Ganeshas from Lagos to Pimpri

We asked rediff readers to write in with their special photographs of Lord Ganesh. Ashish Kulkarni offers his...

Ram Charan on how to lead during a recession

The current global recession is in many ways unprecedented, both in scope and in breadth. If you're a CEO or manager, you've probably never faced such uncertainty, or such a sharp, deep downturn.......

IPL teams may list on the stock market!

Text: Manu A B in Mumbai Like gladiators, cricketing stars from across the globe are battling it out for their respective Indian Premier League teams in the IPL T20 Cricket Tournament. The......

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We all know our fair share of corporate bullies--the managers who abuse power, yell, harass and micromanage their way through life. Usually their office antics breed resentment, sabotage, "mental......

87 public servants in UK earn more than Blair

As many as 87 public sector servants in the United Kingdom, including a leading NRI financial wizard Zarin Patel, earn more than British Prime Minister Tony Blair, according to the first 'Public......

Oscars 2011: Winners at a Glance!

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best PictureBlack SwanMike......

Bipasha Basu: Hot and sexy!

There are a lot of reasons why Bipasha Basu deserves to be at numero unto spot on Maxim's annual Hot 100 list. She's bloody good at what she does, has the kind of sex appeal most Bollywood divas......

From Godavari to Kalavaramaye Madilo

Kamal Kamaraju, first seen in Sekhar Kammula's Godavari (where he played the second lead opposite Neetu Chandra), later played the lead in Avakkai Biryani (as an auto driver) before Kalavaramaye......

The Oscar nominations: Heptanesia Mumbaikar

Arthur J PaisJeet ThayilAssem Chhabrarediff.com critics list their Academy Awards nominees! -- Heptanesia MumbaikarWith all the hype (cover of Time, Entertainment Weekly, etc), Peter Weir's Master......

Complete list of Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsperson of the Year' winners

Women's tennis star Serena Williams was named the 2015 winner on Monday. Williams is the first woman to be recognized with the honor as an individual since Mary Decker in 1983, and the magazine......

Statistical highlights: day four

Statistical highlights on the fourth day of the first Test between India and England inj Chennai on Sunday. Day III stats # Paul Collingwood (108) recorded his 7th Test hundred - his second against......

Highest scores by wicketkeepers

Mahendra Singh Dhoni became only the second Indian wicketkeeper after Rahul Dravid to score a century in one-day internationals when he notched up a blazing 148 in the second match at Visakhapatnam......

Ponting's average for 2003 is 100.20

Ricky Ponting ended the year with 1503 runs (including with six centuries)in 11 Tests at an average of 100.20. Only one batsman in Test cricket history --West Indian Viv Richards -- has accumulated......

Athlete stripped of gold medal

August 11, 2003 | 19:55 ISTAthlete stripped of gold medalVeteran Surinam athlete Letitia Vriesde was today stripped of her 800 metres Pan American Games gold medal after she failed a drugs test.......