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......

India-Canada Rift: US Is The Only Winner

'Are we to believe that coordinated moves by the Canadian and US authorities are no longer taking place?', asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi welcomes Canadian......

Biden proposes over $25 bn spend in Indo-Pacific to out-compete China

US President Joe Biden on Thursday proposed more than $25 billion spending, mostly in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular in the critical infrastructure sector and defence to out-compete China,......

US May Finally Have Ambassador In India

IMAGE: On March 8, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to advance former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination as US ambassador to India. Photograph: Kind courtesy Eric......

From electronics to semiconductor, MNCs in search of policy stability

Prodded by their automobile clients to hedge their bets against China global Taiwanese-headquartered outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies (OSAT) are scouting for other Asian......

Amazon, Flipkart HQs get battle-ready: Draw up sales strategy in war rooms

Covid-19 has been an inflexion point for e-tailers. Photograph: Abhishek N Chinnappa/Reuters E-commerce companies managed to beat the odds by adopting a flexible approach in terms of transforming......

US court rejects Nirav Modi's plea against fraud charges

In a major blow to Nirav Modi, a bankruptcy court in the US has rejected a petition of the fugitive diamond merchant and two of his associates, seeking dismissal of fraud allegations against them......

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times. IMAGE: Fireworks light up the Olympic stadium in Tokyo during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, July......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

King Richard Review

Will Smith, who had once portrayed the irreverent Muhammad Ali with such aplomb, brings the character of Richard Williams alive.The accent, the dialect, the body-language and the ever-present chip......

From Paris to Peru: Manu Bhaker's next big challenge

Ace pistol shooter Manu Bhaker will lead a 35-member Indian team in the season-opening ISSF World Cups in April in South America with almost all the shooters who featured in the Paris Olympics......

How Keys plans to tame Swiatek in Aus Open semis

IMAGE: The closest Madison Keys has come to winning a Grand Slam was at the 2017 US Open, where she lost in the final to Sloane Stephens in an all-American clash. Photograph: Mike Frey-Imagn......

PIX: Preeti Pawar... from boxing ring to sketchbook

'I came here to give my best and, of course, I came here to make India proud, to win the medal.' IMAGE: Preeti Pawar in action against Vietnam's Vo Thi Kim Anh in the women's 54kg boxing first......

Rohan to pair with either Balaji or Yuki at Paris Games

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji have in the past paired up at the Davis Cup. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff Archives  India's top doubles player Rohan Bopanna will pick either N......

Argentina star banned for disrespectful acts

IMAGE: Argentina's Emiliano Martinez celebrates with the Copa America's trophy. Photograph: Rodrigo Valle/Reuters Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano "Dibu" Martinez has been suspended for two matches......