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You are my new hero: Gavaskar tells Lakshya Sen

You are my new hero: Gavaskar tells Lakshya Sen

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

Badminton and cricket are two of his favourite sports. He was here with us for about an hour, Vimal Kumar said.

Kohli Vs Naveen: MI Trio Hit Back At Afghan Pacer!

Kohli Vs Naveen: MI Trio Hit Back At Afghan Pacer!

Rediff.com25 May 2023

Mumbai Indians' Sandeep Warrier, Vishnu Vinod and Kumar Kartikeya took a potshot at Lucknow Super Giants' pacer Naveen-ul-Haq after winning the Eliminator match in Chennai on Wednesday.

BSE, NSE settle flat in volatile trade; IT stocks play spoilsport

BSE, NSE settle flat in volatile trade; IT stocks play spoilsport

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

UltraTech Cement was the biggest gainer in the Sensex chart, climbing 3.13 per cent, followed by Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Maruti, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance and Mahindra & Mahindra. In contrast, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies, ICICI Bank and Nestle were among the laggards.

Come, Fall In Love With India's Top Models

Come, Fall In Love With India's Top Models

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

What models do when they're not on the catwalk.

Trudeau's charges against India concerning: Australia

Trudeau's charges against India concerning: Australia

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

Australia has described Canada's allegations about India's involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader as 'concerning' and said Canberra is 'monitoring these developments closely' and has raised the issues with its Indian counterparts.

Hazy business outlook clouds LTIMindtree's double-digit growth plan

Hazy business outlook clouds LTIMindtree's double-digit growth plan

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

The stock of LTIMindtree finished at Rs 5,001 a piece on Monday, which means it is down about 5 per cent from its all-time high as its June quarter results for the 2023-24 financial year (Q1FY24) missed estimates. A cautious note by the management, coupled with the fact that it will miss its double digit revenue growth target for FY24 weighed on the stock price. The company delivered revenues of just over a billion dollars in the quarter with constant currency growth of 0.1 per cent.

Shastri critical of Riyan Parag's lack of intent

Shastri critical of Riyan Parag's lack of intent

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

Shastri didn't mince words in saying that Parag's slow start changed the course of the match.

Unseasonal rains to impact performance of consumer durables in Q1

Unseasonal rains to impact performance of consumer durables in Q1

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

Unseasonal rains watered down the performance of consumer durables companies as temperatures cooled, impacting the sales of refrigerators and air conditioners (ACs) in the 2023-24 (FY24) April-June quarter. Centrum says in its report on the sector that the trade channel indicates a 25-30 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in sales of refrigerators and ACs in April and May due to restricted buying. "While some green shoots in demand were visible in June, overall growth for the quarter is likely to remain at a negative 10-12 per cent," observes the brokerage.

Higher taxes, competition weigh on liquor stocks

Higher taxes, competition weigh on liquor stocks

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

Stocks of alcoholic beverage makers have corrected over the last few trading sessions on worries that taxes, competition and costs will hurt sales and profitability. The recent trigger for the decline is Karnataka, which accounts for 15 per cent of overall liquor consumption, increasing duties. The state increased by 20 per cent the additional excise duty on Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) on all slabs.

Strong order book, diversified portfolio drive Street's confidence in TCS

Strong order book, diversified portfolio drive Street's confidence in TCS

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

The Street shrugged off a muted first quarter of financial year 2023-24 (Q1FY24) and a cautious near-term outlook by India's largest information technology (IT) services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The stock was the top Nifty50 and Sensex gainer on Thursday, rising 2.5 per cent, as investors took comfort from a robust order book and an encouraging pipeline. Like its larger peer, HCL Technologies' (HCL Tech), too fell short of the Street's expectations on the revenue and margin fronts given cuts in discretionary expenditure.

Shaitan To Stan Lee OTT This Week

Shaitan To Stan Lee OTT This Week

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

Sukanya Verma covers the whole spectrum for you.

Stunning Girls! Konkona, Mandira bedazzle at fashion week

Stunning Girls! Konkona, Mandira bedazzle at fashion week

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai saw some stunners!

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'

All ten skippers take centrestage in Ahmedabad to kick off World Cup 2023

All ten skippers take centrestage in Ahmedabad to kick off World Cup 2023

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 stage is set as all 10 captains gathered on Wednesday at the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on the eve of the biggest Cricket World Cup ever.

