'Central BJP Is Ignorant Of Kerala Politics'

'The Kerala BJP leadership is doing the job of clerical staff. What the boss orders, they just follow them.' IMAGE: Sandeep G Varier, who startled the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership in Kerala......

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......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

Diabetes in India worries North America

There is a growing concern amongst the medical community in India that if unchecked, India is likely to have 30 million diabetics by 2015 -- equivalent to diabetics in the rest of the world. This......

Is Technology Important In Banking?

'Just the amount of work which is there just to become more and more successful in banking.''For this to happen you need to have leaders who understand technology.' Illustration: Dominic......

'Everybody wants to travel on an airline where they feel respected'

'Our focus is not going to be metro to metro routes.''We will begin by focusing on metro to non-metro (routes).''Metro to tier-2 cities or tier-3 cities is where there is a lot of space for......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

Now, buy medicines and stents on EMI

Equated monthly instalments (EMIs) had so far brought you closer to your dream house, automobile, foreign travel, higher education and consumer goods — from air-conditioners to plasma......

The Best Of Yash Chopra On OTT

In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......

COVID-19: Here's how Salman, Shah Rukh are helping out

From Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Chiranjeevi and Prabhas, India's film stars are stepping forward to do their bit for migrants, daily wage workers and those from their own film industry......

Why did Nargis Fakhri disappear from Bollywood?

'I am not actively searching for a film; I leave it up to the universe.' "I am a lover of horror films since I was a kid!" exclaims Nargis Fakhri. The gorgeous actress is promoting her new film......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

Gavaskar's birthday wish: Save children suffering from heart disease

IMAGE: India's batting legend Sunil Gavaskar's 'Heart to Heart' foundation has been working with Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospitals for the past few years, and almost 16,000 surgeries have been......

Gavaskar bats for life; raises funds for child heart surgeries

34 life-giving surgeries have been exclusively funded by Sunil Gavaskar to match the 34 Test centuries he scored during his cricketing career. India's batting legend Sunil Gavaskar launched his new......

'T20 can't survive without Test cricket'

IMAGE: India's players celebrate. Photograph: Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images A purist at heart, New Zealand pace great Sir Richard Hadlee is not a fan of T20 cricket and has no qualms in......

Bradman cookies launched in India

Did you know Sir Don Bradman loved chocolate cookies as much as he did cricket? Did you know there are chocolate cookies named after the legend, and they are available only in India?For the first......