Ambani buys Britain's iconic country club Stoke Park

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd has bought Britain's iconic country club and luxury golf resort, Stoke Park, for 57 million pounds (about Rs 592 crore). The acquisition adds to......

Meet India Inc's sporty and adventurous bosses!

Fast cars, marathons, golfing and shooting - nothing stops these high-power tycoons from pursuing their passion. Image: Adventure is ingrained deep in the DNA of Gautam Singhania.    ......

NYSE, United give glimpse of connectivity's future

Several US businesses were hit by technological issues on July 8 "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times, it's enemy action," said Auric Goldfinger in Ian Fleming's seventh James......

The best James Bond cars of all time

Image: Staff of an auction house dressed as characters from a James Bond film pose with the 1976 Lotus Esprit. Photograph: Scarff/Getty Images None of the James Bond movies are complete......

Sean Connery's 10 Landmark Roles

Diamonds are Forever. So is Sean Connery. Bond. James Bond. To have the world's best-known introduction to your credit. To play a character so indelibly that half a dozen actors try and cannot......

There won't be a James Bond like Sean Connery

As dry as the martini Bond enjoyed, Connery's 007 was a tour de force of comicbook heroism replete with set pieces and choreographed stunts which he carried off with a Scottish virility, notes......

Sean Connery, first James Bond, passes away

Legendary Scottish star Sean Connery, who became a global sensation as the first James Bond and featured in a string of cult hits in his five-decade-long career, has died. He was 90.   IMAGE:......

Vat 69 to Coke: What Bollywood drinks in the movies

'In the early years of this century, barely 10 years after liberalisation, drinking Coke was still cool,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta. Contemplating a future in crime -- to be more specific, smuggling......

Manu Bhaker's coach Jung asked to vacate home in 2 days!

National pistol coach Jung faces eviction from home within hours of returning from Olympics IMAGE: National pistol coach Samresh Jung, second from left, with the shooting team. Photograph:......

How this shooter won his duel with COVID-19

Shooter Jung is spreading awareness about COVID after beating it in his 'house-turned-hospital' IMAGE: Samaresh Jung underwent self-isolation at home till the concerned authorities gave them the......

James Bond would approve of the British Grand Prix

In an afternoon of heroes, Sebastian Vettel played the Bond villain at Silverstone, notes Raja Sen, who returns to Rediff.com as F1 columnist. IMAGE: Daniel Craig, who has essayed the role of......

How 'Goldfinger' Narang plans to produce Olympic champions

'We identified 55 prospective shooters and put them through an elaborate evaluation process to select the 20 best ones among them.' IMAGE: Gagan Narang in action. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty......

CWG Photos: Heroes welcome for goldfinger Bindra

It was a memorable swansong at the Commonwealth Games for Abhinav Bindra as the ace marksman bagged the 10m Air Rifle gold medal in a gripping finale. - PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 2 of......