What's Xi Jinping Up To?

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist party, attended the opening session of the National People's Congress, his country's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,......

SC quotes Hindu scriptures, travelogues

IMAGE: Mahant Dharam Das of the Nirwani Akhara along with advocates flashes the victory sign as he comes out after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya case, in New Delhi, on Saturday.......

PE deals likely to slow over next 1 yr: Grant Thornton

Private equity investment activity in India is set to witness a significant decline over the next 12 months, as fund raising expectations have turned more cautious over the past year, a survey......

Religare Enterprises begins governance review of firm, subsidiaries

Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) on Monday notified the exchanges that its Board has commissioned a governance review of REL and its subsidiaries — Religare Finvest and Religare Housing......

India sees record deal activity in Feb at $7.2 bn

India witnessed a record-breaking surge in deal activity in February, with 226 M&A and private equity deals totaling $7.2 billion -- the highest monthly deal volume in the last three years,......

Foreign companies' tax burden at record low in India

Foreign companies now pay less tax relative to their earnings than at any time in more than three decades. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Foreign private companies paid 24.36 per cent of......

Budget curtails carry-forward losses for mergers and acquisitions

The Union Budget 2025-26, while promising a new framework for smoother mergers and acquisitions (M&As), has plugged a major loophole on carry-forward losses for a total of eight assessment years......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

'We almost went bankrupt'

'Bottomline, hairline and waistline -- you have to watch them always.' IMAGE: Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, PVR Ltd. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Let's film him here.........

Guess Who STOLE THE SHOW From Dhanush?

Dhanush made quite a splash at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film The Gray Man, as he rubbed shoulders with Ryan Gosling, Billy Bob Thorton and Chris Evans. But guess who stole the show from......

The Gray Man Review

The Gray Man is mindless fun, worth your monthly Netflix subscription, notes Aseem Chhabra. We all know Netflix is in trouble having lost nearly a million subscribers in the last quarter. But the......

Families on cricket tour: Kapil agrees with Kohli but...

  IMAGE: Virat Kohli, on Sunday, had expressed his support for the presence of players' families on tours. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev is all for family......

Kohli Revolts Against BCCI Family Rule

IMAGE: Virat Kohli expressed his support for the presence of players' families on tours. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mufaddal Vohra/X   Virat Kohli's public criticism of the BCCI's family......

Kapil Dev swings into golf leadership: Takes over PGTI

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kapil Dev/Instagram World Cup-winning former India cricket captain Kapil Dev has taken over as the new President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), an......

Don't keep so much hope that people end up with broken hearts: Kapil Dev

IMAGE: India fell to a heartbreaking loss in the World Cup final. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Excess hype often leads to broken hearts and hence it is always necessary to strike a balance,......

BCCI's high-stakes media rights deal set to conclude in August

The Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah said on Friday the media rights deal for the broadcast of cricket matches involving India for the 2023-2027 cycle will be in place by......