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A 15-day guide to become a millionaire

A 15-day guide to become a millionaire

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

Now that you have clicked on this sensational headline do read what follows. It will not make you a millionaire in 15 days but lays a solid foundation for you becoming one.

'Not just a win for RRR, but for India'

'Not just a win for RRR, but for India'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2023

'I would also like to congratulate the team of The Elephant Whisperers on their win today bringing another Oscar to India.'

Why There's So Much Global Love For RRR

Why There's So Much Global Love For RRR

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.

BJP flaunts NYT report to link Congress to China, news portal

BJP flaunts NYT report to link Congress to China, news portal

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

BJP leader and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday charged that China, NewsClick website and the Congress are linked to an "anti-India umbilical cord" as he cited a news report which alleged that companies linked to China were funding the portal.

Review: Dunki Lacks Rajkumar Hirani's Touch

Review: Dunki Lacks Rajkumar Hirani's Touch

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

Rajkumar Hirani has a mastery in bromance. In Dunki, Sukanya Verma doesn't feel that chemistry one bit, it's more like SRK babysitting a bunch of clueless kids running helter-skelter in a garden believing the grass is always greener on the other side.

Red-faced Ashraf does damage control; hails India's 'fantastic' reception

Red-faced Ashraf does damage control; hails India's 'fantastic' reception

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

PCB supremo Zaka Ashraf in his desperate bid to do damage control after indirectly terming India "enemy nation", hailed the warm reception that was accorded to the Pakistani team.

'ISRO scientists are not bothered about money but...'

'ISRO scientists are not bothered about money but...'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Ex-ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said the scientists at space agency have achieved this historic success by getting a salary one-fifth of the scientists in the developed world.

Alphageo: A stock that can make you a millionaire!

Alphageo: A stock that can make you a millionaire!

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

The search for that one stock that transforms a virtual beggar like me into a profligate millionaire might be over, says Mudar Patherya.

Rahman's 'Jai Ho' played twice at Macron's banquet for Modi

Rahman's 'Jai Ho' played twice at Macron's banquet for Modi

Rediff.com16 Jul 2023

Set to tune by celebrated music composer A R Rahman, Jai Ho received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, and also won in the category of 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture' at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.

Remembering Nitin Desai's Magic

Remembering Nitin Desai's Magic

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.

Why is this millionaire Indian-American posing as homeless man?

Why is this millionaire Indian-American posing as homeless man?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

Indian American banker and politician Neel Kashkari, running for the post of California governor, spent a week posing as a penniless vagabond looking for a job, in an attempt to highlight the importance of jobs in the key US state's weak economy.

NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha arrested, office sealed

NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha arrested, office sealed

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

The Delhi police on Tuesday arrested two persons including NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in connection with a probe in the portal's foreign funding, officials said.

So, What Was It About Naatu Naatu?

So, What Was It About Naatu Naatu?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed -- to a world that was down in the dumps. Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee.

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

Sukanya Verma goes down memory lane to recap the desi sightings at the Oscars.

Rahman, Ranveer Rock Ahmedabad

Rahman, Ranveer Rock Ahmedabad

Rediff.com29 May 2022

Back-up dancers in lovely Indian wear decorated the stage with beautiful moves as Rahman sang Rang de Basanti, Chale Chalo from Lagaan and Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire.

'It was not just an operation against NewsClick'

'It was not just an operation against NewsClick'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

The entire operation was meant to have a chilling effect on independent journalists, those not completely subservient to the regime, the small section still doing what the Fourth Estate should do -- raising questions to those in power.

'This is the moment to reintroduce wealth tax'

'This is the moment to reintroduce wealth tax'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

'From March 2020 to November 2021, the combined wealth of the billionaires of this country has doubled.'

Global wealth up 9.8% YoY at $463.6 trn in 2021; India, China lead the way

Global wealth up 9.8% YoY at $463.6 trn in 2021; India, China lead the way

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

India witnessed a 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump in total household wealth last year, at $14,225 billion, according to the Global Wealth Report 2022 by Credit Suisse. The report also forecasts the number of millionaires in the country to more than double from 796,000 in 2021 to 1.6 million in 2026. According to the report, which is based on data for the wealth holdings of 5.3 billion adults across nearly 200 countries, global household wealth rose 9.8 per cent in 2021 to $463.6 trillion, driven by widespread gains in share prices and a favourable environment created by central bank policies in 2020 to lower interest rates but at the cost of inflationary pressure.

How a farm labourer became a millionare

How a farm labourer became a millionare

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

From earning Rs 5 a day as a farm labourer to starting an IT services company that is worth Rs 15 million, Jyoti Reddy's story of success is nothing short of an inspiring movie plot.

A start-up millionaire turns angel investor after Google deal

A start-up millionaire turns angel investor after Google deal

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

After selling out to Google, the 27-year-old has now turned into an angel investor.

Russian lawmaker who died in Odisha was on 'tribal tour'

Russian lawmaker who died in Odisha was on 'tribal tour'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

This is the second death of Russian lawmakers within a week in the same Odisha hotel.

