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......
Two ruling Trinamool Congress workers on a motorbike were killed when bombs were hurled at them in West Bengal's Birbhum district ahead of the panchayat elections, the police said on Sunday.......
Large sections of Bollywood, including director Zoya Akhtar, actors Anil Kapoor and Alia Bhatt on Monday described the Sunday night violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University as 'disturbing' and......
Over 180 members of the cultural community, including actor Naseeruddin Shah, cinematographer Anand Pradhan, historian Romila Thapar and activist Harsh Mander among others, condemned the FIR lodged......
Angry over the court summons to party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case, the Congress stalled the Rajya Sabha for the fourth day on Friday by raising......
India's second-largest software services exporter Infosys had placed strong emphasis on technology becoming ubiquitous and globalisation of the services industry when it started operations more......
Ahead of the implementation of Basel-III norms in the banking sector, public sector banks are looking to raise capital, with a rights issue being the preferred mode of capitalisation.Several public......
Ahead of the festive season, a sluggish credit growth, coupled with high cost of funds, has prompted public sector banks to look at selectively reducing interest rates on certain portfolios,......
Slow economic activity, delays in project execution and rising interest rates may result in banks' credit growing at the slowest pace in eight years in the next financial year. While most bankers......
In a toughening of stand on their exposure to the power sector, banks have started refusing to disburse sanctioned loans to generation companies unless these firms are able to convince them about a......
Six episodes are not enough, applauds Deepa Gahlot. Sherlock Holmes is reportedly the most portrayed fictional character in films and television, and the appeal of the eccentric......
Aanand L Rai, who turns 50 on June 28, has given us a brand of movies that we've come to enjoy. He has, in fact, introduced the heartland of India to the audiences. Joginder Tuteja looks at the......
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......
Find out which films make it to Sukanya Verma's Top 10 of the year. When one is constantly writing about films, there's a danger of slipping into tedium. And so it's reassuring how every year,......
Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar with this special series, looking back at the very things that made him the BIG B. We first published this special in......
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday IMAGE: Mumbai’s Shreyas Iyer plays a shot against Saurashtra during Ranji Trophy match at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Shreyas......
IMAGE: Senior opener Gautam Gambhir will be back as the 'government nominee' in Delhi and Districts Cricket Association. Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images Cornered during the 17 month regime......
Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir stepped down from Delhi Ranji team's captaincy and speedster Ishant Sharma was named his replacement ahead of the upcoming Ranji Trophy season. The 36-year-old......
Veteran Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was on Saturday handed a suspended four-match ban from first-class cricket for his ugly confrontation with Delhi Ranji coach KP Bhaskar earlier this year, a......
Bogged down by inefficient administration and unable to attract financing, the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading into irrelevance Odafe Okolie, right, trains with Jose Barreto,......