'Taxing Billionaires Is Not A Bad Idea'

'If we want real democracy, the economy itself will need to be democratised.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi holds a roadshow for the Lok Sabha elections in Varanasi,......

Dev Joshi Is Ready To Go To Space

'We hear about Chanda Mama from our childhood.''I am excited by the idea of seeing it with my eyes.' IMAGE: Dev Joshi, a crew member of the first all-civilian lunar orbital mission, dearMoon, a......

'Sonia, Dalai Lama among world's most influential'

Sonia Gandhi, chief of India's key ruling alliance member Congress party, and Ratan Tata, who heads one of the country's top business houses, have been named in a list of 100 most influential in......

Xi Jinping's war on corruption angers China's leaders

The Chinese Communist Party's all important 19th Party Congress is just months away, and President Xi Jinping finds himself confronting unlikely challenges to his pre-eminent position, says former......

Meet India's 10 richest realty tycoons

Total wealth of top 100 Indians in the real estate sector stood at Rs 2,77,080 crore -- up 17 per cent against 2018. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Lodha Developers' M P Lodha and family has......

Meet India's richest real estate baron

DLF promoter K P Singh has emerged as the richest real estate baron after his company's initial public offering closed on June 14. Promoters of the dozen top listed real estate developers in the......

What is Elon Musk doing in Beijing?

On a surprise visit to Beijing amid speculation that he may unveil Tesla's autonomous driving technology in the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) market in China, billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday met......

No salary for Akash, Isha and Anant Ambani; fee for attending board meetings

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's three children as directors of Reliance Industries Ltd will be paid only a fee for attending board and committee meetings, the company said in a resolution seeking......

Why every family should take their children for Airlift

'I had seen Waqt, starring Balraj Sahniji, and I can never forget it. There is a happy family and an earthquake later, everything is gone.' 'That movie got stuck in my head. How one......

The billionaire, Bollywood and the future of Indian soccer

Ambani's holding group launched the Indian Super League, an elite competition of newly created teams, in 2014 with the aim of attracting investment and big global names, much like the Indian......

Lord's wants to stage neutral Tests

Lord's may play host to neutral Test matches,it's first since the early 20th century,as part of an expanded programme of world-class fixtures stretching beyondEngland Tests and one-day......