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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......

After LS, Modi taunts Cong, Nehru in RS too

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stepped up his attack on the Congress, alleging that the opposition party is 'outdated' and 'out-of-warranty' and is creating narratives that seek to......

Coronavirus may spread more via respiratory droplets in winter

While transmission of the novel coronavirus as small aerosol particles is more significant in summer, direct contact with respiratory droplets may be more pronounced in the winter months, according......

Why TMC's 89-year-old MLA joined BJP

'The TMC did not bother telling me, a sitting MLA for 20 years, why I was not being given a ticket.' IMAGE: Trinamool Congress MLA Rabindranath Bhattacharjee, second from right, receives the......

Another head rolls in Adarsh housing society scam

Former IAS officer Subhash Lalla, whose kin owns a flat in the scam-hit Adarsh Housing Society in south Mumbai, on Monday resigned as a member of Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission.Lalla met......

Singur saga: How Tata's Nano exit reshaped Bengal's political, industrial landscape

On the eve of Durga Puja in October 2008, industrialist Ratan Tata announced that Tata Motors would withdraw from the nearly completed Nano car plant in Singur, attributing the decision to Mamata......

'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......

What Went Wrong For Cyrus Mistry At Tatas

If Cyrus's protestations of having no knowledge of his imminent dismissal are to be taken at face value, he was extraordinarily naive and insulated from the ground reality.There were enough straws......

Soon! Mobiles as thin as credit cards

Scientists are developing a new ultrathin lens which could lead to smart phones as thin as a credit card.The new lens is flat, distortion-free and so small that more than 1,500 would fit across the......

Sugar made from solar energy!

In what could be claimed a major breakthrough, scientists have produced sugar from solar energy, using plant, bacterial, frog and fungal enzymes. A team at Cincinnati University has focused its......

The very best of Prakash Mehra

Prakash Mehra passed away on Sunday morning. The late filmmaker was 69, and had been suffering for a while, and died of multiple organ failure. May he rest in peace. Mehra gave us some sensational......

Aishwarya Rai arrives in Cannes

Looks like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is becoming a regular at the Cannes Film Festival. The gorgeous actress and brand ambassador of L'Oreal was spotted at the opening night of the 62nd Cannes Film......

We have a point to prove: Strauss

England will undergo another searching examination at the hands of an increasingly potent Pakistan attack in the final Test starting at Lord's on Thursday. Pakistan, who drew 1-1 with Australia......

At 39, the fire to perform still burns inside Date Krumm

It took about two years for Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin to come out of retirement. Kimiko Date Krumm waited 12 years before letting the fire inside her burn again and Dinara Safina felt the......

US Masters: Woods swears he's back in contention

The fist pumps were back and so were the profanities he had sworn off as Tiger Woods showed both sides of his game and personality in a combative third round at the US Masters on Saturday. Fans......

World's footballing family bids farewell to Bobby Robson

Bobby Robson was described as a "footballing colossus" as some of the sport's greatest names attended a memorial service for the former England manager on Monday. More than 1,000 people,......

Phelps outshines those dressed for success in Rome

Triumphant Michael Phelps did not need to rely on hi-tech swimsuit wizardry to reaffirm his worth at the world aquatics championships. He came to Rome a little rusty after a post-Beijing Olympics......

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