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......

'Why should I resign? I am no thief, there is no scam'

'In a complex situation a PM coming was not necessary' IMAGE: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo With ethnic violence gradually subsiding, Manipur Chief......

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions......

Why There Is A Surge In Demat Accounts

The total number of demat accounts in the country stood at 171.1 million as of August 31. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   India's total dematerialised (demat) accounts -- used for......

Income Rise To Boost Household Asset Rebuilding

Households are likely to remain the primary net lenders to the economy in the coming decades. Photograph: Kind courtesy Satheesh Sankaran/Pixabay   With rising incomes, households are......

New Tax Regime Could Pinch Small Savings

According to the latest RBI data, PPF receipts have already experienced a decline between April 2023 and February 2024.Other schemes like the Sukanya Samriddhi Account and National Savings......

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm......

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Djokovic, Swiatek waltz into round 2

IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday. IMAGE: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates......

Justice For Shami!

Neeraj Kumar, the former Delhi super cop, headed the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit after he retired from government.A Cop In Cricket (Juggernaut) is a must-read account of Kumar's tenure at the......

Late evening kick-offs for ISL weekend double headers

IMAGE: ATK’s players celebrate a goal in this file picture. In the upcoming season of the ISL, while the regular weekday fixture will start at 7:30 pm start, the double headers on weekends,......

What Virat-Anushka are doing for Covid relief

IMAGE: Relatives carry a COVID-19 patient on oxygen support for admission at the Patna Medical College and Hospital, May 6, 2021. Photograph: PTI Photo   Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have......