RS adjourned amid uproar over recovery of cash from Singhvi's seat

A wad of Rs 500 notes found from the seat allotted to Abhishek Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha rocked the Upper House on Friday with the opposition and ruling alliance MPs trading charges and the......

Coldplay, Diljit tickets: ED lodges money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has detected alleged irregularities after it conducted raids in a money laundering case to probe 'black marketing' of tickets for two 'highly......

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......

The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......

Hyundai Gears Up For Rs 27,856 Crore IPO

India's second-largest passenger vehicles firm will be valued at Rs 1.59 trillion at the top-end of the price band of Rs 1,865-Rs 1,960. IMAGE: Hyundai Motor India Managing Director Unsoo Kim,......

US investor BlackRock slashes Byju's valuation by 95% to $1 billion

In November 2023, Netherlands-based tech investor Prosus NV marked down Byju's valuation to under $3 billion. Peerzada Abrar reports. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters BlackRock has again reduced......

Can the Jio-BlackRock JV stir the AMC pot? What analysts say

The joint venture of Jio Financial Services and BlackRock to foray into India’s asset management space could be disruptive but not disastrous for incumbent industry players, analysts said on......

Byju's fails to pay BCCI; faces bankruptcy proceedings

Edtech company Byju's, which was once India's most valuable start-up worth an estimated $22 billion, will face insolvency proceedings for failure to pay Rs 158.9 crore to cricket board BCCI.......

Meet Our December Divas

Film folk sure ended the year on a very stylish note. Namrata Thakker takes a look at the high street December fashion.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Rebecca Corbin-Murray/Instagram Priyanka......

Wicked Review: The Witches Rock!

At 160 minutes, Wicked is too long, and knowing the undercurrents running through the plot, the candyfloss cheeriness gets too much after a point.Still, it is a worthwhile page-to-stage-to screen......

Kareena, Aamir Add Glamour To Red Sea Festival

The fourth Red Sea International Film Festival saw Bollywood folk add a lot of glamour in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor Khan/Instagram Kareena Kapoor Khan looks......

Is This Diwali's Best Dressed Couple?

Bollywood's divas looked fabulous this Diwali, adding so much glamour to the festive season. And standing next to their men gave them an extra glow. Namrata Thakker looks at the fashion files of......

Indian cricket in 2024: World Cup glory & home Test defeat

Painful trophy wait ends before rare loss at home triggers transition talk IMAGE: Team India lifts the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 after a tense final in Barbados. Photograph: Matthew......

Did Sania Mirza Rock Floral Pantsuit?

IMAGE: Sania Mirza dazzles in a floral pantsuit at the Indian Sports Honours.   Sania Mirza, the tennis icon, made a dazzling entry at the fifth Indian Sports Honours event, donning a......

CA to honour Hughes to mark his 10th death anniversary

IMAGE: Phillip Hughes died two days after he was struck in the head by a short-pitched delivery in a first class game at the Sydney Cricket Ground, on November 25, 2014 . Photograph: Chris......

India play for pride as trial by spin awaits in Mumbai

A turner in Pune exposed the soft underbelly of Indian batters' technique against slow bowling but as per the current team's philosophy, it has decided to take the bull by its horns by asking for a......

2nd Test tantalisingly poised as NZ bowlers rock Aus

IMAGE: New Zealand pacer Matt Henry dismissed both Australian openers on Day 3 of the 2nd Test in Christchurch on Sunday. Photograph: ICC/X Australia were 202 runs from victory with six wickets in......