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'Phenomenon That Takes Place Once In A Century'

'Phenomenon That Takes Place Once In A Century'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2025

This is the longest winning streak for gold in the last three decades.

'Life Possesses No Value In Our System'

'Life Possesses No Value In Our System'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2025

'A bus driver should possess a comprehensive road plan: Toll plazas, major hospitals, road conditions, repairs, diversions, and dangerous areas.' 'Only through such preparation can we save lives.' 'Otherwise, simply sitting in the driver's seat and pressing the accelerator -- anyone can do that.'

Is Silver Still A Smart Bet?

Is Silver Still A Smart Bet?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

New investors should avoid short-term, tactical entries and instead go for staggered buying via ETFs to manage volatility.

Is The 'Bhunja Party' Really Running Bihar?

Is The 'Bhunja Party' Really Running Bihar?

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

Tejashwi Yadav and Prashant Kishore claim that a group of senior Janata Dal-United leaders and retired bureaucrats, locally dubbed the 'Bhunja Party', manages the state administration on Nitish Kumar's behalf.

K'taka BJP MP's wife loses Rs 14 lakh in 'digital arrest'; money recovered

K'taka BJP MP's wife loses Rs 14 lakh in 'digital arrest'; money recovered

Rediff.com23 Sep 2025

Bengaluru police recovered Rs 14 lakh lost by BJP MP's wife in a cyber fraud through 'digital arrest'.

Want To Invest In IPOs? Read This

Want To Invest In IPOs? Read This

Rediff.com9 Sep 2025

Investors may wait for six months and then take another look at the stock.

The Cute Vietnam Actor You'll Fall In Love With

The Cute Vietnam Actor You'll Fall In Love With

Rediff.com9 Sep 2025

We dug out these pictures of Vietnamese actor Kha Ngan that reveal her love for swimming, fitness, and fashion.

'During Visarjan, We Feel Emotional'

'During Visarjan, We Feel Emotional'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2025

Please e-mail your pictures to getahead@rediff.co.in (My Lord Ganesha Pix) with your name, location and details about your Lord Ganesha and we will publish the best photographs on Rediff.

Tata Capital eyes Rs 1.38 trn mcap in largest NBFC IPO

Tata Capital eyes Rs 1.38 trn mcap in largest NBFC IPO

Rediff.com30 Sep 2025

Tata Capital is set to launch India's largest ever initial public offering (IPO) by a non-banking financial company (NBFC), valuing the Tata group firm at Rs 1.38 trillion. This will make the company India's fifth-most-valued NBFC after Bajaj Finance (Rs 6.12 trillion), Bajaj Finserv (Rs 3.2 trillion), Jio Financial Services (Rs 1.87 trillion), and IRFC (Rs 1.59 trillion).

Urban Company's Rs 1,900-cr IPO subscribed whopping 103.63 times

Urban Company's Rs 1,900-cr IPO subscribed whopping 103.63 times

Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

The initial public offer of app-based beauty and home services platform Urban Company Ltd received overwhelming investor participation, with the issue getting a huge 103.63 times subscription on the last day of bidding on Friday. The Rs 1,900-crore IPO received bids for 11,06,46,08,960 shares against 10,67,73,244 shares on offer, according to NSE data.

Akshay Kumar Set To Score 4th Hit In 2025

Akshay Kumar Set To Score 4th Hit In 2025

Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

Jolly LLB 3 is all set to go past the Rs 100 crore mark, what with Rs 53 crore already being scored in the first three days itself.

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar.

Will Nitish Surprise Modi Or Vice Versa After Bihar Poll?

Will Nitish Surprise Modi Or Vice Versa After Bihar Poll?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2025

The BJP's MoSha leadership are past masters in encouraging defections from their allies if it helped their party capture the chief minister's chair. In Bihar, they are not sure if JD-U MPs and MLAs would be willing to cross over to the BJP if the Nitish leadership came on top -- and the NDA crossed the halfway mark together, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

This was a soaring evening that sent hearts aflutter and for a few brief moments we tasted the breath of pure freedom that has been missing in this country for the past several years.

Why Akshay Thanked Aamir For His Marriage To Twinkle

Why Akshay Thanked Aamir For His Marriage To Twinkle

Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

Akshay Kumar, in an interview to Rajat Sharma on INDIA TV, revealed how he wed Twinkle Khanna and thanked Aamir Khan and his movie Mela for it.

'Gandhi Had The Guts To Get Up And Go On'

'Gandhi Had The Guts To Get Up And Go On'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2025

'For the longest time, he was not an activist.' 'He was just trying to build his own self-identity, self-respect and ambition.'

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari: Fluff!

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari: Fluff!

Rediff.com2 Oct 2025

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari is one of those mindless fluff kind of date movies, where there is no real conflict, lots of singing and dancing in fancy outfits (as brief as possible for the ladies), observes Deepa Gahlot.

Does it make sense to invest in power stocks?

Does it make sense to invest in power stocks?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2025

Utilities in the power sector present an interesting investment case at this moment. Most power stocks have lost substantial ground in the past 12 months.

Sitharaman Orders Banks to Return Unclaimed Citizens' Money

Sitharaman Orders Banks to Return Unclaimed Citizens' Money

Rediff.com23 Sep 2025

Given that a sizeable part of this money is part of the coveted current accounts and savings accounts, it is surprising that banks are not in a hurry to revive these accounts, notes Tamal Bandyopdhyay.

Cough syrup deaths: IMA slams doctor's arrest

Cough syrup deaths: IMA slams doctor's arrest

Rediff.com7 Oct 2025

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has defended a doctor arrested in connection with cough syrup deaths in Madhya Pradesh, attributing the incident to failures in the drugs regulatory system.

