Quad statement includes subtle warning to China over Indo-Pacific

The four-member Quad is a force for good and is more strategically aligned than ever before, a joint declaration issued after the meeting of the grouping's leaders, including Prime Minister......

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......

Putin's North Korea Gamble

Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the re-emergence of a Russia-China-North Korea alliance which could increase the probability of conflict on the......

Indo-Pacific, China top agenda as Modi arrives in Australia for 3-day visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Monday for the third and final leg of his three-nation tour during which he will hold talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and attend......

Binny Bansal, Accel and Tiger Global exit Flipkart with bumper returns

Latest deal puts Flipkart's valuation at $35 bn and prepares it for IPO. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has paid $1.4 billion to buy out......

Chip shortage may derail automakers FY24 production plans

Even as India’s passenger-vehicle sales touched a record high of 3.9 million units in 2022-23, growing 27 per cent over the previous financial year, the country’s largest carmaker,......

How Tamil Nadu has transformed to attract mega investment

A team of more than 60 people under Neeraj Mittal, an IAS officer, was instrumental in getting up the New Industrial Policy 2021 targeting investments of around Rs 10 trillion by 2025.......

Sensex at 52k. Time for profit-booking

'Do some profit booking and bring your equity allocation back to its original level.'Sanjay Kumar Singh finds out more. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Sensex soared past the......

World Cup warm-up: Spain held by Switzerland

2010 World Cup champions Spain lacked dynamism and were a far cry from the ruthless side that had hammered Argentina 6-1 in their last match. IMAGE: Switzerland's Valon Behrami, right, reacts as......

World Cup warm-up: Germany survive scare; Chile rally to hold Poland

IMAGE: Germany's players applaud the fans after the match. Photograph: Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters >World champions Germany survived a late scare to see off Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Friday and claim a......

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......

Owen, Beckham hold key for England

England's hopes of glory at Euro 2004 would appear to rest squarely on the slim shoulders of striker Michael Owen and captain David Beckham. Though coach Sven-Goran Eriksson prefers to look at team......

Day 11: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Virtue, Moir win second ice dance gold with world record IMAGE: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada compete in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance. PHOTOGRAPH: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty......