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......

'Why is Nitish promoting Tejashwi as next CM?'

'The JD-U is my party and of thousands of leaders and workers.''It is certainly not Nitish Kumar's party.' IMAGE: Nitish Kumar, right, with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav. Photograph: ANI......

Nepal: How did India lose the plot?

'By treating Nepali politicians as shabby buffoons to be pampered one day and collared another day, India badly exposed itself.' 'A belief got entrenched in the Nepalese mind that we are a......

CBI busts global child porn racket; 20-year-old arrested from UP

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday claimed to have busted an international child abuse pornography racket operating on a WhatsApp group and arrested its alleged administrator -- an......

Budget 2009 faces flak from opposition parties

India's opposition parties have strongly criticised the General Budget presented by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat felt the......

Ambani case: Clean chit for ADAG officials

Railway police on Friday gave a clean chit to three officials of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group whose statements were recorded in connection with the death of Airworks technician Bharat Borge. These......

Attack of the iPhone killers

It's like a scene from a bad horror movie. Samsung and Research in Motion are among the companies trundling down the steps into the basement. And down there, waiting for them, is Apple Chief......

How to screw up the iPhone

If you think Steve Jobs & Co can't design an ugly product, think again. Take the iBook, circa 1997. Coming in blue, orange and green, it was bulgy and shaped like a clam. It didn't inspire people......

Heeramandi Review: Romance, Revenge, Rebellion

Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma. It's......

Bollywood's Most Mesmerising Tawaif? VOTE!

Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold. Under those resplendent adas and thumkas though, often......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

Vicky Kaushal's Best Performance? VOTE!

An industry child sans an insider's privilege, Vicky Kaushal didn't grow up believing his calling lies on the sets or silver screen. Born to Action Director Sham Kaushal whose credits include......

Magnus Carlsen: A prodigy, an enigma

An aggressive competitor, a charming poster boy and the anti-theoretician - the author tries to deconstruct the enigma that is Magnus Carlsen Imagine a 22-year-old dropout who lives in the basement......