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......
It is likely the government will divide the country into different zones during the proposed extended lockdown and may permit a few services to function in safe zones. IMAGE: People carry......
Aadhaar-related schemes and the Aadhaar Act exist on the assumption that Right to Privacy is not a Fundamental Right. The SC's verdict has totally demolished this flawed assumption, says Dr Gopal......
'This Finance Bill cannot go this way. It should be challenged. ' 'This bill should be rejected and sent back to Lok Sabha for a relook. All non tax matters should be deleted.' The Opposition......
'You can see that at a personal level, they really connected.'Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama covered a......
The Tamil Nadu government is set to unveil a housing initiative for 18,720 women employed by Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn, a key supplier to iPhone-maker Apple, this Saturday. Photograph: Quinn......
'We need to be far more careful given the fact that while this is group lending, it's essentially unsecured.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have become......
The difference between what the banks play in the US and India is not that of soccer and football, but rugby and football.But when risks are mispriced, the fallout could be very similar, points out......
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd climbed two spots to No. 53 on Forbes' latest Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide. Photograph: PTI Photo Forbes Global 2000 ranks the......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her fourth Budget in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Following are the highlights of the Union Budget 2022-23......