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......

Downpour Of Diseases In India

Kerala has had 202 fatalities in 2024 so far.In July alone, there were 202,122 episodes of fever, 2,250 cases of dengue, 1,850 cases of mumps and several other illnesses. 10,000 cases of dengue......

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Rival governments in Tamil Nadu expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the......

India facing shortage of nurses, emigration worsening situation: Experts

India already faces a poor nurse-population ratio and the situation is set to worsen with nurses emigrating to other countries in large numbers, doctors and medical experts have observed, noting......

Big pharma firms shift tack, look to bet on trade generics as volumes dip

Trade generic drugs (medicines that are sold directly through distributors) are fast becoming a key segment for domestic pharma firms as volume growth slows in the overall market. Image used for......

Rupee to remain under pressure, may test new levels

Indian rupee, which earlier this week touched an all-time low, is likely to remain under pressure and may test new levels as a fallout of the US Federal Reserve indicating more interest rate hikes,......

IIT alumni are opening their wallets wide to give back despite Covid-19

While the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur may have attracted among the highest donations by an individual (former student and IndiGo Airlines co-founder Rakesh Gangwal) at Rs 100 crore......

Explained: How Covid got HR to relook its role in a changed world

With the focus on employee retention and wellness, HR has its job cut out. Sindhu Bhattacharya reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India Inc has weathered many a storm during......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Narang targets record haul at Paris Olympics

‘Mood is upbeat as first teams arrive in the Olympic Village,’ says India's Chef-de-Mission Gagan Narang Photograph and video: Kind courtesy SAI Media/X As the first teams arrived in......

High Stakes in WPL auction to fill season gaps

Photograph: Kind Courtesy WPL/X With the biggest purse going into the WPL auction on Saturday, last edition's wooden-spooner Gujarat Giants will look to plug the holes ahead of the 2024 edition of......

Marco steals the show at India's first-ever MotoGP

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Moto GP/X When Jorge Martin wheelied his way to the chequered flag at the Buddh International Circuit after bagging the 11-lap Sprint it turned out to be a teaser for......

PIX: Ladakh's Frozen Lake Marathon sets new Guinness record

IMAGE: The four-hour long marathon at 13,862 feet high Pangong Tso started from Lukung and ended at Maan village on Monday with no injury reported to any of the 75 participants. Photographs:......

I do my job as BCCI chief; don't need to answer speculation: Ganguly

'424 international matches for India. Not a bad idea at times to remind people about it, isn't it?' IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI From COVID-19 disruptions to allegations......