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Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

'If not PM, Mr Modi Will Be President'

But the presidency of India then won't be the same, author and columnist Shobhaa De tells Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar in a no-holds-barred conversation. Videos: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com......

Narayana Murthy Is Absolutely Right!

Get more people working, get more people working in modern manufacturing and services in our cities, and get people working better and longer, suggests Naushad Forbes, past president, CII. IMAGE:......

Akshay to host Canada PM's dinner for Dr Singh

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's State dinner on Sunday in honour of visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be hosted by none other than Bollywood star Akshay Kumar.The visibly......

Booking Mr Modi

For a PM who hasn’t completed even one term yet, the ability to spark a publishing trend single-handed is a remarkable achievement, writes Kanika Datta. Illustration: Dominic......

Why Ratan Tata Really Fell Out With Cyrus Mistry

Ratan Tata: A Life, the much awaited biography, reveals that after a year of 'parallel running', Tata began having second thoughts about Cyrus Mistry's 'suitability'.'Mistry targeted Ratan, the man......

'Had liberalisation not taken place, I may have gone back to the US'

An exclusive excerpt from Girish Kuber's The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gopal Shetty When you took......

Where's The Economy Headed In 2023?

'The pipeline of new industrial projects is the best I've seen in the last 10 years, and it looks solid enough to sustain for at least a few quarters,' points out Naushad Forbes, adding, 'It is......

How Jack Ma grew from 'shrimp' to whale

Often described as the Rockefeller of his age, the 51-year-old Jack Ma, who started life as an English teacher, is courted by business tycoons, political leaders and Hollywood stars. This is not......

Riding the wave: Seven leaders of change

Many of the industrialists profiled in the book are no longer riding the wave of success, says Surajeet Das Gupta.There is one problem with journalist Mini Menon's book ‘Riding the......

A Memorable Dinner With Aamir Khan

By refusing to follow the pack and remain politically correct, Aamir Khan has paid a price.A fascinating excerpt from Shobhaa De's new book, Insatiable. IMAGE: Aamir Khan. All photographs: Kind......

'They call me King of Disco'

'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' 'Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same.''Also, Jai ho.''I did Ramba ho in 1985.''Rahman combined three of my......

A Season of Spies

'Raazi is being hailed for breaking the glass ceiling for Daughters of Bollywood Inc,' says Sunil Sethi.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com It's a curiosity that during a prolonged phase of......

Why Lisa Ray quit Bollywood

'I wasn't interested in shackling my freedom to a Bollywood actor.'A fascinating excerpt from Lisa Ray's memoir Close To The Bone. IMAGE: Lisa Ray and John Abraham in Water. I was still being......

Saeed Jaffrey: The Great Entertainer

'Sent off to interview him in the late 1970s I met him in a cafe in New Delhi's Regal Building called The Parlour. With impromptu send-ups of Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike and the rich,......

Former India coach Marijne accuses Manpreet of corruption

Marjine's allegations prompted the men's and women's teams to issue a joint statement, stating that the former India coach levelled the allegation against Manpreet to publicise his book.......

Paranavitana fined for breaching Code of Conduct

Sri Lanka opener Tharanga Paranavitana has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test against New Zealand. The......

Winter Olympics: Indian team in mismatched uniform

How could Indian athletes be sentto participate in the Winter Olympic that opened in Vancouver with mismatched uniforms. A local sporting goods manufacturer donated fresh uniforms that the Indian......

Mary Kom and Sarita Devi: The untold story

'Mary just stopped talking to me. Maybe she did not like the fact that she was the gold medallist, but it was me (Sarita), not her, who was getting all the attention.' They came from similar......

Bond is NZ's player of the year

The England and Wales Cricket Board has said it would have to cut costs by four million pounds ($6.3 million).ECB chief executive Tim Lamb told the BBC Sport Website: "It is regrettable that these......

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