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......
Diyas have been laid out in squares of 16 -- some in special patterns, security staff have fanned across the city, laser lights have been set up and drones are whirring overhead. IMAGE:......
Government was watching Gandhiji's mood to know if he had cooled down.They found out from his letters and utterances that he was the same old firebrand and even more determined than before. The......
Gandhiji asked me if I had sufficient warm clothes in view of the coming cold season. I said yes.But he verified my statement by asking Miraben to search my bag to make sure.Such was Gandhiji. The......
After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash Mumbai and suburbs on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding......
Investors' wealth on Monday surged Rs 4.21 lakh crore as markets bounced back after five days of fall. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The BSE Sensex jumped 602.75 points or 0.76 per cent......
Equity investors will track the trading activity of foreign investors, global trends and ongoing earnings results for further cues, and benchmark indices may continue to witness consolidation in a......
Stock markets declined for the third straight day on Wednesday due to profit-taking in auto, pharma and capital goods shares amid relentless foreign fund outflows. Photograph: Francis......
Benchmark Sensex declined by 318 points on Wednesday due to selling in IT and auto shares amid unabated foreign fund outflows and weak trends in global markets. Photograph: Shailesh......
Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by nearly 592 points on Monday following gains in IT and banking shares amid a firm trend in global markets. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The 30-share BSE Sensex......
'Her love for the story -- be it understanding the story quickly or reading the script, then composing yourself in almost no time for the shot.''All of it is just so natural to her.' In the......
After Sita Raman, this is a Dulquer Salmaan film that has won Divya Nair's heart. At a time when OTT and multiplexes are ridden with films on violence, action and horror, this Diwali has a special......
'I've never done anything cliche and I've never got anything cliche.'Text: Divya Nair/Rediff.com. Videos: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com IMAGE: Nithya Menen with her National Award. Photograph: Kind......
'There are some things I may not be comfortable about. Explicit things and all that.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nithya Menen/Instagram There is a reason why Nithya Menen decided to do more......
'...be it a comedy, thriller or a love story.''The bhindi costs Rs 30 per kilo, but the price of potato remains unchanged.' IMAGE: Om Puri in Ardh Satya. In the final phase of his life, Om Puri......
IMAGE: Hima Das had won a 400m individual silver at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. She was also a part of the gold and silver-winning women's 4x400m and mixed 4x400m relay quartets in Jakarta.......
IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin's record in India is imposing, with a tally of 363 wickets in 60 Tests at an average of 21. Photograph: BCCI India's spin king Ravichandran Ashwin is all set for a......
It was the first taste of nets session with the Indian team for the team's latest additions to the bowling arsenal, Akash Deep and Yash Dayal. But they weren't the only fresh faces at Team India's......
IMAGE: Karun Nair aggregated 487 runs from seven matches at an average of 49 including a century against Glamorgan in the English County championships. Photograph: Andrew Boyers / Reuters Having......