America Stoops to Conquer

The Biden administration's failure in stopping two major wars and several minor ones was seen as a major disaster by many Americans and the world at large, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.......

'Trump Wants To Make America White Again'

'There are 725,000 Indians here without proper papers. They are subject to deportation immediately under this (Trump's immigration plan). Immediately!' 'They want to prevent new immigration, get......

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......

'Ratan Made You Feel Special'

'He had a lovely, lovely, sense of humour, very subdued and very, very subtle, but it was very, very, prominent.' All photographs: Kind courtesy Ratan Tata/Instagram.com   Halekai or Home By......

Will EV Policy Lure Tesla?

If Tesla comes in, India's position as a manufacturing hub will rise many notches, as it will become only the second country, after China, to have both Apple as well as Tesla. IMAGE: Tesla Motors......

Bharat Forge rides on diverse product mix, customer base

Bharat Forge, the Pune-based automotive component maker, has been one of the top-performing companies in its segment. Photograph: Courtesy, Bharat Forge The company’s stock price is up 39.3......

MF IPO anchor bigger than foreign investors for 2nd yr

Mutual funds (MFs) are likely to surpass foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in terms of anchor investments in initial public offerings (IPOs) for the second consecutive year. Illustration:......

Muted near-term outlook, weak Q4 show to keep UPL stock under pressure

The stock of India’s largest agrochemical player — UPL (formerly United Phosphorus) — fell 2.8 per cent in trade. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters It was among the top......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

Vir Das is 'still just a guy on a stool'

'The jester's job, the joker's job, the fool's job is to make fun of people to make them seem beautiful.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vir Das/Instagram He's still "just a guy on a stool" for whom......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

Will India Win Missing Gaprindashvili Cup?

At the end of the 10th round, the Indian Open team is leading the pack with 19 points and the Women's team is ranked second with 17 points. IMAGE: India's Arjun Erigasi during one of the games at......

Promising runner Parvej fails doping test

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Parvej Khan/X Top Indian middle distance runner Parvej Khan, who recently made headlines in the country with his exploits at the NCAA circuit in the United States of......

Chameera ruled out of series against India

Photograph: Sri Lanka Cricket/X Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of the white-ball home series against India after failing to recover from bronchitis and respiratory......

Once Mumbai's villain, Hardik returns to Wankhede as WC hero

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya soaks in the love at the victory parade in Mumbai on Thursday. Photograph: ICC/X In the annals of comeback stories, his deserves to stand among the greatest, for rarely has......

'Very happy for Dravid, who missed out in 2011': Tendulkar

IMAGE: India's players hoist Head Coach Rahul Dravid after the T20 World Cup final victory over South Africa in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday. Photograph: ICC/X India's batting great Sachin......