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They have got billions, but don't spend it

They have got billions, but don't spend it

Rediff.com30 Nov 2007

Some of the world's richest people are the world's most frugal people.

Billionaire horoscopes

Billionaire horoscopes

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

'Tears were streaming down Nehru's face'

'Tears were streaming down Nehru's face'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2007

A tribute to James W Michaels, the long time Forbes editor who broke the story of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.

Ruias enter 10 richest Indians' list

Ruias enter 10 richest Indians' list

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

Essar Group's Shashi and Ravi Ruia are the only new entrants in the list of the 10 richest Indians compiled by Forbes, while banker Uday Kotak jumped the most number of places among the top 40 billionaires. The Ruias jumped five places to the 7th position with a net worth of $12 billion, while Kotak with $4.6 billion hopped 11 positions to the 16th rank.

Want to earn 7.3 million for supervising a house?

Want to earn 7.3 million for supervising a house?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

All you need to do is work for the Sultan of Brunei.

Trump to 'leave his great business' for presidency

Trump to 'leave his great business' for presidency

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

Trump gave few details but said he would expand on his plans at a major press conference on December 15 along with his children.

Vote for 2014's hottest men on magazines!

Vote for 2014's hottest men on magazines!

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

You voted for 2014's hottest cover girls. Now vote for the hottest guy!

The 400 richest Americans

The 400 richest Americans

Rediff.com21 Sep 2007

Leveraged buyout titans David Bonderman and James Coulter of Texas Pacific Group make their first appearance on the list, along with William Conway, Daniel D'Aniello and David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group.

Charudatta suicide case: FIR filed against Tata Steel official

Charudatta suicide case: FIR filed against Tata Steel official

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

The 57-year-old Charudatta, a Tata Steel official, was constantly humiliated and harassed between May 2012 and May 2013 following which he took the drastic decision to end his life.

The inside story of Mourinho's failed tenure at Man United

The inside story of Mourinho's failed tenure at Man United

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

United are bigger than any one man and the decision to send Mourinho packing drives home that philosophy to players, fans and opponents.

Indian billionaires are close-fisted on charity

Indian billionaires are close-fisted on charity

Rediff.com19 Mar 2007

Most of Indian billionaires are shy of talking about the money they spend on charity.

Mukesh Ambani eyes global retail giant

Mukesh Ambani eyes global retail giant

Rediff.com12 Mar 2007

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, equipped with a war chest of an estimated Rs 100,000 crore (Rs 1000 billion), is understood to be on a global hunt for acquiring a retail giant of the size of Wal-Mart or Tesco.

36 Indians among world's richest people

36 Indians among world's richest people

Rediff.com9 Mar 2007

L N Mittal, Mukesh and Anil Ambani, and Azim Premji are among the 8 Indians who figure in the Forbes magazine's list of 100 richest people in the world.

CBI books billionaire Nirav Modi in Rs 280 cr cheating case

CBI books billionaire Nirav Modi in Rs 280 cr cheating case

Rediff.com5 Feb 2018

Modi, 46, who had figured in the Forbes' list of richest Indians, has been named in the cheating case on a complaint from the PNB, which alleged that the jewellery firm owner, his brother, wife and Choksi entered into a criminal conspiracy with the officials of the bank and cheated it, causing a "wrongful loss".

World's richest tennis players

World's richest tennis players

Rediff.com22 Sep 2005

Why Indian taxpayers are better off

Why Indian taxpayers are better off

Rediff.com15 May 2007

India is ranked number 13 in terms of the lowest tax misery score, which is a sum of taxes levied at the highest marginal percentage in each jurisdiction.

What you can learn from a dabbawalla

What you can learn from a dabbawalla

Rediff.com25 Jan 2006

New biz mantra: Divide and grow

New biz mantra: Divide and grow

Rediff.com9 Apr 2007

Those held back from developing their full potential within the broader family setting are able to find full rein when they operate on their own and are answerable primarily to themselves and not to family elders.

TCS, Bharti among 25 best employers

TCS, Bharti among 25 best employers

Rediff.com10 Dec 2004

Tata Consultancy Services along with Bharti Televentures and National Thermal Power Corp was on Friday adjudged among the best employers in India by leading global human resources management firm Hewitt Associates.

Work is fun for this billionaire

Work is fun for this billionaire

Rediff.com16 Mar 2007

Whether it is jumping from a plane at 10,000 feet or just working away at his latest hospitality project, real estate tycoon Vicky, as Oberoi is fondly known to friends, believes in having fun.

Rich, famous and boring Indians

Rich, famous and boring Indians

Rediff.com15 Apr 2006

Vinod Khosla loses court battle to shut down beach in US

Vinod Khosla loses court battle to shut down beach in US

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla has lost a court battle against shutting down public access to a beach popular among swimmers in northern California.

'India can be the next great bull market'

'India can be the next great bull market'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2005

Investment guru Carl Delfeld on why he is optimistic about India.

Last Harry Potter book: Date is revealed!

Last Harry Potter book: Date is revealed!

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

The last Harry Potter book will be out on July 21.

Global sport top earners 2005-06

Global sport top earners 2005-06

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

A look at the top earners in global sport from June 2005 to June 2006.

Shapoorji arm plans initial float

Shapoorji arm plans initial float

Rediff.com11 Jan 2007

Afcons, a Shapoorji Pallonji group company, is planning to raise around Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) through an initial public offering.

Why Jaitley is upbeat about Sino-Indian ties

Why Jaitley is upbeat about Sino-Indian ties

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

'Economy is leading the way as far as the relationship between the two countries is concerned'.

China is doing better than India

China is doing better than India

Rediff.com7 Jan 2006

Ambani says nation on the cusp of a digital revolution

Ambani says nation on the cusp of a digital revolution

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

Ambani says nation on the cusp of a digital revolution

World's No. 1 venture capitalist speaks

World's No. 1 venture capitalist speaks

Rediff.com25 Jan 2006

Indian entrepreneurs have an excellent opportunity to start companies with anywhere between $1-10 million and create one of the top 10 companies.

Premji not highest paid at Wipro

Premji not highest paid at Wipro

Rediff.com27 Jun 2006

To lessen demonetisation pain: Tax sops in Budget

To lessen demonetisation pain: Tax sops in Budget

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

Measures may include tax slab and rate revisions for individuals, companies.

Can mid-caps outdo the market?

Can mid-caps outdo the market?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2005

India's billionaires' success mantras

India's billionaires' success mantras

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.

Maxim Hot 100: Who's hotter than Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone?

Maxim Hot 100: Who's hotter than Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

The magazine's annual international list shows love for our Bollywood girls in Hollywood, but the top slot goes to Hailey Baldwin.

Why was this billionaire arrested?

Why was this billionaire arrested?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

It is not every day that one of the planet's richest men is arrested by his government.

The businessman who got richer during the lockdown

The businessman who got richer during the lockdown

Rediff.com8 May 2020

Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.