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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......

Nitish Kumar offers to touch official's feet to expedite road project

A livid Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asked a representative of a private company to expedite a road project in Patna and even offered to touch his feet to speed it up. The......

General Rawat: Simple Man With No Ego

'He was a sentimental man, but his commitment to the Olive Green always came before anything else, including his family.'A fascinating excerpt from Rachna Bisht Rawat's Bipin: The Man Behind The......

Those Who Could Not Be Rashtrapati

Two women candidates; Lok Sabha Speakers; Chief Justices; A Chief Election Commissioner; drafters of the Constitution; the RBI's first Indian governor; a farm leader who unsuccessfully contested......

After I-T Raids, Sonu 'On Top Of The World'

'There are hundreds of people outside my home waiting to see me.''They want to be reassured that I am all right.''Many of them are crying.' IMAGE: Sonu Sood interacts with those who seek help from......

PNB's UK arm loses case in $45-million deceit claim

The issue in contention was whether the High Court of England and Wales should accept jurisdiction to try the claim by London-based Punjab National Bank International Limited's, involving eight......

$100 billion: The value Indian Inc creates for US

In the last two years, foreign direct investment from India into the United States has grown more than the FDI from the US into India, excluding portfolio investments, Indian Ambassador to the US......

'I'd Like To Act Even When I Am 130'

'Once actors become senior, they may become repetitive and boring for the audience. Kamal sir is updated.' Photograph: Satish Bodas/Rediff.com What makes Kamal Haasan such a towering personality?......

India's Winning Moments At The Grammys

IMAGE: A R Rahman with Grammy winners V Selvaganesh, Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Kind courtesy A R Rahman/Instagram Ustad Zakir Hussain, who made India proud by bagging three......

'Manthan Never Looked As Good As It Does Now'

'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......

Making Rajnikanth look stylish

Endhiran/ Robot, Indian cinema's most expensive product to date, is running to full houses across the country, and fans are going berserk at how stylish Rajnikanth looks in all three incarnations......

The best of Johnny Depp

He's 46, and widely considered one of the best leading men in world cinema. He balances the quirky with the commercial, and can play anything from a mad confectionary maker to a pirate with equal......

Titas Sadhu: The net bowler from Hooghly now Asiad champion

IMAGE: Pace bowler Titas Sadhu's figures of 3 for 6 helped India crush Sri Lanka to win the Asian Games gold medal on Monday. Photograph: BCCI/X Titas Sadhu must believe in pleasant coincidences.......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

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......

From Satara to Tokyo: Archer Jadhav aims to make it big

IMAGE: Archer Praveen Jadhav at training at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Archery happened to Pravin by chance. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Indian archer Pravin Jadhav had two choices to make as......

Clean up Hyderabad cricket, Rayudu tells Azhar

IMAGE: Rayudu had pulled out of the coming Ranji Trophy tournament attacking the Hyderabad Cricket Association. Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images Ambati Rayudu, on Sunday, hit back at......

Azhar hits back as Rayudu alleges corruption in HCA

'He is a frustrated cricketer' IMAGE: Citing HCA's corruption, Ambati Rayudu is learnt to have opted out of the upcoming Ranji Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Cricketer Ambati Rayudu on Saturday alleged......

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