'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

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......

BJP Should Read Writing On The Wall

There is no use of the BJP targeting Mamata Banerjee and M K Stalin, directly by the party's political bosses, both in Delhi and the respective state capitals, or even using the Raj Bhavans to fire......

How year's most extravagant wedding was made secure

Entry based on a QR code messaged on personal mobile phones, colour-coded paper wristbands for access to different zones, and a medical response preparedness reserved for heads of state helped......

AI will play big role here: Google India MD

Having marked a 20-year milestone in India, global tech giant Google is upbeat about its next innings here with Artificial Intelligence (AI) playing a big role in it, India MD Roma Datta Chobey......

Google Pixel Phones Now Made in India

'The plan is to assemble most of the new phones in India within three years.' IMAGE: The new Pixel 9 smart phone series is displayed at a Made by Google event in Mountain View, California, August......

The Legend Returns: Jawa 42 FJ Launch

The Jawa 42 FJ 350 cc was launched at a surprising price of 199,142 ex-showroom Delhi, reports Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.All Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com IMAGE: The Aurora Green......

Why's Mukesh Ambani Betting Big On Media

Could it be about clout? Given its size and influence, RIL doesn't need the media for that, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekhar. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational......

Drowning In A Sea Of Entertainment

'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.''Just online consumption (news, entertainment, social media) in India was 2.5 hours a day in November 2024.''Add TV (just under 4 hours), other......

Meet The New Influencers

Across the board, brands use influencers like a Bhuvan Bam or Kusha Kapila as the second or third rung of their strategy. The first rung is always a celebrity that has been created outside the......

'Human Attention Span Is Now Less Than Goldfish's'

'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content indigestion.''How do you entice people who have indigestion of content?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajadhiraaj:......

Bollywood Says 'I Love You' In The Cutest Ways

It's a special day on social media, as film folk celebrate birthdays and share beautiful moments from their life on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nayanthara/Instagram Nayanthara wishes......

Bumrah Lets His Bat Talk

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah has proven himself to be an all-round hero. Photograph: BCCI/X   Watching Jasprit Bumrah bat on Day 4 of the Gabba Test, one couldn't help but wonder if there's anything......

Pakistan unleash 'slinger' Zaman Khan

IMAGE: Zaman Khan made his debut during Pakistan’s Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka. Photograph: PCB/X The endless chain of fast bowlers that Pakistan has produced over the years has......

Turning Point: Theekshana's 'Mystery' Bowling

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings's Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana finished with figures of 4-33. Photograph: BCCI While the Robin Uthappa-Shivam Dube batting partnership for Chennai Super Kings......

Coming Up: A Rs 400 Billion Auction For IPL/ICC Rights

Broadcasting and digital companies are ready to join the country's biggest ever auction of sports rights next year. IMAGE: Celebrations as Chennai Super Kings win IPL 2021.Photograph: BCCI  ......

Soaring heart rates laid bare on TV as archers okay new tech

IMAGE: Japan's Miki Nakamura competes in the archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty......