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......

Modi's top 4 retain portfolios; Nadda gets health, Shivraj agri

Signalling continuity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday retained Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar in charge of the four high-profile ministries -- home, defence,......

Full list: Modi's New Ministers And Their Portfolios

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday evening, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers. Here is the complete list of ministers in Modi 3.0 and their portfolios:  ......

ISRO all set, Sun mission to take 125 days to reach exact radius

Days after landing on the Moon, India will aim for the Sun on Saturday with its maiden solar expedition, as ISRO's trusted PSLV will carry the Aditya L1 mission on a 125-day voyage to the Sun. The......

We failed to communicate, says Coke India

Coca-Cola India's president and CEO Atul Singh loves adda - the legendary Bengali way of involved intellectual discussion - firmly believes former captain Sourav Ganguly has enough talent left to......

China media launches search engine to rival Google

After taming Google into submission, China has launched a new search engine of its own to make foray into its 420 million strong net users' market, a move believed to be aimed at taking firm......

Raja pitches for framework to prevent misuse of IT

Union Minister for Information Technology and Communications A Raja has called for establishing an appropriate legal and regulatory environment to ensure optimum use of Information and......

Glaciergate: British expert wants honesty

After Glaciergate and errors in climate change report spawned attacks, UN climate chief R K Pachauri faced demands from Britain's chief scientific adviser for 'more honest' disclosure of the......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......