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......

Protestors loot Sheikh Hasina's home, smash Mujib statue

Thousands of protestors in Bangladesh on Monday looted and vandalised Sheikh Hasina's official residence in the capital Dhaka, smashed a statue of her father Mujibur Rahman with hammers and set her......

5-term PM Sheikh Hasina's dramatic fall!

Sheikh Hasina, who was elected for a record fourth consecutive term and fifth overall term this year, was always admired by her supporters as "Iron Lady", before the dramatic development that......

Iranian Nuclear Deterrent On the Horizon

The crises of the 21st century, 9/11, the economic meltdown, COVID-19, Russia-Iran war and the Hamas-Israel war seem to be never ending. In this situation, Iran might be contemplating a nuclear......

7 out of 9 neighbouring nations charge less for petrol than India

The average office-goer in most neighbouring countries spends less on fuel than in India, shows a Business Standard analysis. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Amid news of a fuel shortage in......

Voters Least Bothered About Economy

Issues such as the economy's health and the government's ability to produce an environment where jobs are available are not of particular concern to us as voters, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE:......

When Bollywood Lost Its Memory!

Main kaun hoon? Main kahan hoon? Once upon a time, the only way to take a story forward was make a character lose their memory. The numerous complications it would spark off until the script......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

'Sonakshi, Huma gained 15 to 18 kilos'

'It was easy for them to gain weight.' IMAGE: Satram Ramani with Zaheer Iqbal and Sonakshi Sinha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Satram Ramani/Instagram Sonakshi Sinha and Huma Qureshi try to make a......

Are YOU Ready For Fawad Khan Again?

'People want to know the life led by those living in Pakistan.' IMAGE: Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan and Naveen Waqar in Humsafar. Six years after it stopped airing Pakistani shows, the Zindagi channel......

Three Pak hockey players seek asylum in Europe, banned by PHF

IMAGE: PHF Congress had approved the lifetime ban and asked the PHF president to make efforts through the Pakistan consulate to bring them back for disciplinary action. Photograph: Steve......

'Woolmer would have taken Pak cricket to great heights'

IMAGE: Younis said Woolmer had mentally prepared him to lead Pakistan for a long period in all formats after the World Cup. Photograph: ICC / X Pakistan's highest Test run-getter and former......

T20 WC: Babar confirms Pakistan's plan to stop Kohli

Babar Azam backs Gary Kirsten to bring in positive changes in Pakistan cricket IMAGE: Pakistan's strategy: Targeting Virat Kohli.Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Pakistan limited overs skipper......

T20 World Cup faces terror threat

    Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/X The T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by the USA and West Indies, has received a terror threat, Trinidad's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has revealed......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......