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......
Several firms are stepping up to help their workforce cope with soaring temperatures. IMAGE: Workers drink water as they take a break at a construction site on a hot summer day in New Delhi, May......
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why the doorstep ration delivery scheme by his government was stalled by the Centre and appealed to him to allow......
Armed with hope and a revolutionary poem by noted Punjabi poet 'Pash', a farmer cycled nearly 400 km from Fardikot to the Tikri border to join the massive protest by peasants against the new farm......
They had left their homes for greener pastures in faraway Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan. THE MIGRANTS' STORIES IMAGE: Migrants, wearing masks, wait to get medically......
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......
India's gain will be an additional business of $300 million to $400 million per month if 10-11% of Bangladesh's export is diverted to Indian hubs like Tiruppur. IMAGE: People celebrate Bangladesh......
Backed by the China-plus-one policy, India’s textile and apparel exports have seen a 53 per cent growth during the April-November period of the current fiscal year at around $26 billion.......
Groceries, apparel, computers, phones and sporting accessories are among the most popular. There is also a growing trend of men visiting the store, rather than women. Mall operators have witnessed......
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I stare stupefied at headlines like these: One from last June said, 800,000......
Salman Khan is so neck deep in his formulaic rut that the only way he knows out is to dole out some more of the bunk.Except now, the swagger has traded places with desperation, notes Sukanya Verma.......
I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......
Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya passed into the ages on Thursday.We pay homage to a true legend by celebrating her best creations. Some of the biggest movies in Hindi cinema -- Gandhi, Lekin, Guide,......
Love Charger (or Charzerr) exploded on the scene last year, and has become somewhat of a cult now – the chubby arms raised high in the air, the falsetto that nearly knocks you out, the......
PK is no satire -- it's a bit too toothless for that -- but it is a rollicking mainstream entertainer with ambition to evoke some introspection, says Raja Sen.How must it feel to look at life......
'Indian cricket is in the safe hands of excitingly talented cricketers. No team can afford to underestimate India. If they do, it is to their peril.'A memorable conversation with Madhav Apte,......
IMAGE: Madhav Apte, left, whose Test career was mysteriously cut short, despite being the second highest scorer on a tour of the West Indies Madhav Apte was an aberration in Indian cricket in the......
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials,......