Rohit Bal, India's czar of high fashion, dies at 63

Designer Rohit Bal, a pioneer who helped put Indian fashion on the global map and dressed celebrities at home, Hollywood and elsewhere, died on Friday night at a south Delhi hospital following a......

We have no choice but to move court: Cong's reply to EC

The Congress on Friday hit out at the Election Commission after it rejected allegations of 'irregularities' in Haryana assembly polls, saying if the poll panel's goal is to 'strip itself of the......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

BJP not to campaign for Nawab Malik, but okay with daughter

The Bharatiya Janata Party has made it clear that it will not campaign for ally Nationalist Congress Party's candidate Nawab Malik in the assembly polls due to his alleged links with fugitive......

'Growth Of Cheese Market In India Is Exponential'

'Only 20 per cent of families in India buy cheese twice a year.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes.. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Two years after......

Deferred tax drags down Honda FY24 profit by 53%

Honda Cars India (HCIL) net profit dropped by 52.8 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 661.4 crore in 2023-24 (FY24), primarily due to deferred tax of Rs 359.8 crore, according to the annual......

Cement Inc valuation hits new peaks despite weak earnings

There has been a sharp slowdown in revenue and profit growth in the cement sector in recent quarters but it is yet to show in the share prices of cement companies. Kindly note the image has been......

How much gold do Indian households own?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) added another 102 metric tonnes to the domestically held gold in the April-September period, as per a disclosure made on Tuesday. Photograph: Kindly note the image......

The Big Change At Karan Johar's Dharma

Industry experts believe that this deal will positively impact the Indian film industry, which is struggling with fewer movie releases. IMAGE: Karan Johar with Adar Poonawalla in Switzerland.......

Will Singham Again Restore PVR's Profits

The success of Stree 2, which emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film, was significant to PVR Inox's performance in the July-September quarter. IMAGE: Kareena Kapoor and Ajay Devgn in Singham......

Is Karan Johar Planning To Sell Dharma?

Much of the discussion is happening at a "family level, not a corporate level".That means it is an Ambani or a Goenka in direct talks with Johar. IMAGE: Karan Johar on the sets of Koffee with......

'Today Is A Big Loss For All Of Us'

Quite a few film folk from the Marathi film industry attended the funeral of veteran actor Atul Parchure, who died on October 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 57. Parchure's filmography......

What Links 12th Fail And This Mizoram Batter?

His pa is famed film-maker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, his ma is celebrated movie commentator Anupama Chopra, but Agni Dev Chopra's passion is not movies, but cricket. IMAGE: Representing Mizoram in the......

Kapil Dev joins hands with Andhra CM for golf boom

IMAGE: Kapil Dev with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Photograph: NCBN/X Cricket legend and golf enthusiast Kapil Dev met with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu......

Virat Kohli's Great Fall In Tests!

Once rated as one of the top batters of this generation, Virat Kohli's stock has fallen quite rapidly in Tests in recent years.Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical analysis of Kohli's......

PCB Central Contract changes: Afridi demoted, seniors excluded

IMAGE: PCB awarded central contracts to a total of 25 players, just two short of the 27 who were given contracts last year. Photograph: PCB / X The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday demoted......

'Unfair to expect miracles from Ashwin, Jadeja every time'

'Every game they play, they are expected to take wickets, run through the (opposition) team and win Test matches for us. I don't think that is fair' IMAGE:  India were completely outplayed on......