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History In 3 Minutes: Battle of Vasai

Chimaji Appaji remains one of the foremost military generals of the Maratha Empire who inflicted a crushing defeat on the Portuguese. IMAGE: The Maratha siege of Vasai, 1739. Photograph: Kind......

Warning! Trump 2.0 Will Be Very Different

Trump has no more elections to fight and his soaring ambition, which is no secret, will be to carve out a presidential legacy that outshines by far all his mediocre predecessors. Trump's turnaround......

We Are In An Era Of Puppets And Puppeteers

'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital, influential people (from business and politics) and technology deciding the destiny of others in the name of......

Genetic Destiny Or Hard Work?

Just as the atom and the byte needed careful societal control to prevent damage to society, perhaps, so does the gene, particularly in debates like 'genes vs merit', explains Ajit Balakrishnan.......

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......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'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......

What Led To Paytm's Big Fall

At the heart of Paytm's slide lies the abject failure of its Super App strategy, notes Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Photograph: ANI Photo For more than three weeks now, the......

Volkswagen's Taigun can be segment killer, if priced aggressively

Volkswagen's new SUV is set to lock horns with half a dozen rivals, says Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Volkswagen's new SUV Taigun. All Photographs: Kind courtesy, Volkswagen India Ever since it......

Memory Zeenat Aman Would Give Up Gold For

IMAGE: Zeenat Aman with Krishna and Raj Kapoor. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram On Tuesday, Zeenat Aman shared an anecdote about how she bagged one of her most popular......

The Super Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Drop whatever you are doing to play a fun filled round of weekly filmi quiz. You know the drill: Identify the movie......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

The Moment Aishwarya Burst Into Our Lives

'We did take after take, confusing and stressing her out, until she just threw up her hands and said she couldn't do it.''She was close to tears.' A fascinating excerpt from Adman Madman:......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

World Indoors: Ingebrigtsen's golden double, hurdles drama

IMAGE: Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen celebrates after winning the men's 1500m final. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Jakob Ingebrigtsen completed a golden double by capturing the men's 1,500......

Root needn't break Sachin's record to be a great: Bell

IMAGE: Joe Root is just over 3,500 runs short of Sachin Tendulkar's run-record. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Joe Root will go down as England's greatest batter in Tests even if he is......

American Greg Bell, oldest living Olympic gold medallist dies

IMAGE: American Greg Bell was the 1956 Olympic long jump gold medallist. Photograph: World Athletics/X American long jump great Greg Bell, who had been the oldest living Olympic gold medallist......

PIX: Liverpool grab last-gasp win at PSG; Bayern whip Leverkusen

A round-up of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League last-16 first leg matches. IMAGE: Harvey Elliott sends the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma late in the match to earn Liverpool victory over......

PIX: McLaughlin-Levrone sinks 400m hurdles World mark

Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Thursday. IMAGE: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of United States crosses the line to win gold and set a new World record in......

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