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Steve Smith says 'no chance' of playing Big Bash

Steve Smith says 'no chance' of playing Big Bash

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

Smith has been in a bio-bubble since August when they toured England before moving to the protected environment of the IPL in September.

Murdoch relies on Indian-origin CFO in taxing times

Murdoch relies on Indian-origin CFO in taxing times

Rediff.com7 Dec 2012

Rupert Murdoch-controlled News Corp rejigged its top brass as it announced plans to split the company into two, one to look after its publishing portfolio and the other, for the media and entertainment unit. Bedi Ajay Singh took over as the chief financial officer of the publishing arm.

Djokovic's appeal against deportation to be heard Saturday

Djokovic's appeal against deportation to be heard Saturday

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

Unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic won the right to take his fight against deportation from Australia to a Federal Court on Saturday after the government cancelled his visa for the second time over COVID-19 entry regulations.

Australian government cancels Djokovic visa again

Australian government cancels Djokovic visa again

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

The Australian government cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time on Friday, saying the World No 1, unvaccinated for COVID-19, may pose a risk to the community.

Australia PM says no queue-jumping for IPL players

Australia PM says no queue-jumping for IPL players

Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

'They're under their own resources and they'll be using those resources to, I'm sure, see them return to Australia.'

Djokovic in limbo as lawyers battle over Australia entry ban

Djokovic in limbo as lawyers battle over Australia entry ban

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday amid a storm of protest about a decision to grant him a medical exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements to play in the Australian Open.

News International's former editor Brooks arrested

News International's former editor Brooks arrested

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks was arrested from her London house this afternoon on charges of phone hacking and corruption. News International is News Corp's British newspaper arm.

Social networking site Myspace sold for $35 mn

Social networking site Myspace sold for $35 mn

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

Digital media entity Specific Media would team up with Grammy-award winning singer Justin Timberlake to buy MySpace.

Pujara is 'biggest challenge' for Australia

Pujara is 'biggest challenge' for Australia

Rediff.com19 Nov 2020

'He's a very talented batsman and able to bat long period of time.'

Langer says position not vacant after Smith's interest in captaincy

Langer says position not vacant after Smith's interest in captaincy

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

According to the report, Cricket Australia will determine whether Smith can return to captaincy at its next meeting.

Smith dares India's pacers to try bouncers at him

Smith dares India's pacers to try bouncers at him

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

Australia's batting mainstay Steve Smith dared the lethal Indian fast bowling unit to bring on the short stuff in the four-match Test series starting next month.

Star One is repositioning. Here's why

Star One is repositioning. Here's why

Rediff.com15 Jan 2008

Star One, a general entertainment channel that attained popularity with its reality shows, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and Nach Baliye, was identified as one channel that had significantly lost its past glory.

'Tokyo Games face real problems due to COVID-19'

'Tokyo Games face real problems due to COVID-19'

Rediff.com22 May 2020

'But it could be a very different Games to what we're used to.'

OJ Simpson book cancelled

OJ Simpson book cancelled

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

Simpson, a former football star, was acquitted of the murder charges after a high profile jury trial.

Buying a property? Foreign investors prefer to shop online

Buying a property? Foreign investors prefer to shop online

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

NRIs are increasingly buying properties in India online.

Murdoch bids $5 billion for Dow Jones

Murdoch bids $5 billion for Dow Jones

Rediff.com2 May 2007

Analysts said News Crop bid could result in similar offers from other media giants.

9 out of 10 chance India will tour Australia: CA chief

9 out of 10 chance India will tour Australia: CA chief

Rediff.com22 May 2020

'But I wouldn't, hand on heart suggest we'll have full crowds from the start. We'll just have to see how that goes'

'The big picture is that you can do business here'

'The big picture is that you can do business here'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2013

Interview with President & CEO, Viacom International.

Hewitt comes out of retirement to play doubles

Hewitt comes out of retirement to play doubles

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt is to come out of retirement temporarily and play doubles with compatriot Sam Groth at next month's Australian Open.

Rooney among new phone-hacking claimants

Rooney among new phone-hacking claimants

Rediff.com21 Apr 2012

Football star Wayne Rooney and former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie are among a new group of 46 people suing over alleged phone-hacking by Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper, court documents showed on Friday.

Reporter denies phone-hacking in match-fix trial

Reporter denies phone-hacking in match-fix trial

Rediff.com12 Oct 2011

An undercover reporter from the News of the World, the British newspaper at the heart of a phone-hacking scandal which has embroiled Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, denied Wednesday he used the practice to break a story about cricket match-fixing.

Murdoch fallout: Top UK minister's aide quits

Murdoch fallout: Top UK minister's aide quits

Rediff.com25 Apr 2012

An aide of Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday resigned following the publication of a large number of emails that reflected proximity between Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Hunt's office on the issue of pay-television giant BSkyB's takeover bid.

