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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......

In the event of the BJP's poor performance in the assembly polls this year and in early 2025, Modi's hold will get further weakened because he will no longer remain the invincible electoral persona......

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas for reviving paper ballots and also 100 percent cross-verification of votes cast on electronic voting machines with a voter verifiable paper audit trail......

'It's inhuman, merciless that breaches every human right'

'I was put in an anda cell. No window, light or air. Only grills.''During the monsoon, water would seep. There were rats running around all the time.''We were forced to sleep under bright lights......

Odisha accident survivor: 'Severed head of passenger landed on my chest'

A 27-year-old man from Assam is still in shock and hasn't been able to eat since the June 2 train accident in Odisha's Balasore after seeing the severed head of a fellow passenger. IMAGE: West......

Rs 2,000 note exchange: Small queues, confusion over rules

The 131-day window to exchange junked Rs 2,000 currency notes opened on Tuesday with a mixed bag of small queues and confusion at some banks over the requirement of officially valid identity cards......

The tech-armed fortress that are our data centres

From round-the-clock surveillance of people and equipment to choosing the right materials for the building that contains the servers that store data, these facilities are truly state-of-the-art,......

India's quest for skills

Ajit Balakrishnan on how Indian society and the polity need to be carried along.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. A couple of years ago, in a moment of heroic idealism, I volunteered to......

You can still convert your black money into white!

Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore spoke with three investment advisors to find out how the government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will help curb the creation and flow of black......

Surface Pro 4: Stylish tablet that turns into a laptop

The device is a tablet that can transform into a full-fledged laptop with the blink of an eye, notes Gaurab Dasgupta. Microsoft launched the latest version of its Surface tablets in India on......

The Crown Review: Appropriate Finale

After the debacle of the first episodes of Season 6, the latter half give an even-handed treatment to intriguing not-so-well-known events of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, observes Vaihayasi Pande......

You Must Watch This Heart-Breaking Film

'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tannishtha Chatterjee/Instagram Tannishtha......

Revealed: Why Arvind Swamy Quit Films

'Life should never be unidimensional.''While I enjoy doing films, there's still a lot more that I want to experience.' IMAGE: Arvind Swamy as MGR, the legendary Tamil movie star and later......

What is Bollywood reading?

Welcome to the Bollywood Book Club! When not shining on the red carpet or in the movies, film folk are happy to bury themselves inside a good page-turner! From self-confessed bookworms to book club......

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.''We met him at his farm house.''For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and......

IPL: Bairstow, Warner released by SRH

IMAGE: SunRisers Hyderabad's Jonny Bairstow and David Warner. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have not retained star openers David......

Football: East Bengal to file complaint against referee

IMAGE: Robbie Fowler-coached East Bengal are 9th on the ISL table with seven points from 9 games. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters/Files FC Goa and SC East Bengal might have played out a 1-1......

Arteta rebuilds as Arsenal fans long for Champions League return

Arsenal fans will be dreaming of a top-four finish in the coming season as manager Mikel Arteta continues rebuilding the side around goal machine Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and younger talents like......

ICC meeting: WT20 could shift to 2022, IPL in Oct-Nov?

The organisation of the Indian Premier League will largely depend on India's COVID-19 situation during that time but with the central government trying to bring in normalcy, the cash-rich league......

Could Bale be moving to Serie A?

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Gareth Bale's proposed move to Jiangsu had collapsed after Real's board refused to approve his departure, with the Chinese club wanting to acquire the 30-year-old on a free......

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