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......
'Those who hope for a strong united Opposition are disillusioned at the way in which the INDIA alliance has already been caught in debilitating squabbles.' IMAGE: A meeting of INDIA leaders.......
'He should not come to Kerala and fight against the CPI which is an integral part of the INDIA alliance' IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Pazhassi Raja at his tomb at Mananthavadi......
'The sense of Constitutional propriety and political morality seems to be vanishing fast.' 'There are many things in today's politics of governance which Manmohan Singh would have never dreamt of......
Against the backdrop of Kerala's appetite for commonsense, it was assumed that this controversy would pass.Respect for rationalism and scientific outlook is strong in the state despite political......
'The more educated a young person is, the higher the chances of him or her remaining unemployed.' IMAGE: Government job-seeking candidates stage a protest demanding immediate recruitment at......
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended on a mixed note on Wednesday as the euphoria about the Budget fizzled out, with investors going for profit-taking ahead of the Fed interest rate decision.......
Indian women have education, inspiration and perspiration -- but not enough employment, points out Mahesh Vyas. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The world celebrated International......
Durable, automobile and real estate players have been lobbying hard for a tax cut, saying it will boost demand. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Companies across sectors such as durables,......
The story of the boom and the crash in the real estate sector has been well documented. Ever-increasing demand and inflated prices saw housing costs rising to unprecendented heights. But soon the......
Sukanya Verma picks the best of OTT from 2023. As someone who shares week after week what's new on the OTT menu, I can't emphasise enough on what a crushing feeling it is to consume just a fraction......
'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning......
'Of all artists who openly support the current political dispensation, she is far and away the finest,' argues Sreehari Nair.'With the exception of perhaps Tabu, no Indian actress has done more to......
The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead......
To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair. So I am taking my evening......
Reader Kevin Fernandes sent us this photograph from Dubai. 'It was a great experience meeting Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas at the Emirates HQ in Dubai,' writes Kevin. Thank you, Kevin, for......