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......

'His First Love On Planet Earth Were Animals'

IMAGE: When he succeeded J R D Tata as chairman of Tata Sons in 1991, few thought that Ratan Tata would be seen with the same prism of reverence as his legendary mentor. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered!

'The consensus was that the debate was between looking backward and looking forward.' 'Trump, with his great enamourment of his own 'achievements,' was obviously looking backward, while Harris,......

Americans Must Depend On Hope And Prayer

The two major parties offer the United States choices that are basically unacceptable and the bench strength, such as it is, is not entirely capable of winning popular acclaim, notes Shreekant......

Byju's in talks with investors to raise $300 mn in return for more controls

With investors asking for a change in the board structure at Byju’s, the edtech giant’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Byju Raveendran, is now asking them to put $300......

'Power shifts to chemists instead of doctors'

'Whichever company offers better incentives, the chemist would prefer it.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Karolina......

Credit card spends overseas not to be included in LRS

The finance ministry on Friday amended the foreign exchange management rules to exclude international credit card spends from the purview of liberalised remittance scheme (LRS). Illustration:......

What you should know about new rules for using credit card abroad

The Union finance ministry on Thursday issued a clarification on the changes in FEMA rules which brings overseas international credit card spending under the RBI's liberalised remittance scheme......

Divas & Darlings On OTT This Week

Divas, detectives, darlings, you'll find them all on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from.   DarlingWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarLanguage: Telugu (with......

Manorathangal Review: Anatomy of A Visionary Mindscape

Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a......

Brinda Review: Engaging Crime Series

Brinda examines some alarming aspects of religious fanaticism through the narrative engine of a well-oiled serial killer mystery, observes Arjun Menon. Brinda, the first Web series to feature......

Just Another Rainy Day in Bollywood

Sex, violence, song or dance -- the monsoon serves multiple purposes in Hindi movies. With the onset of the rains, it's the perfect occasion to highlight all the cool, crazy reasons Bollywood uses......

Hopefully we'll win the World Cup with 'Pakistan' brand of cricket: Arthur

IMAGE: Mickey Arthur believes Pakistan can win the World Cup with the brand of cricket they’re playing. Photograph: PCB/X Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur feels the "boys" of 2019......

Nadal, Medvedev lament Djokovic's absence at US Open

'It's always a shame when the best players of the world are not able to play a tournament because of injuries or because of different reasons.' IMAGE: Novak Djokovic, left, was beaten by Daniil......