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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......

'Farmers are our Annadata'

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......

Dance teacher loses livelihood to Covid, Delhi cops find new job for him

Distraught after he lost his livelihood in Mumbai due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, 44-year-old dance teacher Balaji Sawalkar arrived in Delhi to start life afresh. Image only for......

'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the third and......

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......

Of brands and advertising 2008

In the five-episode Ponds White Beauty campaign, two stars Neha Dhupia and Priyanka Chopra fight out a love triangle for the attention and love of another star, Saif Ali Khan. In a series of ads......

The grey shades in India's ad world

Is Indian advertising getting comfortable with the greys of life? In the latest Sprite commercial, a guy two-timing his girlfriend confesses with honesty that he is late because he was with another......

The threat of global food shortages

Last month, the wheat fields in Punjab stretched in amber-tinged waves as far as the eye could see, promising bountiful harvests. Nothing hinted at the grave crisis that has gripped the state,......

Budget 2015: What we need now are difficult decisions

'If we don’t get our acts together in five years, it is going to be tough for the country' 'There is plenty of evidence that shows that disgruntled youth turn to crime, naxalism, etc. So what......

Management education: the real issues

The HRD minister has perhaps for the best motives sharply reduced the fees for postgraduate management education. He claims support from an unpublished report by a Committee under the Chairmanship......

Cinema: The Voice of the People

Bollywood, along with regional commercial cinema, has reflected the ideology of its time, writes Malavika Sangghvi.A social anthropologist eager to understand Indian society would do well to look......

Review: Satyamev Jayate continues to probe our conscience

Aamir Khan’s unsettling revelations on rape contradict the gleaming lines of his introduction speech -- Hindustan badal raha hai, ek laher si chal rahi hai, says Sukanya Verma as the actor......

And the L-P magic lives on

May 25 marks music director Laxmikant's fifth death anniversary. But the extraordinary legacycreated by him and Pyarelalin more than 450 films (including in Bengali, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) over......

'Nothing wrong if famous film stars promote sport'

'If the appointment of Salman Khan helps promote sports in our country, then what's the harm?' IMAGE: Bollywood star Salman Khan, centre, with boxer M C Mary Kom, right, and India hockey Captain......

Full text of the Delhi High Court judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHIWP (C) 1680/200004.10.2004Judgment reserved on:18.08.2004Judgment pronounced on: 04.10.2004RAHUL MEHRA and ANOTHER ...Petitioners- versus -UNION OF INDIA and......

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