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......

'Dalit Women Set The Agenda Of This Election'

'They were very vocal on the defence of the Constitution, reservation, SC/ST Act and democratic rights.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi and Yogi Adityanath during an......

Beware! China, Pakistan's Bangladesh Games

Bangladesh is in turmoil, which is not good news for India, which shares a porous 4,000 km border with it. There is a danger of fundamentalism growing there, and India has to move in to reset its......

Waiting In The Wings: The Creator Economy

...current industry models will soon fade out, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Sir, can I have a word with you," asked the man in security-guard uniform at......

Three CEOs to lead Reliance-Disney media behemoth

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Viacom18 Media (Viacom18), and The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that they have completed the merger of Viacom18’s media and JioCinema......

Reliance, Disney merge to form Rs 70,000-cr JV

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has completed the merger of its media assets with the India business of global media house Walt Disney and formed a joint venture with a valuation......

Google Unveils AI For India's Developers

Developers in India now have expanded access to Google's powerful AI models with the 2 million token context window in Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemma 2, the next generation of open models. IMAGE:......

Future of Reliance belongs to Akash, Isha, Anant, and...: Ambani

Having created businesses ranging from world's largest single-location oil refining complex to nation's largest mobile network operators in just few years, billionaire Mukesh Ambani says his group......

Junaid's Debut On Hold Because...

The Gujarat high court has stayed the release of Maharaj, Aamir Khan's son Junaid's debut film, on Netflix after followers of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnava sect of Hinduism, claimed that it would hurt......

Pathaan Cheers Single Screen Theatres

Their number is dwindling, but single screens believe they have a place in the entertainment space. IMAGE: People stand outside the theatre during the first day first show of Pathaan. Photograph:......

10 OTT Shows To Watch

As cinemas remain shut and watching movies on the big screen still a distant dream, OTT platforms are keeping us distracted from the pandemic with its steady supply of content. There's old stuff.......

'Bollywood had not accepted me'

'But today I feel proud of my choices because it has given me longevity.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Dipannita Sharma/Instagram Model-turned-actress Dipannita Sharma is enjoying this phase in her......

Shastri on the Indian cricketers' relationship with media

'I feel we have tried to discuss it (with) them. To speak as much as you can to the media, but make sure that it is a proper kind of press conference where you take everyone's questions at one go.'......

'Wish to see India, Pak players in each other's T20 league'

IMAGE: India and Pakistan players shake hands. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images With life slowly returning to normalcy in the post-coronavirus era, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is all upbeat......