Treading The AI Path Sensibly

... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Every two decades or so, we, humans, are forced to deal with a......

Real Heroes Of Web Revolution

The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, gazing from my home balcony at the distant hills of Raigad, I......

Iranian Women Protest At World Cup

IMAGE: Iranians hold up signs before the FIFA World Cup Group game between England and Iran. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images On Monday, November 21, 2022, Iranian women stood out in the......

Whither The Middle Class?

Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   As a son and grandson of doctors and a firm believer in a meritocratic education system, and......

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......

Adani eyes 45 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group is building the world's largest renewable energy park in Gujarat, as it eyes a massive 45 GW capacity to generate electricity largely from solar energy.......

The Next Big Tech Revolution

Blockchain's promise: Dramatically speeding up transactions, explains Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The term 'blockchain' in an ordinary citizen's mind probably......

Coming Soon! RBI's CBDCs Revolution

If CBDCs don't offer interest, why will people shift from cash to CBDCs? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Ever since Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor T......

When Arjun Kapoor would have told you, 'Chal jhoota'

'Ishaqzaade released on May 11, 2012. It has been seven years.''But if you had spoken to me on May 10, 2012, and said that I would do 13 films with so many good directors and actors, I would......

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.''Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.''This guy was disrupting the royal household. It......

Gavaskar Turns 75! Wish The Legend

‘Wishing Sunil Gavaskar, the man who paved the way for Team India's batting revolution, a very happy birthday’ Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sunil Gavaskar/Instagram As Sunil Gavaskar......

How India Have Fared In World Cup Finals

A dominant India thrashed England by 68 runs in the second semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in Guyana on Thursday to set up an exciting final against South Africa.India and South Africa are the two......

New Zealand T20 star Munro retires from internationals

IMAGE: Making his T20I debut against South Africa in 2012, Durban-born Colin Munro played 122 white ball matches for New Zealand and a solitary Test against the Proteas in 2013. Photograph: BCCI......

India's first-ever hybrid pitch unveiled in Dharamsala

  IMAGE: The HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Photograph: HPCA/X India's first-ever 'hybrid pitch' was unveiled at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium in a grand ceremony in......

Monty Panesar hails Ashwin as 'spin bowling engineer'

IMAGE: The fifth and final Test against England at the picturesque HPCA stadium in Himachal's Dharamshala will mark Ashwin's 100th in the red-ball format. Photograph: BCCI In a glowing tribute to......