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......
The decline in life expectancy was higher among young individuals and those aged 50 to 60. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. A woman walks past a......
'When manufacturing or even services cannot generate the kind of employment they are looking for, they prefer to be unemployed rather than under-employed.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
'The tragedy with Indian Muslims is that they do politics from the heart, not from the head.' IMAGE: Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party's UP Minority Morcha burst firecrackers in Lucknow to......
'For free supply of drugs and medicines itself, almost Rs 20,000 crores would be required.' Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photographs: ANI Photo......
'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......
'Over the next 20 years, we would be adding almost 10 million people to the workforce every year!''And we won't be able to give employment to even 2 million out of the 10 million every year.''Don't......
'The government should act proactively to instil confidence in private investors, and also boost the purchasing power of people directly or indirectly by ensuring minimum wages.' Illustration:......
There has been criticism of the official statistics ever since MoSPI came out with new methodology to estimate the GDP on the base year of 2011-12 compared to earlier 2004-05. Illustration: Uttam......
'Despite all of the PM's many strengths, it is increasingly clear he does not have a coherent and clear view on matters of macro policy.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at......
'There is an unbelievable opportunity for our sport to play a much bigger role than just elite competition, world records.' 'If you are looking at healthcare provision I want athletics and all its......
IMAGE: International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters With just over a year to go until the Tokyo Olympics,......
Globally, T20 cricket is the most popular format with 92 percent interest while ODIs are a close second with 88 percent interest. IMAGE: Two thirds of fans over the age of 16 years are......
IMAGE: Argentina's Manuel Lanzini. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after injuring a knee in training. "Manuel Lanzini suffered, in......
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Sir Alex Ferguson in the stands. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is out of......