasthan Police.
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
Paytm's secondary share sale gave an opportunity to its employees - both former and current - to liquidate their vested Esops and earn around Rs 500 crore in total.
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