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......

'I Would Have Even Defeated Modi In Ayodhya'

'The 2024 general elections proved that UP is not Gujarat.' IMAGE: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav with Awadhesh Prasad in Ayodhya. Photograph: ANI Photo If there is one defeat that the......

What Amritpal Singh's Victory Means For India

'The victory is an expression of agrarian distress and social turmoil.' IMAGE: Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh speaks to the media after his supporters broke barricades and entered the Ajnala......

INDIA bloc PM within 48 hrs, to be from...: Ramesh

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will get a 'decisive mandate' in the Lok Sabha polls and may take even less than 48 hours to decide on its prime ministerial pick,......

RBI Governor Wants Bankers To Be Like Dravid

The governor made it clear that the RBI is aware of what's happening and acts accordingly, but doesn't make a noise about that, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......

'Cyrus was a very sincere man'

'And he was really trying just to do the best by the shareholders, and by the laws of India.' IMAGE: Ratan Tata, emeritus chairman, Tata Group, right with Cyrus Mistry. Photograph: PTI Photo......

Modi must now stop imitating the Congress, and turn right

'If Modi wants to help the poor and get the credit for it as well, he must do what China does. He must openly adopt pro-capital policies.' 'And -- this is critical -- he must remember that......

Meet Analjit Singh's 'hand-brake'

'The smartest businessmen are shopkeepers as their return on investment is better than anyone else,' Sahil Vachani tells Surajeet Das Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com His famous......

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra. 'Does the world need another cinematic representation of the Ripley story?'......

Say Hello To Newlyweds Parineeti And Raghav

IMAGE: Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha arrive in New Delhi, September 25, 2023. Photograph: Ayush Sharma/ANI Photo After getting married fairy-tale style in Udaipur, Parineeti Chopra and AAP MP......

'Your tears will break his heart'

Bollywood stars celebrated Father's Day with beautiful pictures and messages on Instagram. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra celebrates husband Nick Jonas,......

A Memorable Dinner With Aamir Khan

By refusing to follow the pack and remain politically correct, Aamir Khan has paid a price.A fascinating excerpt from Shobhaa De's new book, Insatiable. IMAGE: Aamir Khan. All photographs: Kind......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Sports Shorts: Sharath Kamal sails into at WTT Contender semis

IMAGE: World No 41 Achanta Sharath Kamal is the lone Indian in the competition. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters Veteran Sharath Kamal finally made the men's singles medal round in a major......

Watch Out For These Ranji Stars!

IMAGE: Jharkhand's Kumar Kushagra celebrates his century on day one of the Ranji Trophy match against Nagaland at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, March 12, 2022. Photograph: ANI The Ranji Trophy --......

Vini and Maxi Get Married

IMAGE: Glenn Maxwell and Vini Raman tied the knot on Friday, March 18, 2022. Photographs: Glenn Maxwell/Instagram   Glen Maxwell marched handsomely into the second innings of his life as he......

6 Shots of Pant in Action

Nearly 40 years ago, coming to the wicket after the Indian innings was in tatters -- Sunil Gavaskar had made 8, Arun Lal 35, Dilip Vengasarkar a duck, Gundappa Vishwanath 24, Mohinder Amarnath 5,......