Rohit Bal, India's czar of high fashion, dies at 63

Designer Rohit Bal, a pioneer who helped put Indian fashion on the global map and dressed celebrities at home, Hollywood and elsewhere, died on Friday night at a south Delhi hospital following a......

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......

Do We Need Atmashakti At Work?

'Alongside economic growth and the Asian century, stress has become an Asian caravan.''But stress doesn't arrive in one's country as invitation to taste exhaustion. It comes dressed as a......

Will UP Startle Modi?

The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely......

'Monetisation of assets has come 75 years too late'

'When the government wants to sell these assets, even if one set of assets gets caught in any quagmire, the whole process will fail.''The entire world is watching us.' IMAGE: Union Finance......

War brews between HUL, Sebamed over soap ads

Sebamed's campaign for its cleansing bar of the same name, released across print, television, digital and outdoor, has also named Santoor, a popular soap brand from Wipro Consumer Care. German......

'Women are the most amazing creations of God'

'The girl who helps me at home has had a tough life, yet her perspective of life is so much more positive than mine despite the hardships she's endured.' IMAGE: Supriya Pathak Kapur in the Khichdi......

Anil Kapoor's One Big Regret In Life

IMAGE: Aditya Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhuliapala and Anil Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Looks like the downpour that Mumbai witnessed on Wednesday morning was an active measure to......

Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh Review: Idea Gone Astray

A movie that seeks to explore 'alternate history' can't be so superficial, sighs Utkarsh Mishra. Over a decade ago, with my limited reading on the subject, I often tried to explore the idea of......

'Shivaji eclipsed even the Gods'

'We need to be proud of our Maratha history and should be ready to tell the world our stories and not just keep them limited to Maharashtra.' IMAGE: Subodh Bhave in Har Har Mahadev. "I wanted to......

Did Pakistan's Imad Wasim deliberately waste balls?

'I feel ashamed. As a fan I want to back the Pakistan cricket team all the way but there is a limit to something.' IMAGE: Imad Wasim looked ill at ease against Axar Patel and was unable to......

Arshdeep credits Bumrah for taming the swing

Made every effort to pitch ball on scrambled seam but it was swinging so much: Arshdeep IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh is swarmed by his team mates after taking his first wicket against......

Cameron Green Suffers From Kidney Disease

IMAGE: The Australian all-rounder was born with the chronic disease and at one stage had a life expectancy of 12. Photograph: Kind courtesy Cameron Green/Instagram   Australian all-rounder......

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......

Champions League: We need the fans, says Barca coach Xavi

IMAGE: FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez expects his team to get back to winning ways in the Champions League home game against Porto on Tuesday. Photograph: FC Barcelona/X Barcelona have another......