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Former top golfer Norman slams 'stupid' Kyrgios, Tomic

Former top golfer Norman slams 'stupid' Kyrgios, Tomic

Rediff.com17 Oct 2015

"I hope they both become ultra successful because at the end of the day, they will be humbled very quickly. If you become successful you cannot carry on like this.

PHOTOS: The most Instagrammed destinations of 2013

PHOTOS: The most Instagrammed destinations of 2013

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

Photo sharing website Instagram released its annual list of the most photographed places on its site. Which location topped the list? Read on!

Tomic not ready to mend fences with Tennis Australia

Tomic not ready to mend fences with Tennis Australia

Rediff.com18 Jul 2015

Bernard Tomic has swatted aside offers of help from Australian tennis officials following his arrest in Miami after a noisy hotel room party.

'Indira Gandhi was the James Bond of power politics'

'Indira Gandhi was the James Bond of power politics'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

'She was the only prime minister who won a decisive military victory.' 'She won a real war; she didn't play video games on prime time TV over surgical strikes!' 'She understood power better than any other politician, saw it as her birthright and used it with inborn expertise.' 'Every politician today who tries to be a "supremo" through populism and absolute control over his or her party is referring to the Indira Gandhi playbook!'

Taking the plunge: Man makes 135,000 foot jump in 15 seconds

Taking the plunge: Man makes 135,000 foot jump in 15 seconds

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

More than two years after Felix Baumgartner broke the world record for the highest skydive, Alan Eustace has trumped it by jumping a height of 135,890 feet from the Earth's surface.

Is there an alternative to Narendra Modi and his policies?

Is there an alternative to Narendra Modi and his policies?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

Narendra Modi has been in power in Gujarat for a decade now. Has the time not come to discourage the trend towards a personality cult by trying an alternate leader, asks B Raman

Review: Welcome Back is worth it because of Nana and Anil

Review: Welcome Back is worth it because of Nana and Anil

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Welcome Back is dumb yet entertaining, utterly silly but made with a kind of absurd, warm energy, says Raja Sen.

Is Infosys losing its corporate governance sheen?

Is Infosys losing its corporate governance sheen?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

There are solid reasons recent observations at the company raise question marks about its adhering to corporate governance in spirit.

The Reserve Bank's mission impossible?

The Reserve Bank's mission impossible?

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Taming inflation may prove difficult because the social consensus in favour of moderate inflation appears to have eroded

Volkswagen boss quits over diesel emissions scandal

Volkswagen boss quits over diesel emissions scandal

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Volkswagen did not name a successor, but said proposals on management appointments would be made to a full board meeting on Friday.

Volkswagen chief faces grilling by board over diesel scandal

Volkswagen chief faces grilling by board over diesel scandal

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Volkswagen is under huge pressure to act, with its shares down more than a third in value since the crisis broke, and the bad news still coming.

Philanthropy: Lessons on how you can transform lives

Philanthropy: Lessons on how you can transform lives

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

It's not as easy to know how the funds were deployed and gauge the impact.

Reluctant neta to most powerful woman in India

Reluctant neta to most powerful woman in India

Rediff.com7 Sep 2010

Sonia Gandhi, who is set to be re-elected as the Congress chief for a record fourth term after holding the top post for 12 years, was once a reluctant politician.

Remembering a forgotten princess

Remembering a forgotten princess

Rediff.com2 Apr 2016

Princess Jahanara, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's daughter, was a paragon of virtues: well-educated, well-versed in statecraft, even-tempered, beautiful. Although she was on the side of Dara Shikoh in the succession battle, it says much for her stature that after Shah Jahan's death, she was made the chief lady of the court by Aurangzeb and accorded every respect.

Ehsaan's first salary was Rs 300. What was yours?

Ehsaan's first salary was Rs 300. What was yours?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

A composer and guitarist in his own right, Ehsaan Noorani of Shankar Ehsaan-Loy, talks about music composition as a profession.

What scares Akshay Kumar

What scares Akshay Kumar

Rediff.com15 Sep 2009

The actor talks about his action TV show, and his stunts over the years.

How IPL became a billion dollar brand

How IPL became a billion dollar brand

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

The football-style, franchise-based Indian Premier League (IPL) almost overnight became a multi-billion dollar brand.

Fans mourn Michael Jackson's demise

Fans mourn Michael Jackson's demise

Rediff.com26 Jun 2009

Shock and disbelief at the death of Michael Jackson.

'LTTE's demise will have no impact on India'

'LTTE's demise will have no impact on India'

Rediff.com27 May 2009

Sri Lanka expert M R Narayan Swamy speaks about the impact of Prabhakaran's death on Sri Lanka and India.

Layoff Tales: 'The promise of a new job left me unemployed'

Layoff Tales: 'The promise of a new job left me unemployed'

Rediff.com25 May 2009

An young IT executive discusses how would-be employers duped him and left him without a job.

Wisden defends importance of Test cricket

Wisden defends importance of Test cricket

Rediff.com5 May 2009

In an interview Wisden editor Scyld Berry said consolidating the importance of Test cricket, the longest and ultimately most satisfying form of the game, was paramount.

