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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......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Queen Rests At Westminster Hall

A man who will be 74 in exactly two months' time, his sister who turned 72 on August 15, his brothers who are 62 and 58 respectively and an uncle who is 78 walked for 38 minutes in an elegant and......

Demand to call Kalmadi before PAC, Joshi not impressed

A Congress member in Public Accounts Committee on Friday suggested calling former head of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi before the Parliamentary panel examining CAG report......

Enough evidence to prosecute Kalmadi: CBI

Senior officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation looking into the financial irregularities of the Commonwealth Games told rediff.com that they had enough evidence to prosecute Suresh Kalmadi,......

CBI's Letters Rogatory wait: Aircel-Maxis on list

The Central Bureau of Investigation is unlikely to proceed, for now, on finalising a chargesheet in the Aircel-Maxis case.Instead, it would wait for response to a letter rogatory sent to Malaysia......

Who will buy Citi's consumer business?

The sale will be quicker if an Indian private bank buys it; it will take longer for regulatory clearances if a foreign bank or an NBFC buys it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: Mike......

Australia wants to encash CWG platform

Australia, which had raised several concerns over the Commonwealth Games, today launched a business club providing a platform for its top companies to network with India Inc during the event. "The......

CWG: Hit by allegations of pound-450,000 scam

A major scam hit the Commonwealth Games on Friday with allegations being made that a substantial sum of money was transferred to a little known British company from the Games Organising Committee......

Commonwealth Express to be flagged off tomorrow

A special exhibition train to promote Commonwealth Games will be flagged off by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi on Thursday. The Commonwealth Express comprising 11 coaches will leave......

Do You Love Shah Rukh's Evil Side?

Shah Rukh Khan was the ultimate Don when the remake and its sequel of the Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster was announced. The baton may have passed on to Ranveer Singh, but Shah Rukh loyalists still......

Flashback 2022: Pushpa Blooms

As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events. Part 1: A for Alia Bhatt Part 2: Jacqueline's Con Call Part 3: Malaika-Arjun's 'M'......

Jamaica's sprint dynasty crumbles in Paris

IMAGE: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce did compete in the 100 qualifiers but dropped out moments before the semi-finals. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters Jamaica's dominance in the women's 100......

Queen's Baton Relay to enter India through Wagah

The Queen's Baton Relay for 2010 Commonwealth Games would pass through Kurukshetra, Rohtak and Hisar in Haryana between September 26 and September 30 before reaching its final destination......

CWG 2014: Queen's Baton showcased at India Gate

The Queen's Baton of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games was taken at the historic India Gate by the country's top sportspersons in a low-key event on the first day of its India stop on Saturday.......

Delhi uncertain to host Queen's Baton Relay for 2014 CWG

Uncertainty loomed large over Delhi hosting the Queen's Baton Relay for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the Indian Olympic Association has sought the deferment of the event from October......

Queen's Baton travels around ahead of opening

Athletes, politicians and students carried the Queen's Baton past major Delhi landmarks on Friday as the symbolic relay neared the end of a global journey two days ahead of the Commonwealth Games......

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