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Travel: Five reasons to visit Hong Kong and Macau

Travel: Five reasons to visit Hong Kong and Macau

Rediff.com18 Oct 2011

There are many reasons why one would visit these two Chinese territories, but here are my recommendations, says Lakshmi Sharath.

Paytm back on Google Play store after being pulled down briefly

Paytm back on Google Play store after being pulled down briefly

Rediff.com18 Sep 2020

Paytm will not be available for download now but there will be no impact on existing users of the app. 'The app was blocked for violation of play policies - a clarification of our policy was released earlier today ahead of the IPL (Indian Premier League) tournament,' Google said in an e-mailed response on Friday.

Travel: Exploring Montenegro's wild beauty

Travel: Exploring Montenegro's wild beauty

Rediff.com7 Jun 2011

GetAhead reader Soma Biswas shares her visit to Montenegro, a beautiful Balkan country in south eastern Europe.

Lorgat for making sports gambling legal in India

Lorgat for making sports gambling legal in India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2011

International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat favours legalisation of sports gambling in India while retaining his optimism for a corruption-free World Cup in the subcontinent.

Portnoy's complaint about Warren Buffett

Portnoy's complaint about Warren Buffett

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

When it comes to Mr Portnoy, it is hard to claim that his trading patterns are any more logical than his fictional namesake's methods of entertaining himself, notes Devangshu Datta.

PIX: Here's where Deepika-Ranveer will marry

PIX: Here's where Deepika-Ranveer will marry

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

Step inside Deepika-Ranveer's fairy-tale wedding venue.

Mayhem at Las Vegas shooting revealed in images

Mayhem at Las Vegas shooting revealed in images

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

Hundreds of bullets rained down on a jam-packed outdoor concert at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino along the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more as terrified spectators ran for their lives, according to police and hospital officials. Here are heartbreaking scenes from the shooting site.

IPL betting: Mumbai cops arrest key bookie Shobhan Mehta

IPL betting: Mumbai cops arrest key bookie Shobhan Mehta

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The Mumbai police on Friday arrested big-time bookie Shobhan Mehta in connection with the IPL betting case after picking up him from Goa. The latest arrest takes the number of arrests in the case to 17.

The odd, odd world we live in!

The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

Here are 10 photos that prove we live in an incredibly bizarre world.

Watson wins second successive Allan Border Medal

Watson wins second successive Allan Border Medal

Rediff.com7 Feb 2011

Shane Watson won the Allan Border Medal as the outstanding Australian cricketer of the season for the second year in a row on Monday. Watson was also named player of the year for Tests and one-day internationals at a gala ceremony at a Melbourne casino while David Hussey prevented a clean sweep by winning the Twenty20 award.

Euro 2016: Premier League provides most players

Euro 2016: Premier League provides most players

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Spain may have an iron grip on Europe's club competitions but the English Premier League is the dominant power when it comes to the number of players competing at Euro 2016. Spain have won the last two European championships and La Liga clubs have claimed Europe's major club trophies, the Champions League and Europa League, for the last three seasons. Yet a quarter of the 552 players going to Euro 2016 play in the English leagues, nearly four times as many as those from La Liga, according to figures from Grosvenor Casinos.

A start-up millionaire turns angel investor after Google deal

A start-up millionaire turns angel investor after Google deal

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

After selling out to Google, the 27-year-old has now turned into an angel investor.

What to do when markets are going nowhere

What to do when markets are going nowhere

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

The averaging down strategy works best, especially in a choppy market.

Your favourite Sunidhi Chauhan song?

Your favourite Sunidhi Chauhan song?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2010

A look at few of the songs performed by Sunidhi Chuahan in different genres.

Kites: A beautiful fraud

Kites: A beautiful fraud

Rediff.com21 May 2010

The movie, which despite its slick image and incredibly beautiful stars is not what it claims to be. It's not a great action movie. Not a great love story. Not even a noteworthy Indian contribution to global cinema.

Federer ready to roll the dice again at US Open

Federer ready to roll the dice again at US Open

Rediff.com27 Aug 2010

All of a sudden, talk of Roger Federer's supposed decline has disappeared and he is looming as the form player heading into the U.S. Open brimful of confidence.

Ready to pay knockout prices for Mayweather-Pacquiao megafight?

Ready to pay knockout prices for Mayweather-Pacquiao megafight?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

Tickets for the megafight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally hit the market on Thursday.

Keira Knightley, the water nymph

Keira Knightley, the water nymph

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

Secret behind underwater shoot of the actress revealed.

Bollywood awards rake in big moolah

Bollywood awards rake in big moolah

Rediff.com5 Jun 2009

Even as Bollywood copes with its worst financial turmoil, with no film having been released for over two months, its award shows are raking in big moolah.

Malvertisements trick web users

Malvertisements trick web users

Rediff.com14 May 2009

Ads are used by all websites to monetise and can be seen on every webpage, which makes them a very soft target for malware authors. Compounding the problem is the fact that a single malicious advertisement may only appear once every 1,000 page views or only to viewers from a certain geographic region, thus making it more challenging to detect and eradicate.