If the govt says don't go to India, we will not go: PCB

If the govt says don't go to India, we will not go: PCB

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

The decision to send the Pakistan team for the ODI World Cup in India next year will be taken at the government level, newly-appointed Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi said.

Raina Hints At Comeback

Raina Hints At Comeback

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

With the Indian domestic calendar scheduled to resume next month, Raina shared a 26 second clip, noting, 'First love. Back on field'.

Q4 preview: IT companies may beat Ukraine crisis, inflation worries

Q4 preview: IT companies may beat Ukraine crisis, inflation worries

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

The results of Indian IT services players in the just-concluded fourth quarter of 2021-22 are expected to reveal continuing growth momentum as demand surges on the back of digital transformations and the cloud shift, but analysts anticipate margins to be under pressure due to supply challenges. Analysts covering the sector expect revenue commentary should be strong despite the Russia-Ukraine conflict and inflation. Top-line growth will be driven by broad-based demand with a strong uptick for cloud, digital, cybersecurity, data analytics, and artificial intelligence, among other services.

Mithali Raj predicts T20 World Cup finalists

Mithali Raj predicts T20 World Cup finalists

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

Mithali Raj has predicted an India-New Zealand final in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

Shastri slips in a cheeky dig about IPL players

Shastri slips in a cheeky dig about IPL players

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

IPL one of greatest physiotherapists, gets everyone fit before auction, said the former India Head Coach on Monday.

Lady In Black Shivaleeka

Lady In Black Shivaleeka

Rediff.com19 Apr 2023

Shivaleeka Oberoi believes in a black and white wardrobe.

How Kedar Jadhav's persistence paid off in RCB recall

How Kedar Jadhav's persistence paid off in RCB recall

Rediff.com4 May 2023

Kedar Jadhav reveals how he made his way back into the RCB team

Lord's Salutes Warney

Lord's Salutes Warney

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

On a day of tributes to a man who took 708 wickets in 145 Tests, players of both teams lined side by side and the capacity crowd at the venue stood up as one before breaking into a 23-second applause.

Survey says rupee may remain under depreciation pressure

Survey says rupee may remain under depreciation pressure

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The Indian rupee may remain under depreciation pressure on account of plateauing of exports and subsequent widening of the current account deficit, said the Economic Survey 2022-23 tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. It said the "risks to the current account balance stem from multiple sources". The country's current account deficit (CAD) widened to 4.4 per cent of the GDP in the quarter ended September from 2.2 per cent in April-June due to higher trade gap, as per latest data of the Reserve Bank of India.

Kohli ends Test century drought, Anushka reacts

Kohli ends Test century drought, Anushka reacts

Rediff.com12 Mar 2023

Celebrating his 28th century, Kohli dedicated the monumental feat to his wife Anushka Sharma.

FY24 earnings makeover: IndianOil to MRF, companies rewrite profit playbook

FY24 earnings makeover: IndianOil to MRF, companies rewrite profit playbook

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

The headline for corporate profit growth has been very encouraging in the July-September quarter (Q2) of 2023-24 (FY24), with the combined net profit of listed companies up by 38 per cent year-on-year. However, the earnings distribution has been very lopsided, with most of the growth coming from public-sector oil-marketing companies (OMCs), banks, non-bank lenders, automobile (auto) companies, and cement producers. By comparison, companies from information technology services, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail, and consumer durables were disappointed, experiencing a sharp slowdown in net sales growth and a relatively muted increase in reported net profit.

Ponting tells England's Robinson to walk the talk

Ponting tells England's Robinson to walk the talk

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

Ponting says Robinson might be better placed focusing on his own performance rather than looking back at Ashes history.

BJP vs Cong over ex-RBI Guv Raghuram Rajan joining Rahul's yatra

BJP vs Cong over ex-RBI Guv Raghuram Rajan joining Rahul's yatra

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

Reserve Bank of India's former governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday joined Rahul Gandhi during the Congress-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan.

India's inflation is higher than other key developing economies

India's inflation is higher than other key developing economies

Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

India's prices are rising faster than many of its emerging market peers. The country's inflation print for May at 4.25 per cent is a marked reduction from the levels seen in May 2022 (7.04 per cent). However, even though the inflation rate remains within the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 per cent, with a 2 per cent margin on either side, it continues to be higher than China, Russia, and Brazil.

China Knows India Has Stolen A March

China Knows India Has Stolen A March

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

China has signalled that it will prevent India from assuming leadership of the Global South, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

The People Have Spoken!

The People Have Spoken!

