Practising his strokes for over seven million times has given him an unforgettable muscle memory and an uncompromising diet has kept his enviable fitness intact in an astonishing 25-year long career but Leander Paes is not training the way he used to train 20 years ago. The 43-year-old has just finished another season in his glorious career and he is not finished yet. Rather, he has set himself a new target - taking his Grand Slam tally to 20. Passion for the game and a knack for creating history has kept him going but it also involves pain of hard work that may become difficult to sustain year after year.
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According to media reports, CBI is looking into the entire process at the then NDA government and has asked for information from the mines ministry.
The government's disinvestment programme is set to get a boost this Diwali, with the finance ministry planning to hit the market to sell a five per cent stake in Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) by October.
Sun Pharma stock has appreciated at 35% a year for 20 years
The target announced is 13.6 per cent higher than that set last year and 145.4 per cent higher than the revised target for 2013-14.
The government has a two-pronged strategy for e-auction of cancelled coal blocks.
These have been selected based on the earnings growth prospects and favourable (buy) ratings by brokerages
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
Under current laws, a company cannot sell mines but only transfer leases when it is acquired by another firm.
Pneumonia and diarrhoea have collectively claimed the lives of over three lakh children in India in 2013, posing a major challenge to public health in the country, a report said.
Why starve while fasting when you can feast on these nutritious goodies?
Having faced a debacle in four Assembly elections recently, the UPA government is exploring ways to woo voters before the coming general elections - without deviating from the path of fiscal consolidation.
Two hundred years after George Stephenson built the steam-powered Blucher, Open Knowledge pays tribute to 200 years of rail transport.
Bankers claim they have received good response to the roadshows held abroad for Coal India, IndianOil and PowerGrid.
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 159 points at 27,425 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 24 points at 8,299.
Want to fight anxiety without popping those pills and tranquilisers? Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, offers five humble food items that be more efficacious than tranquiliser pills.
Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.
Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.
Shameem Akthar outlines four lifestyle errors that lead to hair fall and suggests remedies.
Did you know that mushrooms can help control your sugar level?
In villages in Palghar district -- in Mumbai's backyard -- more than 254 children have died from malnutrition.
Divestment in PFC, REC, NHPC, Nalco, Hindustan Copper and NMDC could be considered
Offloading shares in ONGC, CIL, NHPC may fetch govt more than the year's target.
With an impressive resume, the Meizu m1 Note phablet will attract users who would like to lay their hands on a big screen device which is well built, cost effective, and not a slouch in performance either, says Himanshu Juneja.
Skin glow is always associated with a good and healthy lifestyle, says medical cosmetologist Jamuna Pai.
Last week, the government had introduced a fresh round of austerity measures, including bans on first class travel, creation of new posts and holding meetings in five-star facilities.
'It's not as if power demand is falling. It's that generation has outpaced demand.'
Most expect the Budget to be path-breaking.
'The Modi government believes the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.'
It's your diet that holds the key to a fulfilling sex life. Boost libido by changing what you eat.
The real Kathmandu is different from the Kathmandu of the news stories, writes Patrick Ward.
'It is my duty to give the govt the right price of crude oil.'
One crucial revenue source that can help the government achieve its fiscal-deficit target is the proceeds from the sale of its stakes in public sector companies.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Thursday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head -- Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, discussed the best stocks to put the investors' money in.
Bajaj three-wheelers outsell Chinese three-wheelers in Peru. The Pulsar is number one in its category. Nikhil Lakshman discovers in Lima that even though the Chinese are far ahead in investments in Latin America's fastest growing economy, Indian manufacturing and IT are holding its own.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari embarks on an important Latin American visit, heralding that resource-rich continent's importance to India.
The New Year 2015, however, may see shares worth over Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) being put on the table by the government, including by way of part-sale of its holdings in PSUs and its residual minority stakes in some private sector entities.
Dr G Padma Vijay's latest book has recipes for all.
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In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head -- Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, discussed the best stocks to put the investors' money in.
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