How The US Helps India Counter The China Threat

Reports (not denied by India) that the USA had 'for the first time provided real-time details to their Indian counterparts on the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of a PLA incursion'......

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......

India inks $4bn deal with US for 31 Predator drones

India on Tuesday inked a mega deal with the United States to procure 31 Predator long-endurance drones from American defence major General Atomics under the foreign military sales route at a cost......

On Ravana's Trail

There is definitely much more to the mythical king than his ten heads and his abduction of Sita. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

GoAir's IPO plan flies in the face of logic

The market buzz is that the GoAir promoters are hoping for a valuation that is at least a little more than double its closest rival SpiceJet.Anjuli Bhargava reports. Photograph: Regis......

HDFC Bank to get a new boss soon

A media report in the run up to the board meet had mentioned the names of Sashidhar Jagdishan, Kaizad Bharucha and Sunil Garg as the ones who had made the cut. Jagdishan and Bharucha are internal......

India Inc asks new recruits to 'stay home'

Many firms have asked those joining on April 1 to delay their on-boarding by 2-3 months. The outlook for the airline, tourism, hotel, and media industries is bleak too. Illustration: Dominic......

Slowdown fails to stifle Indian banks' expansion plans

Backed by technology banks are expanding the branch network - and adding more to the workforce. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Though economic growth has slowed, banks have not reduced......

Kalki 2898 AD: The Alternate Review

A lot of time is spent on giving us the background of the story and establishing the characters but the film is named Kalki and the man is not even born, notes A Ganesh Nadar. Director......

Laapataa Ladies Found On OTT!

From Vijay Devarakonda to Kung Fu Panda, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on OTT this week.   Laapataa LadiesWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi One of the best films of the......

10 Women Achievers You Must Watch On OTT

Kangana Ranaut plays an Indian Air Force pilot in Tejas, joining an increasing list of films and shows centered around women playing significant roles. Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web shows and......

A Beginner's Guide To K-Drama

It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back. A binge worthy mix of style and substance, South Korea's small-screen wave, which hit......

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......

U-19 World Cup: Australia survive Namibia scare

IMAGE: Australia edged Namibia by four wickets in a low-scoring match at the Under-19 World Cup, in Kimberley, on Monday. Photograph: ICC 2023 Australian captain Hugh Weibgen was put to work on......

NZ's Jamieson out of England series, Boult snubbed

IMAGE: Kyle Jamieson was ruled out due to a back injury. Photograph: Martin Hunter/Reuters New Zealand have suffered a major blow in their preparations for the two-Test series against England......

PIX: Man City survive Leicester rally; Spurs score

Images from Sunday's Premier League action.  IMAGE: Kevin De Bruyne celebrates with Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Guendogan and teammates after scoring Manchester City's first goal during the Premier......

'Pant's presence was intimidating to the Aussies'

Rishabh Pant has silenced his critics forever, says childhood coach Tarak Sinha. IMAGE: 'There was only one person to help him -- only Rishabh Pant himself. It's his quality to stand up and take......