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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......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Queen Rests At Westminster Hall

A man who will be 74 in exactly two months' time, his sister who turned 72 on August 15, his brothers who are 62 and 58 respectively and an uncle who is 78 walked for 38 minutes in an elegant and......

PM Modi joins world leaders for CHOGM retreat in UK

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with leaders of other Commonwealth nations in London. Photograph: Press Information Bureau of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday joined other......

Why Sheila Dikshit was 'saddened' by CWG probe

'An event that should have made India proud was being perceived entirely as a money-making enterprise, resting on malpractices and without any benefits whatsoever for the Capital and its people.'An......

Who will buy Citi's consumer business?

The sale will be quicker if an Indian private bank buys it; it will take longer for regulatory clearances if a foreign bank or an NBFC buys it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: Mike......

CBI's Letters Rogatory wait: Aircel-Maxis on list

The Central Bureau of Investigation is unlikely to proceed, for now, on finalising a chargesheet in the Aircel-Maxis case.Instead, it would wait for response to a letter rogatory sent to Malaysia......

Australia wants to encash CWG platform

Australia, which had raised several concerns over the Commonwealth Games, today launched a business club providing a platform for its top companies to network with India Inc during the event. "The......

CWG: Hit by allegations of pound-450,000 scam

A major scam hit the Commonwealth Games on Friday with allegations being made that a substantial sum of money was transferred to a little known British company from the Games Organising Committee......

Commonwealth Express to be flagged off tomorrow

A special exhibition train to promote Commonwealth Games will be flagged off by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi on Thursday. The Commonwealth Express comprising 11 coaches will leave......

Do You Love Shah Rukh's Evil Side?

Shah Rukh Khan was the ultimate Don when the remake and its sequel of the Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster was announced. The baton may have passed on to Ranveer Singh, but Shah Rukh loyalists still......

Flashback 2022: Pushpa Blooms

As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events. Part 1: A for Alia Bhatt Part 2: Jacqueline's Con Call Part 3: Malaika-Arjun's 'M'......

Manikarnika review: Kangana Ranaut is savage, spellbinding in a ho-hum historical

'A historical with an identity crisis, initially the period drama cannot decide whether it wants to chronicle facts or fictionalise them in the tradition of a crowd-pleasing fantasy,' says Sukanya......

Jamaica's sprint dynasty crumbles in Paris

IMAGE: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce did compete in the 100 qualifiers but dropped out moments before the semi-finals. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters Jamaica's dominance in the women's 100......

LGBT+ athletes should be allowed to live without fear: Dutee

'I suffered a lot of mental harassment, there were a few who supported me. Most of my folks stopped talking to me.' IMAGE: India's first openly gay athlete Dutee Chand sent a powerful message......

The BEST of CWG Opening Ceremony

The 2022 Commonwealth Games officially got underway with a dazzling opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Birmingham took on the responsibility......

PICS: Commonwealth Games 2022 kick-off with slick show

Images from the 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, on Thursday. IMAGE: Double Olympic badminton medallist PV Sindhu and men's hockey team captain......

Indian athletes to stay at five different 'Villages' during CWG

IMAGE: The Queen's Baton visits Saltburn during the Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay on Thursday, July 14. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images The Commonwealth Games-bound Indian athletes and......

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