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......

'A Fearless Man Devoted To Truth, Justice'

'Every report I filed for Rediff.com on the professor's incarceration, would leave me wondering for days, at the depth of the State's malevolence towards this disabled professor, and his equally......

Udhayanidhi Stalin And The Sound of Silence

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has reacted to Andhra Pradesh counterpart Pawan Kalyan's out-of-turn taunts with a one-liner, 'Let's wait', and thereby hangs a tale, explains N......

Is Tamil Nadu Heading For A Jallikattu 2.0 Moment?

The recent 'revelation' by TN fishers freed by Sri Lanka after they had paid up Lankan rupees 50,000 each in fines, that their hair was tonsured in prison and they were forced to remove their......

Why Indian Corporates Lag In Buybacks

Many promoters still consider the cash in the company as their money and are averse to sharing this pie with minority investors, points out Akash Prakash. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

National Award-winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-MP, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty......

Does Laapataa Ladies Deserve To Go To Oscars? VOTE!

Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been picked as India's official entry for Oscars 2025, the Film Federation of India announced on Monday. The Hindi film, a light-hearted satire on patriarchy, was......

Aattam: The Play Wins Top National Award

IMAGE: Zarin Shihab in Aattam: The Play. Malayalam film Aattam: The Play has won the award for Best Feature Film. Sooraj R Barjatya was judged Best Director for the Hindi movie Uunchai at the......

'The CGI Was Very Challenging Because Nothing Like That Has Been Done Here'

'Not many films have a reference to a creature who talks, emotes, acts in a film. And Munjya is doing all of it.' IMAGE: Aditya Sarpotdar's new film Munjya released in theatres on Friday, June 7,......

Virat Kohli, the secret Aussie in Indian Team?

‘Virat Kohli is Australian in both thought, action’: Steve Smith IMAGE: Virat Kohli has been known for his raw on-field aggression, animated chats, and celebrations during a......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sabalenka through; Medvedev survives

Images from Day 6 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on Saturday. Alcaraz goes through the gears to subdue Jarry IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz celebrates......

Met Dhoni's Cute Little Fan?

Glimpses from the Chennai Super Kings-Rajasthan Royals IPL 2023 game at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. IMAGE: This infant may be too young to follow the game,......

Surya provides update on Bumrah's fitness

'But in the team, the environment is good and all are first-class fit and ready for second T20I' IMAGE: In Jasprit Bumrah's absence, Indian pacers leaked 150 runs in the opening T20I against......