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......

IREL's Mining Project Faces Hurdles

The PMK has now lent its voice to the protests against the mining of atomic minerals in Kanyakumari. Kindly note this image of IREL's corporate research centre and mining department at Chavara in......

'Climate Change Is The Main Villain'

'Since there is no photo-op, or quick fix solutions, politicians do not want to address climate change. It is very unfashionable.' IMAGE: Search and rescue operations underway in Wayanad.......

'Risk Of Such Disasters Has Increased In The Last 10 Years'

'Heavy rains are not the primary reason for landslides in Wayanad.''There are all sorts of (human) intervention going on in that area.' IMAGE: SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB.......

Budget may go vocal for higher local procurement

To boost domestic manufacturing under the Make in India initiative and reduce dependency on imports, the government is expected to announce in the Budget an increase in the minimum local content......

Govt may hike local content requirement

The government is planning to tweak its procurement policy to give a fillip to domestic manufacturing. Photograph: Praveen Paramasivam/Reuters The industry department has floated a proposal to......

Sensex, Nifty tank over 1% on concerns over Middle East conflict

Stock markets took a beating on Monday with benchmark Sensex and Nifty tumbling over 1 per cent as escalating conflict in the Middle East and weak trends from global markets unnerved investors.......

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

A group of 91 retired bureaucrats has appealed to the Centre to withdraw the Green Credits programme, which they claimed may facilitate diversion of forest land to private entities. Photograph:......

'Allow The Magic Of Mother Nature To Inspire Your Soul!'

Movie folk mark World Environment Day by inspirational messages and useful information. Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika Arora/Instagram 'Let's unite to save the environment,' Malaika Arora......

'There is a lot of time for my marriage'

'After the audience watches the film, if they say Rakul stood her ground in front of Ajay Devgn and Amitji.''That's what will be important.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakul Singh/Instagram While......

'Patriotism is bigger than love'

'You cannot show that you give out your country's secrets to a terrorist just because you are in love.' IMAGE: Anil Kapoor on the Malang poster. Anil Kapoor plays a cop with a difference in Mohit......

'What's wrong if your parents are still in love?'

'Why do we feel our parents are not human? That our mother is not a woman?' IMAGE: Amit Ravindranath Sharma shoots the Badhai Ho climax scene with Gajraj Rao and Neena Gupta. Photograph: Kind......