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......
'...through the will of the people and commitment of leaders.''It may not happen today or tomorrow, but it will happen.' IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah meets with a Kuki delegation in......
'Anti-national elements will exploit the clash within our borders.' IMAGE: Vehicles set ablaze after violence broke out between tribals and non-tribals during the 'Tribal Solidarity March' called......
Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of the Republic Day 2023. Dear fellow citizens, Namaskar! On the eve of the 74th Republic Day, I extend my......
'Congress leaders don't believe in themselves and in the potential of the party.''Unless they have faith in themselves, only then will the public have faith in them.' IMAGE: Congress interim......
The Code on Social Security, 2020 gives a lot of comfort to gig firms which recognise cab drivers or food delivery executives as ‘independent contractors’ who directly do business with......
India should take 'measured approach' with stimulus packages to deal with COVID-19 by limiting interventions to the provision of food, shelter and basic necessities of life for all; forbearance on......
IMAGE: A bank ATM in Mumbai, November 14, 2016. Photograph: Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com Recalibrating ATMs to take more than a week, reports Abhijit Lele Bankers said work on recalibration......
Despite crude comfort, heavy spending cuts needed to offset Rs 80k-cr revenue shortfall With a little over three months to go before 2014-15 ends, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley might have to lower......
India is right to support its agriculture, but is going about it the wrong way, says Arvind Subramanian. India is threatening to block the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s trade facilitation......
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma. On a late afternoon of......
The essence of the film is in its simplicity.All the characters in the film look real. You can find them in your neighbours, colleges, cafes, theatres, observes Hemant Waje. If you are stuck in a......
Prisons aren't places to build bodies or boost egos, says Kishore Singh. IMAGE: Salman Khan arrives at the court in Jodhpur. Photograph: Reuters I can only guess at the dietary output in the......
As the world woke up to the news of 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson's death, everyone from Indian politician Shashi Tharoor to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Twitter, the micro......
IMAGE: A banner advertising Coca-Cola beverages, Toyota, Nissay and NTT, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters/Files Tokyo......