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Sebi flags Rs 77,800 cr as difficult-to-recover dues in FY25 annual report

Sebi flags Rs 77,800 cr as difficult-to-recover dues in FY25 annual report

Rediff.com13 Aug 2025

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has identified around Rs 77,800 crore as "difficult-to-recover" or DTR dues in its annual report for 2024-25 (FY26), marking a nearly 2 per cent increase from the previous year. These dues remain unrecovered despite exhaustive recovery efforts.

PIX: Sublime Jaiswal propels India to 318 for 2 on Day 1

PIX: Sublime Jaiswal propels India to 318 for 2 on Day 1

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test between India and West Indies in New Delhi on Friday.

Sachin Tendulkar Foundation eyes sports icon from Naxalite area

Sachin Tendulkar Foundation eyes sports icon from Naxalite area

Rediff.com15 Jun 2025

The administration has introduced 'Maidan Cup' in collaboration with the Mann Deshi Foundation and Sachin Tendulkar Foundation, under which 50 playgrounds will be developed in Dantewada to boost sports culture and talent.

India falls out of favour, optimism returns for China: BofA survey

India falls out of favour, optimism returns for China: BofA survey

Rediff.com15 Aug 2025

Investor sentiment across Asian markets has shifted sharply in August, reveals the latest Bank of America (BofA) Fund Manager Survey, which found global growth expectations retreating after three months of improvement.

Premier League Flexes Financial Muscle With Record Splurge!

Premier League Flexes Financial Muscle With Record Splurge!

Rediff.com2 Sep 2025

Isak's record Liverpool move caps Premier League's 3 billion transfer frenzy

Long jumper Sreeshankar finishes 6th in Monaco Diamond League

Long jumper Sreeshankar finishes 6th in Monaco Diamond League

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

Maykel Masso of Cuba won the event with a best effort of 8.35m while World Championships silver medallist and reigning Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece (8.31m) and Marquis Dendy (8.31m) of USA finished second and third respectively.

Long jumper Sreeshankar qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

Long jumper Sreeshankar qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Murli Sreeshankar qualified for the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday after bettering his own National record with a leap of 8.26 metres on the second day of the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships, in Patiala.

Long jumper Sreeshankar out of Paris Olympics with injury

Long jumper Sreeshankar out of Paris Olympics with injury

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

Murali Sreeshankar has been ruled out of Paris Olympics after sustaining a knee injury during training.

Whose Baby Is Aamir Cradling?

Whose Baby Is Aamir Cradling?

Rediff.com8 Jul 2025

'The moment I got to know it's Rajni Sir I jumped at it. I'm a huge fan of Rajni Sir. I really love him.'

Anju backs men's relay team, Sable to spring surprises

Anju backs men's relay team, Sable to spring surprises

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

Athletics Federation of India vice-president Anju Bobby George believes that while the spotlight will undoubtedly be on javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to defend his Olympic title,

Here's what Sreeshankar did to qualify for Worlds

Here's what Sreeshankar did to qualify for Worlds

Rediff.com18 Jun 2023

Sreeshankar jumps huge 8.41m in National Inter-State, qualifies for World Championships

When it comes to pole vaulting, I'm the best: Duplantis

When it comes to pole vaulting, I'm the best: Duplantis

Rediff.com26 Apr 2025

Pole vault sensation Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis, crowned World Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus Awards, says no competitor in history could match him jump for jump.

Trump's $100K H-1B visa hike hits Indian workers hard

Trump's $100K H-1B visa hike hits Indian workers hard

Rediff.com20 Sep 2025

The Trump administration has announced a massive increase in H-1B visa fees, imposing a $100,000 annual charge that will fundamentally alter how American companies hire skilled foreign workers, particularly impacting Indian IT professionals who comprise the largest group of beneficiaries.

PIX: Liverpool pip Arsenal; Brighton stun Man City

PIX: Liverpool pip Arsenal; Brighton stun Man City

Rediff.com1 Sep 2025

Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai struck the first telling blow in the Premier League title race with a dazzling free kick late on giving his side a 1-0 victory over rivals Arsenal.

