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......

I still don't know what he does: NSA Ajit Doval's son

'As a child, I didn't even know that he was an IPS officer... It was much later when I came back to India' IMAGE: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. Photograph: Sanjay Sharma/ANI Photo......

Jitin Prasada, BJP's Brahmin face in UP, returns to Centre

Jitin Prasada was once considered as among Rahul Gandhi's 'young Turks' and was a minister in successive Manmohan Singh governments but defected from the Congress to the BJP in 2021, where he has......

Indian student shot dead inside his car in Canada

A 24-year-old Indian man who went to Canada in 2022 to pursue higher education was shot dead in his car in Vancouver city, police said on Sunday. Image used only for representation. Photograph:......

Goodbye Skipper!

'He asserted in his usual jovial style that he was not an MBA like his audience at IIM-Ahmedabad but perhaps had an even better business degree: MBB'.'He went on to explain to his perplexed, blue......

Amazon India Head Quits

Manish Tiwary plans to take up a new role at another firm. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters   Manish Tiwary has resigned as the country head of Amazon India after spending......

Krishna Chivukula Donates Rs 228 Crore To IIT-Madras

'His contribution not only elevates our institution but also serves as an inspiring example of how our alumni community continues to drive meaningful change.' IMAGE: Indian Institute of Technology......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

The Panchayat Actor Who Won Our Hearts

'It's like attending two months of laughing school when we are shooting.''If anyone is depressed and needs laughing yoga, they should come to our sets.' IMAGE: Faisal Malik stole the show in......

'I've never wanted to be an actor'

'I don't think you will see too much of Rohit Roy as an actor now.' Rohit Bose Roy is thrilled with his international debut in Sam Bhattacharjee's Indo-British sci-fi film IRaH. Not only is it his......

Bigg Boss 14: Just who is Shardul Pandit?

Shardul Pandit entered Bigg Boss 14 as a wild card contestant and has been getting along well with almost all the housemates. He has a likeable personality and a good comic sense. But who is......

Why Brian McMillan has stayed away from cricket

IMAGE: Disillusioned with the 'politics' in South African cricket administration, Brian McMillan decided to stay away from the game. Photograph: ICC/X As an active international cricketer, Brian......

Ajay Jayaram retires from international badminton

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ajay Jayaram/Twitter Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram has retired from international badminton, bringing down the curtain to his nearly two-decade long professional career.......

'I am an all-rounder so I have to be equally focussed on both aspects'

IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer recieved his maiden T20 call-up against New Zealand. Photograph: BCCI All-rounders in Indian cricket are a rare commodity and the newest entrant to the club, Venkatesh......

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Sameer for Arjuna

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty. Photograph: Badminton Association of India/Twitter India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and men's......

How Kapil's advice helped Dravid take up coaching

'I just feel a lot more satisfying to be involved in the coaching side of things.' IMAGE: Former captain Rahul Dravid said initially he liked doing commentary, but later found "a little......