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......
Demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation enquiry into the 'non-issuance' of admit cards to hundreds of thousands of candidates for the Railways Group 'D' exams held Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata......
The head of the Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine service and his deputy both resigned their posts Monday, becoming the most significant casualties of an effort by Porter J. Goss to......
Over the years and many a travelled mile later, I have come to the conclusion that cab drivers are perhaps the best cultural and political barometers of the place you are visiting. And given the......
The report about how Mohammed Ishaq, a 20-year old Pakistani from Sialkot took off on his bicycle in a huff after a tiff at home recently and unwittingly found himself in India is interesting to......
It's a second Monday in the month and usually time for my fortnightly showdown with the IT department in my office. The exchange usually flows like this: Me, "Are you absolutely sure there is no......
A question for all you owners and salespeople: How many times have you met with prospective customers and not asked for their business? The shocking reality is that too few salespeople--when......
Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......
Red -- the colour of blood, anger and passion -- is striking beyond measure. Whether the focus is romance or rage, red paints the screen with drama and intensity. Sometimes to mirror the mind of a......
The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......
Is this Bollywood's favourite colour? Red -- the colour of blood, anger and passion -- is striking beyond measure. Whether the focus is romance or rage, red paints the screen with drama and......
Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar with this special series, looking back at the very things that made him the BIG B. We first published this special in......
What is the first thought that comes to mind when you think of the Wachowski Brothers? If you thought dark, labyrinthine cinema that is visually inventive (but also demands that you take a friend......
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday. IMAGE: The India women's football team. Photograph: AIFF Sanju produced a hat-trick as the Indian women's football team romped to a......
Australia's best 30 One-Day International players were on Wednesday revealed in the first process of elimination to identify Australia's greatest ODI team of all time. The final team of 12 will be......