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 don't have to go abroad for anything.''Anyone who thinks we have a lot to learn from the US needs to have his head examined.''We are in a new era.' IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime......
Convert the Haryana result into a blessing in disguise; make the calamity into an opportunity.Maharashtra was always the big ticket game in town; MVA must win it.The Congress should shift......
As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......
Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......
Food delivery app Swiggy on Wednesday launched a Rs 11,330-crore initial share sale, asking investors to take a pie of Indian middle class' rising propensity of online ordering. Photograph: PTI......
Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have infused a record Rs 4.6 trillion into Indian equities over the course of Samvat 2080, marking the highest net annual investment in any Samvat to date.......
Foreign investors have continued selling in the Indian market, pulling out a massive Rs 85,790 crore (around $10.2 billion) from equities this month due to Chinese stimulus measures, attractive......
'Future market gains will likely depend primarily on earnings growth.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "It doesn't appear that we are heading toward a prolonged bear market, as smaller......
'It's the second-largest market for us after the US, and should be the largest market at some point.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes.. Photograph: Kind......
Industry experts believe that this deal will positively impact the Indian film industry, which is struggling with fewer movie releases. IMAGE: Karan Johar with Adar Poonawalla in Switzerland.......
'It is for the first time that a film of mine will be released in theatres and Indian audiences will finally be able to buy tickets and experience it on a big screen, where cinema truly comes to......
The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......
'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.''I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a......
'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.''It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.' IMAGE: Janhvi Kapoor in Ulajh. Few directors have carved a distinctive journey as......
'You tell me why should a player be asking for money to play for the country. This is a big question.' IMAGE: Sumit Nagal offered a clarification on his decision, explaining that he withdrew from......
'Historically, there hasn't been much representation around para-athletes from a brand perspective.''With their best medal tally in Paris, it has triggered considerable organic interest.' IMAGE:......
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......
IMAGE: India's 24-member Archery team leave for the 2023 World Cup Stage 1 at Antalya, Turkey. Photograph: Archery Association of India/X Livid at being denied accreditation for the Paris......