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......

How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

Sorry Mr Modi, Katchatheevu Isn't An Election Issue In Tamil Nadu

Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the......

Modi Or Manmohan? Who Travelled More?

While Narendra Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Manmohan Singh's 306 -- he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

One of the biggest land deals in Mumbai: Rs 5,200 cr for Bombay Dyeing's Worli asset

In one of the biggest land deals in the financial capital, Wadias-run Bombay Dyeing on Wednesday announced the sale of a 22-acre land parcel to Japan's Sumitomo for Rs 5,200 crore. IMAGE: The......

Will 5G turn the tables for India's telecom companies?

For 5G players, new-use cases could be the key for making money in the immediate future. Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Consumers can expect a 5G launch in the country......

Govt spending Rs 14,500 crore on airports before 'privatising' them

With six airports handed over to the Adani group for 50 years, the government is now all set to hand over another 25 airports to private players in a bid to ‘monetise’ them. Official......

India's 1st smart city is all set to take off in a big way

'Initially, Gift City was just another real estate project, but all that changed with Modi moving to New Delhi,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   In the last week of May, the National Company Law......

US, Mexico to submit bid to co-host 2027 Women's World Cup

IMAGE: The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is pictured during an event at Summit at One Vanderbilt observatory in Manhattan in New York City. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters The United......

Argentine Fernandez is Premier League's most expensive player

IMAGE: Enzo Fernandez was instrumental in Argentina's World Cup-winning campaign in Qatar, breaking into the starting lineup and playing every game, scoring one of the goals in a vital victory......

Real Madrid sign 16-year-old Brazilian prodigy for $74 million

IMAGE: A stand-out talent from a young age, Endrick scored 170 goals in 176 matches for Palmeiras' academy. Photograph: Ricardo Moreira/Getty Images Real Madrid have reached an agreement to sign......

Cricket on the big screen means green tills for Inox, PVR

IMAGE: The Inox-PVR merger plans to serve fans a big screen cricket bonanza. Photograph: Inox Twitter Cinema and cricket, the two 'religions' of the country will play out on the big screens on......

No Barca home games at Camp Nou in 2023-24

The club will relocate to the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic due to renovation work. IMAGE: Goldman Sachs, which had agreed to lend 595 million euros to help restructure the club's debt in August,......