'Ratan Tata Always Displayed His Kindness'

'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best......

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......

RG Kar rape-murder case: Can of worms opened, but CBI still clueless

Thirty days have passed after the body of a woman medic, raped and murdered, was recovered from state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, but investigators are still clueless about......

We don't...: Jaishankar on US Prez election outcome

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said India has "every confidence" that it will be able to work with the next President of the United States, whoever occupies the Oval Office.......

DoT sidesteps GoM, farms out spectrum

In adeparture from convention, the department of telecomunication on Thursdayannounced a new spectrum allocation policy without waiting for a group of ministers' recommendations on the issue. The......

Analysts give thumbs down to BSNL-MTNL meger

‘The announcement has come too late. This should have been done years ago.’  IMAGE: BSNL employees protest against the non-payment of their salary in time, at the BSNL office in......

BSE Sensex's long 10,000-point crawl

The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s Eve, when 2007 was giving way to......

Amul Girl weeps for first time to pay homage to Kurien

Paying homage to father of white revolution in India Dr Verghese Kurien, who catapulted India from being a milk-deficient country to the world's largest milk producer, 'Amul's' mascot for the first......

The Freelancer Review: Yet Another Version Of The Kerala Story

The Freelancer has been made with workman-like efficiency, but the subject of Islamic terrorism could do with a break, Deepa Gahlot points out. A young Mumbai woman, Aliya (Kashmira Pardeshi),......

Review: 3 Dots is an ordinary film

3 Dots held a lot of promise coming from the winning team of Ordinary but couldn't stay up to the expectation. Director Sugeeth, who made a successful début last year with Ordinary, which......

Meet the STARS of Article 15

India's caste system rears its ugly presence in Anubhav Sinha's well-received Article 15. Apart from its rousing commentary on the sickening degree of social hierarchy, following the brutal rape......

Review: Winter is jaded

The success of horror films depends mostly on whether it can generate the amount of fear we anticipated and making the story plausible, if not logical. If measured on such a scale, the Malayalam......

WPL: WI all-rounder Dottin slams Gujarat Giants over omission

IMAGE: West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin was signed for Rs 60 lakh by the Adani-owned Gujarat Giants, but before the start of WPL 2023, she was excluded from the squad on medical grounds........

Images: India vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series Final

India sent in their two most experienced batsmen to open the innings -- Rahul Dravid (336 ODIs) and Sachin Tendulkar (428 ODIs) -- with the obvious intent of giving them more overs to settle in and......

A 'simple and studious' bride for Dravid

Imagine a cricketer being bowled over by a girl totally oblivious to the intricacies of the game! That's what has happened to Rahul Dravid, vice-captain of the Indian cricket team.Dr. Vijeta......