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......
Delhi Metro on Thursday said it has withdrawn a poster on breast cancer awareness that asked women 'to check your oranges' but the questions remained -- does the metaphor obscure the message, does......
It seems that the West is sending a signal to India that it can return to old hostilities unless India toes their line on Russia. It is no surprise that India is being compared with Putin's Russia......
'Thirty per cent of the world's deaths in young people, due to heart disease, are Indians.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......
Beyond a point, competition is boring. The fun is in the doing, irrespective of outcome. By the time I was in college, I knew I valued awareness more than success, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE:......
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......
Six major triggers were identified – some expected, some new. Veenu Sandhu reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com An advertisement showing two women talking about Cars24’s......
Are algos taking over from 'shoeshine and a smile', asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com 'Can you explain to me why this feature [and I named one] is missing in......
It is intriguing that the CBI has shown little interest in the most scandalous and biggest collective investment scheme ever, from the Sahara group, asserts Debashis Basu. Photograph: Shailesh......
Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Illustration: Dominic......
Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair. By the end of Badhaai......
'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' 'Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same.''Also, Jai ho.''I did Ramba ho in 1985.''Rahman combined three of my......
'You need to be very passionate towards life, not because you are a film-maker, but because you are a human being.''If you can do that, then I think it reflects in the films that you make.' IMAGE:......
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.''He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove......
'Daniel Craig was my first choice, but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.' IMAGE: Sonam Kapoor holds a copy of Rakeysh Omprakash......
'Everyone wants to get involved when there is success.''But what about guaranteeing it?''Making sure girls have the opportunity to succeed all the time?'Vaibhav Raghunandan reports. IMAGE: Lovlina......