The Teenage Skater Who Won Gold For India

The Teenage Skater Who Won Gold For India

Rediff.com5 Sep 2025

'Winning gold for India was a dream I lived on that rink.'

PIX: Paulino, Cherotich shine at Paris Diamond League meet

PIX: Paulino, Cherotich shine at Paris Diamond League meet

Rediff.com21 Jun 2025

Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino outfought Salwa Eid Naser to win the women's 400 metres at the Paris Diamond League meet on Friday, Faith Cherotich won the steeplechase and Grace Stark set a personal best to outgun Tobi Amusan in the 100m hurdles.

'England won't have it easy on Day 4'

'England won't have it easy on Day 4'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2025

Yashasvi Jaiswal wanted to be more consistent on his first tour of England but drew immense satisfaction from his second-innings ton on a "spicy" pitch at The Oval to help India set a massive 374-run target in the fifth Test.

Sindhu fights to live another day at World C'ships

Sindhu fights to live another day at World C'ships

Rediff.com27 Aug 2025

The former World Champion reaches the pre-quarterfinals for the first time since 2021.

The Olympics, From A Spectator's Lens

The Olympics, From A Spectator's Lens

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?

How Monsoon 2025 Turned Into A Nightmare

How Monsoon 2025 Turned Into A Nightmare

Rediff.com15 Sep 2025

IMD data shows in the 24 hours between September 1 and 2, Haryana received 806 per cent more rainfall than normal, Punjab 759 per cent, Himachal Pradesh 510 per cent, Delhi 740 per cent, Chandigarh a staggering 1,638 per cent, and Rajasthan 193 per cent.

Serial killer 'Doctor Death', who fed victims to crocodiles, arrested

Serial killer 'Doctor Death', who fed victims to crocodiles, arrested

Rediff.com21 May 2025

An Ayurveda practitioner-turned-criminal, 67-year-old Devender Sharma was convicted in multiple murder cases and was notorious for dumping his victims' bodies in the crocodile-infested waters of Hazara Canal at Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh.

Neeraj Chopra to lead Indian team in World Athletics

Neeraj Chopra to lead Indian team in World Athletics

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

Neeraj Chopra will once again headline India's campaign in the World Athletics Championships

Asian Games: Yarraji leads India's charge in athletics!

Asian Games: Yarraji leads India's charge in athletics!

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

India's hurdlers Jyothi Yarraji and Nithya Ramraj advanced to the women's 100m hurdles final, while ace long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin also sailed through.

Vice-Presidential election: Stage set for 'south versus south' battle

Vice-Presidential election: Stage set for 'south versus south' battle

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

The stage is set for a direct contest between NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy for the September 9 vice-presidential election. Nominations have been scrutinized and accepted.

Are Micro Dramas The Future of OTT?

Are Micro Dramas The Future of OTT?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2025

Micro dramas -- typically 30 seconds to one to two minutes long per episode -- are designed for mobile-first audiences.

'A Revolution In Indian Languages Is Waiting To Be Unleashed'

'A Revolution In Indian Languages Is Waiting To Be Unleashed'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2025

'The Bhashini Mission has delivered a working technology at large scale, which is as good as or better than the one with MNC tech giants.'

Cow vigilante accused ends life; blames Bajrang Dal men in video

Cow vigilante accused ends life; blames Bajrang Dal men in video

Rediff.com9 Jul 2025

A suspected cow vigilante, accused in the Nasir-Junaid murders, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train. He left a video alleging harassment by Bajrang Dal members.

Sinner ends Atmane's dream run; meets Alcaraz in Cincinnati final

Sinner ends Atmane's dream run; meets Alcaraz in Cincinnati final

Rediff.com17 Aug 2025

Top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner, playing on his 24th birthday, ended French qualifier Terence Atmane's dream run at the Cincinnati Open with a 7-6(4), 6-2 win on Saturday to reach the final of the US Open tune-up event.

