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......

Will Modi meet Trump in US? Can't confirm yet, says govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will have a substantive engagement on the sidelines of the Quad summit on Saturday, and the two sides will sign at least two agreements......

India The Diplomatic Ambassador In Global Crises

Times have changed, situations have changed, but the basic nature of superpower geo-politics remains the same and so also India's diplomacy -- call it non-alignment, strategic autonomy or......

Modi Preaches World Peace But...

'...We should first look at and acknowledge what we have done to ourselves.' 'To not do so opens us to the accusation of rank hypocrisy and also reduces the stature of our globetrotting peaceniks,'......

Sensex, Nifty start Samvat 2081 on a high

Stock exchanges BSE and NSE conducted a special Muhurat trading session from 1800 hrs to 1900 hrs on Friday to mark the beginning of the new Samvat Year 2081. Photographs: Sahil Salvi for......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'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......

Oil & gas, FMCG shares drag markets down

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty edged lower on Tuesday, extending the losing run to the third day amid profit-taking in oil & gas and select FMCG shares. Illustration: Dominic......

Sensex, Nifty hit fresh record closing high levels on rate cut hopes

Benchmark Sensex rose by nearly 91 points to close at a fresh lifetime high while Nifty settled above the 25,400 level for the first time supported by firm global trends ahead of the much-awaited......

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag storm into semis; Lakshya ousted

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action during the China Masters tournament in Shenzhen, China, on Friday. Photograph: BAI Media/X Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj......

Women's ACT: Sangita's twin strike powers India to victory

IMAGE: Sangita Kumari (8th, 55th minutes) struck twice, while Preeti Dubey (43rd) and Udita (44th) were the other goal getters for the hosts. Photograph: Hockey India/X Young striker Sangita......

ACT PIX: India set up China final after Harmanpreet brace

IMAGE: Harmanpreet Singh scores off a penalty corner in the Asian Champions Trophy semi-final against South Korea on Monday. Photograph: Hockey India Skipper Harmanpreet Singh's sublime form......

ACT Hockey PIX: Harmanpreet's double helps India down Pakistan

IMAGE: India's players celebrate a goal against Pakistan in the Hero Asian Champions Trophy in Hulunbuir, China, on Saturday. Photographs: Hockey India Skipper Harmanpreet Singh led from the front......

Why 'underdog' Sen could pull off surprise at Paris Games?

Lakshya Sen had struggled through much of 2023 and early part of 2024. He fell behind in the qualification race but turned things around in time with two semi-final finishes at the All England......