Can Earth Avoid Killer Space Rocks?

An asteroid larger than Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, will pass within 1.2 million miles of Earth on Thursday, January 20.Stephen Hawking, in his final book Brief Answers to......

Meet Trump's Cabinet and Inner Circle

Incoming US President Donald Trump has assembled a core team that is -- not surprisingly -- overwhelmingly white and male.Monali Sarkar introduces you to Team Trump. IMAGE: Donald Trump, the 45th......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world. This girl's tongue is so long she can lick her eye A teenager from Michigan wants to be the new record world record holder......

A Magical, Mystery Tour

Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com steps into the magical world that is the spectacular Kochi-Muziris Art Biennale. The first edition of the Kochi-Muziris Art Biennale was the only Indian destination......

Ambani among those setting up family business offices in Singapore

Ambani is in good company. The likes of ultra-rich individuals like hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio and co-founder of Google Sergey Brin have chosen Singapore to establish their family offices. So......

Are Wealthy Indians Paying Less Tax?

While movie stars like Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are among the top I-T payers, very few of the wealthiest Indians figure on the list. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

PE major Advent snaps up Eureka Forbes for Rs 4,400 cr

After a long wait, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group has closed the sale process of its consumer durables business under the Eureka Forbes label by picking the American private equity fund Advent......

Shiv Nadar steps down, daughter Roshni is new chairperson of HCL Tech

Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was vice chairperson. Shiv Nadar would continue to be MD of the company with designation as chief......

The Richest Rappers of 2010

Hip-hop music videos are full of flashy cars and expensive jewellery. But is all that wealth real or imagined? Well, according to a Forbes.com article, the very top rappers are indeed super rich!......

Ronaldo's influence off the charts; Messi hot on his heels

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo’s dominance hasn’t ever been restricted to just the football pitch. Photograph: Kind courtesy Cristiano Ronaldo/Instagram Cristiano Ronaldo has yet again left......

Not Kohli, Root is best paid cricket captain

IMAGE: India Captain Virat Kohli with England's Test skipper Joe Root.Photograph: BCCI   Cricket superstar Virat Kohli was the only Indian in Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes......

T20 World Cup final highlights India's gender pay gap

'The women's game is stuck, like Cinderella, at the hearth while the men are off partying.' 'And that is unfair to the women, to the game and to us spectators.' IMAGE: India captain Harmanpreet......

Five-time major winner Sharapova retires aged 32

'I'm new to this, so please forgive me. Tennis -- I'm saying goodbye.' IMAGE: Maria Sharapova has played only two matches this year, losing in the first round of the Australian Open, with her......

Federer beats Woods to become highest-paid athlete

IMAGE: Roger Federer is now the highest earning athlete according to Forbes. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Wilson Nineteen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has overtaken......