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......

On Ravana's Trail

There is definitely much more to the mythical king than his ten heads and his abduction of Sita. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

'Insulting 26/11 Martyrs Will Backfire On Congress'

'Why is the Congress not tendering an unconditional apology to the citizens of India?' IMAGE: Devendra Fadnavis, the Bharatiya Janata Party's senior Maharashtra leader, third from right, with the......

Locals' lament in Dibrugarh: Infra push but no jobs

‘It feels like Assam is good just as a tourist spot and not a place to earn and live.’ IMAGE: Workers at a tea garden in Dibrugarh. Photograph: ANI Photo Popular as “tea......

National Spot Exchange payment crisis fears ebb

After National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) this week suspended trading in forward contracts, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the commodities market regulator, on Friday sought to allay fears......

Decision likely soon on spot exchanges' regulator

As the government grapples to find a way out of the mess surrounding the National Spot Exchange Ltd, the issue of who is to regulate such exchanges has come to the fore. According to officials in......

NSEL lines up first spot exchange in Ahmedabad

The National Spot Exchange, an arm of the Multi Commodity Exchange, will launch its first spot exchange in Ahmedabad next month. The company, which has applied for a license, is likely to get an ad......

India to ring in electronic spot exchanges

India's good old 'mandis' are all set to make way for swanky spot exchanges soon. In two months' time, winds of change will sweep across the country's agricultural sector with the launch of......

India stunned by Germany in hockey opener

Wasteful India lose 0-2 to Germany in first hockey Test IMAGE: Germany, who are reigning Olympic silver-medallists, fielded a young team for the series. Photograph: Hockey India/X......

Nations League PIX: France, England win; Israel upset Belgium

Images from the Nations League football matches played on Sunday.France secure top spot with win over Italy IMAGE: France's players celebrate after Adrien Rabiot scored the first goal against Italy......

PIX: Austria ease past Poland, renew knock-out hopes

Images from the Euro 2024 Group D match between Austria and Poland at Berlin Olympiastadion, in Berlin, on Friday. IMAGE: Gernot Trauner heads the ball past Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny for......

Euro 24: Ukraine mount late comeback to beat Slovakia

IMAGE: Ukraine's Roman Yaremchuk celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. Photograph: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Ukraine revived their Euro 2024 hopes as substitute Roman Yaremchuk's......

Nagal, Bopanna-Sriram sent packing in first round

IMAGE: India's Sumit Nagal in action during his first round men's singles match against Corentin Moutet of France at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters India's......