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......

Indian-origin man held in US for driving car off cliff

A 41-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested in the United States on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse after he intentionally drove a Tesla off a cliff with his wife and two......

The People's Judge

The 70-year-old is so unassuming that it is reported that he has not removed the name plate in his ancestral home in Jodhpur that reads, ‘Judge, Supreme Court’. MJ Antony reports.......

Cry, the Beloved Republic

We celebrate January 26 as Republic Day because that's the day on which we adopted the Constitution in 1950.Yet, in the days preceding and following Republic Day 2021, three different courts......

Which way out for Vijay Mallya?

IMAGE: Vijay Mallya. Photograph: PTI RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka thinks aloud about what Vijay Mallya could or should do to get out of the current mess. With every passing day, the Vijay......

Of child labour and shattered dreams

Jyothi Ramulla Naga is 4 feet tall. From sunup to sundown she is hunched over in the fields of a cottonseed farm in southern India, earning 20 cents an hour. Farmers in the Uyyalawada region......

How Bollywood Treats Its BETIS

Daughters are a blessing, they say. But in Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Ranveer Singh will move heaven and earth to keep his daughter alive after the gynaecologist reveals that his second child is also a......

'What's not to like about a smile?'

'A smile reflects your gratitude for life, your celebration of it.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Renuka Shahane/Instagram Even after three decades, her million dollar smile flashes bright and brings......

'I see myself holding an Oscar'

Coming from a filmi background, it was but natural for Smilie Suri to enter Bollywood. Being director Mohit Suri's sister and Pooja Bhatt's niece would have been a cakewalk for this young girl.......

'I couldn't have asked for a better launch than Rani Padmini'

Sony Entertainment Television will introduce a whole new range of television shows tonight. The beautiful Tejaswini Lonari will play Padmini in one of the shows, Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur.......

Five top-flight UK clubs caught up in soccer abuse scandal, state police

IMAGE: A foot is seen atop a soccer ball during the final training session of Mexico's national soccer team in Fortaleza June 16, 2014 (Image usesd for representational purposes) Photograph: Kai......

Sports Shorts: Big 3, Murray to play in ATP Cup

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are part of the 30 players who will play in the inaugural ATP Cup. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and......