The Woman Who Lost Everything

When the landslide hit, Sruthi's house was washed away, along with its inhabitants.She lost her entire family and some relatives. All she had left for a close confidante was her fiance Jenson.Days......

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......

Deepfakes And The Threat To 2024 Elections

If left unchecked, the 2024 elections may be infamously remembered as the election of deepfakes. The ECI has a tough task ahead, but, more importantly, it has an opportunity to become a global......

Will Chandrayaan's Success Make Science More Robust In India?

'Perhaps the government should explain how the same scientific temper, which authored a precise landing for Chandrayaan-3, finds the periodic table and the theory of evolution not good enough for......

E-com fireworks in rural India this festival season

India’s e-commerce giants, led by Flipkart, Amazon, and Meesho, are making a strategic push into Tier-II and —III cities and rural regions, where demand for online shopping is surging......

Will India Post ban e-mail too?

Since most companies, and many individuals, prefer to have a courier come and pick up mail for delivery instead of standing in line at the post office to buy stamps, it's not surprising that the......

Post Sebi notice, Hindenberg hauls up Kotak's offshore fund

Billionaire banker Uday Kotak founded bank as well as brokerage created and oversaw an offshore fund used by an unnamed investor to profit from a plunge in Adani shares that followed a damning......

New twist to Hindenberg-Adani drama

US short-seller Hindenburg Research had shared an advance copy of its damning report against Adani group with New York-based hedge fund manager Mark Kingdon about two months before publishing it......

Bio-bubbles a 'never-ending nightmare' for cricketers, says Maxwell

'You almost tend to forget how to have a normal conversation with the outside world. That can be very hard mentally and is a massive challenge.' IMAGE: Glenn Maxwell admitted that adjusting to a......

Chhetri's tweet in support of Houghton irks AIFF

A post by striker Sunil Chhetri on social networking site Twitter in support of national coach Bob Houghton in the ongoing racial abuse case has irked the All India Football Federation. In his......

'Sad that Modi is an object of vilification'

'The suspension of Modi was necessary for a free and fair inquiry. It's not a punishment. If his reply convinces the board, the inquiry proceedings will be dropped if there are others guilty, we......