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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......

We don't...: Jaishankar on US Prez election outcome

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said India has "every confidence" that it will be able to work with the next President of the United States, whoever occupies the Oval Office.......

Nationwide strike over Kolkata doctor's murder; surgeries hit

Resident doctors of government hospitals across the country went on an indefinite strike on Monday to protest the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, paralysing elective services......

Wayanad's Living And The Dead

Grim and sad scenes from landslide hit Wayanad district. Caution: Graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.   IMAGE: Geeta, who lost her home in Chooralmala, weeps as she reads the......

'He Was Alive, But A Captive Of The Chinese'

'On October 12-13, he started shivering from fear in his tent.''That was the time he wrote a letter to my mother to conduct Ganeshji's Atharvashirsha.''The moment he finished writing that letter,......

Modi Failed India on the Economy

The government did not tell us why our economy had imploded.The prime minister simply stopped speaking on the subject, Aakar Patel points out. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Till......

Green shoots are mechanical rebound, don't read much into it: Subbarao

Subbarao said, short-term as well as medium-term prospects or Indian economy continue to be grim. Fiscal deficit is going to be much higher, the debt burden much larger and the financial sector......

Modi's 1st problem: A below-normal monsoon

'The first two months of the monsoon are not looking good.''In case both the halves fail, it is going to be misery.' IMAGE: The parched bed of the Chembarambakkam reservoir in Chennai in 2017.......

How workers are being crushed by a brutal Gig Economy

'Drawn in by fuzzy promises about unleashing the entrepreneur in each of us and the benefits of being one's own boss, people find themselves instead oppressed by an algorithm,' notes Rahul......

Why India's airlines ain't flying higher and higher

The biggest let down for India's aviation sector has been the failure of the government to privatise Air India, says Anjuli Bhargava. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/rediff.com It might be too early for......

'I've Been A Puppet In Shoojitda's Hands'

'Shoojitda's prep was unique and a nice, refreshing change for me.''In the three to four months of preparation that we did, I think we only read two scenes.' 'We spent two, three months where he......

Have You Watched These OTT Films Yet?

There may not have been anything as remarkable as 2022's Darlings or Qala on OTT in 2023, but the advantage of the medium is the variety of genres that can be found, and there are always surprises.......

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as J......

'Vidya can elevate any script'

'You write stories about the world you live in.''The day I try to write a film with agendas in mind, I will be a fake.' IMAGE: Rohini Hattangady and Vidya Balan in Jalsa. Suresh Triveni's......

Why Meera Chopra won't work in the South anymore

'I could not adjust to the way they treat you.''They expect certain things from you, which I was not comfortable with.''Like, they expect you to wear a certain kind of clothes, even if you don't......

How Mumbai Lost The Plot

IMAGE: Abhinav Manohar showed his range of shots during his 42 off 21 balls. Photograph: BCCI It was a mid-table clash that was expected to bring out the best from both teams. However, what was......

PIX: Manchester City held, fall behind Arsenal in title race

A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland shoots at goal during the Premier League match against Nottingham Forest on......

Indian Batsmen Have FORGOTTEN to ATTACK

'No team has a lower attacking shot percentage than #IND'.Who would have imagined India would be sitting even below Namibia in the points table? IMAGE: Rishabh Pant bowled by Adam Milne.......

Footballer's assist helps COVID-struck Manipur breathe

Photograph: Kind courtesy Renedy Singh/Instagram Former India mid-field maestro Renedy Singh is working relentlessly to arrange oxygen cylinders and help his home state of Manipur win the battle......

Why have Liverpool gone from monsters to minnows?

IMAGE: Six successive home defeats have put champions Liverpool's top four finish in doubt as their collapse from the leading team in the land has been fast and furious. Photograph: Laurence......

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