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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......

Manmohan Singh, Chief Architect Of Modi's Schemes

Both prime ministers believed in crafting schemes to help the common man.Modi used quite effectively the instruments Dr Singh introduced.In assessing Modi's success with many schemes, Dr Singh's......

'We can't leave such complex and innumerable operations to humans'

'When I talk to my colleagues in the Railways, they say, 'aadmi toh bohot hai, lekin matlab ka aadmi ek bhi nahi hai (the Railways has a bloated workforce, but doesn't have employees with have the......

Will 2017 be as good as 2012 for the Badals?

There is anti-incumbency in urban areas.But rural Punjab, the Akali base, will hold the key, reports Sahil Makkar/Business Standard. IMAGE: The Shiromani Akali Dal led by Chief Minister Parkash......

Pay government employees well but spare a thought for our farmers too

Do our farmers not deserve a life of dignity? Why should farmers always bear the burden of keeping food prices and inflation low? How many farmers in India actually earn Rs 18,000 per month, the......

'Prime Minister Modi Has Been Fiscally Conscious'

'Spend, but create assets, spend but make sure that people benefit from it.' 'This has been a beautiful guiding principle. And I think as a finance minister I owe so much to the prime minister for......

Budget a big-bang revenue-earning exercise for media

In a multimedia feature called "The making of India's Budget" on the Business Standard website, former finance minister Yashwant Sinha makes the point that this annual exercise touches every aspect......

Rail Budget 2013: Railway stocks fall

Shares of companies which are dependent on Indian Railways for revenues have plunged up to 9% in noon deals as no major announcements made by the railway minister in its Rail Budget on Tuesday.......

Dear FM: Here's what makes taxpayers' life difficult

Selling a stock in the share market after one year will attract no capital gains tax. On the other hand, selling it to the company during a buyback will mean a tax, according to your income tax......

Power ministry mulls review of regulators

The power ministry is considering changes in the Electricity Act, 2003, so that a government committee can review the performance of regulators and remove them for non-performance.The ministry is......

'Oye Lucky has a darker story'

Less than two years after his first film Khosla Ka Ghosla!, thesmall budget, runaway hit, film-maker Dibakar Banerjee has made Oye Lucky Lucky Oye. The 37-year old film-maker spoke this week about......

'I didn't know how to deal with stardom'

'I didn't really want to be an actor. It happened by accident.' 'I didn't know how to deal with the stardom and what came along. I was 20, and had not planned it, so it was very stifling for......

2007: The year that was at the movies

With 2008 just around the corner, we decided to get together an interesting bunch of people to chat about cinema in the year gone by.Director Suparn Verma and resident film critic Raja Sen got......

Of one man armies

Point To Ponder: India boasts of having the best batsman in the world in its team, Sachin but yet India has never been able to win a single test series abroad since last 15 years.Now consider this......

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