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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......

Does Modi Understand Tamil Nadu?

In focus are the assembly polls in 2026.From a BJP perspective, their attack on the ruling DMK, using the 'Hindutva' card, and Annamalai's targeting of both Dravidian majors on corruption has not......

Ayodhya Is Getting Ready For The Big Day

With the spate of businesses turning their attention to Ayodhya, land rates have shot up, in some pockets by as much as 10 times. Whether one walks into a hotel lobby or sits down for a meal, land......

'Things are done in India that look chaotic. But it's not chaotic at all'

'I've never seen such cooperation before. Problem solving. Everyone working together. And truthful.''Someone from the prime minister's office was there the entire time, at the table, one of the......

World lauds ISRO for Chandrayaan-3's success

In a momentous achievement for India's space programme, the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar south pole on Wednesday sparked jubilant reactions from around the world, including the......

'Father of banking reforms', M Narasimham, passes away

New-generation private sector banks such as ICICI, HDFC, Axis, Kotak etcetera owe their existence to the recommendations of the first Narasimham Committee. The architect of modern Indian banking,......

Siddhartha lived by his honour code, and died by it

'The Hegdes lived a life of simplicity, stayed in the background always, never in the media or on Page 3. Business of that scale did not seem to have any impact on their social lives or public......

Professional manager, businessman...

Ajit Balakrishnan on mapping the Business Serengeti.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The other day, when I was introduced at a conference as 'a businessman', I found myself squirming. I......

The dancing legends wowing India

Bharata Natyam legends Shanta and V P Dhananjayan discover they are a national sentation after their Vodafone ads.Nikita Puri encounters a couple who believe in breaking moulds. IMAGE: Shanta and......

Indians may spend Rs 250 billion on Diwali shopping

A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali, discovers Dhruv Munjal. Rajiv Suri refuses to call himself much of a shopper.......

'The Titan Flies Away Into The Ages'

'Some icons are living textbooks, teaching us about leadership, success, and legacy. Extraordinary yet human and approachable, they inspire and guide us.''India has lost a true son and champion.'......

Call Me Bae Review: Ananya Is Quite A Riot!

Call Me Bae is a spirited new addition in guilty pleasures for the fashion-loving, rom-com starved soul, applauds Sukanya Verma. If the DNAs of Elle Woods, Cher Horowitz, Blair Waldorf and Rachel......

All We Imagine As Light Shines At Cannes

IMAGE: Director Payal Kapadia, with cast members Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon, Divya Prabha and Kani Kusruti pose on the red carpet before the screening of the film All We Imagine as Light in......

Indian Movies I Loved in 2022

In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft,......

18 Films That Made Us Cry

Entertainment may be its raison d'etre, but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant. Some movies are more sentimental than others -- they strike an instant chord, touch a raw......

PIX: Alcaraz powers past Berrettini into quarters, Tsitsipas exits

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his Wimbledon fourth round match against Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Monday. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Top seed Carlos Alcaraz roared into......

'We never took any tension, we played the game as it came'

'Kapil had faith in his team and the team had faith in its captain.' IMAGE: Kapil Dev is presented with the 1983 World Cup trophy by Robert Carr, then the chairman of Prudential Assurance, the......

How Shami played a role in grooming 'Gentle Giant' Mohsin

IMAGE: With eight wickets from four games, Mohsin Khan is the latest among the group of rookie pacers, who have made waves in IPL 2022. Photograph: BCCI When Imran Khan, a young aspiring......

PICS: Australia vs India, 3rd Test, Day 4

Images from Day 4 of the third Test between Australia and India, at the SCG, on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Opener Shubman Gill came up with a gutsy 31 off 64 balls to give India a good start in......

World Photography Day: Check out Kumble's perfect 10

Anil Kumble was in his element when he had a cricket ball in his hands. Kumble, India's highest wicket-taker in international cricket, is also very adapt with the camera. The former India captain's......

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