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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......

Unprecedented era of peace in J-K after Art 370 scrapping, Centre tells SC

Defending the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed an ”unprecedented” era......

Harnaaz Sandhu speaks out on hijab: Let her live the way she wants to

Days after her remarks on hijab made headlines, Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on Wednesday said as a youth of the country she simply shared her perspective when asked to comment on the issue.......

'Only 4 drugs reduce COVID-19 mortality. Everything else is stupidity'

'Unfortunately, during this pandemic, everybody started saying that well, these are desperate times and desperate times need desperate solutions.''Purely out of fear, anxiety, panic, this knowledge......

'COVID-19 may cause a massacre in India in 2021'

'We are already exhausted, but we can't give up.''The battle is still on.''We will see some respite by December 2021.' IMAGE: The staff at a hospital in Aundh, Pune, create rangoli to welcome......

'You can't succeed without taking risk'

'There are different kinds of risk.''It is a very powerful value. Your ability to de-risk the risk is also as important for risk taking.' A Wockhardt plant. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wockhardt Ltd......

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.''It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.''In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC......

Forecasting media's future

Ajit Balakrishnan recalls some lessons from the last time people talked of 'convergence' -- the mid-1990s. Image: In the 1990s, convergence itself was a word used in two different senses.......

Mohandas Pai bets big on these companies

Pai has direct and indirect investments in about a dozen companies. Image: Mohandas Pai, former chief financial officer of Infosys, is known as an outspoken social commentator. Photograph,......

Mumbai to Kolli Hills: Anirudh Prasadh changes the fortune of poor farmers

India is witnessing a radical transformation where highly qualified youngsters are giving up cushy jobs to make a difference in the lives of poor people in rural areas. Manu A......

'I am not a star's daughter'

'Until I was 25, nobody even knew if I existed.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alizeh/Instagram As veteran screenwriter Salim Khan's granddaughter and superstar Salman Khan's niece, it is no surprise......

Hunter Tootega Nahi, Todega Review: Unpredictable!

Hunter Tootega Nahi, Todega is bizarre, unintentionally funny, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The guy is shot at, stabbed, blown up, has a kidney extracted, but all he does is grimace and come up with......

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging......

'I never had the audacity to dream of going to Hollywood'

'When people would tell me that any actor would give his left arm to be seen in a single frame of a Marvel project without even a single line of dialogue, I would laugh them off.''For me, Ms Marvel......

The HARD-HITTING RELEVANCE of Govind Nihalani's Party

Cinema entertains, exhilarates and enlightens. Its ability to relate and inform the viewer through universal, timeless emotions are what contributes to its legacy, now available more easily than......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

The One and Only Mary Kom

'I am actually quicker now than before,' Boxing legend Mary Kom tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Mary Kom in action against Ukraine's Hanna Okhota during the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 48kg......

Sports Shorts: BFC knock Kerala Blasters out of ISL

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Bengaluru FC post 2-0 win. Photograph: ISL Media Bengaluru FC knocked Kerala Blasters out of the ongoing Indian......

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