Murdoch on the front foot, to buy ESPN stake in JV

Murdoch on the front foot, to buy ESPN stake in JV

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

After months of speculation, Rupert Murdoch's 16-year-old equal joint venture (JV) with sports broadcaster ESPN has broken up. STAR will buy out ESPN's 50 per cent equity stake in the JV, ESPN-STAR Sports (ESS).

Phone hacking: 9/11 families to meet US AG Holder

Phone hacking: 9/11 families to meet US AG Holder

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Relatives of 9/11 victims will meet with the United States attorney general to discuss allegations that a newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp targeted phone conversations and voice mails of victims of the 2001 terrorist attack, a lawyer representing family members said.

Why Murdoch's India empire is on safer grounds

Why Murdoch's India empire is on safer grounds

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

The media conglomerate has a significant presence in India.

Fresh demands to probe, control Murdoch empire

Fresh demands to probe, control Murdoch empire

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

Rupert Murdoch's media empire came under further attack over the weekend.

Turnaround man Jason Kothari quits Snapdeal to head Infibeam

Turnaround man Jason Kothari quits Snapdeal to head Infibeam

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

Infibeam appointed Kothari as president, strategy, corporate development, international operations, and investor relations.

Housing sales, demand for office space may shrink

Housing sales, demand for office space may shrink

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

In a base case, the consultant said that sales could drop 25 per cent to 1.96 lakh units this year from 2.61 lakh units in 2019 across seven major cities -- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad.

Cameron to be quizzed over phone-hacking scandal

Cameron to be quizzed over phone-hacking scandal

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

British Prime Minister David Cameron will be grilled by Parliament on Wednesday about a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked the British establishment. Cameron cut short his visit to Africa on Tuesday to join parliamentarians in debating the phone-hacking issue and answer lawmakers' scrutiny over his links to Rupert Murdoch's media empire in a special session of House of Commons.

Was getting ready to congratulate Warner, says Lara

Was getting ready to congratulate Warner, says Lara

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Lara said that Warner could still achieve the milestone.

Phone-hacking: Rupert Murdoch faces more trouble

Phone-hacking: Rupert Murdoch faces more trouble

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

There was more bad news for media baron Rupert Murdoch on Friday as lawyers representing the murdered British teenager Milly Dowler said they would soon launch legal action against News Corp in the United States.

James Murdoch says family is united as he takes helm of Fox

James Murdoch says family is united as he takes helm of Fox

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

Some investors have questioned whether James is less attached to some parts of the media empire that his father built

In 9 cities home sales fell 25%, new launches down 45%

In 9 cities home sales fell 25%, new launches down 45%

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

These cities are -- Mumbai Metropolitan Region (including Navi Mumbai & Thane), Pune, Noida (including Greater Noida & Yamuna Expressway), Gurugram (including Bhiwadi, Dharuhera & Sohna), Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

Murdoch's News International gets new name in Britain

Murdoch's News International gets new name in Britain

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

News International, the subsidiary of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, was on Wednesday renamed 'News UK' as the group sought to rebuild the brand tarnished by the phone-hacking scandal.

Serena cartoon row: After global furore, here's what Australian newspaper does...

Serena cartoon row: After global furore, here's what Australian newspaper does...

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

Australian newspaper defies criticism, reprints Serena Williams cartoon

Warne defends his charity under probe for financial irregularities

Warne defends his charity under probe for financial irregularities

Rediff.com24 Jan 2016

Australian spin legend Shane Warne's charitable foundation is under the scanner of a consumer watchdog in Melbourne but the flamboyant former cricketer has insisted that the furore is a "malicious campaign" and he has "absolutely nothing to hide".

When top jobs stay in the family

When top jobs stay in the family

Rediff.com5 Mar 2009

The way to attract the best non-family executives is to reframe the job of running the business as non-executive chair rather than chief executive.

'Gentleman' Cook deserves more credit for his achievements, says Clarke

'Gentleman' Cook deserves more credit for his achievements, says Clarke

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

Alastair Cook, who will retire after this week's fifth Test against India, is the sixth highest scorer in five-day cricket with 12,254 runs, including 32 centuries.

What a new CEO will cost Yahoo!

What a new CEO will cost Yahoo!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2008

What will the board have to promise someone to take the job? Well, to start with, it will have to throw in certain financial guarantees. The pay package must have lots of incentives and protections. If it doesn't work out in six months, the person will need end up with a healthy amount of money.

Yahoo! board meets to discuss Microsoft's offer

Yahoo! board meets to discuss Microsoft's offer

Rediff.com12 Apr 2008

Internet major Yahoo's board of directors met on Friday to discuss Microsoft's takeover offer and to consider the option of a deal with Time Warner's AOL.The meeting follows a series of developments this week, which saw software major Microsoft threatening the internet giant with hostile takeover unless it accepts the deal within three weeks and Yahoo once again declining the offer.