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......

Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the......

Adani role in defence sector comes as fresh ammo for Oppn

Several Opposition leaders, including former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday attacked the government over a media report claiming that a key Adani group investor is also co-owner with the......

How 'Namo Bharat' will transform Delhi-Meerut commute

Semi-high-speed 'Namo Bharat' train services on the 17-km priority section of India's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) rail corridor will be opened for people from Saturday morning.......

Adani opts out of US funding for Colombo Port project

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has pulled out of a loan deal with a US agency to fund a port terminal in Sri Lanka, saying it will use its own resources for the project. Image used for......

Make Tax Officials Accountable!

'Tax officials view most taxpayers as evaders.''The I-T department has a perverse incentive to raise unreasonable demands since the one-fifth tax collected counts towards officials' collection......

AIFs gain currency as fundraise tops Rs 5 trn

Alternative investment funds (AIFs) have crossed Rs 5 trillion in terms of funds raised, while the investment commitments have surpassed Rs 12 trillion for the first time as of September, according......

Venture capital arrives for Indian real estate

Fire Capital will be the first venture capital fund for the real estate sector in the country. The Securities & Exchange Board of India has granted approval to the company to start its operations.......

'It is a platform for me to give something back to the game'

IMAGE: MS Dhoni speaks after becoming the new global brand ambassador of Secured Venture Capital Company of Australian cricketer Craig McDermott. Photograph: PTI. India's ODI and T20......

Spinners will have huge role to play in West Indies: Dhoni

India's limited-overs’ skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni does "miss playing Test cricket" and is keeping a keen eye on the series against the West Indies, starting Thursday. He says spinners will......