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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......

'May God take special care of an exceptional human being!'

Three mentees pay homage to Sherna Gandhy, the legendary journalist and editor who passed into the ages on April 28 after a long battle with cancer. IMAGE: Sherna Gandhy was a lodestar for......

Sharad Pawar Has Bought Time

Soon, it will become clear if he has acted to save his party, checkmate the BJP and show his relevance, observe Sunil Gatade and Venkatesh Kesari. IMAGE: Nationalist Congress Party President......

'Kalnirnay belongs to the people of India'

'Kalnirnay is like a bible for any family.' Shakti Salgaonkar, executive director, Sumangal Group in a freewheeling chat with Satish Bodas/Rediff.com, discusses 50 years of Kalnirnay, a calendar......

'Punjab police put PM's life in danger'

'The PM of India was 20 km away from the Pakistan border and he is one of the persons under extreme threat from that country and they put his life in danger.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

'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......

'If you want to invest, invest quickly'

'Very few small investors stay invested for those three or four or five years.''If there's like a six month, one-year period when the market is not doing well, you exit.''After the market has run......

The E-Comm Debate In India

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man’s guide to the state of e-comm in a nation of shopkeepers. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com News reports about consumer e-commerce are......

How must govt use RBI's Rs 1.76 lakh crore

'Devote these additional resources to increasing public investment in infrastructure, particularly in the Railways.' Photograph: Shashank Parade / PTI Photo Former Reserve Bank of India deputy......

Why Hasmukh Adhia is so wrong on LTCG tax

To say capital gains from stocks are effortless shows little understanding of the treacherous investing terrain, says Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A few weeks ago I wrote......

Mr & Mrs Mahi Review: Match Made In Heaven!

I liked how the film finds excitement in Mahendra and Mahima's dull lives and transforms their humdrum existence into an ode to second chances, notes Sukanya Verma. The two Mahis in Mr & Mrs Mahi......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......

Finally! An Indian Coming-Of-Age Movie For Grownups

Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

Possession no longer the law for achieving World Cup success

The three sides who have bossed the ball the most in Russia, Spain, Germany and Argentina have all said "do-svidaniya" before the quarter-finals. IMAGE: Spain's Andres Iniesta looks dejected......

Serena and Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge

Serena Williams looks capable of landing a 24th Grand Slam title against all the odds having returned from maternity leave, while Maria Sharapova is seeking redemption after a 15-month doping ban......

'Cricket needs to wake up. But how?'

'Put cricket, first and foremost, at the centre of every decision you take.''The bottom line must always be the sport that we love.'Rahul Dravid as eloquent as always in his M A K Pataudi Memorial......

Leicester's success mantra: Ranieri and a forgotten football philosophy

The statistics of a stunning campaign tell an astonishing tale of how Leicester have turned the clock back by shunning possession and glorying in the long ball to a pacey striker, while spurning......

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