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......

China all set to launch manned mission with 3 astronauts

China is all set to send on Thursday the first three crew members to its under-construction space station which is expected to be Beijing's eye in the sky and will rival the ageing International......

China's maiden manned space flight returns safely

China on Thursday declared that its maiden manned space mission was a 'complete success' with its first astronaut on boardthe Shenzhou V spacecraft returning safely to Earth.The re-entry module of......

China only third nation to put man in space

China on Wednesday declared that its maiden launch of a manned spacecraft -- Shenzhou V -- carrying an astronaut has been 'successful' and all systems onboard are working perfectly."Shenzhou V has......

After exchanges, Jignesh Shah, now, wants to become a job creator

Shah wants to focus this time on a mentoring role and help youngsters with innovative ideas live their entrepreneurship dreams by providing them a platform for "institutionalisation, globalisation......

'Change my name if I don't add 2 percentage points to India's growth'

As construction minister of Maharashtra state between 1995 and 1999, Gadkari built India's first high-speed concrete highway, from Mumbai to Pune, earning another nickname: 'flyover minister'. The......

Pranab the priest performs Puja!

To his colleagues in the Congress party, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is known as a man of all seasons, a man of punctuality and precision. We saw the finance minister in a new avatar,......

Railway Minister explains why he did not announce new trains

Infrastructure funding cannot be via gross budgetary support alone; like in other parts of the world, extra budgetary resources should also be tapped, says Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. Edited......

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday. Ronaldo nets hat-trick as Portugal rout Luxembourg IMAGE: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates......

WC qualifiers: England thump Hungary; Spain shocked

Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday IMAGE: England's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Hungary at Puskas Arena, Budapest. Photograph: Carl......