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When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

Champions Trophy: Sending Team To Pakistan Would Be Dangerous

Even a whiff of an incident like the violent 1989 shirt-ripping attack on Krishnamachari Srikkanth by a Karachi spectator would be ruinous. It would set back the ties further, derail an ongoing......

Get Ready To Laugh Out Loud!

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has crowned its funniest photographer of the year. Milko Marchetti's side-splitting shot of a 'Stuck Squirrel' took the top prize at the Oxo Gallery in......

'Ratan and I Were Good Chums'

Arun Maira who worked for 25 years at the Tata Group, remembers his early years with Ratan Tata. IMAGE: 'Another reminiscent picture, another memory, on JRD's 117th birth anniversary.' Photograph:......

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......

HUL Q2 profit down 2.33%; separates ice cream business

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Wednesday reported a 2.33 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,595 crore for the second quarter ended in September 30, 2024 impacted by......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

Quality Lapses Shut Down Drug Makers

Most of the pharma units are failing in documentation, and validation processes, and many don't have full-fledged quality control laboratories. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only......

Extraordinary Story Of EPFO Digitisation

A remarkable story which helped transform a bureaucratic organisation to a customer centric organisation. This experience may inspire several government/private organisations to modify or adopt......

What's Next For Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light?

'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 Win Is Not Just For India, But For All The Women Out There'

'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them and add meaning to their journey.' IMAGE: Kani Kusruti, left,......

Draft sports bill could pose problems for IOA

Ministry mulls graded funding for sports federations IMAGE: IOA chief PT Usha. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff.com Archives The sports ministry is considering the introduction of a graded system......

Lack of bite in United's attack worries Amorim

IMAGE: Manchester United's Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes and Andre Onana celebrate. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim expects a rollercoaster season with the......

Will active Indian players get BCCI nod to play SA20?

'We know Dinesh Karthik will be here this year which is fantastic and it's great for the tournament.' IMAGE: AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli together at Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL.......

Legend calls for urgent wide ball rule overhaul

ICC Cricket Committee looking to give leeway to bowlers on wides: Shaun Pollock IMAGE: Across ODIs and T20Is, batters make late movements across the crease to disturb bowlers' line and lengths and......

Should Women's Chess Be Abolished?

'Scrapping titles like WIM, WGM and a separate women's category will kill women's interest in chess.' IMAGE: Grandmaster R Vaishali, flanked by her brother and fellow Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa,......

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