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......

For tribals in Nagarhole forest, election is about vote for sops

Crammed into a tiny room and learning for about five to six hours may not be what children look forward to. But it's obvious that the seven-odd children, aged between 3 and 10, are really happy to......

Scouting For Retirement Home? Read This

Before you buy an apartment within a project meant for senior citizens, ensure that the services are of a high standard.Senior citizens should not sell their current home before they are completely......

Congress To Focus On 150 Lok Sabha Seats

In UP and Bengal, it is willing to sacrifice its interests to stop the BJP and would work towards ensuring the BJP did not win incremental seats in Odisha and Telangana. IMAGE: Congress President......

This Rail Budget is for the common man: Suresh Prabhu

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said Budget-making was guided by the Prime Minister's words of the government being there to protect the interests of the common man.  In an interaction with......

Piyush Goyal bats for team India

'When all the states compete among themselves to try and achieve aspirational goals and bold targets, that's when truly the potential of India will be unleashed,' asserts Union Minister Piyush......

Japanese cars get more expensive

Over the last year or so, it's been easy for me to recommend a car to those who are ready to spend Rs 11-12 lakh, says Bijoy Kumar Y. I tell them to go for the Honda Civic - a "be wary about......

Recession: Worse yet to come?

Six months ago, the conversation was about rampant inflation. A year ago, respectable economists were saying that the trend rate of Indian gross domestic product (GDP) growth had risen to over 8......

Scheffler takes control of Masters as Woods stays in hunt

IMAGE: Tiger Woods tees off on the 11th during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters A battling Tiger Woods clawed his way out of......

PIX: Scheffler wins Masters for maiden major victory

IMAGE: Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. poses in his green jacket with the trophy after winning The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday. Photograph: Brian......

Mother Nature ready to throw everything at Augusta Masters

IMAGE: An Augusta National employee removes flags from the scoreboard at the first hole as a second weather warning and a tornado watch suspends play for the day during a practice round at The......

Augusta Masters: Rose, Garcia lead as Spieth lurks

Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, conjured up seven birdies, including two at the last two holes, in a day's best round of 67.   Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia led the US Masters on six under......

Battling Jeev makes the cut at US Masters

India's Jeev Milkha Singh scrambled to a two-over-par 74 at theUS Mastersto safely make the halfway cut on Friday, but it was the end of the road for Liang Wen-chong and an injured Prayad......