Delhi's Pollution Nightmare!

Clean air needs action all year round; and that it will work only if we act jointly and at scale, asserts Sunita Narain. IMAGE: A metro train passes amid the thick layers of smog as the Air......

In first, govt nod to raise all-women CISF battalion

A first-ever all-women Central Industrial Security Force reserve battalion comprising more than 1,000 personnel has been sanctioned by the Union government keeping in mind the burgeoning duties of......

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, Sanchez unveil facility to manufacture military aircraft

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez on Monday inaugurated the Tata Aircraft Complex in Vadodara, India's first private facility to build military planes, where C295 aircraft......

Urban Realtors Ride Redevelopment Bandwagon

15 to 25 per cent of property registrations in Mumbai come from redevelopment, with over 3,500 projects approved by May 2024. IMAGE: Mumbai high rises on a overcast day. Photograph: Hitesh......

In Very Short Supply: Affordable Housing!

'Developers are into profit-making. And there's not too much money in the affordable segment.''So, they don't do affordable housing.' IMAGE: The Sipcot mega housing project is seen on the day of......

MF Investor Base To Touch 50 Million

The number of active SIP accounts is nearing the 100 million milestone. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The mutual fund investor base is set to surpass the 50 million unique......

BSNL walks out as surprise winner of July tariff battle

State-owned player didn’t hike charges while pvt peers jacked up prices by over 20% Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters After continuously bleeding subscribers for nearly two years,......

Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 Review: Black Mirror For The Digital Age

There is startling accuracy to Dibakar Banerjee's portrayal, notes Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Mouni Roy in Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2. In 2010, Dibakar Banerjee unleashed the dark powers held by hidden and......

Making Waves In India And Hollywood

'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well.''Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene!''For someone like him to message me just says how supportive......

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.''Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.' Photograph: Kind......

'YouTube Shorts pulls in people from all over India'

'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Paris Opening: Of Lady Gaga, cabaret and a mystery torchbearer

IMAGE: Lady Gaga performs during the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, on Friday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song near Notre-Dame cathedral, a giant......

PIX: France Wows With Spectacular Olympics Opening

IMAGE: A balloon carrying the lit Olympic cauldron flies at Jardin des Tuileries during the opening ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters The city of Paris transformed into a colossal......

How Bumrah stole the show with a masterclass in swing

Real show stealer was Boomball: Ravichandran Ashwin lauds Jasprit Bumrah's Himalayan feat IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah jumped to number one in the Test rankings list, becoming the first Indian pacer to......

2036 Olympics: Coming Out Party For India

If Ahmedabad is India's preferred candidate, as seems likely, hosting Olympics 2036 should give it a leg up: A bigger airport, a better metro network, more hotels, flyovers and so on, observes T N......

Multi-layer security for World Cup opener after threat issued by Khalistani separatists

IMAGE: The Narendra Modi stadium will witness multiple layers of protection for the World Cup opener. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Given a threat issued by Khalistani separatists, about......