Oscars 2013: A weak show, but a great story

Oscars 2013: A weak show, but a great story

Rediff.com25 Feb 2013

Raja Sen feels the 85th Oscars were boring and underwhelming.

2G case: 'PM is duty bound to break his silence'

2G case: 'PM is duty bound to break his silence'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2012

The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday said that the Supreme Court order cancelling the 2G spectrum licences is a "strong indictment" of the government and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take a call on its fallout as it has exposed the "bluff" on the UPA-II's claims.

Politicians with a sense of humour? Hahahahahahaha

Politicians with a sense of humour? Hahahahahahaha

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

'Politicians are thick-skinned. Nothing affects them. NOTHING. Not the newspapers. Not bad publicity. They don't care about the common man's woes. The fact that humour affects them is damn good.'

Will the third Wimpy Kid pack a punch as well?

Will the third Wimpy Kid pack a punch as well?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

Diary of Wimpy Kid: Dog Days releases in the US on August 3.

Kanimozhi's arrest: A temporary setback for DMK

Kanimozhi's arrest: A temporary setback for DMK

Rediff.com20 May 2011

While the arrest of Kanimozhi in the 2G scam is a good development, there is still a long way to go for the CBI in the case. Sheela Bhatt on the repercussions of the arrest.

Ranveer Singh: I find it very cool when girls hit on me

Ranveer Singh: I find it very cool when girls hit on me

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

'I started everything early; I was way ahead of everybody,' Ranveer Singh tells Sonil Dedhia.

Rossi to join Ducati from Yamaha

Rossi to join Ducati from Yamaha

Rediff.com16 Aug 2010

MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will switch to Ducati from Yamaha for next season, delighting millions of his bike-mad compatriots who have yearned to see the sporting great finally race for the Italian team.

Corporates get ready to splurge on ads during IPL

Corporates get ready to splurge on ads during IPL

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

Looking to cash in on the cricket fever after India's World Cup win, corporates are lapping up advertising spots in the forthcoming IPL, with the likes of Tata Motors earmarking a Rs 30 crore (Rs 300 million) spend for the tournament.

Bring this Fantastic Fox to your home

Bring this Fantastic Fox to your home

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

See the Anderson film on DVD or Blu-ray, and see if you can let anyone or anything distract you from this inventive fable.

Kavita Karkare's call should not fall on deaf ears

Kavita Karkare's call should not fall on deaf ears

Rediff.com29 Nov 2011

Her concern was the continuation of security breaches and terrorism and the apparent mood to move forward in normalising relations with Pakistan, without any guarantee that terrorism will not be its State policy anymore, says T P Sreenivasan.

Silence on match-fixing probe puts Singapore at risk

Silence on match-fixing probe puts Singapore at risk

Rediff.com6 Feb 2013

Singapore is working with European authorities investigating the fixing of football matches on a global scale but its silence on any action being taken against local suspects risks damaging the reputation of the wealthy, tightly regulated Asian country.

Reliance gas dispute hearing: Harsh remarks fly

Reliance gas dispute hearing: Harsh remarks fly

Rediff.com27 Nov 2009

Following the heated exchanges, the bench rose early for the day, to resume the hearing on Tuesday. The schedule of hearing was changed and according to the current estimate, it will end by mid-December, just before the year-end holidays.

We are all Dhritarashtra

We are all Dhritarashtra

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

The one overweening concern of most Indians -- leaders of statecraft, captains of industry, matinee idols, paragons of professions, and common citizens alike -- is the future of their progeny, says Shreekant Sambrani

The tripolar world that Modi should plan for

The tripolar world that Modi should plan for

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

'India should think big: About how in a multi-polar world, India can indeed be one of the poles, rather than being a secondary power that has to worry about 'alignment' with one of the poles. A G3 in other words, India should look to getting others to align with itself rather than the US or China,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.

Corporate governance: Towards a higher truth!

Corporate governance: Towards a higher truth!

Rediff.com13 Feb 2009

The role of audit committees and independent directors and the levels of responsibility as well as the limits to their accountability will come under greater scrutiny in future with the negative fallout likely to be a greater reluctance on the part of professionals and academicians of repute to participate on company boards and chair audit committees.

The political ploy over Bt Brinjal

The political ploy over Bt Brinjal

Rediff.com16 Feb 2010

If a public debate ended in a near-ban on Bt brinjal, the next review could well end up the other way.

An open letter to the Congress party: Remember the Aam Aadmi?

An open letter to the Congress party: Remember the Aam Aadmi?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Few readers will remember the socialist utopia of Indira Gandhi when food queues were the norm even for the middle class and tankers supplied water at odd hours of the night twice a week. Is that what you are trying to return us to, dear Congress, asks Jaideep Prabhu

View: A vote against corruption

View: A vote against corruption

Rediff.com13 May 2011

The overall message of the assembly election is certainly anti-UPA insofar as it was the endless series of corruption scams that determined the 2011 outcome, says Virendra Kapoor

Not Left, public opposing privatisation: Montek

Not Left, public opposing privatisation: Montek

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

In an interview to CFO Asia, a publication of The Economist Group, Montek Singh Ahluwalia said the general public was opposed to privatisation of state-owned enterprises although they feel that public sector was inefficient and corrupt.