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......

Why Congress Did A U-Turn On Boycotting Exit Poll TV Debates

24 hours was all it took for the Congress to overturn its boycott of TV debates on the exit poll results.Sudhir Bisht offers an explanation. IMAGE: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party......

Cong's decision to skip exit poll debates shows...: BJP

Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda claimed on Friday that the Congress's decision to not participate in exit poll debates is the confirmation that the opposition......

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on BJP veteran LK Advani

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and former deputy prime minister LK Advani at his residence in New Delhi......

Of dubious products & cautionary warnings

Are 'dubious' new categories and 'shady' new brands, financed and funded by avaricious investors, trying to change the contours of the Indian marketplace forever, asks ad guru Sandeep Goyal?......

Uday Shankar, the Star performer

Uday Shankar’s biggest contribution was that he managed to take years of resentment about Star’s foreign origins and turn that around. Most people now think of Star as an Indian......

Will Punit Goenka manage to 'rescue' Zee?

With founder Subhash Chandra no longer in the driver’s seat, having stepped down as chairman last month (though he retains a seat on the board), the acid test for Goenka would be to take the......

Diwali relief for viewers: Zee, Star, Colors drop prices

The move by these broadcasters comes close on the heels of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India announcing a review of its earlier tariff order, announced six months ago, which among others......

Monga, Murugan Showcase Tradition At Cannes

IMAGE: Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan, Oscar-winning Producer Guneet Monga and Manipuri actor Kangabam Tomba. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dr L Murugan/Twitter......

'It's also a love story about two brothers who fall in love with a bird species'

After winning awards at Sundance and Cannes, Director Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes has now been nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary Feature Film category. IMAGE: Director Shaunak Sen at......

Is Nayattu anti-Dalit? Is Karnan pro-Dalit?

'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning......

Salute the Power & Glory of Indian Cinema!

It is the most potent symbol of India's soft power -- more perhaps than the IT industry and our managerial skill, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in a scene from......

We did not give 100 per cent effort every time: WI captain Hope

IMAGE: Two-time champions West Indies will not feature in the 50-over World Cup for the first time in 48 years, since the competition's inception back in 1975. Photograph: ICC Business Corporation......

Ind vs SL, 2nd ODI: Pacers in focus as India look to seal series

IMAGE: On Eden's fast deck, Indian pacers will relish the challenge. Photograph: BCCI Buoyed by the form of its top three batters, a clinical India will look to take an unassailable 2-0 lead......

Exclusive! How this man transformed India's batting

'The 2014 Australia tour and the brand of cricket played by the team laid a great foundation of the brilliant run of success enjoyed across all formats and conditions.''It also coincided with Virat......

Buzz: Ganguly gets CA praise for 'ODI Super Series' idea

IMAGE: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has termed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly's idea for a four-nation 'ODI......

Why is Virat so animated? Please ask him, says Pollard

IMAGE: Virat Kohli has been animated throughout the ongoing series. Photographs: BCCI India skipper Virat Kohli has been a bit more charged up than he usually is during the ongoing West......