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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......

No 'friendly fight' among Mahayuti allies on contentious seats: BJP

Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said his party will throw more weight behind its Mahayuti partners Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena in the upcoming......

Gaganyaan astronaut Prasanth Nair is my husband, claims Kerala actor Lena

Malayalam actor Lena on Tuesday revealed on her Instagram account that she has been married to Indian Air Force fighter pilot Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

We survived only because ..., Navy veteran recalls ordeal in Qatar jail

Ragesh Gopakumar, one of the 8 ex-Indian Navy personnel released by the Qatar government, said on Wednesday that they survived the prison days only due to their defence training. IMAGE: Senior BJP......

Time-tested alliance, says PM as 38 NDA parties meet

Leaders of 38 parties joined a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in New Delhi on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the bloc is a......

Rediff.com's Joy Basu wins India CFO Award

Joy Basu, chief financial officer of rediff.com, has been named the winner in the category of medium-sized businesses in the 6th Annual CFO Awards 2006. The India CFO Awards have been instituted by......

Ajit Haksar: Pioneer of Indian enterprise

With the passing away of Ajit Haksar, not only does he leave behind a devoted wife, a talented son, and a loving daughter but also a string of accomplishments and achievements.Soon after he became......

The internet's next step

The step forward in marketing could be a move to bypass the media and towards owning it directly, says Ajit Balakrishnan.The video starts with a 20-something man cuddling his Labrador puppy. It......

Bid for a CEO of your choice

Indian School of Businessstudents will now have the chance to 'Shadow a CEO' for a price-- bid for India Inc's Who's Who and spend a day with one to get a few management tips. The programme that......

ISB launches 'CEO auction' for its students

Vivian Mathew, a student of the premier Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, is elated. Come January 2010, he could be one of the few lucky students to have successfully bid for, and got a......

'I Get To Shoulder An Entire Film'

'I'm there in every frame of this film.''The film is named after the character that I play.''It's about a feeling like you are capable of shouldering a film entirely on your own, which is a belief......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

'Till the day I die, I would like to spread joy'

'I cannot stay a moment without cracking jokes.' IMAGE: Paran Bandopadhyay in Bob Biswas. Paran Bandopadhyay is a legend when it comes to Bengali cinema and theatre. Having been in the field of......

25 BREATHTAKING FRAMES of Asoka

Asoka makes for irresistible viewing, says Sukanya Verma, and tells us why. Seeing is believing, they say. I am convinced of this more and more every time I watch Asoka. Cinematographer and......

PIX: Shah Rukh, Deepika, Ranbir party with Karan

When Karan Johar has reason to celebrate, he likes to spread the joy over a few days. So he played host over the weekend, throwing parties for his colleagues on Friday and Saturday. On Friday,......

Is Head Coach Gambir under the lens?

IMAGE: Since Gautam Gambhir has taken over as head coach, India have tasted three victories, four defeats and a draw in eight Tests. Photograph: ANI Transitions are never easy. More so when a......

PKL PIX: Winning starts for Telugu Titans, Dabang Delhi

IMAGE: Delhi Dabang KC beat U Mumba 36-28. Photograph: PKL/X Pawan Sehrawat led Telugu Titans to a thrilling 37-29 win over Bengaluru Bulls on the opening night of PKL Season 11, in Hyderabad on......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Hockey heroes seek blessings at Golden Temple

IMAGE: Indian Men's Hockey team players offer prayers at Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) after clinching the Bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: ANI Photo/Raminder Pal Singh......

Should Selectors Stick With The Old Or...

We need to make sensible choices that are in the long-term interest of Indian cricket -- and the game itself, suggests Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Rinku Singh bats during the fourth T20I against......

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