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Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble, observes R Sriram. The danger this time is that the overestimation of his deal making capabilities and the......

SC takes note of Allahabad HC judge's remark at VHP event

Stepping in, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought details from the Allahabad High Court on controversial remarks of its judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav at a Vishva Hindu Parishad event that drew flak from......

Trump's Election Should Worry The World

'There are ominous portents of an isolationist administration not only building a physical wall to the south to prevent unwanted immigrants from entering the land of milk and honey, but also trade......

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......

Why I Mourn Sitaram Yechury

There are few leaders in the Opposition line up who can claim a path to party leadership like Sitaram Yechury and certainly, very few who blended that ascent through student politics with awareness......

Infosys commits to provide Salesforce 500 tech jobs

IT services major Infosys on Wednesday announced a new programme, wherein it will offer 500 job seekers the opportunity to complete a fully digital, online diploma course certified by Salesforce.......

Infosys to hire 12,000 techies in US by 2022

The company said it will target experienced technology professionals as well as recent graduates from major universities, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges to create the best workforce......

'Across industries, there is a shortage of digital skills'

'The kind of jobs the advent of artificial intelligence, data science and so on are creating simply didn't exist before' Photograph: Kind courtesy, Gerd Altmann/Pixabay The IT industry in India......

B K Birla, a doyen of Indian industry is no more

B K Birla, grandfather of industrialist Kumarmangalam Birla, was the chairman of Century Textiles and Industries and had been active in business since the age of 15.He was instrumental in a slew of......

Why do economists like Raghuram Rajan leave India?

The ones who came more recently were clutching the green cards that gave them an escape hatch through which to return to green pastures: Arvind Panagariya, Raghuram Rajan, Arvind Subramanian and......

All We Imagine As Poetry

'Did anyone else get the feeling that AWIAL -- despite being ostensibly based in the Mumbai of today -- is actually set in a Neverland of Solemnity?' asks Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Kani Kusruti and......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

'I Don't Like To Play Characters Which Demean Women'

'I've been a villain, I've been a champ, I've been a superhero, I've been a zero, I've been a rejected fan, and I've been a very, very resilient lover.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan at the Locarno Film......

'Bombay Has An Intoxicating Personality'

'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.' IMAGE: Boys with their faces painted in silver during Holi celebrations in......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

Sachin or Virat? Microsoft boss Nadella picks his favourite

'No matter where I am, this beautiful game is always in the back of my mind.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, left, with Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella loves cricket like most......

Djokovic practises for Australian Open as he waits for visa ruling

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic gestures as he practices at Melbourne Park. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Reuters World tennis number one Novak Djokovic took to the court on Friday to practise......

Women's hockey: Grit. Camaraderie. Family

For women's hockey in the country, this result may well turn out to be a watershed moment, observes Vaibhav Raghunandan. IMAGE: Gurjit Kaur celebrates scoring the all-important goal for India in......

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