Would have chosen Usha Vance as my VP, but...: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that he would have chosen Usha Chilukuri Vance, JD Vance's wife, as his Vice President as "she is smarter but the line of succession did not work that way".......

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......

She Helps Girls Get Education

What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? IMAGE: Safeena Husain, founder NGO, Educate Girls. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera for Rediff.com Your mission in life is chosen. It's......

Delhi metro station collapses, 1 killed by falling debris

A 53-year-old man died on Thursday when a portion of the Gokulpuri Metro Station on the Pink Line in northeast Delhi collapsed, the police said. The man was on his scooter when he came under the......

Pink slips are out at Paytm as part of 'restructuring'

Fintech firm One97 Communications, owner of Paytm brand, is laying off an undisclosed number of employees and claimed that it is providing outplacement support for their smooth transition,......

SpiceJet plans to lay off 1,000 people

Crisis-hit SpiceJet plans to hand out pink slips to at least 1,000 employees in the coming days as the airline works to significantly reduce costs and streamline operations of its depleted aircraft......

Number of women in blue-collar jobs increasing across manufacturing sector

“Lady candidates need not apply.” Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Helpsg/Pixabay So read the postscript in a job......

Edtech giant Byju's CBO Prathyusha Agarwal, two senior executives quit

Three senior executives have resigned from Byju's at a time when the most valuable edtech company has been trying to address challenges such as due diligence issues, legal battles with lenders,......

Amy Jackson-Ed Westwick Attend BAFTA

The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad. The best was, of......

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Farhan Akhtar?

Writer, director, actor, singer, producer, Farhan Akhtar dons many, MANY hats and makes the world, well Hindi cinema for sure, a cooler place. Three cheers to his multiple talents with Sukanya......

Goodbye Matthew: Thank You For The Snark And Sweetness

One can only hope he finds his peace while we take comfort in the knowledge of having a true friend and the therapeutic power of humour.Sukanya Verma mourns the passing of Matthew Perry. IMAGE:......

'I like people who are ballsy'

'I only challenge myself in every way possible and feel that an actor's job is to be universal.' Photographs: Kind courtesy Angad Bedi Angad Bedi is currently basking in the success of his Telugu......

Target fourth, fifth stump line: Hayden's tip to Indian bowlers

IMAGE: Matthew Hayden shared his views on how to dismiss the Australian batters at Gabba. Photograph: ICC/X Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden has advised the Indian bowlers to target the......

Rohit faces tough decision: Drop himself for Gill?

IMAGE: How does Rohit Sharma accommodate Shubman Gill in the playing XI for the Sydney game? Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ayush Mahtra/Instagram Standing at the crossroads of his Test career,......

Rohit on dropping Gill

IMAGE: India top-order batter Shubman Gill was dropped from the team after the Day Night 2nd Test in Adelaide earlier this month. Photograph: ICC/X The move to drop Shubman Gill, who looked the......

India didn't use the pink ball to good effect: Gavaskar

IMAGE: India's Jasprit Bumrah cuts a frustrated figure on Day 1 of the 2nd Test in Adelaide on Friday. Photograph: ICC/X Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has expressed his disappointment with the......

Can Australia bounce back with pink ball under Adelaide lights?

IMAGE: Australia have never lost a pink ball match at the Adelaide Oval, where they blasted India's batsmen out for 36 in the last home series in 2020-21. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters With......