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 on Friday proposed a new data privacy law that allows the transfer and storage of personal data in some countries while raising the penalty for violations. The draft Digital......
'We will celebrate Independence Day as usual, but not this celebration from August 15 to 22 (as sought by the Modi government).' IMAGE: Farmers hold the Tricolour as they ride a tractor in Jaipur......
'Indian science was perhaps more rational than the European science of the time.''Nobody tried or convicted Aryabhata just because he said Rahu-Ketu is nonsense.''Some Indians take the extreme view......
Amid the furore over Pegasus hacking incident, information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday sent out a strong message saying India takes privacy seriously of which informational......
'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......
Bharti Airtel on Friday said it has rolled out unlimited data offer for 5G users in 4G plans starting from Rs 239 onward. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters The move from the telecom operator......
When Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) was conceived last December, the idea was to reduce the dominance of e-commerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart. Illustration: Dominic......
Cards aren't just for the affluent--most Indians use them. There is little reason not to track their use to predict economic growth. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com vIt’s always been......
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said the telecom sector reforms approved by the Cabinet will ensure that the industry is able to invest fearlessly, and the company......
Guitarists are dweebs. This is a truism, if you think about it. They're the social outcasts, the only ones with time enough to sit for hours and practice relentlessly. An overcompensating third......
'I think it is just one way to make sure that everyone knows the correct decision has been made or not. The umpire's call bit everyone understands because they are the people who are given the job......
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will not be part of IPL-4, which kicks-off on April 8, while Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey will have to sit out of the first four matches of his new franchise,......
'It sounds good and it's reliable,' FIA President Max Mosley said of the current Formula One engine, justifying a ten-year freeze on engine development from 2008 to 2017. He followed this......
In the first of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT. Following is a transcript of the chat.Also see Prem's blog:......
So the season has finally begun, and Formula One commentators of varying expertise and experience are sitting around, debating whether or not to throw in their two cents into the peak-cap of......