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......

Why have thousands of kindergartens shut down in China?

Hit hard by China's deepening demographic crisis, thousands of famed kindergartens have been closed as enrolment of children dropped sharply across the country due to a significant decline in birth......

New York Labor Day Parade Was A Spectacle!

Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from painters to New York cops, from auto to engineering workers -- marched for four hours down 5th Avenue one of......

Child killed, 2 hurt as wolf attacks continue in UP's Bahraich

A two-year-old girl was killed and two women injured in three separate wolf attacks in the Mahsi area of Bahraich district while reports of suspected animal attacks were also received from......

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......

First Act Review: Haunting

The lives of the kids Deepa Bhatia portrays in the series are bleak, with small periods of sunshine when they get picked for an ad or serial, punctuating the longer periods of struggle, observes......

The Most Important Person In Aishwarya's Life

'My world changed the day Aaradhya was born.'   Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters By a providential coincidence, Aishwarya already had the Bachchan middle name 'Rai' in her name when she became......

What Makes This Film So Special For Sharmila Tagore

'Paap Aur Punya was not a success, but I recall it with fondness because we had so much fun.''In one sequence, Shashi gets beaten by goons.''Saif toddled into the frame to rescue his Shashi Uncle......

3 yr old Anish is youngest rated chess player!

IMAGE: Kolkata born Anish Sarkar's chess jouney commenced a year ago. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahid Ahmed via ChessBase India While most children his age are absorbed in cartoons like Peppa Pig......

PIX: Paralympic champions return to grand welcome

IMAGE: India's athletes finished with their best ever haul of 29 medals -- including seven golds -- at the just-concluded Paralympic Games in Paris. Photographs: Kind courtesy SAI Media/Instagram......

Harvinder, Preeti flag-bearers for Paralympics closing ceremony

IMAGE: Harvinder Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. Photograph: ANI Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti......

Paris Paralympics: How India fared on September 4, 2024

IMAGE: India's Tokyo Games bronze medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh scored five convincing victories to better the hue of his medal at the Paralympics in Paris on Wednesday. Photograph: Archery......

Being a superstar doesn't change anything for me: Shamar

'I still remain a country boy and nothing changes for me.' IMAGE: West Indies pace sensation Shamar Joseph was roped in by Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2024 as replacement for England's Mark Wood.......