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......

Why Was I Prevented From Taking On Modi?

'Those who feared that I would have run one hell of a campaign targeting the most powerful people in India snatched away my democratic right from me.' 'I will expose these democracy-killers.'......

Modi to flag off world's longest Varanasi-Dibrugarh river cruise on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the world's longest river cruise, MV Ganga Vilas, and inaugurate a 'Tent City' on the banks of the Ganga river in Varanasi on January 13 via video......

India must handle Bhutan with kid gloves

The new PM would be more than unwise to attempt steering away from India into an all-encompassing Chinese embrace that would ultimately swamp Bhutanese identity, says Brigadier S K Chatterji......

Why India Inc sees Modi's PMO as the 'mover'

Corporates understand that the PMO drives all key decisions in this government, report Shreya Jai and Nivedita Mookerji. When it recently made a request to the Gujarat government to take 51 per......

How Modi govt had once used Facebook, Google for digital push

From educating people about the internet, connecting far-flung areas with a high-speed net, promoting entrepreneurship, building start-up incubators, women empowerment, to even running a voter......

Vibrant Gujarat man is India Inc's PMO pointsman

Industry captains now directly get in touch with the Prime Minister’s Office for issues that need quick resolution. For them, the go-to person in PMO is a bureaucrat from Gujarat Prime......

Modi invites Japanese businesses, promises speedy clearances

Holding that the environment of ‘disappointment’ was over, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited Japanese businesses to join India's developmental efforts with a promise of......

Kohli, Hima extend birthday greetings to PM Modi

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted by Virat Kohli on his birthday on Thursday. Photograph: PTI/File Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 70 on Thursday and cricket captain Virat Kohli......

CBI takes charge of wrestler Narsingh's dope case

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said that the CBI has started its probe into the doping scandal of dope-tainted wrestler Narsingh Yadav after the PMO referred his case to the investigation......