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......

Stage set for counting of votes in J-K, Haryana today

Political parties and leaders wait with bated breath for the Haryana and Jammu-Kashmir assembly poll results on Tuesday. IMAGE: Security personnel stand guard ahead of the counting of the Jammu......

Medic's murder: IMA survey reveals 35% of doctors feel unsafe

An Indian Medical Association study has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, majority of them being women, felt "unsafe" or "very unsafe" during their night shifts, so much so that......

Doctor's murder: Protest enters Day 3, hospital services remain affected

The protest over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata entered its third day on Wednesday disrupting healthcare services in several states across the country, even as a......

The 'naughty boy' who runs a hotel empire

'A heavy tanker takes time to move, but when it starts rolling, it's difficult to stop it,' Indian Hotels CEO Puneet Chhatwal tells Shyamal Majumdar.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Puneet......

The extraordinary story of Radha Daga and Triguni Food

'One’s dreams never end. If you don’t dream, you don’t exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life.' Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at......

The IPO scam that changed India's primary market

Sebi had found irregularities in 21 IPOs between 2003 and 2005. Eleven years on, while 80% of scam-hit investors have been fully compensated, more than 50% of the sum is yet to be distributed,......

Meet 10 Indians who head global tech companies

With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.  Image: Sundar Pichai with wife Anjali. Photograph: Stephen......