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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......

UNGA: India abstains on Pak's resolution against 'Islamophobia'

India abstained in the United Nations General Assembly on a draft resolution introduced by Pakistan and co-sponsored by China on Islamophobia, asserting that the prevalence of 'religiophobia'......

India's Forever Debt To Bhabha, Sarabhai

Dr Bhabha and Dr Sarabhai didn't feel guilty for their ambitions; it was for those 'mad scientists' that India is a powerhouse -- both at the atomic level and in the vastness of space, observes......

Cong leader promotes Hindu saint to foster social justice in TN

Be it Dalit assertion or championing the cause of social justice, egalitarian icons Babasaheb Ambedkar, Buddha and Periyar E V Ramasamy have been characteristic of political symbolism to promote......

20,000 km, 70 days: All aboard the Delhi to London bus

An unforgettable journey awaits you! IMAGE: Adventures Overland, run by Tushar Agarwal and Sanjay Madan, will ferry 20 passengers on a modified luxury bus, in what they describe as a trip of a......

Coronavirus locks down hopes of thousands in Noida SEZ

Noida SEZ has 400 units and around 100,000 workers, and was shut down on March 23. IMAGE: A daily wage worker walks on foot along Agra-Kanpur Highway towards his home which is more than 200 km......

Japan's yo-yo ties with India

Hopefully the visit to India of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama should spur this up-again-down-again yo-yo relationship forward. Given that almost all historical, cultural, economic and......

China's economic diplomacy

Trade offers are bundled with support for authoritarian rulers, arms sales and debt waivers, writes ND Batra. China is using its growing trade power to enhance its global influence, especially in......

Hong Kong: Asia's entertainment hotspot

Hong Kong is developing itself as a total family recreation centre -- the Disney park is just the beginning. Even before Walt Disney Company's 11th theme park in the world, and second in Asia,......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

Review: Buddha In A Traffic Jam makes me feel sorry for Indian Right Wingers

A senseless product made with bewildering ineptitude, a film that thinks it deserves a soapbox while being utterly hollow, warns Raja Sen. Dear Indian Right Wingers, You have my sincerest......

Breathtaking Cannes, in action!

The quaint town in the scenic French Riviera is spruced up and how! A day before the 68th Cannes Film Festival kicks off, preparations were in full swing.Here's a look at the scenic French......

Another Saawariya review

Enough has already been said about what's wrong with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's enormously-hyped Saawariya. Here are my two, er... five cents on why you should and should not want to watch the movie.......

IPL 2023: The Best Ever!

IPL can be truly said to have come of age. It is now more Indian than ever before. Teams often fielded fewer than the four allowed foreign players. Indian batters and bowlers were simply better in......

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