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......
Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......
It's obvious to all that the Congress is overestimating its success and the BJP is underestimating people's message delivered through the ballot box, notes Sheela Bhatt. IMAGE: Prime Minister......
It is time the political leaderships in this country arrived at a common ground over issues of foreign and security policy concerns. There has to be a greater communication between the government......
Political economist and author Gautam Sen has said the idea to impose a wealth tax in India will lead to the country's super rich, the Ambanis and the Adanis, moving their bases out to countries......
It was the summer of 2006 (May 18). Writers’ Building, then the state secretariat, was buzzing with journalists. The event marked the start of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s second term as......
A remarkable story which helped transform a bureaucratic organisation to a customer centric organisation. This experience may inspire several government/private organisations to modify or adopt......
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has issued a show cause notice to the parties with respect to the proposed merger of Tata Group airlines Vistara and Air India, according to a source.......
'If you are going to have only a handful of telecom players on whom the entire dream of Digital India rests, it's important they are financially sustainable.' IMAGE: Bharti Enterprises Founder and......
Macroeconomic management is usually a lot more comfortable with lower fiscal deficits. The sooner we get there, the better for the economy, says former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of......
A scene from All We Imagine As Light. Payal Kapadia may have missed her chance at the Oscars, but her acclaimed film All We Imagine As Light has been acknowledged by the Golden Globes. It has......
'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.''And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.' IMAGE: Vishka Asayesh in Seven Days. Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was......
IMAGE: Director Payal Kapadia, the Grand Prix award winner for the film All We Imagine as Light, at the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, May 25, 2024. Photograph: Clodagh......
'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......
'How do you stay so energised? So young?''Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".' IMAGE: Dev Anand in Gambler. There was......
IWF scraps her weight category; Olympic weight category yet to be known. IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu had won a silver medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in 49 kg category. Photograph: Amanda......
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday IMAGE: Liverpool's Cody Gakpo celebrates with Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate after scoring their second goal against......
IMAGE: Vinicius Junior reacts after missing a chance against FC Barcelona in the LaLiga. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters For months, the 2024 Ballon d'Or seemed to have a clear......
England back on track with win over Finland IMAGE: England's Declan Rice in action against Finland during the UEFA Nations League - Group F match at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Sunday. Photograph:......
The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation' Photograph: Kind Courtesy WACA/X "If you had to roll the dice, these are pretty good teams to roll them with." Viswanathan Anand......