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Meet India's highest paid CEO

Meet India's highest paid CEO

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

His compensation in FY17 was more than the combined salaries of the entire boards of TCS, Wipro and Infosys. 'I am a self-made man from a very modest background,' Tech Mahindra's CEO C P Gurnani tells Shyamal Majumdar.

The shadow of Afghanistan

The shadow of Afghanistan

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

We should be prepared for a phase of increased tensions in India-Pakistan relationship thanks to the evolving situation in Afghanistan, says Shyam Saran.

Want to retire at 50? Make your dream come true

Want to retire at 50? Make your dream come true

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

High savings, aggressive asset allocation and a frugal lifestyle can help you hang up your boots a decade early.

Planning to buy a new house? 5 important factors to consider

Planning to buy a new house? 5 important factors to consider

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

To ease the process of decision making while buying a house, we have put together important factors you need to consider.

'My friendship with Anil Kapoor has survived over 30 years'

'My friendship with Anil Kapoor has survived over 30 years'

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

Shabana Azmi showers praise on birthday boy Anil Kapoor.

How a working mum won Mrs Charming

How a working mum won Mrs Charming

Rediff.com17 May 2017

Lavitha Shinoj juggled a job and family to participate in her first-ever beauty contest. 'It was a new, life-changing experience,' she says.

6 reasons why start-ups succeed

6 reasons why start-ups succeed

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

A start-up that just focuses on discounting for growth without a balancing effort towards product will soon find itself riding a tiger that's impossible to get off from.

'India is trapped in the political economy of incumbents who block change'

'India is trapped in the political economy of incumbents who block change'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

The non-oil, non-finance sector of the economy is under severe stress.

Why open offers aren't attractive for many investors

Why open offers aren't attractive for many investors

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Tendering the shares in an open offer will lead to higher taxation.

The only purpose note ban served

The only purpose note ban served

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

With GDP down by 2 per cent, while 99 per cent of banned notes make way back to the banking system, whom did demonetisation benefit?

What makes PPF a smarter investment than its peers?

What makes PPF a smarter investment than its peers?

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

Investors must remember that only resident Indians can open a PPF account and a person can have only one PPF account.

Kohli defends five-bowler strategy, blames batsmen for defeat

Kohli defends five-bowler strategy, blames batsmen for defeat

Rediff.com15 Aug 2015

India skipper Virat Kohli stoutly defended his five-bowler strategy, saying the blame lays with the batsmen who failed to deliver while chasing 176-odd runs in the first Test in Galle.

It's still early to bet on cyclical stocks

It's still early to bet on cyclical stocks

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Experts prefer domestic consumption-driven plays and defensives such as information technology and pharmaceuticals

Finally, a ray of hope for the Indian economy

Finally, a ray of hope for the Indian economy

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

The good news for us is that India's economy - and sentiment about it - is much better than it was a year ago, says Jamal Mecklai.

Review: What keeps Fan going is SRK's star power!

Review: What keeps Fan going is SRK's star power!

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Despite its squandered possibilities, Fan is always engaging, writes Sukanya Verma.

We aren't urging for a compromise, but a consensus on food security, says Anand Sharma

We aren't urging for a compromise, but a consensus on food security, says Anand Sharma

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

As Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma ruled out any possibility of a compromise, whispers were already being heard of a possible collapse of the talks.

23 countries, 22,500 kilometre: This female pilot's solo journey around the world

23 countries, 22,500 kilometre: This female pilot's solo journey around the world

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

On a journey to recreate history, and to script a new one, British aviator Tracey Curtis Taylor, on a stopover in Delhi on her way to Australia to relive a flight made 85 years ago, said her mission is to inspire young girls to strive to achieve their dreams.

Homebuyers caught between banks and builders

Homebuyers caught between banks and builders

Rediff.com16 Sep 2017

N Sundaresha Subramanian, Karan Choudhury and Shreya Jai report on the sorry condition of homebuyers who invested in Jaypee Infratech and the Amrapali group's Noida-based projects.

Meet the Lord of Battles

Meet the Lord of Battles

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

Saurabh Mahajan, a former Indian Army officer, is making history in medieval battles grounds. Rediff.com's Archana Masih meets the man who has supplied vintage armour and war props to Assassin's Creed, The Hobbit and knights in shining armour to the Tower of London.

