India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

'Fire Is Always A Concern In Mumbai'

'As the city grows, so do its fire incidents.' IMAGE: Firefighters douse the fire that broke out at a chemical company plant following the boiler explosion in the industrial area of Dombivli in......

'If a Congress government comes, we have a lot of hope'

‘If the BJP does not change its stand, we will hope that those who are in favour of protecting Ladakh come to power.’ IMAGE: Sonam Wangchuk, engineer turned educational reformist,......

A Tale Of Two Poorams

If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The materials used on caparisoned......

We Missed Industrial Revolution

Is India headed there again? asks Ajit Balakrishnan Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   He was a stout, illiterate man, son of a butcher, struggling to earn enough to feed his 13......

Cognizant Tech to acquire Belcan for $1.3 bn in cash and stock

Nasdaq-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions has signed a definitive agreement to acquire global engineering company Belcan for about $1.3 billion (Rs 10,853.7 crore) in cash and stock.......

AI, Cloud, super app: Adani group to bet big on tech

Coal-to-airports conglomerate Adani group is set to make a splash in the tech world. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters The group is considering the creation of customised artificial intelligence......

Future of digital payments in India

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......

Why Zeenat Aman Took Social Media Break

'How casually some people say cruel things online that they would never dare say in person.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Taking to her Instagram handle, Zeenat Aman wrote about......

'Everybody rejected me'

'I have been trying to make a movie for seven years. I got a chance only now.' 'I have taken my script to every office from Dharma to Tips to Eros.' 'I have narrated my script to every actor......

Madhubala-Dilip Kumar To Star In 2025 Movie?

Digital ghosts have opened a new can of worms for digital experts. IMAGE: Carrie Fisher's digital ghost in Star Wars 5. In July 2023, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

Kohli replays his six off Rauf that broke the Internet

'Improvement happens when you think what can I add to my game to win the match. You don't do it to become a complete batsman.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli bats during his explosive 82 not out off 53 balls,......

F1: Hamilton slams Red Bull official over comments against Perez

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP speaks with Red Bull's Mexican driver Sergio Perez. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives  Lewis Hamilton......