Why family matters so much in India's diamond trade

There are around 6,500 diamond manufacturers of which Palanpuri Jains operate a mere 6 per cent, or around 400 companies. But they stand out for being highly interlinked through blood ties. ......

Digging Vadragate: The friends in law

Had DLF not given Vadra the Rs 50 crore advance, he would not have had the money to go on a land-buying spreeIn Bikaner, where Robert Vadra is said to have bought close to 800 acres between 2009......

KS Sudarshan: A leader who broke barriers

Former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief KS Sudarshan, who passed away on Saturday, broke the barriers of past burdens, dogmas and ritualism and often faced severe criticism from various quarters.......

What the PM told the editors at the meet

Full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at the interaction with newspaper editors: I think that there is a growing perception that this government is in siege, that we have not......

Who Thinks For The Small Investor?

A quaint Indian idea called face value is putting high-performing companies out of the reach of retail investors, observes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Just one......

Why family matters so much in India's diamond trade

There are around 6,500 diamond manufacturers of which Palanpuri Jains operate a mere 6 per cent, or around 400 companies. But they stand out for being highly interlinked through blood ties. ......

The Ambani who got sucked in

Vipul Ambani, a runner who participated in city marathons, never wore his last name on his sleeve, was easy-going, mild-mannered and always smiling. Yet, why did he join a luxury jewellery company,......

Most bizmen miffed with Budget, question fiscal maths

Corporate honchos from real estate sector to manufacturing to textile say the Budget does not have enough to help their sectors Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Captains of the industry in the......

'Don't make the industry a soft target'

'I have never had a foul experience in the industry.''There are rotten apples everywhere, in your family, relatives, friends circle, colleagues...''It's very vulnerable because of the glamour, but......

Cricket to films: Angad Bedi unplugged

Giving up cricket isn't easy for a cricketer especially when you are a legendary cricketer's son.But giving up the dream of being an actor would have been even more difficult for Angad Bedi.The......

Why Naseer may have apologised for his Rajesh Khanna comment

'For a working actor in Bollywood, it is nearly impossible to criticise its reigning deities.''Besides, due care ought to be taken when speaking of the dead too,' says Vikram Johri. In a recent......

Videos you haven't seen in your wildest fantasies!

Movie director Suparn Verma's fun new column for Rediff Movies. Check it out! Warning! This column reflects the views of the writer and the writer only! He may or may not have......

World's footballing family bids farewell to Bobby Robson

Bobby Robson was described as a "footballing colossus" as some of the sport's greatest names attended a memorial service for the former England manager on Monday. More than 1,000 people,......