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......
'We are calling companies to set up assembly plants for mobile phones while all the components are imported.''Only the last turn of the screwdriver is done here. And you call it self-reliance,......
Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead.Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to......
After 2014, our growth has been average of around 5%.If this continues, we will remain here like Egypt, Brazil, South Africa and Bangladesh, points out Aakar Patel. Illustration: Dominic......
The Summit for Democracy seems to have done more harm than good, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: United States President Joe Biden addresses the virtual Summit for Democracy, December 10,......
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has completed the merger of its media assets with the India business of global media house Walt Disney and formed a joint venture with a valuation......
Reliance has filed patents not only in India but also in the US, Canada, Europe, Estonia, South Korea, and South America.The patents include narrowband Internet of Things, AI large language models,......
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......
India's second-largest passenger vehicles firm will be valued at Rs 1.59 trillion at the top-end of the price band of Rs 1,865-Rs 1,960. IMAGE: Hyundai Motor India Managing Director Unsoo Kim,......
Ratan Tata was one of the world's most influential industrialists yet he never appeared on any list of billionaires. Photograph: ANI Photo He controlled over 30 companies that operated in over......
Sukanya Verma picks the best of OTT from 2023. As someone who shares week after week what's new on the OTT menu, I can't emphasise enough on what a crushing feeling it is to consume just a fraction......
It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back. A binge worthy mix of style and substance, South Korea's small-screen wave, which hit......
Stars. Substance. Style. Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week. Gangubai KathiawadiWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Sanjay Leela Bhansali adapts a chapter from S Hussain Zaidi and......
From domestic noir to domestic animals, the themes range far and wide on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations: GehraiyaanWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi......
Army of the Dead flounders by its mindless mood and clumsy characterisations, observes Sukanya Verma. A pair of soldiers steering a super classified convoy speculate over the shipment while a......
IMAGE: Ajit Pal Singh led India to the World Cup title in 1975 but since then they have failed to even reach the semi-finals. Photograph: Mark Brake/Getty Images for Hockey Australia A historic......
IMAGE: A banner advertising Coca-Cola beverages, Toyota, Nissay and NTT, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters/Files Tokyo......
IMAGE: 'I have huge gratitude for what Barcelona have done for me. I want him to finish his career there.' Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he is......
IMAGE: Gold medallist Sun Yang of China, and bronze medallist Gabriele Detti of Italy celebrate as silver medallist Mack Horton of Australia protests on the podium after the men's 400m freestyle......
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra gives a thumbs up after his surgery. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra/Twitter Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is......