Zico arrives in Goa; ends speculation over ISL future

Zico arrives in Goa; ends speculation over ISL future

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Brazilian legend Zico arrived in Goa on Tuesday and was accorded a warm welcome by the FC Goa officials, laying all speculation to rest that he will not return back for the third edition of the ISL after the tournament's regulatory committee's decision.

Business lessons from Donald Trump

Business lessons from Donald Trump

Rediff.com6 May 2009

He may go through bankruptcies, but he couldn't be a savvier self-marketer.

MJ honoured with Walk of Fame star in Las Vegas

MJ honoured with Walk of Fame star in Las Vegas

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

The singer received the tribute on what would have been his 51st birthday on August 29.

Billionaire predictions

Billionaire predictions

Rediff.com24 Mar 2009

The richest people in the world sound off on the economy, taxes and greed.

Sanjaya leaves fans screaming for more!

Sanjaya leaves fans screaming for more!

Rediff.com8 Aug 2008

The most recent manifestation of Sanjaya-mania comes from the Mohegun Sun Casino in New Haven, Connecticut, where Sanjaya gave a live performance (August 6). Sanjaya reportedly performed two singles from his forthcoming debut album.

Open up the wealth street to Aam Adami

Open up the wealth street to Aam Adami

Rediff.com15 Feb 2008

The ministry should, however, ensure that at least the farmers, landless labourers, etc. affected by greenfield projects are given access to potential wealth to be generated by projects.

Cool DVDs out now in stores!

Cool DVDs out now in stores!

Rediff.com27 Oct 2008

The last week of October and the next two weeks will see many more movie hits in DVD and, in most cases, Blu-ray versions.

O J Simpson convicted for robbery, kidnapping

O J Simpson convicted for robbery, kidnapping

Rediff.com4 Oct 2008

American football legend O J Simpson was on Saturday found guilty of kidnapping and armed robbery of two sports-memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel, 13 years after he was acquitted in the sensational double murder case of his ex-wife and her friend. Simpson, 61, faces possible life imprisonment. He will be sentenced on December 5.

Spotted: Shane Warne in Melbourne

Spotted: Shane Warne in Melbourne

Rediff.com7 Feb 2008

Reader Anil Polineni sent us this picture from Melbourne.

McCain adviser apologises to India for remarks

McCain adviser apologises to India for remarks

Rediff.com9 Jul 2008

"During the interview, there was some confusion about casinos in India. I misspoke, and was referring to casinos in the United States operated by Native Americans. If anyone in India was offended by those remarks, I sincerely apologise," Eisenstadt, who is a senior fellow at the Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy in Washington, DC, said in a press release.

Review: Quantum of Solace

Review: Quantum of Solace

Rediff.com7 Nov 2008

Casino Royale, this film's predecessor and the one in which blonde-haired, blue-eyed and muscle-bound Daniel Craig took on the mantle of James Bond was buoyed by some impressive stunt and action work. That much remains in Quantum of Solace but little else is added to the cocktail to make it palatable this time around.

Rain could make drivers gamble at Monaco GP

Rain could make drivers gamble at Monaco GP

Rediff.com23 May 2008

Rain forecast for Monaco this weekend could turn Sunday's glamour Grand Prix into as much of a game of chance as anything to be found inside the principality's imposing casino. With traction control systems banned and drivers needing to be inch-perfect as they thread their cars around the tight and twisty circuit hemmed in by metal barriers, there is plenty of scope for mayhem in the wet.

Ritesh Agarwal on OYO's global ambitions and more

Ritesh Agarwal on OYO's global ambitions and more

Rediff.com3 Sep 2019

Ritesh Agarwal, founder of Oyo Hotels and Homes, seems to be making all the right moves. In a quick chat with Karan Choudhury and Neha Alawadhi, Agarwal explains the moves he has made in the past 12 months to make his operations global.

Rahul Dravid in favour of legalising betting

Rahul Dravid in favour of legalising betting

Rediff.com13 Nov 2013

Former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid favoured legalising betting in the country.

The Godfather actor Alex Rocco no more

The Godfather actor Alex Rocco no more

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

He was 79.

Spotted: Shilpa and Shamita Shetty in Las Vegas

Spotted: Shilpa and Shamita Shetty in Las Vegas

Rediff.com16 Jan 2008

Reader Ketul Shah sends us photographs.

Markets are sending clear message

Markets are sending clear message

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

The broadening of the market rally sends the signal that growth will be broad-based, observes Akash Prakash.

Can Manchester City break United's EPL record?

Can Manchester City break United's EPL record?

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

Manchester City's target this season will be to match Manchester United's record of three successive Premier League titles

The long and short of investing

The long and short of investing

Rediff.com24 Mar 2008

Frequently moving in and out of the market only leads to losses. For the long-term investor, a good corpus always gets accumulated.

Ashanti, Larter add zing to Extinction

Ashanti, Larter add zing to Extinction

Rediff.com26 Sep 2007

A galaxy of stars descended in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada for the world premiere of Resident Evil: Extinction.