Villupuram district in north Tamil Nadu continued to reel under unprecedented flooding on Monday following extremely heavy rainfall, virtually blocking access to villages and residential colonies......
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......
Extending its full cooperation to the state government to rebuild landslide-ravaged Wayanad, the Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala on Sunday announced that all its MLAs will......
I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......
The Assam Police have issued notices to opposition parties 'ordering' them to 'withdraw' the hartal over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and warned that 'legal action' will be......
Finance ministers of states demanded an increase in allocation under 50-year interest-free loan scheme, while fiscally stressed states like Punjab and Kerala pitched for a special package and......
There will be a lot to repair and rejuvenate -- if that opportunity even presents itself, warns Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Women pose for a selfie with Rs 2,000 notes prior to exchanging it at a bank in......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman read out the Union Budget speech in the Lok Sabha from a tablet on Monday instead of a conventional paper document. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
From 5G to Tesla to Covid vaccine, 10 things will shape India's future. IMAGE: A hairdresser styles a "2021" shave for a client to welcome the New Year at a barbershop in......
Unlike RIL, the Adani group has not yet brought in any big stakeholders to refinance debt or expand. Recently, the SB Adani Family Trust, representing the promoters, announced that it was pledging......
At the Leo fete, Vijay had this to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...'A typical politician's line, did you say,......
'Historically, Qatar has done wonders as I don't think this will ever be possible with the new format of the World Cup.' IMAGE: Jozef Zachariah walks out with football superstar Kylian Mbappe at......
Nothing else takes precedence in India when a cricket match is on and this fact was proved true on Sunday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM gave his Twitter followers a glimpse of the action......