India's net direct tax receipts down 1.3%, corporate taxes slip 3.7%

India's net direct tax receipts down 1.3%, corporate taxes slip 3.7%

Rediff.com12 Jul 2025

India's net direct tax collections contracted 1.3 per cent to about 5.63 trillion as of July 10, with corporate taxes dropping 3.7 per cent and non-corporate taxes recording a fractional 0.04 per cent contraction, Income Tax department data released on Friday revealed.

It's time to get started, put money in deals: M&A financing opens up

It's time to get started, put money in deals: M&A financing opens up

Rediff.com15 Sep 2025

Last fortnight, State Bank of India Chairman C S Setty lifted the veil on a subject long spoken of in corporate corridors: Why can't our banks finance mergers and acquisitions (M&As)? Change is in the air: Indian Banks' Association (of which Setty is the chairman) is to "make a formal request" to Mint Road to make way for it. Thus far the exclusive turf of foreign banks even though its funding remains offshore - as in, it's not on these entities rupee-book (and a few select shadow banks) - a most lucrative segment in the investment banking suite, M&As, will be homeward-bound.

Promoter holdings in private listed firms drop 600 bps to 37% since 2021

Promoter holdings in private listed firms drop 600 bps to 37% since 2021

Rediff.com9 Jul 2025

Promoters of India's top private listed companies have cut their stakes sharply since 2021, taking advantage of elevated valuations and reshaping ownership dynamics in the market. Holdings of promoters in the top 200 privately owned listed firms declined nearly 600 basis points (bps) to 37 per cent at the end of FY25, from 43 per cent in FY21.

Olympian long jumper Sreeshankar bags gold in Greece

Olympian long jumper Sreeshankar bags gold in Greece

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Swimmer Maana Patel registers Best Indian Time

Kannappa Review: Superstar Cameos Can't Save The Film

Kannappa Review: Superstar Cameos Can't Save The Film

Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

Kannappa is a bloated mess of a film that underutilises interesting story ideas, observes Arjun Menon.

Ayush wins maiden BWF World Tour title at US Open

Ayush wins maiden BWF World Tour title at US Open

Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

Ayush Shetty notched up his first BWF World Tour title with a commanding straight-games victory over Canada's Brian Yang in the men's singles final of the US Open Super 300.

World Indoors PIX: Azu wins men's 60m; Kerr dethroned

World Indoors PIX: Azu wins men's 60m; Kerr dethroned

Rediff.com22 Mar 2025

Images from Friday's events at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China.

Why Kerala's athletics legacy is fading

Why Kerala's athletics legacy is fading

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

It's a downfall for the powerhouse that produced some iconic names such as PT Usha, Shiny Wilson, Anju Bobby George, Rosa Kutty, Mercy Kuttan and Bobby Aloysius among others."

PIX: McLaughlin-Levrone sinks 400m hurdles World mark

PIX: McLaughlin-Levrone sinks 400m hurdles World mark

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Thursday.

CAS clears US long jumper Lawson of doping, quashes ban

CAS clears US long jumper Lawson of doping, quashes ban

Rediff.com10 Mar 2020

"The CAS Panel found it more likely than not that the origin of the prohibited substance was contaminated beef consumed in a restaurant the day before the test," sport's highest court said in a statement.

A New Way To Retire Gracefully

A New Way To Retire Gracefully

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

This isn't just a home for the elderly. It's a place where life stories, generations, and cultures weave themselves into something quietly extraordinary, discovers Nitin Sathe.

NDTV earning jumps 59%, digital traffic up 39%

NDTV earning jumps 59%, digital traffic up 39%

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

News broadcaster NDTV Ltd on Friday reported a 59 per cent jump in March quarter revenue as it expanded digital footprint, gaining a 39 per cent rise in traffic. Consolidated net loss of Rs 8.74 crore in January-March compared with loss of Rs 1.35 crore profit in the same period a year back, according to a stock exchange filing by the company. Loss, however, narrowed from Rs 10.13 crore in the December quarter as its digital footprint expanded and gained traction.