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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......

Atishi Marlena In Delhi's Hot Seat

The Delhi battlefield may not be a cakewalk for the Rhodes Scholar. IMAGE: Delhi chief minister-designate Atishi is a key face of the Aaam Aadmi Party as well as the government. Photograph: ANI......

'BJP will have no effect. Not even an iota'

'The people of Tamil Nadu, in particular Chennai, know about the double standards of the BJP. Nothing will work for them here.' IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Taiwan: A Thorn In China-US Relations

Any miscalculation and miscommunication are fraught with the risk of a major catastrophe, warns Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with US President Joe Biden on the......

Why NRIs Don't Get Non-Basmati White Rice

IMAGE: Women farmers collect paddy saplings as part of the preparation of sowing these in the field. Photograph: ANI Photo The Centre on July 20 banned the export of non-basmati white rice......

5 Indian-origin women executives on Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance list

Five Indian-origin women executives have made it to Barron's prestigious annual '100 Most Influential Women in US Finance' list for achieving positions of prominence in the financial services......

Why Amit Mitra is important to Mamata

No longer Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, Mamata's principal chief advisor, will still advise and aid the 'chief minister and finance department on all matters relating to management of......

MG puts its bets on smaller cars for Indian market

The MG Motor India management is focused on scaling up and launching smaller cars to play the long game in the country, says Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Rajeev Chaba, president and managing director at MG......

What Vikas Yatra is Modi talking about?

A report by the Azim Premji University showed that during the pandemic 270 million Indians were pushed into poverty.Meaning that they were not poor according to the government poverty line before,......

'I wanted to write about a young woman's sexual awakening'

'I went to a school in Baroda, where if the boys harassed us, the teachers pulled the girls aside and said, "Oh, your skirts are too short".''They made us feel ashamed of having any sexual feelings......

'I have very deep connections with India'

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

What's the Aashiqui star's Afghan link?

'They didn't speak Hindi or English, but love is a universal language.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Anu Aggarwal/Instagram Anu Aggarwal, who shot to fame with movies like Aashiqui and King Uncle,......

A Story that INSPIRES Girls to DREAM!

'Skater Girl is India's first film on skateboarding and I hope that it inspires girls and boys across the world and brings them hope.' IMAGE: Rachel Sanchita Gupta in Skater Girl. Rarely does a......

Harmanpreet Kaur: The fierce leader driving India's T20 World Cup hopes

Smriti Mandhana lauds skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, says 'She's fierce and always gives her best' IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana heaped praise on captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Photograph: ICC T20 World Cup/X......

Vishy Anand's Academy: Where Chess Champions Are Made

The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation' Photograph: Kind Courtesy WACA/X "If you had to roll the dice, these are pretty good teams to roll them with." Viswanathan Anand......

How India Conquered The Chess Olympiad

'The Indian Open team was extremely well prepared and motivated to win the gold medal.''With two players in the world top 10 club, and four players with over 2,700 ELO points (GMs Arjun Erigaisi, D......

India's chess future is bright, but...

Current generation of Indian chess players great at grabbing opportunities: Viswanathan Anand Photograph: Kind courtesy Norway Chess/X "Slowly transitioning" from a world champion competitor to a......

Paralympics 2024: India eye record haul in Paris

IMAGE: 17-year-old para archer Sheetal Devi, who shoots with her legs as she was born without arms, will be the youngest Indian athlete at Paris Paralympic Games 2024. Photograph: Sheetal......

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