Nitin Desai, who has known Dr Singh from 1971, extends his 'deepest condolences to his wife Gurcharan Kaur and to his three talented daughters Upinder, the historian; Daman, the writer; and Amrit,......
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 Maharashtra legislative council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to rename seven stations on the Mumbai local train network. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......
Flight services at Mumbai airport were severely impacted on Monday due to low visibility after heavy rains in the city, leading to runway operations being shut for over an hour and approximately 50......
The monsoon spelt mayhem in several parts of the country on Monday, particularly Mumbai where local train services and flight operations were hit and everyday life disrupted as well as Assam that......
If there were an Olympics for bank frauds in India, Rishi Agarwal, founder and former chairman of ABG Shipyard Ltd, a nephew of the Ruia brothers of the Essar group, would bag the gold, pushing......
With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. IMAGE: A priest wearing a protective......
Bollywood loves to play with fire. In Amazon Prime Video's upcoming original movie, Agni, directed by Rahul Dholakia, a firefighter investigates the rising frequency of mysterious fires in the......
The New Year has started, and many film folk have resumed work. But for many others, the holiday isn't over just yet! Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha/Instagram 'Sphinx just lookin like a......
'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......
Pop stars, lawyers, cops, hoteliers, care to hear their story on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations for the week. Wham!Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: English......
Jee Karda is a dish with a lot of garnish, but no flavour, observes Deepa Gahlot. A teacher tells his schoolroom of brats, 'You are not special, you are privileged,' and goes on to warn them how......
2024 saw some of the most competitive and captivating cricket being played on the field. While new rivalries developed, the older ones continued to prosper with a new-found intensity. On one side,......
'In some ways it is good, maybe, if that was my last match because I lost my first match in the Davis Cup and I lost my last one. We close the circle' IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal waves at......
IMAGE: Rafael Nadal - The King of Clay. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal will be retiring from professional tennis atter the Davis......
IMAGE: Rafael Nadal's career has been hampered by injuries and he missed the 2023 French Open and was beaten in the first round by German Alexander Zverev this year. Photograph: Hannah......
IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja dives to his left in an attempt to stop the ball during an ODI against Australia in Rajkot, on January 17, 2020. Photograph: BCCI South African cricket legend Jonty Rhodes......