In IT, male supervisors out-earn their female counterparts.
According to recent official data here is how world leaders' salaries stack up.
The chief executives of America's 500 biggest companies got a collective 38% pay raise last year
Tennis sensation, Maria Sharapova stands tall. Not just in stature but also in the Forbes' list of highest-paid female athletes.
Hero MotoCorp's promoter Pawan Munjal emerged as the highest paid director.
The IPL 2025 auction was a spectacle of astronomical bids and shattered records.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with earnings of $ 31.5 million, has been ranked at 16th place on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes, which has been topped by golfer Tiger Woods.
Sanjay Jha (left) of Motorola and Vikram Pandit (below) of Citigroup are among the three who have made it to the league of top 25 highest paid men in the world.
However, the remuneration of Puri and Kochhar are not strictly comparable as the two banks follow different accounting practices.
Satya Nadella is the highest-paid CEO in the US. So how do the other Indian-American executives fare?
Can you guess who's claimed the top spot?
The 54-year-old has a whopping $1.7 billion in the bank, thanks to his long time endorsement relationships with Beverage company Gatorade, clothing brand Hanes, American Sportswear giant Nike and playing card manufacturer Upper Deck.
There is also an Indian actor in top ten!
In his maiden public speech eight months after announcing the launch of TVK, Vijay said the late veterans MG Ramachandran and NT Ramarao were ridiculed as mere cinema actors when they made their political plunge "but they continue to remain in the hearts of the people" of the respective states, i.e Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
RCB might show interest in KL Rahul.
'You changed me, you told me what to do, you have brought me into politics.' 'I will work tirelessly for you. It is in your fingers to support me.' 'My career peak I have left to be with you.' Superstar Vijay is the latest actor to enter politics, and his speech at his new party's first public meet on Sunday offers a glimpse into his worldview.
Superwoman Lilly Singh shares her secrets.
Before the IPL Auction 2025, Rediff.com delves into the top 10 most expensive players in IPL history, exploring their impact on the game and the factors that have made them so valuable.
Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has said that all-rounder Corey Anderson could very easily become the highest paid cricketer in the country when the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction begins.
Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty.
A former India international, who won the SAFF Cup in his debut season in 1997, Jamil had been at the helm of Mumbai FC for seven seasons but his moment of glory came when he guided Aizawl FC to their maiden I-League title in a path-breaking last season.
Australian captain Michael Clarke has reportedly become the country's highest paid sports star with almost six million dollars, thanks to a half-billion dollar deal television deal finalised between Cricket Australia (CA) Channels Nine and Ten.
Naveen Jindal, Chairman and Managing Director of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), has topped the executive pay charts for listed companies in India.
Puri earned a salary of Rs 7.39 crore in FY15, up 21.74% from last year
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
It was a day with a difference for industry icons Salim-Javed, who transformed Hindi cinema in the 1970s with films like Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar and Don, when their families got together to hail them on stage.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!
'There was a time when a movie star could win an election just by stepping into politics. That era is over.'
Recession or not, the number of CEOs earning more than a crore is rising with hundreds of new names in India's millionaire club.
Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi still remains the world's highest earning footballer with an annual income of 74 million euros.
'It was not a love affair, it was much more.'
David Beckham earns up to 228,000 for a sponsored post.
Not too many surprises, but India's richest man is ranked 19th.
Williams is arguably the greatest female athlete, but sponsors have often avoided the 21-time Grand Slam singles champion.
After delivering the biggest hit of her career with Animal, Rashmika Mandanna finds herself on this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 achievers list.
World No 2 Federer became the first player to book his place in the semi-finals of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals by seeing off a spirited challenge from 20-year-old Alexander Zverev of Germany 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 6-1 in a thrilling round robin clash that lasted two hours and 11 minutes on Tuesday.
Believe it or not, this is the first T20 World Cup won by India after the launch of the IPL in 2008 -- after 16 seasons of the T20 league.
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