Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

Mandela's remains reach childhood village for funeral

Nelson Mandela's remains arrived in his childhood village in eastern South Africa on Saturday for a traditional burial on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on 10 days of national mourning and......

'Mandela's legacy cuts across all confrontations'

‘Mandela is part of every South African’s life. I’m not just talking about black families or coloured families that might have the pride of having fought white oppression.......

Mandela continues courageous fight from 'deathbed': family

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is continuing to put up a courageous fight from his "deathbed" even though he is "not doing well", the former South African President's family has said. Makaziwe......

Entrepreneurship is not the solving of a sum but the painting of a picture

India’s salvation lies in job creation by entrepreneurs, say Manish Sabharwal and Ashok Reddy. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. Now that the heaviest drama of the Infosys and Tata......

The world's 19 most reputable business leaders

Ratan Naval Tata, chairman of the Tata Group of companies recently added another feather to his crown. The New-York based Reputation Institute named him among the top ten most reputed people on......

Indian Hotels to develop 3 hotels in S Africa

Indian Hotels Company, which runs the Taj chain of hotels, will increase its presence in South Africa by developing one luxury hotel each in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. The total cost of......

New techniques of brand building

A brand can move from creating affinity to inspiring awe and respect, writes Madhukar Sabnavis What makes a Sachin Tendulkar and Roger Federer connect with many of their fans? At one level, they......

'Mandela's words not only relevant to cricket, but also life'

The South African Cricket team that is locked in the on-going ODI series against India, was quick to pay tribute to the nation’s favourite son Nelson Mandela. Cricket South Africa offered its......

Profiles

The Tata Open attracts some of the best tennis talent in the world to India. It also acts as a perfect warm-up tournament for the first Grand Slam of the year, The Australian Open. A look at the......