Ajit Jain specialises in mega-catastrophe coverage, that is, he takes risks that rivals avoid.
Berkshire Hathaway's India-born head of reinsurance business Ajit Jain, seen as a possible successor to billionaire investor Warren Buffett, will testify through a video deposition for his "close friend", former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta in his insider trading trial.
Ajit Jain and rediff.com apologise for, retract, and correct an article regarding the World Sikh Organisation.
Manmeet S Bhullar, 32, is the youngest sitting minister in the Alberta legislature in Canada. Ever since he was elected in 2008, he has been a relentless advocate for his constituents.
'I talked to many voters and most of them said they had voted for Suu Kyi. One could see the enthusiasm,' says Deepak Obhrai, head of the four-member Canadian observer team that monitored the Myanmar elections.
Berkshire Hathaway's India-born top executive Ajit Jain was "shocked" to hear that his friend ex-McKinsey head Rajat Gupta had lost USD 10 million in an investment fund with Raj Rajaratnam, which he described as a "deliberate hanky panky" by the convicted hedge fund founder.
The doctor, who was part of a team that brought path-breaking surgery to Canada, in conversation with Ajit Jain
A blue-eyed boy of the billionaire investor, Sokol's surprise exit has come amid disclosures about his personal stockholdings.
Chanakya Sethi, a student at the Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, visited India in April this year to work with Indian Supreme Court's Justice Dalveer Bhandari. His take on the Indian judicial system.
Prashant Singh, Winner of the Arctic Challenge tells Ajit Jain about the expedition.
Dr Bharati Bapat is among the handful of female scientists worldwide with insight into how epigenetics influences our risk of cancer, an emerging field in cancer research.
Indian community's peace memorial for soldiers killed in Afghan conflict is symbolic of their integration into their adopted country, says Ajit Jain in Toronto
Former journalist Indira Naidoo-Harris has been chosen as the Liberal Party candidate from Halton, Ontario, for the provincial elections in October. "I am running to become the MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament) for Halton because our community needs strong representation."
India Abroad's Ajit Jain finds out how the Sheridan College computer science professor became passionate about teaching Sanskrit.
Priscilla Uppal, award-winning poet, novelist, literary critic and professor of English at York University, was amongst the five Indian/Indo-Canadian writers invited to the 12th Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, Canada's largest literary festival, in Montreal last month. Ajit Jain caught up with the author.
Accompanying Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his first-ever official visit to India are Foreign Affairs minister Lawrence Cannon, Minister for International Trade Stockwell Day and Parliamentary Secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Deepak Obhrai.
Roopa Suppiah, a student at Queen's University, Ontario, was chosen by the British Council to attend an environmental forum in Shanghai, September 1 to 7.
Ontario's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Dr Eric Hoskins discusses his government's commitment to embracing diversity with Ajit Jain
The visibly elated actor talked to rediff.com's Ajit Jain hours before the State dinner.
Toronto's Rahul Singh shares space on Time magazine's 2010 list of 100 most influential people, with the likes of United States President Barack Obama, former US president Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, etc. Singh has been ranked 22nd in the heroes category.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen visited Rajghat in New Delhi where they laid a wreath on Mahatma Gandhi's memorial.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is leading an official delegation on a three-day visit to India during which the two countries are expected to finalise a civilian nuclear deal and ink a major economic treaty. Harper arrived in Mumbai late Sunday night after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore.
Ajit Jain, rediff India Abroad's Managing Editor, Canada, who is traveling with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his first-ever visit to India, reports on the opening of the Asia Pacifiv Economic Cooperation conference in Singapore.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is scheduled to visit India next week, will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs minister Lawrence Cannon, Minister for International Trade Stockwell Day and Parliamentary Secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Deepak Obhrai. "Such a high powered delegation should speak volumes that we, our government, are laying all emphasis possible on our relations with India, solidifying our relations with India," said Obhrai.
Dr Ashwin Mallipatna is one of the five Indian doctors who are in Toronto working at SikckKids hospital under Healthy Kids International for which even the Indian government has allocated Rs 5 million, or $125,000.
Baltej Dhillon, 42, the first turbaned Sikh to be admitted to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police speaks to rediff'com's Ajit Jain.
The first turbaned Sikh to be admitted to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police speaks to Ajit Jain about the last 20 years
During his first official visit to India, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper indicated that he would like the two countries to sign the civilian nuclear agreement and the foreign protection promotion and investment agreement.Disappointed by the lackluster visit, Canadian journalists accompanying Harper are wondering why the two countries haven't signed the nuclear agreement so far, in spite of discussing such an agreement at length since a long time.
"Let us resolve to work together, to grow together and together seize the opportunities that will help us realise a brighter and even more prosperous future."
Ajit Jain, rediff India Abroad Managing Editor, Canada, who is travelling with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his first-ever visit to India, talks to Canadian mediapersons on their impressions about the trip.
Ajit Jain, rediff India Abroad, managing editor, Canada, who is traveling with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his first-ever visit to India, reports on future course of the civilian nuclear deal that is underway between the two countries.
Canadian minister of state for foreign affairs, Peter Kent discusses Canada and India with rediff.com's Ajit Jain
The nodal officer for novel coronavirus at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital in Delhi has not been home for nearly five months. Duty and fear of spreading the infection among the family members kept him away.
Last month, Industry Minister Tony Clement became the fourth Canadian federal minister to visit India this year. His main mission was, he told Rediff India Abroad's Ajit Jain in an exclusive interview, to "encourage foreign direct investment by Indian entrepreneurs and companies into Canada" and also to woo Indian tourists to Canada.
Cases of marriage fraud involving Indo-Canadians have been on the rise, here's one, writes Ajit Jain from Toronto
Sanjeev Chowdhury, director general, department of foreign affairs in Canada, headed the team that organised the G8 and G20 summits in Huntsville and Toronto respectively from June 25 to 27. When he joined Canada's foreign service 15 years ago and became a part of the team that organised the G7 summit -- as it was then called -- in Halifax, he never imagined that he would one day be responsible for organising these major events. He spoke to rediff.com's Ajit Jain.
Akshay Kumar talks about the Vancouver Winter Olympic torch experience on December 17.
Rahul Singh, who is among Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People for 2010, says he's the same person he was after receiving the recognition at the Lincoln Center in New York, May 5.
On his last day in India, Prime Minister Stephen Harper took time to visit the Akshardham temple and the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Experts said unfavourable meteorological conditions -- calm winds and low temperatures -- and smoke from farm fires in neighbouring states led to a dense layer of haze as the air quality index entered the "severe" zone.
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