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......
The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar......
Debates on changing the name of India to Bharat continue to spark a crisis of identity without answering moot questions that stare us in the face.Ramesh Menon asks a few of those questions that do......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the opposition brought the no-confidence motion against his government to test the confidence of its own alliance members in each other as the......
A lesson we have not learnt from China is the urgent need to knit the vast country together to keep it from falling apart at the seams.While there is considerable dent in poverty, sadly, the North......
'China is struggling to get out of its property bubble.''Japan took 35 years to walk out of its equity bubble.''Bubbles can be difficult to forecast.' IMAGE: The bull at the Bombay Stock Exchange.......
'Indian families' needs and expectations have gone through a revolution across economic demographics.''As this latest Modi-Sitharaman Budget demonstrated, politicians have understood this change.......
The government must send out a clear signal that leadership positions at regulatory bodies are not a preserve of retired government officials, argues A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Uttam......
'There will be political opposition, and this monetisation will require continued political will.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The National Monetisation Pipeline project was one of the......
Around 275,000 migrant labourers and their family members have returned to the state. According to the state government, this number could exceed 1 million by the end of this month. As the NDA......
Throughout its 155 minutes, every scene is doused in blaring background music and melodrama.Disappointment alone won't do, it must feel like a full blown catastrophe, observes Sukanya Verma.......
Mukkabaaz, a film in which its lead actor shines, unfortunately tries to pack in a punch too many, says Indira Kannan. Mukkabaaz, or The Brawler as it was titled for its world premiere at the......
Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......
‘In this country, cricketers, even from Bangladesh, find sponsors but not people like me, why? Are we that bad?’ ‘From Mukul Roy to current minister Suresh Prabhu. I have been......
'They insist to compete in national cross country just a week ahead of the much important Mumbai Marathon where top runners will compete. Imagine, if your boss tells you each week, several times a......