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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......

SC sets aside Calcutta HC's 'control sexual urges' verdict

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of the Calcutta high court in which it acquitted an accused in a sexual assault case and made 'objectionable' observations advising adolescent girls......

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop......

In extreme pain...: : Jaggi Vasudev pens poem from hospital

Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, who underwent an emergency brain surgery at a private hospital in Delhi after suffering "life-threatening" bleeding in the skull, has penned a poem in the......

Is Modi's Authoritarianism Good For India?

We need not spend much time going over what this government has done and is doing to the Opposition, by misusing the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI. There is a daily update on that, notes......

Can't wait to return, says Apple CEO Tim Cook on last day of India visit

After a five-day long visit, Apple CEO Tim Cook left India with a note that he can't wait to return to the country. Photograph: ANI Photo The visit of Cook coincided with 25 years of the iPhone......

7 MoUs signed between India, Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh signed seven Memorandum of understanding (MoUs) on Tuesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Delhi. Photograph:......

'Govt must stop harassing entrepreneurs'

'...for at least 6 months and give them peace of mind to get back on their feet.''Entrepreneurs are suffocating and not able to run their companies peacefully.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has......

'A Boy And His Bae...'

Disha goes bold... What Richa is dreaming of...Sidharth in a vintage stage of mind... Photograph: Kind courtesy Zaheer Iqbal/Instagram Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal spend time at the zoo but a......

10 Wrestling Moments In Hindi Movies

A sport of strength, focus, technique and timing, there's much more to wrestling than beating the opponent black and blue. Like WWE legend Shawn Michaels always believed 'A true wrestler is the one......

'Four women in their 60s followed me...'

'One told me there that she had been abused by her father when she was nine years old. The other when she was 12.' 'In all these years, they had not been able to confide about it to their mothers......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

Mammootty Gets Off A Bus; Goes Down A Rabbit Hole

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a masterpiece, and like most masterpieces of the cinema, it's a great act of folly, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mammootty in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. In Nanpakal......

Vengsarkar praises state-of-the-art Bengaluru NCA

IMAGE: The National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru will be inaugurated on 28th September. Photograph: BCCI Dilip Vengsarkar, a former India captain and current BCCI Apex Council member, on Wednesday......

What Did Leander Paes Discuss With Sports Minister?

IMAGE: Leander Paes with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Photographs: SAI Media Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met with tennis great Leander Paes on Thursday, September 12, 2023 to discuss......

'A team man through and through': Plaudits pour in for Dhawan

IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan, right, celebrates with captain Virat Kohli after completing his century against Australia during the 2019 World Cup Photograph: Henry Browne/Getty Images from the......

How I should be rated as captain is up to you: Shreyas

'About Gautam bhai, I feel he has got immense knowledge about how the game is played. He has won two titles previously with KKR, and his strategies have been spot-on in terms of what execution......

FIFA women's WC: Japan, US score easy wins

A summary of Saturday's action in the FIFA women's World Cup. IMAGE: Hinata Miyazawa celebrates scoring Japan's opening goal with Mina Tanaka during the FIFA women’s World Cup Group C match......

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