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Messi, Platini and disgraced FIFA officials named in Panama Papers

Messi, Platini and disgraced FIFA officials named in Panama Papers

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Disgraced FIFA officials, suspended UEFA chief Michel Platini and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi were amongst the names found on Sunday in leaked documents which reveal offshore financial dealings.

Why the US economy's growth numbers will keep world markets buoyant

Why the US economy's growth numbers will keep world markets buoyant

Rediff.com27 Dec 2014

With rest of the world showing no signs of growth and headwinds ahead for US growth, chances are that we might continue to see central banks pumping money into their economies

Markets could remain on shaky ground

Markets could remain on shaky ground

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.

Another shocker! Rupee hits new bottom against Pound

Another shocker! Rupee hits new bottom against Pound

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

The rupee has depreciated by about 25 per cent in the past three months, from close to Rs 83 in mid-May, while it was even higher at about Rs 80 against the British Pound in March.

FIFA scandal takes ugly turn

FIFA scandal takes ugly turn

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Ex-South American soccer chief in FIFA scandal under house arrest.

India among top destination for expats, few others are...

India among top destination for expats, few others are...

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

India is seen as a good destination to relocate to as expat parents enjoy greater opportunities to make significant financial savings.

Markets snap 3-day winning streak, Nifty holds 8,250; Midcaps outshine

Markets snap 3-day winning streak, Nifty holds 8,250; Midcaps outshine

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.

Many big companies live in fear for their future in digital age

Many big companies live in fear for their future in digital age

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

Industries with the highest number of top-rated companies at risk were hospitality/travel, media and entertainment, retail, financial services and consumer goods/manufacturing

Make in India: A sleeping lion

Make in India: A sleeping lion

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

Make in India right now is just a slogan. The policy content is missing or not clearly articulated. The lion with cogs and wheels must now show some majestic movement forward, says Rahul Khullar.

Water woes, a threat to Modi's Make in India mission

Water woes, a threat to Modi's Make in India mission

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Make in India has big shortcomings when it comes to natural resources.

US Open PHOTOS: Murray stunned by Anderson; Federer, Halep through to quarters

US Open PHOTOS: Murray stunned by Anderson; Federer, Halep through to quarters

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

Murray had battled his way back from two sets down in the second round against France's Adrian Mannarino, but could not work another miracle against the 14th-ranked, 29-year-old Anderson, who swept the final tiebreak 7-0.

Wimbledon PIX: Muguruza, Thiem stunned; Federer, Nadal, Serena through

Wimbledon PIX: Muguruza, Thiem stunned; Federer, Nadal, Serena through

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

A summary of Day 2 at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Insurers see a change agent in new FDI rules

Insurers see a change agent in new FDI rules

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Inflow of more funds is likely to widen the reach of insurance and drive M&A activities in the sector where growth has stalled.

PM Modi to address opening plenary @WEF

PM Modi to address opening plenary @WEF

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

The keynote address will be given by United States President Donald Trump

How some SC judgements changed the game for corporate India

How some SC judgements changed the game for corporate India

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

The 1995 judgment in the Union of India vs Cricket Association of Bengal case emphasised that free speech is essential for a successful democracy and citizens must have a plurality of views and a range of opinions on all public issues, says M J Antony.

Sports Shorts: Federer sends Switzerland into Hopman Cup final

Sports Shorts: Federer sends Switzerland into Hopman Cup final

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday

Investors in Indian commodity exchanges jump ship

Investors in Indian commodity exchanges jump ship

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

It will be the first to go, in what has become an overcrowded segment since India first allowed futures trading in commodities in 2003.

Delhi is where the heart is

Delhi is where the heart is

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

You can return to Delhi even after 25 years and find that friends treat you as if you had never left, says Rahul Jacob.

An India like no other

An India like no other

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

Every year, for thousands of years, the Sonepur Mela, transforms a small rural town in north Bihar into a giant fair.

Modi's year on the world stage

Modi's year on the world stage

Rediff.com19 May 2015

'Modi's promise of change during the election campaign was on the domestic front, but his first year in office focused on foreign policy beyond all expectations,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

2015 will be a tough year, Jaitley will have to wave a magic wand

2015 will be a tough year, Jaitley will have to wave a magic wand

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.

Xi gets a taste of Gujarati culture @ Sabarmati

Xi gets a taste of Gujarati culture @ Sabarmati

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who kicked off his India visit on Wednesday from Gujarat, visited the Sabarmati Ashram of Mahatma Gandhi in Ahmedabad where Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted him a copy of the Gita written in Chinese language.

