Meet India's centenarian WWII hero

Lt Col Sumer Singh, who has fought the Germans, the Japanese, the Afghans and the Pakistanis in various battlefields, says he wants to live even longer. Lieutenant Colonel Sumer Singh (retd), a......

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats on Friday

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats spread across eight states will be held on Friday with the contest in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan promising to be a close affair between the BJP and the......

What SoftBank leadership team visits mean for Indian investors

A top management leadership team from SoftBank has been coming to India in the last few days to meet the founders of start-ups and other investors, signalling the country’s emergence as a......

SoftBank on prowl to woo 'future stars'

Keen to back start-ups while they are half-unicorns, SoftBank plans to invest $100 million in a firm with $500-million valuation. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com OYO, FirstCry, Delhivery,......