Rediff.com11 Dec 2023

Religion matters. Aspirational India is still poor. India admires strong leaders. India values decency. Shreekant Sambrani highlights the reasons why the BJP pulled off improbable victories in the Hindi heartland.

Price hikes, lower input costs to aid auto firms' Q1

Price hikes, lower input costs to aid auto firms' Q1

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

Auto industry volumes have grown by 2.5 per cent overall, led by domestic sales of three-wheelers, two-wheelers and passenger vehicles (PVs) in the first quarter of this financial year. Analysts predict an 18 per cent growth in revenues for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and profit growth of 69 per cent year-on-year (YoY). However, on a sequential basis, a decline in revenues as well as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) margins is expected.

ODI World Cup Schedule: Another date change for Pakistan?

ODI World Cup Schedule: Another date change for Pakistan?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

CAB requested ICC recce team about concerns raised by local security agencies with regards to World Cup match between Pakistan and England on November 12 coinciding with Kali Puja.

Oppn steps up pressure on Speaker for action against Bidhuri

Oppn steps up pressure on Speaker for action against Bidhuri

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

Opposition leaders on Saturday stepped up pressure on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for stringent action against Bharatiya Janata Party's Ramesh Bidhuri over his derogatory remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali in the House.

RBI may maintain status-quo on interest rate, say experts

RBI may maintain status-quo on interest rate, say experts

Rediff.com30 Jul 2023

The Reserve Bank is likely to maintain status-quo on the key interest rates for the third time in a row in its upcoming bi-monthly policy review despite the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank hiking benchmark rates, as domestic inflation is within the RBI's comfort zone, say experts. The borrowing cost which started rising in May last year has stabilised with RBI keeping the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent since February when it was raised from 6.25 per cent. In the previous two bi-monthly policy reviews in April and June the benchmark rate was retained.

Jawan Review: SRK Makes This Trip Worthwhile

Jawan Review: SRK Makes This Trip Worthwhile

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

'Be it Khan highlighting the issues with a rigged system, or schooling accountability from the government, or stressing the power of the vote, or that baap/beta line -- this is a kind of swashbuckling that Hindi film audiences haven't seen from their heroes for many years,' notes Mayur Sanap.

Factors that will drive markets this week

Factors that will drive markets this week

Rediff.com9 Apr 2023

Industrial production and inflation data, quarterly earnings from IT majors and global trends would drive the equity markets in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Moreover, foreign fund trading activity, movement of the rupee and global crude oil prices would also dictate terms in the market, they added. Equity markets would remain closed on Friday for 'Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti'.

Mumbai realty firm stocks may climb wall of worry, one valuation at a time

Mumbai realty firm stocks may climb wall of worry, one valuation at a time

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

The stocks of Mumbai-based real estate companies have been hitting lifetime highs on expectations that launches, steady demand, and price increases in the largest real estate market in the country would boost their financials. Macrotech Developers (Lodha) and Oberoi Realty hit their all-time highs last week, while Godrej Properties came close to its 52-week high last month before witnessing a sharp correction.

Shastri-Srikkanth At MCG After 37 Years

Shastri-Srikkanth At MCG After 37 Years

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

'Great to be back at the G with my World Championship 1985 buddy after 37 years. Goosebumps... @KrisSrikkanth'.

Macro uncertainties may keep IT hiring in slow lane this fiscal year

Macro uncertainties may keep IT hiring in slow lane this fiscal year

Rediff.com17 Jul 2023

India's information technology (IT) sector will witness subdued hiring in 2023-24 as macro uncertainties impact demand environment, with clients either taking a pause on spend or stopping discretionary spend, say human resource experts. To begin with, unlike earlier years, the three large IT players TCS, HCLTech, and Wipro have not provided any new hiring targets for the financial year. And Wipro has said that its hiring target will depend on the demand environment.

Information technology companies battle revenue slowdown, margin decline

Information technology companies battle revenue slowdown, margin decline

Rediff.com30 Jul 2023

The Nifty IT Index, the gauge for the performance of information technology (IT) stocks, was the worst performer on the stock exchanges on July 29, a day after Infosys posted lower-than-expected earnings growth for the June quarter and sharply cut its revenue growth guidance for 2023-24 (FY24). The IT index was down 4.1 per cent, its biggest one-day fall in three months. The decline was led by Infosys, with its shares plunging nearly 8 per cent, followed by HCLTech (-3.2 per cent), Wipro (-3.0 per cent), and TCS (-2.7 per cent).