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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......

Hindu groups hail Trump's promise to protect rights globally

Hindu American groups have applauded Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump for promising to protect the human rights of Hindus across the world, including the US and......

Census to begin next year, no decision on caste data

The much-delayed decadal census exercise and the work to update the National Population Register (NPR) are likely to begin early 2025 and the data will be declared by 2026, thus changing future......

Cyclone Dana: Lakhs evacuated; flights, trains suspended

As Cyclone Dana barrels toward the coasts of Odisha, threatening to impact nearly half of the state's population, the government is racing against time to execute a massive evacuation plan aimed at......

Why Stalin wants Tamilians to have '16 children'

The Lok Sabha delimitation exercise may make people think about raising "16 children", Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Monday while referring to a Tamil adage. His comments came just......

Tomato price volatility exposes gaps in India's agriculture supply chain

Tomato prices have been on the boil for more than a month. Data from major cities show that the spike has been between 125 and 150 per cent at the wholesale level. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......

High Time India Resists Real Estate Mania

Once we break free of the idea that land is scarce, real estate is just a pile of bricks, steel, and glass. Any price surge will kick off a supply response, which kills off the possibility of......

Raghuram Rajan's recipe for generating jobs

With 7 per cent economic growth, India is not creating enough jobs as reflected by the number of applicants for vacant posts in some states, Reserve Bank's former governor Raghuram Rajan said and......

From Tata Motors-JLR to Ford: Tamil Nadu's EV ecosystem expands in 2024

Tamil Nadu -- often dubbed as India’s own Detroit due to its thriving automobile manufacturing ecosystem -- is in no mood to miss the EV bus either. Recent developments attest to it.......

Valuations reflecting multiple positives for airlines major IndiGo

IndiGo has delivered impressive operating performance in the past six quarters as it navigated cost and capacity challenges. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters It has managed to mitigate the......

What's Next For Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light?

'It is for the first time that a film of mine will be released in theatres and Indian audiences will finally be able to buy tickets and experience it on a big screen, where cinema truly comes to......

Why Jr NTR Is 'Very Nervous'

IMAGE: Jr NTR and Saif Ali Khan. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com After the blazing success of RRR two years ago, southern superstar Jr NTR returns to the silver screen with his new......

'I Have Done Films For Free'

'Till my wife called me up one day and said, "Hey, we need food on the table".'Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera and Mayur Sanap bring back interesting moments from the Thangalaan launch in Mumbai.......

'I Want To Do A K-Drama'

'I want to be in Korea doing a love story, full of romance.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lakshmi Manchu/Instagram Lakshmi Manchu is a name that resonates with versatility and grace across various......

T20 WC: India wary of Chamari's influence on SL

India need victory big enough to boost its net run-rate (NRR) when they face Sri Lanka on Wednesday. IMAGE: Chamari Athapaththu is one of Sri Lanka's leading run getters across formats.......

PIX: Dazzling show brings curtain down on Paris Games

IMAGE: Actor Tom Cruise jumps from the roof of the Stade de France during the Olympics 2024 closing ceremony in Paris on Sunday. Photograph: Andy Chua/Reuters The gigantic Stade de France......

Food, the bond that feeds Crasto-Ponappa's success

IMAGE: Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, won the Abu Dhabi Masters Doubles title in October 2023. 21-year-old Crasto is set to make her Olympic debut, while it will be 34-year-old Ponnappa's......

Mumbai's Memorable Fan Party For Team India

IMAGE: Fans celebrate during Team India's victory parade in Mumbai on Thursday. Photographs and Video: Satish Bodas, Hitesh Harisinghani, Afsar Dayatar for Rediff.com and Saahil Salvi South Mumbai......

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