'Ratan Tata Always Displayed His Kindness'

'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best......

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......

'Israel Will Engineer A Broader War'

'Israel is counting on the United States to enter the fray on their behalf and perform destructive strikes against these targets that are beyond Israel's conventional capabilities.' 'They may well......

'Newly-crowned Miss America 2014 never forgot Indian roots'

City-based relatives of Nina Davuluri, who on Monday became the first Indian-origin contestant to win the Miss America pageant, said the newly-crowned beauty queen had not forgotten her roots and......

Mukesh Ambani, Adani to join Modi's business meetings in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not taking along an industry delegation to the US but top representatives of India Inc are likely to travel to New York and Washington to be part of the power-packed......

Missing flights has become a family habit

'I'm now hoping to fly tonight, with the office threatening to organise someone to escort me to the terminal at any sign that I might be dawdling -- because while I'm still here, there's a book......

'Universities have become vacuum cleaners'

'They suck talent and dump elsewhere.' IMAGE: A photograph of Zoho Mail's engineers at 2 am after releasing a new version in 2015."As long as we get people with basic aptitude, it is easy to train......

Bhagwat's message to Modi

'By holding forth on Swadeshi economics, Bhagwat is showing his intent to fight back,' says Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Sarsanghchalak, as the Rashtriya......

'We're celebrating Modi becoming prime minister'

'Americans understand India as an emerging superpower, they do not understand that we'd already arrived.' Indian-American actor Akshay Kapoor, on what to expect at New York's Madison Square Garden......

Meet the GORGEOUS BRIDES of Bollywood

'Sonam is my lucky charm.''Because of her, the year 2018 went well for me, as I got four big weddings.''It started with Sonam's in November, then Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh's, Kapil Sharma's......

Mumbai-raised director's Obama's America enters US Top 10

Mumbai-raised director Dinesh D'Souza's new film 2016 Obama's America has stepped into the top 10 charts in North America.A fiercely anti-Obama docudrama directed by Mumbai-raised conservative and......

'We always wanted to come to America'

Bollywood’s biggest overseas event, the IIFA Awards, will be held in the US for the first time. Aseem Chhabra reports. It started off 15 years ago as a Bollywood awards event at......

Olympics PIX: Chaos as Morocco beat Argentina; France whip US

A round-up of the opening day's action in the men's football tournament at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. IMAGE: Argentina's Cristian Medina celebrates with teammates after finding the net in......

Copa America: Argentina edge Uruguay

  IMAGE: Lionel Messi celebrates with his Argentina team-mates after victory in the Copa América against Uruguay. Photograph: Lionel Messi/Twitter A first half goal from Guido......

Forget Euro, Argentina v Brazil is weekend's big match

Argentina are unbeaten in 19 games going into the showdown at the Maracana stadium, while Brazil have not lost since Argentina beat them in a November 2019 friendly. IMAGE: Brazil's players......

Murray ready to risk travel for grand slams

Murray seeks assurance on quarantine issues before US Open. IMAGE: Andy Murray, a three-times Grand Slam winner, has not played competitively since November due to hip problems but took part in......

Ballon d'Or 2020 scrapped due to coronavirus disruption

IMAGE: Barcelona's Lionel Messi with his six Ballon d'Or trophies. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year for the first time in its 64-year history......