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......
The Maharashtra government on Monday announced a complete toll waiver for light motor vehicles entering Mumbai at all five booths, with effect from October 14 midnight. IMAGE: There will be no......
NEET is a court-ordered examination, supposedly aimed at meritocracy. However, over the past years when the Modi government at the Centre began implementing it, it took on political and casteist......
In a poor village of daily wage earners in Siwan, Bihar, people speak about their hard lives and why they vote. IMAGE: Uma Devi from the village Dumri in Siwan. All Photographs and Videos: Rajesh......
'Sheikh Abdullah ruled the state with secular values. Post 1953, when he was sacked, corruption took over governance.' IMAGE: Sheikh Abdullah addresses a meeting in Gandhi Park in 1949.......
The platform recorded a peak rate of 917 filings per second on July 17 and 9,367 filings per minute on July 31. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A record 72.8 million income-tax......
'Sebi had no problem with derivatives until trading exploded after Covid.''But now, having built a dangerous road, from which different entities, mainly governments, are extracting a heavy toll,......
Although the third quarter of financial year (2023-2024) FY24 (Q3FY24) was marginally below expectations, Info Edge (India) is witnessing strong investment trends and hitting new highs. IMAGE:......
Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank?For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay. IMAGE: A cobbler uses Paytm as a mode......
P2P platforms do not have the safety net.Instead of playing the role of an intermediary, if they run their own balance sheets for safety and growth, it's a recipe for disaster, warns Tamal......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter When it came to doing the right thing, Lata Mangeshkar was next to no one in the Hindi film industry. There are innumerable instances of her......
'Today when I see them talking to people from different countries confidently, I realise that education does not come from classrooms alone but from life experiences too.' IMAGE: K M Elsamma,......
IMAGE: Jay Shah has worked his way up the ladder from state to national and now global level. Photograph: ICC/X Indian cricket administrator Jay Shah on Sunday took charge as the chairman of the......
Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......
Real Madrid to fightback win against Espanyol IMAGE: Vinicius Junior, left, celebrates with Kylian Mbappe after scoring Real Madrid's third goal against Espanyol in the LaLiga match on Saturday.......
IMAGE: Bayern Munich players celebrate after their 9-2 win over Dynamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bayern Munich/X Bayern Munich's 9-2 demolition of......