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......

13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three......

Will Jobs Be An Electoral Issue In State Polls?

Youth unemployment (ages 15 to 29) is higher than the national average of 12.4 per cent in Telangana (14.2 per cent) and Rajasthan (13 per cent), followed by Chhattisgarh (6.7 per cent) and MP (6......

Come To India, Modi Tells US Teachers

'If we want our economies to be strong, we need to invest in young people who are our future.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and Dr Jill Biden. Photograph: All photographs: Abhijit J Masih......

India stares at fuel shortage with spike in under-recovery at OMCs

As oil marketing companies (OMCs) stare at huge under-recoveries, India is facing fuel shortage across the country with states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka Uttarakhand, Gujarat and......

D K Mehrotra appointed LIC's interim chairman

Uncertainty continued to loom over the appointment of the chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India, the country's largest life insurance company. Dinesh Kumar Mehrotra, one of LIC's managing......

The famous five taking on shady Chinese lending apps

A bunch of CEOs in their mid-30s and early 40s are trying to rectify the scenario where shady lending applications trap hapless borrowers with astronomically high interest rates and even......

Penniless in the middle of the month? Check out these loan options

Short-term loans from NBFCs can be more convenient but come at higher cost Due to an unforeseen expense, you exhaust your salary in the middle of the month. Usually, people ask their friends for a......

Pathaan Cheers Single Screen Theatres

Their number is dwindling, but single screens believe they have a place in the entertainment space. IMAGE: People stand outside the theatre during the first day first show of Pathaan. Photograph:......

Joshna, Harendra clinch Golecha squash titles

Reigning national champion and top seed Joshna Chinappa asserted her supremacy by clinching the women's title with a facile victory over local girl Surabhi Mishra in the Jaipur Club Harish Chandra......

Ritwik shocks Iskandar for title

Second seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of India shocked top seed and world No 11 Mohd. Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia in straight games to clinch the men's Open title in the 33rd Bombay Gymkhana-HSBC......

Dipika Pallikal in line for triple crown

Dipika Pallikal of Tamil Nadu set herself up for a triple crown when, after bagging the girls' under-15 title, she stormed into the women's and girls' under-19 finals, in the 62nd CCI-Western India......

Dinesh upsets tenth seed Takkar

Unheralded T Dinesh of Andhra Pradesh shocked tenth seeded Himanashu Takkar of Railways 15-8, 14-17, 15-9 in the second round of the 68th Senior National Badminton Championships, being held at the......

Ritwik, Saurav to clash in final

Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of Delhi and defending champion Saurav Ghosal of Tamil Nadu posted fluent semi-finals victories to set up a title clash in the 53rd Senior National and 30th Bombay......