Bangladeshi Hindu leader held for sedition denied bail

A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges, and sent him to prison, triggering protests by community members......

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......

Time To Shut Down Coaching Classes?

The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Rapid Action Force personnel......

The Pune-Porsche Horror

This, asserts Minnie Vaid, is hardly a new phenomenon -- entitled minors getting behind the wheel of super expensive cars, mowing down innocent victims in a drunken stupor and getting away with it......

Google introduces global kids safety programme in India

Google on Wednesday launched its global 'Be Internet Awesome' programme for children in India in partnership with Indian comic book publisher Amar Chitra Katha to interweave critical internet......

He is 10, CEO of 2 companies and a lecturer!

A Malay boy, who is only 10 years old, has become the chief executive officer of two companies and a lecturer who charges RM 6,000 per hour. According to Sin Chew Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau,......

How Mukesh Ambani plans to expand his empire

Its trajectory in telecom is well known but now it is pushing for a similar leap into the ranks of the top players in its other businesses: media and entertainment, e-commerce, a series of online......

A better world after Covid?

It is time to shrug off the ideological shackles about the way we work, play and live, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Most of us, unless we are professional......

10 Tamil Romantic Films On OTT

In the mood for romance, but don't know which movies to watch? Tamil cinema has a lot to offer on OTT, and Arjun Menon lists his favourites. Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014)Director: A U Arun......

Robert Pattinson wants to marry Kristen Stewart?

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here.Robert Pattinson will reportedly take Kristen Stewart back only if she marries him because he wants her to truly commit to......

'Amitji has no competitors'

'In the last seven years or so, many reigning heroes have stopped working with him because no matter how popular a star they are, irrespective of whether they are playing the lead, it eventually......

'I'm a nicer version of Jekyll and Hyde'

'I'm usually pretty chilled and cool, but there are random moments when the brain doesn't compute and I don't stop to think.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rinzing Denzongpa/Instagram He's a one-man......

I'm destitute and broke: Mike Tyson

Former boxing champion Mike Tyson says he is "totally broke" after years of excessive spending but still leads a happy life. Even after launching his own reality TV show 'Take On Tyson', the......

Hamilton causes online stir after posting skiing pics post- Schumi accident

British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton has caused an online stir after posting photos of him skiing with his brother just days after Michael Schumacher's shocking accident in the Alps. Hamilton enraged......

How this star woman batter is spending lockdown hours

From watching movies to enjoying long sleep hours, India openers Smriti Mandhana reveals that the Indian women’s team also keep in touch through online Ludo games.   IMAGE: India opener......

Hottest Sporting Buzz: Nude pictures of Kate Upton leaked online

Rediff.com brings you the buzz around celebrity sportspersons and their glamorous lives! Model Kate Upton. Photograph: Courtesy: Twitter The World Wide Web has been brimming with nude pictures of......

Fast and furious Lewis Hamilton hits ski slopes sans girlfriend

Lewis Hamilton with his brother Nicolas. Photograph: Lewis Hamilton/Instagram Newly crowned Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, who won 11 Grands Prix for Mercedes in 2014, was named BBC......