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......
There are few leaders in the Opposition line up who can claim a path to party leadership like Sitaram Yechury and certainly, very few who blended that ascent through student politics with awareness......
'Don't be surprised if the Census forms come with a caste box.''I will be surprised if it doesn't. It will be a point conceded to Rahul Gandhi and his allies,' asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: People......
'Rahul Gandhi is raising the issue of a caste census though his party has been doing injustice on this front from the 1950s.' IMAGE: Rahul Gandhi addresses the Samvidhan Samman Sammelan in......
Is the unusually and unbearably scorching Sun and the general laxity, bordering on laziness, among voters, responsible, asks N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Voters line up outside a polling station at......
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......
If and when a new management takes over, it will discover that there is no worthwhile business to run, says Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Byju's is set to go down......
'The function of this target is to pander to the super-power ambitions of the Indian elite.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India might be heading towards a "serious livelihood crisis" as......
'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.''I auditioned my a** off.' IMAGE: Charlie Chopra marks Wamiqa's third collaboration with Director Vishal......
'I grew up in a place that used to be the best city in India: Allahabad.''The city has given some of the best writers, politicians and musicians to the country.''Today, it has gone to the dogs.'......
From jaadugars to Jane Austen, OTT offerings this week are as eclectic as it gets, says Sukanya Verma. JaadugarWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi When Jitendra Kumar's small-town......
Amazon Prime Video has announced 41 titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing a challenge to its streaming competitors. Amazon's attractive line-up for the next two years......
'... their love was jinxed.''His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than......
IMAGE: The World Cup final got underway at the Karni Singh Ranges with elite shooters from across the world. Photograph: NRAI/X The ISSF World Cup final in New Delhi has been robbed of some sheen......
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Ankit Kalsi hit his maiden double ton for Himachal Pradesh against Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Dharamsala......
IMAGE: Arjun Babuta missed the bronze in the final of the men's 10m air rifle at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Reuters/Files Losing an Olympic medal by a few decimal points could be among......
IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja flew under the radar despite a five-wicket haul in the 2nd innings of the opening Test against Bangladesh. Photograph: BCCI Unless you're a freak talent like Jasprit......