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 election results mean that the Opposition can no longer either be ignored or attacked in the way that it has been.' 'For this reason it will be interesting to see how it behaves from here on......
Can legislation enable this, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I still remember, in my school days, when my classmates and I fell into an argument about who......
The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, gazing from my home balcony at the distant hills of Raigad, I......
'Kalnirnay is like a bible for any family.' Shakti Salgaonkar, executive director, Sumangal Group in a freewheeling chat with Satish Bodas/Rediff.com, discusses 50 years of Kalnirnay, a calendar......
In March this year, Worldline India launched Vabox (Voice Alert Box): merchants will now get instant audio alerts on the settlement of UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments via QR codes in......
"Yawn", "Zzzzz... excuse me, I need to nap." Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic......
'For someone who wants to invest for the future or his family, diversification is necessary.''Diversify across asset classes -- equities, gold, real estate, fixed income, commodities, and even......
Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Illustration: Dominic......
but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com 'Apple planning to shift its iPhone manufacturing away from China to India', screamed......
Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana is insipid, terribly made, and yet a Warm Enterprise, feels Sreehari Nair. Few people in the audience knew the exact movie title. By the end, fewer even cared.......
While Calcutta has transitioned to Kolkata, Satyajit Ray's detective, Feluda, has remained unchanged in the Bengali consciousness Here’s a mystery for Prodosh C Mitter to solve. How can a......
'When a woman uses stunning sexy photo shoots to make a splash and be noticed by audiences and the industry, it doesn't mean she can be broken down to breasts, buttocks, legs, navel and oh... a......