Sonia's failed attempt to polarise the election

Sonia's failed attempt to polarise the election

Rediff.com2 Feb 2014

The UPA chairperson has resorted to the last refuge of the desperate, by accusing the BJP of indulging in divisive politics by "sowing seeds of poison", says Arun Jaitley

'Australia ran clean 2022 World Cup bid, others did not'

'Australia ran clean 2022 World Cup bid, others did not'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

"We ran a clean bid. I know that others did not, and I have shared what I know with the authorities," the Football Federation Australia (FFA) chairman wrote.

Wimbledon injury pull-outs raise questions about motives

Wimbledon injury pull-outs raise questions about motives

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

Federer said the rate of dropouts would fall if the slams switched to best-of-three-sets rather than best-of-five as it would mean matches were more like "a sprint to the finish line" rather than being "a marathon" but the people he really felt sorry for on Tuesday were the fans.

Black money: SIT brings new intel agency on board

Black money: SIT brings new intel agency on board

Rediff.com15 Feb 2015

The SIT was created by Supreme Court and notified by the government last year to curb black money.

WEF meet sees high-profile exits even before start

WEF meet sees high-profile exits even before start

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to WEF annual meeting after a deadly Taliban attack in his country.

EXPOSED! FIFA scandal stinks up the Caribbean

EXPOSED! FIFA scandal stinks up the Caribbean

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

'There is a Jack Warner or two in every Caribbean parliament today.'

Credit Suisse: FII party over, inflows to halve to $20bn in 2015

Credit Suisse: FII party over, inflows to halve to $20bn in 2015

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

FIIs hold as much as 27 per cent in the over $1.6 trillion Sensex market capitalisation as of the September quarter, which is at a historic high.

FIFA mess: Blatter hits back at Chung over 'corrupt' comments

FIFA mess: Blatter hits back at Chung over 'corrupt' comments

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Outgoing president Sepp Blatter hit back at Chung Mong-joon, one of the candidates to replace him, for labelling FIFA a 'corrupt organisation' on Monday and said the South Korean's remarks were 'disturbing'.

'If you expect any change, Mumbaikars are fools'

'If you expect any change, Mumbaikars are fools'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

'Fourteen lives have been lost; the BMC should be charged with murder for this loss of lives,' says Congress MLA Nitesh Rane.

The men who might be after FIFA's top job

The men who might be after FIFA's top job

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

Some of the men who might be candidates for FIFA president.

The man who helped shape India

The man who helped shape India

Rediff.com10 Jun 2018

Mahendra Raj is a towering figure of 20th century Indian architecture.

Football Briefs: Italian club AS Roma to auction shirts for Kerala flood relief

Football Briefs: Italian club AS Roma to auction shirts for Kerala flood relief

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Brazil businessman lynchpin in FIFA corruption scam

Brazil businessman lynchpin in FIFA corruption scam

Rediff.com28 May 2015

In an indictment released by the Department of Justice on Wednesday, Hawilla was one of four convicted defendants who helped US investigators build their case against 14 top global soccer officials and sports marketing executives accused of orchestrating more than $150 million in bribes and kickbacks.

Ping! How Nawaz Sharif & Co were exposed!

Ping! How Nawaz Sharif & Co were exposed!

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

When Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier shone a light on the Pandora's Box that became famous as the Panama Papers, even they didn't know how it would shake up the murky world of finance, indeed the world itself.

Investors make hay on election results day

Investors make hay on election results day

Rediff.com18 May 2014

Instead of being carried away by Friday's historic election verdict, savvy investors were seen taking money off the table, after the benchmark Sensex rallied about 1,500 points in intra-day trade.

Weak oil dictates mutual fund winners and losers in 2014

Weak oil dictates mutual fund winners and losers in 2014

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

Investors attribute some of the growth in Indian stocks, that saw Bombay's benchmark BSE index rise nearly a third in 2014, to the election of a pro-business government in May, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Why SIPs win over lumpsum investing

Why SIPs win over lumpsum investing

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

So unless you are convinced of getting your market timing absolutely bang on everytime, opting for SIPs is more realistic from a logistical and psychological standpoint, says Larissa Fernand

What are Modi's plans to stop future black money?

What are Modi's plans to stop future black money?

Rediff.com17 Nov 2016

'Alas, in this scheme there is nothing to stop the black money flows of the future.' 'On the contrary Modi has sown the seeds of more, through the issue of Rs 2,000 notes.' 'But have you heard one politician decrying this aspect of the scheme?' 'They must be secretly rejoicing that while Modi is taking away their past, he has not shut the door on their future,' says banker S Muralidharan.