He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman. IMAGE: Pritish Nandy, Editor Extraordinaire,......
He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......
Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from painters to New York cops, from auto to engineering workers -- marched for four hours down 5th Avenue one of......
The 'aura of invincibility' around Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been 'shattered' by the Indian voters who gave the Opposition a new lease on life, this is how the international media described......
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......
'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......
When it comes to electric cars, the electric dream is turning out to be a six-letter word starting with f, ending with y, and having antas in between, notes Suveen Sinha. Kindly note the image has......
Indra Nooyi, the former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo, has said that she has “never, ever, ever” asked for a raise as she found it “cringeworthy” and cannot imagine working......
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of shuttered blood testing company Theranos, was sentenced to 135 months, or 11 1/4 years, in prison on Friday (local time) for defrauding investors. IMAGE: Theranos......
And if you have started wondering why such innovations come only from American companies, Ajit Balakrishnan offers the answer. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If you have ever experienced......
All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including Sight and Sound (Payal Kapadia appeared on the magazine's cover, perhaps a first for an Indian filmmaker), to......
A scene from All We Imagine As Light. Payal Kapadia may have missed her chance at the Oscars, but her acclaimed film All We Imagine As Light has been acknowledged by the Golden Globes. It has......
Baring their soul before the camera is a prerequisite for every actor. But going naked in front of it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Still, there are some who agree to bare it all or almost for......
'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.''It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.' IMAGE: Janhvi Kapoor in Ulajh. Few directors have carved a distinctive journey as......
IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Pathaan. Shah Rukh Khan, S S Rajamouli, Salman Rushdie and Padma Lakshmi are among the World's 100 Most Influential People of 2023, Time magazine announced. The list also......
IMAGE: Lionel Messi was named Time Magazine's athlete of the year after guiding Argentina to the FIFA World Cup title last December, before picking up his 8th Ballon d'Or. Photograph: Kind......
IMAGE: Alexis Ohanian and Serena Wiliams with their newborn Adira River and elder daughter Olymoia Ohanian. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alexis Ohanian/Twitterr Tennis icon Serena Williams joyfully......
IMAGE: Caroline Wozniacki announced her retirement prior to the 2020 Australian Open at the age of 29. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Caroline Wozniacki is set to make a comeback to tennis......
IMAGE: Serena Williams stunned World No 2 Anett Kontaveit to move into the third round at the US Open. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images It was another memorable night for fans as......
It's rare that a world number one and defending champion is the warm up act at the US Open, but that was the case on Monday, August 29, 2022, as Daniil Medvedev played second fiddle to Serena......