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......
BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after a report found he broke the rules by failing to disclose the role he played in helping former British prime minister Boris Johnson secure an......
'Second-class citizenship would have been meaningless to a Hindu in the Mughal empire.' IMAGE: Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1618-1707). Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images Not long ago,......
A quintessential party loyalist and the trusted Man Friday of three Congress prime ministers, Pranab Mukherjee's climb up the political ladder stopped just short of his ambition to occupy 7 Race......
India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad. Photograph: Jitendra Prakash /......
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......
Subbarao said, short-term as well as medium-term prospects or Indian economy continue to be grim. Fiscal deficit is going to be much higher, the debt burden much larger and the financial sector......
Citigroup's board is considering firing its chief executive Vikram S Pandit, who was appointed as CEO late last year to infuse confidence, as the banking giant finds itself searching for hope all......
Goldman Sachs has emerged from the market bust as a trading colossus. New Chief Lloyd Blankfein must fuel growth -- and avoid an unforeseeable blowup. No wonder this nebbishy Master of the Universe......
Concerns of an economic slowdown in the US is looming large. How will this impact other economies of the world? Investment guru Dr Marc Faber, editor and publisher of the 'Gloom, Boom & Doom'......
After an interruption of two years, the Berlin Film Festival returned in full force. A range of remarkable films were show, from new discoveries, return of old masters and a celebration of classic......
'Are we too close as well-off Indians, all with servants and drivers and tuition teachers ourselves, to be able to understand why it is all so awful?', asks Aakar Patel. I saw the movie Parasite......
The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: IMAGE: Cast and crew......
'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this......
Sukanya Verma gives us a recap of the 91st Academy Awards. Oscars 2019 wasn't off to an auspicious start. At first, overwhelming opposition forced the Academy to withdraw its......
Taylor Fritz is the first American since 2006 to reach the title match at the ATP Finals, winning a slugfest against world No. 2 Alexander Zverev. IMAGE: Jannik Sinner outclassed Norway's Casper......
IMAGE: Shubman Gill bats during practice session. He will strive to work on facing in-coming deliveries which has been his peristent problem. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Yashasvi Jaiswal and......
IMAGE: In IPL 2024, K L Rahul has scored 378 runs at a strike rate of 144.27 but it is still less than that of Rishabh Pant (160.60) and Sanju Samson (161.08). Photograph: BCCI After the......
Except for K L Rahul's superb effort with the gloves, there was nothing much to write about the fielding of the two teams.While LSG's fielders were sharp and made some good saves, CSK's fielders......
IMAGE: Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mayank Yadav returned impressive figures of 3 for 27 in his IPL debut match against Punjab Kings and followed it up with figures of 3 for 14 against Royal......