Leslie D' Monte &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Stories by Leslie D' Monte &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

My Name is Khan faces near-empty halls

My Name is Khan faces near-empty halls

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2010

After the hype and hoopla it's the film's serious nature and subject matter which is putting people off.

The man who dreamt the multiplex dream

The man who dreamt the multiplex dream

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2010

The youthful former owner of Fame has unwittingly set off a takeover battle over his successful multiplex business.

Abhishek's Bingo hits the jackpot, for now!

Abhishek's Bingo hits the jackpot, for now!

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2010

The show has got a rating of 5.1, much more than the first episode of Bigg Boss (also on Colors a couple of months earlier) that the senior Bachchan hosted. In the process, Abhishek has outperformed the other celebrities as well -- Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, et al (see table below). The ratings have been given by TV rating agency TAM Media Research.

3 Idiots set to rake in Rs 65 cr in first 3 days

3 Idiots set to rake in Rs 65 cr in first 3 days

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2009

The Aamir Khan-starrer raked in Rs 12.5 crore on Friday and experts estimate the movie to net Rs 40 crore over the first weekend from the box office, with gross collections of Rs 65 crore.

3 Idiots: Battle brews over sharing of revenue

3 Idiots: Battle brews over sharing of revenue

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2009

The fight is between Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the producer of 3 Idiots, and multiplexes.

ADAG bites into food business

ADAG bites into food business

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2009

To launch in BIG Cinemas in India, abroad. Brother Mukesh Ambani might be the king of retail, but Anil Ambani's ADAG is getting ready to make its presence felt in branded food products

Now, Dubai travel gets cheaper

Now, Dubai travel gets cheaper

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2009

Your holiday in Dubai just got a little cheaper. Thanks to Dubai World's crash, travel portals and agencies like MakeMyTrip, Yatra, Cleartrip and SOTC are offering packages at prices almost 40 percent lower than a week or two ago.

Turner to buy NDTV Imagine

Turner to buy NDTV Imagine

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2009

Turner International is close to acquiring a controlling stake in entertainment company NDTV Imagine, which runs three entertainment channels.

Reliance Media World to list on BSE, NSE

Reliance Media World to list on BSE, NSE

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2009

Anil Ambani's radio business, Reliance Media World, which operates radio station BIG FM 92.7, will list on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange on Thursday. This makes BIG FM 92.7 the second radio station to be listed on the stock exchanges.

Game on: IPL team owners vs BCCI

Game on: IPL team owners vs BCCI

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2009

The eight team owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) are all set to lock horns with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by refusing to pay their next instalment of the franchisee fee which is due in January 2009.

Brand endorsements: Cricketers lose their edge

Brand endorsements: Cricketers lose their edge

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2009

The heat from the cricket endorsement pitch is cooling, with rates falling between 25 and 50 per cent as advertisers shy away from new deals.Industry sources say the only major cricketer to have signed on for a new brand in the last six months is Yuvraj Singh. Up-and-coming players like Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina are charging Rs 40 lakh to Rs 60 lakh but have not signed any new individual deals in the last few months.

SET Max making another pile from IPL ad revenue

SET Max making another pile from IPL ad revenue

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2009

SET Max, the official broadcasters of the Indian Premier League (IPL)cricket tournament, has already hit a sixer with the third edition of the twenty20 league. The channel is estimated to rake in over Rs 650 crore, 30 per cent higher than it got in IPL-2.

Now, 'biz on the go' with mobiles

Now, 'biz on the go' with mobiles

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2009

Airtel launches new application for conducting business anywhere around the world. Users can install a client application called the Mobile Applications Tool for Enterprises or MATE from Airtel on their handset. MATE is an integrated telecom & IT platform, and enables authorised users only to access their business data through mobile devices.

When robots turn soldiers

When robots turn soldiers

Rediff.com   28 May 2009

If you still believe that real-world robots are benign, used as pets or to handle micro-surgeries and help human beings with domestic tasks like cleaning and maintenance or handle dangerous industrial tasks, you may want to think again.

HP to make mobiles 'central to computing'

HP to make mobiles 'central to computing'

Rediff.com   7 May 2009

It is a leading global manufacturer of personal computers (PCs). However, given falling PC sales, Hewlett-Packard (HP), which gets over $3 billion in sales from its India subsidiary, plans to sharpen focus on making mobiles, and not PCs, the centre of computing.

Conficker worm hits Windows PCs

Conficker worm hits Windows PCs

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2009

The problem has been compounded since the worm keeps on mutating with new variants and a large number of companies and small and medium businesses have not yet fixed their machines with an emergency patch-up (MS08-067) provided by Microsoft in October 2008 as well as this month. Anti-virus company F-Secure estimates that 15 million machines have been infected till date, making it the worst outbreak of its kind since a worm called Slammer in 2003.

Reliance Retail plans private label sale to kirana

Reliance Retail plans private label sale to kirana

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2009

The move is expected to give high retail exposure to its products in innumerable kirana stores in the country, without having to spend much on advertising and marketing expenses apart from generating business volumes. When contacted, Reliance Retail spokesperson said: "As a policy, we do not comment on speculation." In a recent reshuffle at the company, Reliance Fresh head Gunender Kapur was made head of private labels business in the company.

Two PILs look to tech to rescue Mumbai

Two PILs look to tech to rescue Mumbai

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2008

One wants ban on Google Earth, other for harnessing technology to combat terror.

BSNL's wireless broadband services may be delayed

BSNL's wireless broadband services may be delayed

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2008

The bids were slated to be opened on December 4. WiMAX or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access provides for wireless transmission of data and up to 75 Mb/sec speed. The 802.16d -- also frequently referred to as 'fixed WiMAX' has no support for mobility.

Cybercrime, phishing flourish as markets falter

Cybercrime, phishing flourish as markets falter

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2008

Sample this. Five cyber-thieves, allegedly part of a network that hacked into the account of a Noida businessman, were nabbed today for a Rs 1.66 crore (Rs 16.6-million) cyber hack. They used Internet banking to transfer the money from the businessman's account with the Punjab National Bank's Noida branch to their own account.