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......

'The Judiciary Is Like A Black Hole'

'People don't know about the immense pressures that come with this position -- every decision a judge takes affects real people and their lives.''This is not a job that one can take lightly.'......

Diabetes Drug Linked To Vision Loss?

Study suggested that constant use of Semaglutide may be linked to development of a condition called non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

'Educated youth prefer to be unemployed rather than under-employed'

'When manufacturing or even services cannot generate the kind of employment they are looking for, they prefer to be unemployed rather than under-employed.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Meta Platforms' India staffers on edge over layoff media reports

US media reports that Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, could be the latest technology giant to downsize its workforce have triggered trepidation among its......

Can Nirmalya Kumar help Tatas tide over the tough times?

Nirmalya Kumar, who is a prolific writer and speaker, was called "a rising superstar" by The Economist. To say that Nirmalya Kumar has enjoyed a groundbreaking career is to say the very......

FTX Failure: Lessons To Be Learnt

Damage from new shenanigans can be contained if regulators move quickly when something does not smell right, counsels Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded and led FTX until a......

A big challenge to EPFO returns

There is widening gap between what the government’s premier retirement fund makes on its investments and what it offers to employees. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......