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......
'The government should immediately enact an Act to make caste discrimination a criminal offence and lay down a procedure similar to that of the Anti-Ragging Act.' 'Ragging has nearly been......
Sharad Pawar reckons that the NCP has value as a united, going concern, not as a gaggle of leaders in search of followers, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Sharad Pawar, who stepped down as......
'Aurangzeb supported construction of the Kumarswamy math and the reconstruction of the Kedar temple and supported the Jangambadi math in Banaras.' IMAGE: The Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.......
The Federation of Indian Associations hosted an event to celebrate India's Independence Day at Times Square in New York. All photographs: Kind courtesy Paresh Gandhi ......
Gautam Adani had in the late 1970s applied to join a Mumbai college for education, but the college rejected his application. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters He did not pursue education but turned......
If there were an Olympics for bank frauds in India, Rishi Agarwal, founder and former chairman of ABG Shipyard Ltd, a nephew of the Ruia brothers of the Essar group, would bag the gold, pushing......
'Without appropriate supervisory constraints in place, banks are in a position to delay the recognition of losses and engage in ever-greening or zombie lending, which is essentially the rolling......
Sahara has ploughed at least Rs 1,500 crore from two of its credit cooperatives into the Aamby Valley resort project India's embattled Sahara conglomerate has been funnelling cash from small......
Why a manufacturing push requires a modern intellectual property regime with global standards, asks Lalit Bhasin. Undoubtedly, India has all the essential elements for a successful 'Make in India'......
Kunal Kapoor’s bland portrayal cannot bring out Babur’s fascinating persona or his self-deprecating temperament, feels Sukanya Verma. ‘Zindagi maut se aakhir kitna lad le jeet......
The latest episode of Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate probed into malpractices that some doctors follow, looking at the way they dole out wrong treatments for monetary gains. It has......
In the first part of our exclusive conversation, Lord David Puttnam spoke about his association with cinema, and how he came to be an Oscar-winning producer.Here, in the conclusion to a tete-a-tete......
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Tiger Woods exits the 16th hole during the third round of the WGC Match Play golf tournament at Austin Country......
IMAGE: German football legend Franz Beckenbauer pauses to look out on the city on top of the Empire State Building in New York. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters Franz Beckenbauer, who headed......
US Open aces Wimbledon for top Grand Slam prize money Serena Williams poses with the 2014 US Open Trophy on top of the Empire State Building. Photograph: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for WTA The US......