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.

Cong locked Lord Ram, now it wants to lock up Hanuman worshippers: PM

Cong locked Lord Ram, now it wants to lock up Hanuman worshippers: PM

Rediff.com2 May 2023

He called it the party's attempt at trying to lock up those who worship Hanuman. He claimed that the Congress had earlier locked up Lord Rama and now it wanted to lock up those who chant 'Jai Bajrang Bali' (Hail Hanuman).

Chiranjeevi, Alia, Hrithik celebrate Oscar Wins

Chiranjeevi, Alia, Hrithik celebrate Oscar Wins

Rediff.com13 Mar 2023

'Such a historic, proud & happy moment for Indian Cinema at #Oscars95!'

Wealth of India's super-rich slips 4.4% to $12.83 trn in 2020 due to rupee fall

Wealth of India's super-rich slips 4.4% to $12.83 trn in 2020 due to rupee fall

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

In spite of Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, the Poonawallas and many other Indians seeing a jump in their net worth in the pandemic-hit 2020, overall wealth of the country's super-rich dipped 4.4 per cent to $12.83 trillion in the year due to the rupee's fall, and so did their tally, says a report. The number of dollar millionaires in India fell from 7,64,000 in 2019 to 6,98,000 solely because of the rupee's fall, while their cumulative wealth stood at $12.833 trillion, down $594 billion or 4.4 per cent from the previous year, according to the report by Credit Suisse Research Institute. The country is home to just 1 per cent of the global rich, whose number rose by 5.2 million to 56.1 million in the COVID-hit year. However, the report expects the number of millionaires in India to soar 81.8 per cent to 1.3 million by 2025.

10 Anil Kapoor Must Watch Films On OTT

10 Anil Kapoor Must Watch Films On OTT

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

As we enjoy his thrilling The Night Manager series, Deepa Gahlot looks at 10 Anil Kapoor films on OTT that shows off his versatility and star power.

OTT: Spies. Sex Education. Soldiers.

OTT: Spies. Sex Education. Soldiers.

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

Sukanya Verma lists everything you can look forward to on OTT this week.

SRK becomes a millionaire

SRK becomes a millionaire

Rediff.com11 Jul 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

What The Stars Say About Your Love Life

What The Stars Say About Your Love Life

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

Astrologer Janvi Gaur reveals what the year has in store for your love life.

Why multi-millionaire Neel Kashkari posed as a homeless man

Why multi-millionaire Neel Kashkari posed as a homeless man

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

It's jobs and not more welfare that people want, says Republican gubernatorial challenger Neel Tushar Kashkari, who posed as a homeless job seeker for 7 days. Aziz Haniffa reports

Migrants turn millionaires

Migrants turn millionaires

Rediff.com8 Dec 2004

An Indian and a Bangladeshi have won $ 2 million each in a Singapore lottery, reports the Straits Times.

When Bollywood Lost Its Memory!

When Bollywood Lost Its Memory!

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Sukanya Verma takes a look at all the strange ways Hindi films has dealt with the memory loss syndrome.

India: Vishwaguru Or In Amritkaal?

India: Vishwaguru Or In Amritkaal?

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Happily, it does not require the world to hold a mirror up for us. We can look at ourselves and understand easily if we choose to be honest about where we find ourselves three quarters of a century after Independence, asserts Aakar Patel.

Women's cricket set to turn new corner with WPL but IPL is a different entity

Women's cricket set to turn new corner with WPL but IPL is a different entity

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

As India women cricketer set foot into hitherto uncharted territory, it would be fair to say the auction has gone way beyond expectation for several of them if one compares it with the IPL.

As tech millionaires multiply, wealth advisers struggle to connect

As tech millionaires multiply, wealth advisers struggle to connect

Rediff.com22 May 2014

The youngest winners of the thriving tech economy, many of whom came of age during the last financial crisis, aren't often interested in the ideas that attracted clients in the past.

'India is proud of you'

'India is proud of you'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2023

'Watching the world cheer for an Indian film is a dream come true.'

The real Slumdog Millionaires

The real Slumdog Millionaires

Rediff.com12 Jan 2009

Money fuels greed - the Satyam scam is proof of that - but for a few lucky winners, television game shows have been a ticket out of poverty and to fame. Abhilasha Ojha speaks to our own slumdog millionaires.

Freida Pinto is pregnant

Freida Pinto is pregnant

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

'Oh my god. Freidaaaaaaaaa and Cory congratulations! You guys.'

Millionaire businessman turns philanthropist

Millionaire businessman turns philanthropist

Rediff.com11 Mar 2008

Raj Soin sold his business, in a transaction valued at $450 million, and decided to build a non-profit hospital in rural Haryana in the memory of his father. Soin, who co-heads the Soin Foundation with wife Indu, funded the 55-bed, multi-specialty hospital in Banchari.

Golden Globes: RRR Has Tough Competition

Golden Globes: RRR Has Tough Competition

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

S S Rajamouli's period action film RRR has scooped nominations in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Non-English, and Best Original Song, Motion Picture.