How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

The Last Double Decker Bus Ride

Mumbai bid adieu to its iconic red double-decker buses On Friday, September 15, 2023.Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar took a ride on the last non AC......

Kerala Vande Bharat Express: Target 2024?

Prime ministers turning up with such frequency to launch trains is an indication of the political mileage resident in public transport.Will our railways step out of the government's shadow?After......

India Wants World's Money, But Not World's Modernity

A bit of economic reforms stalled and decisions delayed -- what Narayana Murthy spoke of -- don't hurt if a country's compassionate and inclusive social fabric has survived intact; if the country......

What Are Quant Funds?

Quant funds are a unique offering in the MF space as the investment decisions are driven by a blend of active and passive strategies. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Quantitative......

Why did Chris Wood of Jefferies sell his holding in HDFC Bank stock?

Global fund managers remain bullish on the Japanese stock markets, which is now their most preferred destination in the Asian region. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Both Morgan Stanley and......

Why K V Kamath calls Indian banking system the best in 50 years

'I don't think we have ever seen such alignment of everything that we need in the banking sector.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes. Photograph: Francis......

Ambani sets goals for children; cites Messi to explain leadership

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has a pan-India 5G mobile network rollout plan by 2023-end, chasing more ambitious goals in retail and making Reliance India's greenest corporate as goals for his three......

'I broke my mother's heart a little when I eloped'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Zeenat Aman dedicated her latest post on Instagram to her mother, and shared the kind of relationship they had. The actor posted two pictures of her......

Merry Christmas Review: Ho, Ho, Whoa!

Merry Christmas has a breathtaking climax that will have you sighing like you've never sighed in a Sriram Raghavan movie before, applauds Sukanya Verma. Unfazed by the fan frenzy surrounding......

TV Actors Vaibhavi Upadhyaya, Nitish Pandey No More

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vaibhavi Upadhyaya/Instagram Actor Vaibhavi Upadhyaya, best known for the television series Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2, passed away in a road accident in Himachal......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

Lovlina joins fight to keep boxing in Olympics

All the right moves must be made to keep boxing in LA 2028 programme: Lovlina Borgohain IMAGE: Boxing was not on the initial programme for the Los Angeles Olympics and a decision on its......

'Tumko Bat Chahiye?': How Kohli's gesture inspired Akash Deep

'That was Virat bhaiyya's bat, the one with MRF logo.' IMAGE: Akash Deep avoids a bouncer during the third Test against Australia in Brisbane in December. Photograph: Kind courtesy Akash......

Bumrah lauds India's fearless rookies

IMAGE: Nitish Kumar Reddy's all-round skills could provide the perfect balance to Team India. Photograph: ICC/X Jasprit Bumrah was not ready to divulge his playing eleven for the opening Test......

'Will miss Hardik, but never tried convincing him to stay back'

IMAGE: Ashish Nehra said the Gujarat Titans will miss a player of Hardik Pandya’s caliber, but added that he didn’t try convincing the player to stay back. Photograph: Gujarat Titans/X......

Can Sunrisers Shine under Cummins?

IMAGE: Sunrisers Hyderabad have hit a sharp downward curve in the last three years, failing to make it past the league stages. Photograph: Sunrisers Hyderabad/Instagram   Will IPL 2024 signal......