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 A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

'They wanted to strike terror in India'

'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.''I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was......

Am I Proud A British Indian Like Me Is PM?

'They say 'a picture paints a thousand words', so seeing Rishi Sunak PM at the door of Number 10 can never be taken from us.''It is a symbol that will go down in the history books.''It is the very......

IIT faculty turn to 'Gandhigiri' for pay hike

Following a "raw" deal by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), which issued a notification on September 16 that deprived them of an immediate pay rise and ignored other demands......

Nilekani: IT icon or rock star?

People may not be screaming his name out in offices, but he has his own fan following and enjoys rock star-like fame. Nandan M Nilekani has clearly emerged as the most famous of those who created......

Over 2,000 Satyamites quit in Jan-Feb

More than 2,000 employees of Satyam Computer have quit the once iconic IT company in the first two months of this calendar year, bringing the total head count down to 41,622 as of March. Between......

Reservation rocks India's boat

The scenes from the streets of Bombay (Mumbai), Delhi, and other big Indian cities have shocked India. As medical students and young doctors peacefully protested a government initiative to reserve......

'I don't want to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali'

'You don't need a godfather to protect you from the dangers of Bollywood because nobody will.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shashank Arora/Instagram You have seen Shashank Arora in Titli, Brahman......

Deepika Padukone dines with the xXx team

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Deepika Padukone seems to be having fun shooting for the Vin Diesel-starrer xXx: The Return of Xander Cage in Toronto. She......

Ronnie Screwala on Jodhaa Akbar

With Jodhaa Akbar ready to roll out across over 1,200 theatres worldwide -- at least 125 of them in North America -- distributor and co-producer UTV expects another breakthrough hit. For UTV......

When India goes West

Musical collaborations between India and the West are on the upswing.On his way to Mussoorie, singer Kailash Kher recently made a brief stop in Delhi. Besides talking about his various live shows......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

When Gavaskar saved a family from a mob during the Bombay riots

Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who was known to take on the pace-battery of West Indies bowlers during his playing days with aplomb, also showed "courage" to save a family during the 1993 Bombay......

Meiyappan, Kundra banned for life; CSK, RR for 2 yrs

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years IPL COO Sundar Raman's fate to be decided later 'Conflict of interest questions have been raised;......

How the Supreme Court bowled Srinivasan and the BCCI!

- 'No one who has any commercial interest in the BCCI events (including Mr. N. Srinivasan) shall be eligible for contesting the elections for any post whatsoever.' - 'Rajasthan Royals owner Raj......

Supreme Court allows Srinivasan to resume charge as BCCI chief

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed N Srinivasan to resume charge as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India while setting up special panel to probe the spot-fixing scandal that......