Cyclone Fengal makes landfall near Puducherry; Chennai airport shutdown

Cyclonic storm Fengal has commenced making landfall close to Puducherry and it may approximately take 4 hours for it to cross the coast completely, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official......

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......

Ajmer Dargah to hold vegetarian langar for Modi's birthday

Ajmer Sharif Dargah will prepare and distribute 4,000 kg of vegetarian 'langar' food to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 74th birthday on September 17. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.......

UK hit by worst riots in years; hostels for asylum seekers attacked

As the United Kingdom struggles with the greatest social unrest it has seen in years, rioters on Sunday set fire to and broke into hotels designed to house asylum seekers in northern England.......

AI/data science roles to dominate job market in 2025

Indian IT hiring landscape is at a pivotal juncture as it transitions from a year of decline towards a more hopeful future. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The focus on specialised......

EPFO logs nearly 20 lakh net new members in July

Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a net addition of 19.94 lakh members in July this year, the labour ministry said on Monday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Union Labour Minister......

Ola Electric share price rise: Madness beyond fundamentals, say analysts

Ola Electric share price strategy: The meteoric rise of Ola Electric share price has left analysts and investors bewildered. Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO, Ola Cabs and founder of Ola Electric.......

'Unemployment Is A Ticking Time Bomb!'

'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE),......

Must Watch OTT Shows of 2023

Sukanya Verma picks the best of OTT from 2023. As someone who shares week after week what's new on the OTT menu, I can't emphasise enough on what a crushing feeling it is to consume just a fraction......

'How Can Truth Hurt The Film-maker?'

Mahesh Bhatt, Bollywood's enfant terrible, turned 75 on September 20. Subhash K Jha hails Bhattsaab -- as he is known to his legion of proteges -- as the 'eternal seeker of truth in cinema and in......

It's All ACTION On OTT This Week

From intergalactic superheroes to the ills of smoking and body shaming, OTT is brimming with action this week. Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations.   Guardians of the Galaxy Vol......

Mumbaikar Review: Murky Business

By the time Mumbaikar gets to where it wants to be via a twisty third act, we begin to see how much better the film could have been.But it's almost too little, too late, complains Mayur Sanap.......

Djokovic says he was 'poisoned' during 2022 Melbourne detention

'I realised that in that hotel in Melbourne I was fed with some food that poisoned me.' IMAGE: Novak Djokovic walks inside Melbourne Airport before boarding a flight, after the Federal Court......

Tour de France: Selfie-seeker causes massive crash!

IMAGE: Jumbo-Visma's Sepp Kuss hit the spectator's arm and lost his balance, taking down Nathan van Hooydonck, Dylan van Baarle and a group of around 20 riders during Sunday's 15th stage of Tour......

Mutiny at the BBC: Lineker row causes huge crisis

IMAGE: Manchester City fan with a sign in support of BBC presenter Gary Lineker at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Sunday. Photograph: Tony Obrien/Reuters Britain's BBC faced a mounting......

Deportation drama motivated Djokovic to 'great results'

'The fact that I wasn't playing for several months beginning of last year allowed me to really get together with my team and work on my body, on my strokes, which has later helped me to achieve......

Qatar rejects refugee football fans for FIFA World Cup

IMAGE: Hani Z., a refugee from Syria living in Germany, poses with his travel document and fan merchandise in the colours of Germany's flag in Berlin, Germany. He was denied a visa by Qatar to......