Popular folk singer Sharda Sinha, known as 'Bihar Kokila' for her melodious rendition of Chhath and folk songs such as Kartik Maas Ijoriya, Suraj Bhaile Bihaan and Bollywood hits Taar Bijli and......
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......
'Alongside economic growth and the Asian century, stress has become an Asian caravan.''But stress doesn't arrive in one's country as invitation to taste exhaustion. It comes dressed as a......
Arun Maira who worked for 25 years at the Tata Group, remembers his early years with Ratan Tata. IMAGE: 'Another reminiscent picture, another memory, on JRD's 117th birth anniversary.' Photograph:......
The chairperson of Siddhartha Vihar Trust, Rahul M Kharge, has withdrawn his request for the allotment of five acres of civic amenity site in Bengaluru to set up a 'Multi-Skill Development Centre,......
'It is notable how humble he was and didn't want anything different just because he was a Tata.' IMAGE: Ratan Tata, then chairman of the Tata Group, at the Tata Steel annual general meeting in......
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......
'The facility works on Apple's iPhone and everything is damaged -- CNC machines, computers and CCTVs worth crores.' IMAGE: The Tata Electronics Plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, which manufactures the......
'There will be 200 ITIs developed as hubs, while 800 will be developed as spoke, connected with five National Skill Training Institutes.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Skill......
'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE),......
Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Worms are daily crawling......
'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.' IMAGE: Payal Kapadia, second from right, flanked by actors......
'I have nostalgia for Ladakhi culture, which is common to both Muslims and Buddhists.''It is kind of a Buddhist way of life. You are compassionate and nice to each other.''You are good human......
'Love, be it between a boy and a girl or your passion for your craft, carries with it no complaints.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nawazuddin Siddique/Instagram An interview with Nawazuddin Siddiqui......
'I don't really miss this world as much when I was away.''But when you face the camera, you realise how wonderful this world is too.' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore and Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar. After......
IMAGE: Ratan Tata with former Jamshedpur FC coach Steve Coppell during launch of the football club in 2017. Photograph: Jamshedpur FC Fans/Instagram From the time Sir Dorabji Tata sponsored a......