Inside Anshula Kapoor Love-Filled Engagement Ceremony

Inside Anshula Kapoor Love-Filled Engagement Ceremony

Rediff.com6 Oct 2025

Boney Kapoor's daughter and Arjun Kapoor's sister is officially engaged to Rohan Thakkar, who is a screenwriter at Dharmatic Entertainment and the Kapoor family couldn't be happier.

Protein Craze Sweeps India

Protein Craze Sweeps India

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

How much protein is needed for a healthy daily diet? A healthy adult needs a minimum of 0.80 gram of protein for every kilogramme of body weight per day. The average consumption of protein in India is around 62 gm per day, which is way lower than the global average of 78 gm.

How To Apply For Rs 2.5 Lakh Disability Scholarship

How To Apply For Rs 2.5 Lakh Disability Scholarship

Rediff.com13 Aug 2025

The NSP Post Matric Scholarship offers benefits up to Rs 2.5 lakh to students with disabilities.

How India Buys A Car Today Has Changed

How India Buys A Car Today Has Changed

Rediff.com3 Oct 2025

More Indians start car shopping online, pushing automakers and dealers to respond quickly, train staff, and use AI to turn clicks into showroom visits.

Athiya-Ahan Bond In A Park

Athiya-Ahan Bond In A Park

Rediff.com6 Aug 2025

Varun says a prayer... Huma promotes her book... Aahana's bikini moment...

Want To Buy Farm Land?

Want To Buy Farm Land?

Rediff.com25 Sep 2025

'Legally clean farmland is difficult to find. It requires time, money, and legal effort to verify the title.'

Deeptech Now Dominates Indian VC Portfolios

Deeptech Now Dominates Indian VC Portfolios

Rediff.com26 Sep 2025

Deep-tech now forms over half of VC portfolios in India as firms like Cornerstone, Unicorn India Ventures and All in Capital back startups combining research with scalable models

How Your Grievances Can Be Fixed!

How Your Grievances Can Be Fixed!

Rediff.com14 Oct 2025

CPGRAMS -- an online platform available to citizens 24x7 to lodge their grievances to public authorities on service delivery -- has existed for close to two decades. But it has never been this active, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

'ISI Had No Clue About US' Bin Laden Mission'

'ISI Had No Clue About US' Bin Laden Mission'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2025

'Shock, confusion, and paralysis reigned.' 'Pakistan was caught in a most embarrassing situation. It could neither claim credit for the operation nor admit to a dismal intelligence failure and lack of army preparedness.'

Bhikaji Cama, The Lady Who Survived Plague And Defied An Empire

Bhikaji Cama, The Lady Who Survived Plague And Defied An Empire

Rediff.com24 Sep 2025

Bhikaji Cama, a hero of India's freedom, was the first to unfurl the Indian tricolour on foreign soil.

Has Vijay Changed After Karur Stampede?

Has Vijay Changed After Karur Stampede?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2025

Vijay, despite the loud message from his delayed arrival at the road-show/stampede venue, and more so his continued inaccessibility for fans-turned-cadres after graduating from a super-star to a political party leader with electoral ambitions, refuses to change. Or, so it seems, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

When Indian Soldiers Went Through Hell

When Indian Soldiers Went Through Hell

Rediff.com2 Oct 2025

Can Imperial Japan be forgiven for what it did to Indian soldiers it was supposed to protect as PoWs?

'Always Had A Deep Fondness For India'

'Always Had A Deep Fondness For India'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2025

Indian content studio Applause Entertainment has acquired the exclusive screen rights to six of Jeffrey Archer's best-sellers, The Clifton Chronicles, Fourth Estate, First Among Equals, The Eleventh Commandment, Sons of Fortune, and Heads You Win.

Mirai Review: Too Conventional

Mirai Review: Too Conventional

Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

Mirai is an ambitious, but lazily timid visual effects overkill that squanders away potential with an undercooked early draft screenplay that needed rework, notes Arjun Menon.

Cash market volumes, margin trading book shrink as traders turn cautious

Cash market volumes, margin trading book shrink as traders turn cautious

Rediff.com26 Mar 2025

Weak market sentiment has driven a steady decline in cash market volumes and margin trading books over the past nine months. Cash market volumes have plummeted by 45 per cent from their peak in June 2024, while the margin book - used by traders to leverage stock purchases - has shrunk by 16 per cent since its high in September 2024.

'Dead Or Alive, Not A Single Man Will Turn Back'

'Dead Or Alive, Not A Single Man Will Turn Back'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2025

10 Heroes of the 1965 War which ended on September 23 60 years ago.

Plan To Travel During Diwali?

Plan To Travel During Diwali?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2025

'This festival season, advance airfares for major metros are up 20 to 25 per cent from last year.'

Flawless Morocco qualify for FIFA World Cup

Flawless Morocco qualify for FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com6 Sep 2025

Meanwhile, Egypt and South Africa also took significant steps towards following the Atlas Lions, moving closer to featuring in the marquee event, which will be played across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

'China Takes India Seriously', But...

'China Takes India Seriously', But...

Rediff.com11 Sep 2025

'The strategic difference over technology and territory between India and China remain great and security interests on both sides will likely prevent a short-term rapprochement of any depth.'

Over 50 detained in Hazratbal Ashoka emblem vandalism case

Over 50 detained in Hazratbal Ashoka emblem vandalism case

Rediff.com7 Sep 2025

Police have detained over 50 people for questioning after a plaque with the Ashoka emblem was vandalized at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar. The incident has sparked controversy, with political parties and religious figures expressing outrage.