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......

Indians Dominate TIME 100 AI Titans List

The TIME 100 AI list is an interesting assortment of titans.Indians make up about 20 per cent of the coveted list, which is pretty commendable, notes Sandeep Goyal. Illustration: Dominic......

Is Kargil 2.0 In the Offing?

Pakistan may want to undertake a 'false flag' operation in J&K to divert attention from the situation in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but infiltrating one SSG battalion into J&K and having......

'Risk Of Such Disasters Has Increased In The Last 10 Years'

'Heavy rains are not the primary reason for landslides in Wayanad.''There are all sorts of (human) intervention going on in that area.' IMAGE: SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB.......

'We focus on smaller ticket sizes loans'

'Banks may find small ticket size lending economically unviable due to the cost of branch operations.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com FlexiLoans.com, a lender to small businesses starved of......

Global caution sends private equity-backed M&A deal value to 6-year trough

The value of private equity (PE)-backed mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India reached a six-year low during the first seven months of the current calendar year, amid ongoing global......

Strong growth prospects, mixed valuations seen for Info Edge stock

Info Edge (India), the country’s leading consumer internet company known for its platforms in recruitment (naukri.com), real estate (99acres.com), matrimony (jeevansathi.com) and education......

Foxconn Betting Big on South India

Foxconn's business in India has grown to over $10 billion till 2024. IMAGE: Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief......

The 12 Year Old Who Won Rs 1 Crore

'I felt very, very good sitting on the hot seat. It's a different feeling altogether.' Which European cartographer is credited with creating the map that gave the name 'America' to the newly......

If Ambani Buys Disney Star...

Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors.That is a reach just under half of......

Brahmastra: The Alternate Review

There is a kind of audacious large-scale experimentation which is admirable, even if the novelty and potential of the idea are not fully realised, notes Deepa Gahlot. Sometimes, it might just be......

Bollywood 2021: A to Z RECAP

Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma,......

Harleen's ton powers India to series win

IMAGE: Harleen Deol celebrates her maiden century. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Women/X Harleen Deol underscored her growing maturity with an impressive maiden hundred, the foundation of......

Has IPL Lost Its Valuation Lustre?

'If tech giants like Amazon, Google, Apple and Meta enter the IPL broadcasting arena, it could further revolutionize sports media in India.' IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate winning......