Dhoni relieved and impressed by team effort

Dhoni relieved and impressed by team effort

Rediff.com26 Jan 2016

Debutant Hardik Pandya stellar performance in Tuesday's T20 International against Australia caught the attention of India supporters, and India's ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the youngster can lend the side some much-needed stability if he performs consistently.

Modi's diplomatic talents will be an asset

Modi's diplomatic talents will be an asset

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

'Secretiveness and the element of surprise in announcing decisions marks the Modi style of diplomacy. From being a voluble politician, he became a reticent statesman... But the diplomatic dance is performed on thin ice and his adroitness is still to be proved,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Demonetisation's overnight celebrity

Demonetisation's overnight celebrity

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Nivedita Mookerji finds out how Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is handling his soaring popularity after the note ban as well as the criticism that comes as a package deal.

Sun Network pays a whopping Rs 120.8 cr to its directors

Sun Network pays a whopping Rs 120.8 cr to its directors

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

The analysis covers BSE 200 Index's 171 companies for which data on the compensation to the boards of directors for FY14 and FY13 are available.

Why Putin won't fire sports minister over doping scandal

Why Putin won't fire sports minister over doping scandal

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

The reason: Vitaly Mutko has delivered victories on the sports field for the past decade and a half to match Putin's ambition of restoring national pride, and the Russian leader stands by the people who give him loyal service.

Why OPS has the toughest job in Indian politics

Why OPS has the toughest job in Indian politics

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

'Going by his political conduct over the past 15 years since first becoming chief minister, he has made enough enemies among equals as friends and followers.' 'They could gang up and that could mean a lot for AIADMK politics to handle,' says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Sudha Murty: We are not an equal society

Sudha Murty: We are not an equal society

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

Sudha Murty has various roles -- philanthropist, author, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt -- and she revels in each one of them, discovers Savera R Someshwar.

7 tips to do a financial clean up

7 tips to do a financial clean up

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Delay no further! Start today!

Day 3: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Day 3: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Rediff.com11 Feb 2018

Medvedeva sets world record, Canada lead team event

Will BJP go the Congress way in Tamil Nadu?

Will BJP go the Congress way in Tamil Nadu?

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

Narendra Modi's meeting with J Jayalalithaa in Chennai has set the rumour mills abuzz. Will the Tamil Nadu chief minister ally with the BJP ahead of the 2016 polls, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

New Companies Act draft hits small auditors more

New Companies Act draft hits small auditors more

Rediff.com10 Sep 2013

Auditors have to be compulsorily changed by a company at the end of two five-year terms, say the new rules.

Mr Modi, why this change of heart about Pakistan?

Mr Modi, why this change of heart about Pakistan?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

'There is nothing that Pakistan has done which deserves a resumption of dialogue. The assurances made in Ufa contain no commitment except a whole range of talks, which could take place without the paraphernalia associated with a joint statement of prime ministers.'

Being an Indian DREAMer in America

Being an Indian DREAMer in America

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

The futures of thousands of undocumented Indians who were taken to the US as children are in danger after Donald Trump's repeal of the DACA program.

Woman-centric movies rule the roost at box office

Woman-centric movies rule the roost at box office

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

The tinsel town's overall financial performance would have been in a bad shape if it was not for the success of the woman-oriented blockbusters, writes Urvi Malvania.

Nanny Terror in New York

Nanny Terror in New York

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

No theory would ever justify the public humiliation of the acting head of the consulate of a friendly country. Whatever be the eventual solution, grievous damage has been done to her personally and to the relations between the two countries, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Battleground Delhi: Why AAP looks confident

Battleground Delhi: Why AAP looks confident

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

The opinion polls give the edge to the AAP over the BJP and Congress

RBI keeps rate unchanged, disappoints markets, industry

RBI keeps rate unchanged, disappoints markets, industry

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

The Reserve Bank left interest rate unchanged.

Inflation-indexed bonds are disappointing

Inflation-indexed bonds are disappointing

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

Debt returns are always negative for investors in India, unless they are willing to take huge risk

Will Modi's star burn out by winter?

Will Modi's star burn out by winter?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

Narendra Modi, says T V R Shenoy, is 'busy trying to woo back two constituencies that were crucial when the BJP won power in the elections of 1998 and of 1999, namely UP (and the Hindi belt in general) and educated youth.'

Generals, quotas damage the army

Generals, quotas damage the army

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

A soldier cannot justifiably demand faster, easier promotions based on frequent field tenures

How Merc plans to take on its contenders

How Merc plans to take on its contenders

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

The company got back in the numbers game only in 2013.