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......

Will Udhayanidhi Be Stalin's Successor?

Always interesting, DMK politics is going to get even more absorbing in the days to come, predicts Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's son and state......

'Voters Gave Modi Course Correction'

'Hindutva will not win any elections. Hindutva as a political plank never works.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and Cabinet ministers at the swearing-in ceremony, June 9, 2024. Photograph:......

'We have taught the Chinese some lessons'

'In Eastern Ladakh the Chinese attempted salami slicing.''Our response has been superb. Our military has responded magnificently.' Photograph: Kind courtesy ADG PI - Indian Army In nearly 35 years......

When Will Banks End Customer Harassment?

The branch managers have come out of their glass cabins and the sellers' market has transformed into a buyers' market, but there is no end to the harassment of customers, asserts Tamal......

Why does Dr Banerjee provoke BJP ire?

'Mr Modi would compliment a Nobel Prize winner, but members of his party or the government would not be restrained from either making unfair comments or criticising him for having offered advice to......

'It is not tax terrorism, it is tax jihadism'

'The IAS officers are after the rich people, the IRS officers are after the middle class and the IPS officers are after the poor. This is the new varnashrama created by the bureaucracy.' IMAGE:......

'Whatever I have is because of India'

'15, 17 years back we were not even in existence in the US. Today nearly 1/3 of prescriptions written comes from India.''India is showing that in a very competitive environment -- like the US and......

'Farhan surprised me by gifting me a BMW'

'He was an extremely naughty child, always in trouble and creating trouble.' 'He wanted to fly a kite at night, and sometimes, bunk school.' 'When I insisted on sending him, we could get a call......

'Ardh Satya wasn't conceived to showcase Om's talent'

'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.''I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.''Bahut zyada defeatist ho......

Memories Of Chandler Bing

I don't know how the other Friends will react to Matthew Perry's death, but I am sure a part of them will be buried with Chandler, believes passionate Friends fan A Ganesh Nadar. I woke on Sunday......

10 Anil Kapoor Must Watch Films On OTT

Anil Kapoor, now aging gracefully into older gentleman roles, has had quite a chequered career. Luckily for popular actors, audiences have short memories and forget their screen missteps, or he......

'Winning a Ranji Trophy is not easy now'

'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.' IMAGE: Mumbai players celebrate their 42nd Ranji......

Surya should concentrate on consistency: AB de Villiers

IMAGE: AB de Villiers is ok being compared to Suryakumar Yadav. Photograph: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images The best batter on show in the T20 World Cup, Suryakumar Yadav, may call the......

'I won't say it was unfair, I will say it was totally unfair'

'Why was he was given only a one-year contract?''Nobody has ever asked that question and obviously nobody has answered that question.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli with then India head coach Anil Kumble......

This is a captain whose commitment to his team is absolute

Under Kohli, playing cricket will now be about winning, not avoiding defeat. India will not just be liked or admired -- it will be respected and feared.A country whose stars were labeled 'talented'......

British PM backs culture secretary on Robinson suspension

'As Oliver Dowden set out, these were comments made more than a decade ago (sic) written by someone as a teenager, for which they've rightly apologised.' British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's......