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......

Did Chances Of A Trump Win Spook Bezos?

Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Jeff Bezos, owner......

RG Kar murder: 77 doctors at Bengal hospital threaten mass resignation

Over 75 senior doctors at West Bengal's Kalyani JNM Hospital have threatened a mass resignation, seeking justice for the RG Kar hospital victim, and expressing solidarity with junior medics on a......

BJP MP wants MHA to probe if ISI, China prompting massive feedback to Waqf bill

Raising concern over the nearly 1.25 crore feedback submissions received by the parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Bharatiya Janata Party member Nishikant Dubey has......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

Bharti dials up UK telecom play with $4 bn stake in BT

Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, has decided to buy 24.5 per cent equity in BT Group — a move that will make the Indian conglomerate the biggest......

Leaning in: Isha Ambani beyond Reliance Retail

Isha Ambani means business. Not only when she is doing business — she leads Reliance Retail — but also when she is not. Photograph: ANI Photo The latter was unmistakable on Wednesday,......

Paytm Crisis: StartUp Founders Take Note

Startup founders need to sit up and think about how not to take stardom for granted and how not to disappoint their fans who have stood in long queues for those precious selfies with popular......

'I Wanted To Make A Happy Film'

'I wanted people to know that women across all ages have an exciting life.' IMAGE: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana with Divya Dutta and Sakshi Tanwar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tahira Kashyap......

Aavesham: The Psycho As Self-Designated Guardian

Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair.And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's......

'Stop Pitching Urdu Against Hindi'

'Urdu is the language of Hindustan.' IMAGE: Gulzar launches a series of paintings, Ghalib & Gulzar, by Shahid Rassam in 2015. Photograph: Sahil Salvi Even at 89, the awards aren't stopping any......

'I knew my film would not have a hero or villain'

'Rakesh's life is hard, but he knows how to find joy.''He doesn't think his life's value comes from money. He sees no shame in his poverty.' IMAGE: A scene from Against The Tide. In what seems......

Champions League hosts tighten security after Islamic State threat

IMAGE: Police is seen outside the stadium ahead of the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Real Madrid and Manchester City, at the Santiago Bernabeu, in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday,......

AIFF likely to implement Additional Video Review System

IMAGE: 'While we will continue to work to implement VAR, I feel that, to begin with, AVRS can be a great option for a country like India.' Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters The AIFF has written to......